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| Oscar is turned into Prince Charming | |||||||||
| Air date | November 29, 1993 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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COLD OPEN | Telly tells the viewer that Oscar's mother is visiting, and that Oscar's going to help him buy her a present (whether he wants to or not). |
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SCENE 1 | At Finders Keepers, Ruthie suggests the classic Grouch storybook The Green Grouch of Yucchingham and the Five Grouchketeers. Telly wants to hear it, thinking Mrs. Grouch would really like it. |
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SCENE 1, cont'd | In the story, the Queen Grouch vies to be the grouchiest Grouch in the land instead of her rival, the Green Grouch of Yucchingham. She concocts a batch of magic onion-anchovy-pickle cookies that turn the Green Grouch into Prince Charming and his trash can into a castle, but a Grouch princess comes to rescue him after five Grouchketeers say the alphabet and she waves her magic pocketbook. |
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SCENE 1, cont'd | Oscar becomes indignant, saying that was the most ridiculous thing he ever heard; Ruthie happens to have a box of the magic cookies in her store and produces them. Oscar shows up Ruthie by eating one of the magic cookies, and suddenly turns into Prince Charming! He politely requests a horse so he can return to his castle, and Telly and Ruthie wonder if Oscar's home has changed as well. They rush to find out... but first, "Prince Oscar" decides to ride Telly over there instead. ("Princes don't walk!") |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book." (First: Episode 2983) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards: East Harlem Big Bird visits a Puerto Rican casita in East Harlem. He tries to find out what people do there, but everyone is too busy raising chickens, planting tomatoes, cooking and planning music to answer. (First: Episode 3018) |
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Animation | N/n paper fold (First: Episode 3115) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N." (First: Episode 2071) |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover N/n (First: Episode 2283) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar's trash can has indeed become a castle. Gina is astonished, but Telly frets since Oscar's mother is coming soon and the sight of her son all princely and polite will enrage her. Ruthie leaves to search for a Grouch princess, Telly goes after the Grouchketeers, and Gina can only hope they will hurry as Prince Oscar returns, wishing to have Gina's hand in marriage. |
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Animation | The Queen of Six explores her garden. (First: Episode 0223) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Six children dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3122) |
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Animation | "Six Circus Balls" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3001) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood's Directions — Kermit gives Little Red Riding Hood directions to her grandmother's house. (First: Episode 1955) |
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Film | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (Shark fishing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 3 | At Hooper's Store, Prince Oscar tries to woo Gina with gifts. She declines, but briefly reconsiders when Oscar offers her a car. As he exits to get one, Telly returns with some Grouchketeers. He realizes there's only four of them instead of the needed five until he remembers that he himself is a Grouchketeer. He changes into his uniform and adds himself to the group as Prince Oscar returns with his (toy) car. |
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Video | Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table. (First: Episode 2615) |
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Cartoon | Household appliances count 1-10 and 10-0. (First: Episode 2840) |
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Film | Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0475) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Aliens vacation on Earth for an afternoon, but they litter. |
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Song | "Every Bit a' Litter Hurts" (First: Episode 2721) |
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Celebrity | Bobby McFerrin improvises with the crowd at Birdland. (First: Episode 2874) |
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Cartoon | Balls fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down. (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 4 | Gina is tiring of Prince Oscar's advances when the Grouch Princess arrives to turn Oscar back. Unlike in the story, however, she first has to do her dancing exercises to warm up. Oscar proclaims it National Dance Time, and everyone dances to some funky surf music. |
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Cartoon | A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants. (First: Episode 2750) |
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Song | "Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Tries Not to Wake Bert — Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | P - puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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Film | Alphaquest: P A pack of painted purple penguins practicing a pop song in a pine tree park, and a pink pig with a parachute. (First: Episode 2711) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: P - penguin. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1190) |
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Muppets | Moe Cocker and a chorus of dogs sing "With a Little Yelp from My Friends." (First: Episode 3108) |
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Cartoon | The word Dog appears on the screen, then animation of a dog barking. (First: Episode 3082) |
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Song | "We're All Growin'" |
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Cartoon | A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. (new music added) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1499) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 5 | The Grouch Princess tells the Grouchketeers they can now say the alphabet to break the spell. Just as in the story, she follows it by waving her magic pocketbook three times and sticks out her tongue three times. In a flash of light, Oscar and his can return to all their grubby glory. |
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SCENE 5, cont'd |
Just then, Oscar's mother descends from her plane and does a nosedive into Oscar's can. Gina reflects on what happened with her and "Prince" Oscar, but leaves Oscar to face his mother's wrath when she overhears what he did. |
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Cartoon | A parade of toys illustrates first and last. (First: Episode 2857) |
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Cast | Maria and Luis perform "You Say Hola and I Say Hola." (First: Episode 2062) |
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Cartoon | Lady Marple-Bug solves "The Case of the Four Flyers" by identifying the bird as the one that didn't fit in amongst the group of butterflies. (First: Episode 2963) |
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SCENE 6 | Ruthie shows Oscar's mother the box of cookies and explains the previous situation. Like Oscar did before, she thinks it's ridiculous and eats one. She quickly becomes the "Queen Mother" and thinks that Gina would make a perfect wife for her son. Oscar and Ruthie then announce the sponsors as "Queen Charming" rambles on about the wedding ceremony, and Oscar vows never to eat another magic cookie again. |
Notes[]
- The Gardening book from "I'm a Bookworm, Baby!" can be seen in the background as Ruthie reads her story.
- The Grouch Princess' dance music would later be utilized for a film segment about WALK and DON'T WALK the following season.
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