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Sesame Street
Slimey is hurt skydiving
Air date May 2, 1990
Season Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by Judy Freudberg
Production November 13 & 15, 1989
Sponsors B, J, 9

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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2738b
SCENE 1 Oscar, Gina, and Luis watch as Slimey skydives from a plane above. He has a slightly bumpy landing on the target near Oscar's trash can and finds himself unable to move. Oscar calls for the Worm Ambulance ("HEY, WORM AMBULANCE!") and a pair of paramedics (including Richard Hunt in an on-screen cameo) take Slimey away on a human-sized stretcher. Gina follows a panicked Oscar to the hospital.
Australiamap
Cartoon A map of Australia morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
Artist: Fred Garbers
(First: Episode 2646)
StrawberryHorse
Film A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry.
(First: Episode 2641)
EverybodysSong1978
Muppets Bip Bippadotta and The Androoze Sisters sing "Everybody's Song."
(First: Episode 2064)
2477s
Cartoon Two caterpillars plus three caterpillars equal five
(First: Episode 2324)
ShapeDancers.rectangle
Insert Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle.
(First: Episode 1276)
Hippoball
Cartoon A stubborn hippo sits on a girl's ball, and she tries to figure out how to get it back.
(First: Episode 0765)
Film.bees
Film A beekeeper extracts honey from honeycomb.
(First: Episode 1117)
MartianBeauty
Cartoon "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0316)
2738c

2738d
SCENE 2 Dr. Mudd (Bob Dishy) examines Slimey's X-rays and feels the top of Slimey's body, concluding that he has sprained his middle. He wraps it with a bandage and recommends Slimey not move for a while, and especially refrain from skydiving. Oscar tells Slimey he's "grounded" and refuses to pay the bill when leaving.
2356-19
Cartoon Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs.
(First: Episode 1456)
Song.Between
Song Jeff Redd sings "Between."
GroverDoctor
Muppets Grover goes to the doctor for a check-up, and describes to the viewer what the doctor is doing. Grover gets scared when it's time for a booster shot, but is so scared that he doesn't notice when he gets it.
(First: Episode 1968)
B-animation
Cartoon Letter B/b (bouncing circles)
(First: Episode 2222)
3957s
Song "Playground Map Song"
(First: Episode 2680)
1090-17
Muppets Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them.
(First: Episode 0905)
Jenny Jeff Jacket
Cartoon A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it.
(First: Episode 0527)
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2738f
SCENE 3 Luis and the kids sit out on the stoop and discuss going to the doctor. Luis recalls a few years ago when he broke his arm, and one kid comments that he doesn't like getting shots. When the gang returns from the hospital, Luis learns what happened and asks if there's anything he can do. Oscar has something in mind - getting lost!
1839zl
Cartoon J - Jam
(First: Episode 0012)
PaulSimonLBM.ABC
Celebrity Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing the African Alphabet Song.
(First: Episode 2431)
Rosesarered
Cartoon A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom she eventually runs off with.
Artist: Irra Verbitsky
(First: Episode 2058)
Paintingb
Film Kids paint pictures of things that start with B. (edited)
Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises
(First: Episode 0008)
2738-Perro
Cartoon Es un perro
(First: Episode 1969)
TheHeartofaFrog
Muppets Kermit the Frog goes to see his doctor, who listens to his heart. Describing what he hears as "groovy", the doctor sings "Heart of a Frog" about different kinds of noises (backed by frog nurses).
(First: Episode 2650)
1710zb
Cartoon A snake displays shapes, which are identified in Spanish.
(First: Episode 1584)
2738g

2738h
SCENE 4 Slimey's worm friend Michelle spends some time with him as he recovers. He asks Oscar to play a game with them. Oscar checks if the coast is clear and sings "Three of These Things" using their games and some sandwiches. Gina happens to see this and gives Oscar a pinch on the cheek, flustering the Grouch.
2795zd
Cartoon 9 Ants
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1485)
3187c
Film Two kids watch as a veterinarian fixes a baby robin's wing, then lets it go.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 2292)
3979o
Cartoon Rap #9
(First: Episode 2509)
KingWastedPaper
Muppets / Cast Bob reads "The King Who Wasted Paper."
2738-BoatConfetti
Film Colored sand forms the letter B and a boat.
(First: Episode 2374)
Cooperation-Film
Song "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure.
(First: Episode 0933)
3187zb
Cartoon A St. Bernard helps Zork down a snowy hill, later finding out that Zork wanted to go skiing.
Artist: ArtistMike
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2738j
SCENE 5 Oscar puts up a worm-sized "Do Not Disturb" sign on Slimey's miniature house so nobody bothers him. Telly wants to see how Slimey is recuperating, but is unable to read the sign because of its size. He suggests that a bigger sign is needed, so Oscar produces a larger one that's much easier to see. Telly continues talking to Slimey, though - he doesn't know how to read the words on Oscar's signs yet.
LookCloser.house
Song Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (house)
(First: Episode 2672)
1576d
Muppets Two-Headed Monster: One head wants to play the trumpet, but the other head wants to sleep.
(First: Episode 1390)
Moon.Goodnight
Cartoon The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages.
(First: Episode 2243)
2901-01
SCENE 6 Telly is reading a copy of Oscar's sign and struggles to read what it says, so he tries sounding the words out.
2901-02

2901-03
SCENE 6 cont'd Luis and Gina come by Oscar's can, where Slimey is feeling much better. Telly rushes in and is finally able to read the sign... just as Oscar takes it down; since Slimey's better, there's no need for it. Oscar puts it up again anyway since he doesn't want to be disturbed, only Telly doesn't know what "disturb" means. When the grown-ups explain, he excitedly starts knocking on the can to tell Oscar what he's learned as Big Bird announces the sponsors.

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