| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Oscar and the word man | |||||||||
| Air date | February 21, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo tells the viewer that because he's so small, he can identify everyone by their knees, including Alex, Big Bird, and Linda. He also likes how knees allow big people to get closer to their smaller friends. |
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Song | "Elbows and Knees" (First: Episode 2641) |
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Cartoon | A heart that says "I love you" is drawn. (First: Episode 1971) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood." (First: Episode 1887) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Muppets | Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Film | Looking for rectangles in the city (Maria voice-over) (First: Episode 2714) |
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SCENE 2 | A uniformed man knocks on Oscar's trash can and declares himself as the "Telephone Man." Oscar asserts that his phone isn't broken, nor does he need to be sold a new one. The man replies that he's merely there to help Oscar learn the word "telephone." Oscar already recognizes the word, and the man congratulates him - he's the "fastest learner" he's had all day. |
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Cartoon | A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt. (First: Episode 1987) |
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Insert | Wanda the Word Fairy demonstrates the word TELEPHONE, but is unable to remove the word from the telephone booths. (First: Episode 2655) |
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Cartoon | Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat. (First: Episode 1580) |
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Muppets | "African Alphabet Song" (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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SCENE 3 | The man returns to Oscar's can, now branded and dressed as the Milk Man. Once again, he's not there to peddle the product, but to present the sight word "milk." He then informs Oscar that the Banana Man is next. |
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Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
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Animation | E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet) (First: Episode 2222) |
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Muppets | At the beach, the Twiddlebugs notice that only Thomas has a beach umbrella, which they decide to share. They soon notice that they have no idea where the ocean is. (First: Episode 2641) |
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Cartoon | "The Story of Princess Twelvia". Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1676) |
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Song | "Pig's Love Song" (live-action version) (First: Episode 0572) |
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Cast | Gordon hosts "The Crossing Zone," in which a boy named Jonathan has to find a way to cross the street. Susan helps him across. (First: Episode 2729) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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SCENE 4 | The man returns to continue his schtick, only this time as the Banana Man. Oscar sees how appropriate his name is now; the man's driving him bananas! |
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Film | Cheri goes fishing with her abuelo. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Cartoon | Y for Yak Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1184) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (First: Episode 1789) |
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Animation | We Are Kids From Far and Wide: India (First: Episode 2758) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film of how a river is formed. (First: Episode 2710) |
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Cast | Mike and the kids perform "A Very Simple Dance." (First: Episode 2729) |
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Cartoon | A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa. (First: Episode 0765) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street. (First: Episode 1950) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown. (First: Episode 2650) |
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SCENE 5 | At the library, a girl named Marie needs someone to read to her, but Linda and Lisa are very busy. Buster the Horse is also in need of help; he can't turn pages well with hooves. Linda suggests they cooperate: Marie will turn the pages and Buster will read. Buster is pleased to see that Marie's book happens to be about his favorite subject - horses. |
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Cartoon | A caveman finds a rock on the ground, and visualizes the invention of the wheel and the car, ultimately deciding to toss the rock away: "Who needs it?" (First: Episode 0558) |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. (First: Episode 1288) |
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Film / Animation | Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (First: Episode 1802) |
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SCENE 6 | A small crowd has gathered around Buster and Marie as they read more books about horses. Linda and Lisa announce the sponsors. |
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