Episode 3152

	Sesame Street
	Oscar can't get the Sesame Street theme out of his head
Air date	December 14, 1993
Season	Season 25 (1993-1994)
Written by	Belinda Ward
Production	October 18, 1993
Sponsors	I, S, 14
Syndication	123 Sesame Street

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Wearing earmuffs, Grundgetta speaks through a megaphone and warns Oscar and the Grouchketeers to cover their ears as well before a yucky song comes on, referring to the opening theme. She says that they risk the chance of getting it stuck in their heads and need to take precautions... but it's too late for Oscar!
	SCENE 1	Oscar is relieved that the song is over, but to his chagrin the music lingers on in his head and is starting make him happy! Grundgetta helps cleanse his mind with a grouchy variation of "My Favorite Things," and Oscar joins her.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	After the song, Oscar thinks he is cured until Bob walks by singing the theme to himself, and it pops back into Oscar's head! Grundgetta and the Grouchketeers make a run for it so they're not affected as well.
	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)
	Animation	On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains. (First: Episode 3059)
	Muppets	Mr. Between sings about himself. (First: Episode 3091)
	Film	The Count (in voiceover) counts three children on a bench, then adds two more. (First: Episode 2950)
	Cartoon	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615)
	SCENE 2	Bob stops by again as Oscar attempts to get the song out of his head with the help of his elephant Fluffy, who trumpets loudly into his ear. It doesn't help, so Oscar calls for the rest of his animals to make noise. Lassie (David Rudman), Spot, and one of his chickens (Martin P. Robinson) arrive to accompany Fluffy, which seems to help at first. Once Bob leaves, though, the animals become inspired and start singing the theme song in their respective noises!
	Cartoon	I hab a cauld ib by dose. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1170) cut from the Noggin version
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play." Snow leopards version (First: Episode 2519)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Get the Funky Rhythm" Part 1 (First: Episode 3000) cut from the Noggin version
	Film	Lamont, who lives in the city, visits his friend Adrian, who lives in the country. Together they ride bikes, swim, and have dinner with Adrian's family. (First: Episode 2800)
	Cartoon	A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. (First: Episode 0770)
	Song	"(Sittin' On) A Boat on a Lake" (First: Episode 2807)
	Cartoon	S for sing (First: Episode 0824)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Carol Channing sings a spoof of "Hello, Dolly!" with Sammy the Snake, praising his ability to look and sound like an S. (First: Episode 1951)
	Cartoon	A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Get the Funky Rhythm" Part 2 (First: Episode 3000) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 3	Oscar wishes he could get his animals to stop singing the theme when Elmo passes by with a STOP sign he made himself. Oscar's not interested in looking at it so Elmo shows it to the animals, which causes them all to stop singing! Just when Oscar thinks his problem is over, Elmo realizes what he's done and thinks it was a mistake, so he leads them into singing the theme once again before he leaves. Even worse, Oscar finds himself starting to sing along!
	Video	Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on. (First: Episode 2600)
	Cartoon	The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters ask it to stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0149)
	Film	A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia. (First: Episode 2784) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	"El Baile del Pinguino" (First: Episode 3133) cut from the Max version
	Song	"Around and Around" (First: Episode 2753)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Get the Funky Rhythm" Part 4 (First: Episode 3000) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 4	Big Bird encounters Zoe jumping and squealing with glee, and finds out it's because she's proud of being able to recite the alphabet. She does so but needs a little help from Big Bird to remind her of a couple of the letters. When finished, she says there's one more thing that comes after "Z": her jumping and squealing again, this time with Big Bird joining in.
	Cartoon	The alphabet is presented in a chain reaction of events. (first half only) (First: Episode 1113) cut from the Max version
	Animation	Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921)
	Animation	Sand I/i (First: Episode 0619)
	Song	En Vogue sings "Adventure." (First: Episode 2951)
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Humphrey thinks Natasha will help him demonstrate the words GO and STOP, but she does the opposite of whatever he says. (First: Episode 3122)
	Song	"Old Button Hole" (First: Episode 1727) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 5	Big Bird and Zoe begin to play hide-and-seek, but she needs help counting down from 10 to 0. Big Bird sticks around to aid her instead of hiding, but once she finishes counting, Zoe immediately catches Big Bird and suggests he find a better hiding place next time.
	Animation	Number creatures #14 (First: Episode 2712)
	Muppets	Polly Darton and Benny Rabbit sing "14 Carrot Love." (First: Episode 2811) cut from the Max version
	Film	The floating kids form a triangle. (First: Episode 3122) cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	A young bespectacled man with an accordion asks how much it costs to cross the bridge. The Bridgekeeper says admission is free, but requires that the young man show him three triangles. Two of them are found in the bridgework, and the man uses the bridgekeeper's staff to draw a third triangle in the dirt. Although the bridgekeeper has his order filled, he asks the man to play a tune on his accordion. This additional request takes the young man by surprise, but he is told to do so for the opportunity to get past the bridgekeeper. (First: Episode 1572)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Picture of Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen. (First: Episode 0536)
	Animation	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864)
	SCENE 6	Oscar has put on earmuffs and a football helmet to drown out the yucky "Sunny Day" song, and has the Grouchketeers confirm whether it's playing or not. Once the coast is clear and he removes his headgear, the closing music starts playing! He ducks down into his trash can in misery as Bob stops by to announce the sponsors.