| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Oscar's brother Ernest visits | |||||||||
| Air date | April 6, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Gordon, Maria, Luis, Bob, Gina, and Big Bird sing "Goodbye Fly." |
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Cartoon | G for Gorilla (in man suit) (First: Episode 0085) |
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Muppets | Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backward from four and yell "action," but she counts forward instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!" which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene. (First: Episode 2298) |
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Film | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2505) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Leads the Band — Bert struggles to listen to the radio while Ernie's band practices. (First: Episode 0982) |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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Cast | Linda teaches a kid how to sign the word CLOSED. (remake) (First: Episode 2610) |
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Song | Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Muppets | The School Game, hosted by Guy Smiley. Three students have to guess what their teacher does and doesn't do for a living. (First: Episode 2282) |
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Animation | Sand G/g (First: Episode 0643) |
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Insert | Jump Insert D - Jump Tricks: The Double Dutch Jumpers do various jumprope tricks. (music added) (First: Episode 1415) |
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Cartoon | A hippo has difficulty getting the succulent fruit down from a tree and enlists the help of another hippo. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1899) |
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Muppets | Grover climbs a tree and finds a bird's nest with some eggs in it. The eggs hatch, and the baby birds think Grover is their mommy. When the real mother bird arrives, she mistakes Grover for one of her babies. She gives them all a flying lesson, but Grover promptly falls to the ground. (First: Episode 0570) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon passes by Oscar's trash can and is confused when he sees it decorated with a fancy picket fence, flowers, and a welcome mat, and hears classical music coming from it. He rings the pleasant-sounding doorbell, and Oscar answers, appearing in a fancy outfit with his fur all combed. Oscar explains that he is preparing for the arrival of his brother Ernest, whom, he assures Gordon, will be disgusted to be treated so nicely by Oscar, since Grouches aren't supposed to be nice and neat. (Oscar isn't too happy about his appearance, either.) |
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Cartoon | A bird displays the front and back of a turtle. (First: Episode 0789) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry & John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571) |
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Film | Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster reads the word "Pop" and blows up a balloon so they can pop it. (First: Episode 1569) |
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Cartoon | A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0154) |
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SCENE 3 | Ernest arrives and is dumbfounded when he sees what Oscar's done to his can. He becomes even more suspicious when Oscar politely invites him into the can, then decides to play along and throw some politeness back in Oscar's direction. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Gordon watches all this happen from a distance and is amused by what he sees. |
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Cartoon | Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep. (First: Episode 2047) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. (First: Episode 1167) |
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Cartoon | A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper and asks him if he works there. He orders him to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. He is ordered to eat three round foods: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once he is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries. (First: Episode 1582) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar gruelingly introduces Ernest to Gordon and Gina, and they join a "One of These Things" game. Nathan points out that the square doesn't belong with the three circles, then both Ernest and Oscar ask Gina to get a fancy dessert from Hooper's Store which they can share with each other. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998) |
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Film | Fay Ray subtracts four balls. (First: Episode 2586) |
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Celebrity | Linda Ronstadt sings a special rewritten version of "Y Andalé" with a mariachi band. (First: Episode 2487) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back. (Voices: Rick Cimino) (First: Episode 0782) |
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SCENE 5 | Gina has whipped up a mixture of peanut butter, ketchup, pickles, and sauerkraut, which she and Gordon hope will get the Grouches to be themselves again (she's noticed they're not happy being nice). She sets it in front of them, and they immediately start fighting over it. |
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Cartoon | Q for Quarter Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1176) |
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Film | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | An octopus sings "Octopus Blues." (First: Episode 2221) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a telephone booth. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389) |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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SCENE 6 | Ernest and Oscar enjoyed the meal that Gina just gave them and are happy to be themselves again. They argue over who was the nicer Grouch while Gina announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
Notes[]
- The episode's storyline and sponsors are identical to that of Episode 0954.
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