| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar's GO sign | |||||||
| Air date | January 21, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar hammers a sign onto his trash can that says "GO," hoping it will deter people from bothering him. Instead of keeping people away, it attracts the attention of Polly Darton, who sings a song about the word with the Git Along Little Doggies. |
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Cartoon | Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (First: Episode 0387) |
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Film | Two boys walk though a city neighborhood to some funky break dancing music. (First: Episode 2679) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: WALK TALL (First: Episode 1161) |
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Muppets | "Pond Full of Fish" (First: Episode 2840) |
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Film | Ducks swim and fly. Music: Chopin's Valse Op. 64, no. 2) (First: Episode 2510) |
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SCENE 2 | The Birdketeers (including Gabi) leave after the latest meeting and start hanging around Oscar's can. Oscar points out his "GO" sign and wants them to do so, possibly in the direction of the park. Maria points out that not only are they too young to read the sign, but shouldn't cross the street without a grownup friend's hand. Oscar guilts her into taking the kids to the park and leaving him alone. |
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Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi. (First: Episode 2791) |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing the African Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 2431) |
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Cartoon | F: A frog and a fly. (voiceover: Casey Kasem) (First: Episode 0034) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster learns how to use a toothbrush. (First: Episode 1189) |
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Cartoon | "Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1731) |
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SCENE 3 | Roxie Marie happens by and asks Oscar about his sign, talking about the importance of questions. She finds they have some common ground while asking more questions and eventually decides to follow the sign's order. Oscar states, "Not only do I have everyone I know bother me, now I'm getting people I've never even met!" She pops back in briefly to properly introduce herself and relay that she's Biff's niece (as her demeanor reminds Oscar of him). |
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Cartoon | A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283) |
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Muppets | "Fat Cat" (First: Episode 0536) |
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Film | A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C - Cap (First: Episode 0154) |
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SCENE 4 | Now outside of Oscar's can is a pair of Dingers; the larger one is teaching the younger one how to properly ding. Oscar wants them gone and asks how to communicate that through dinging. Since he has no bell, he imagines dinging it instead and patting the top of his head. The older Dinger is impressed and leaves the younger one in his care. |
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Song | "Every Bit of Litter Hurts" (First: Episode 2721) |
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Film | A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert wants to sort his paper clips, but he can't concentrate because Ernie is counting fruit. Bert decides to wait until Ernie is done. This proves to be a bad idea: after counting all of the fruit in the bowl, Ernie begins to count all the fruits of which he has zero. (First: Episode 2315) |
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Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) |
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Animation | Cecille sings “Up Down, In Out, Over and Under.” (First: Episode 2746) |
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SCENE 5 | Stuck with the Dinger youngling, Oscar decides to play a little counting game with them (as his head has begun to hurt from all the pretend dinging). He says a number, and the Dinger dings the appropriate amount. The fun attracts a passing Honker dad with his baby, who also leaves his child with Oscar. |
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Cartoon | Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (First: Episode 1434) |
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Cartoon | What does the word COLD match with? (First: Episode 2087) |
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Film | Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Old Man and the C — Old man Grover loves the sea. (First: Episode 2710) |
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Cartoon | A fan reveals the letter C. (First: Episode 2746) |
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Film | Seashells form various patterns in the sand. (First: Episode 2031) |
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Insert | Hoots does "The Birdcall Boogie" with Gina, Mike and some kids. (First: Episode 2644) |
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Animation | Draw a line from the dog to the bowl and underline the hen. (First: Episode 2178) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life Guy Smiley salutes a still life painting of a bowl of fruit. (First: Episode 2572) |
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Cartoon | The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb. (First: Episode 2747) |
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Muppets | Kermit and some Anything Muppets sing "I Wonder 'Bout the World Above." (First: Episode 2679) |
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Cartoon | Dinah from South Carolina exchanges letters with her friend Ling Lu in China. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar realizes the sign was the biggest mistake of his life and rips it from his can, deciding to hide from everyone somewhere else. Maria and the kids come back and find his sign and go looking for him. They find him in the yard behind some crates and teasingly shower him with affection. Polly Darton announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Unlike their other appearances, the Git Along Little Doggies sing backup in clear English rather than just barking.
- The episode presents Oscar and Roxie Marie's encounter as their first meeting. However, the pair had previously appeared together in Episode 2915.
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