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| Gina babysits Irvine (repeat of 2596) | |||||||||
| Air date | December 18, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gina will be babysitting Oscar's niece, Irvine, while he and Grundgetta go to the "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball" (as Gina observes by the two's odd attire). Once they leave, Gina begins reading Irvine the story of Grumpelstiltskin, one of several Grouch books Oscar has left for her. |
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Cartoon | Nine sheep (Maria voice-over added) Aritst: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1501) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Here or Not Here — Bert is reading a book when Ernie startles him by asking if he wants to play checkers. (First: Episode 0171) |
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Video | Fay Ray dresses up as different animals. ("It's Kermit the Dog!") (First: Episode 2639) |
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Cartoon | An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 1877) |
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Film | A boy hikes up a mountain with his family. (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina reads Irvine another book, The Genie in the Grouch Lamp. The Grouch protagonist spots an old lamp and rubs more grease on it, summoning the Grouch genie from within. He grants the Grouch one wish, and the Grouch inadvertently wishes the genie would leave him alone and go to Cleveland, which he does. The story ends on a sour note, but Irvine loves the story, cackling and muttering, "Cleveland!" |
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Animation | All living things need clean water. (First: Episode 2731) |
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Film | Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER! (First: Episode 0480) |
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Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly tries to discuss the letter R, but everything goes awry. (with altered graphics) (First: Episode 0876) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (First: Episode 2518) |
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Film | A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | Luis (in voice-over) counts racehorses numbered 9 to 1 as they cross the finish line. (First: Episode 2110) |
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Insert | Snuffy shows Susan and some kids how to do "The Snuffle Shuffle." (First: Episode 2225) |
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Cartoon | A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | Director Kermit is filming Oklahoma with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful is supposed to enter sing "Oklahoma!" but sings "Aklahoma!", "Eeklahoma!" and "Iklahoma!" instead. When he finally gets it right, the production assistant says it's time for lunch. (First: Episode 2544) |
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Animation | Sand O/o (First: Episode 0621) |
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Film | A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0354) |
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Cartoon | Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Insert | Max Roach drums out rhythms while Count von Count counts along. (First: Episode 2717) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #9 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1032) |
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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 | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Lisa what "DANGER" means. (First: Episode 1489) |
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Cartoon | With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a mountain is. Artist: Fred Garbers |
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Film | Russian nesting dolls 10-1 (First: Episode 0563) |
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Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Cast | Ask Oscar A grumpy Linda substitutes for Oscar. (First: Episode 2316) |
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Cartoon | R for rose (First: Episode 2363) |
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Song | Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (apple tree) (First: Episode 2654) |
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Cartoon | A number of kids named Joe play sports. Joanne plays kickball. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1871) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (First: Episode 0353) |
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Cartoon | Animated quilt patterns. (First: Episode 1470) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music struggles to write "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1210) |
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Cartoon | "Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2087) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Snuffleupagus tells Alice that things don't always turn out how they want them to, and recalls the time when he learned that the Snuffle-fairy wasn't real. In a flashback, he shows Oscar a picture of the fairy in a book while he looks up in the air for her. Oscar tells him the truth, which Maria then confirms. Though Snuffy is disappointed, Maria explains that he can still imagine that she exists. The two look up at the sky and pretend she's there with her wings and wand, and even Oscar finds himself believing she's flying above them. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Back in the present, Snuffy and Alice announce the sponsors (though Alice misunderstands and says Sesame Street is a production of the "Chicken's Telephone Porkchop" instead). |
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