| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar and Telly have to share a magic lamp | |||||||
| Air date | May 12, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Telly and Oscar come across a magic lamp at Finders Keepers, but while playing tug-of-war with it, they accidentally rub it and out poofs a genie (Cheech Marin)! He has a happy reunion with his old friend Ruthie, and they do their familiar "Shout!" inspired dance. |
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SCENE 1 | Telly and Oscar both rubbed the magic lamp, which means they have to share their three wishes. By accident, they each wish their personalities were switched around while arguing, and the Genie grants their wish: Telly begins to act like a Grouch, while Oscar talks politely. Ruthie tells him to reverse the wish, and he does so. He reports to Telly and Oscar that they now have one wish left, which they'll have to share - or else the Genie won't be doing his job and will have to return to his lamp (which he hates being inside). Oscar refuses to share his wish with Telly, which makes the Genie sad, then angry. Oscar leaves for his trash can, and Ruthie tells the Genie to get his guitar as she has a plan. |
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Cartoon | A man uses his memory to tell a woman how to get to a red house. (First: Episode 2185) |
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Film | Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (First: Episode 3025) |
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Animation | Pencil box G / g (First: Episode 3042) |
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Muppets | Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds." (First: Episode 0358) |
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Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film of how a river is formed. (First: Episode 2710) |
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Cartoon | Campers don't want to play ring toss with Zork, until their counselor reminds them about being judgmental. (First: Episode 2761) |
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Cast | Savion shows Elmo how to tie his shoelace in song. (First: Episode 2850) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy: Two boys are fighting over a swing. so Teeny Little Super Guy shows them how to share. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1967) |
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Animation | Sand L/l (First: Episode 0632) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Lexine if she knows any words that begin with L. |
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Cartoon | L es para luz (First: Episode 0373) |
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Muppets | "Sounds of Our Lives": Dirk tries to pop the question to Deirdre , but keeps getting interrupted by sounds, like an alarm clock or a train passing through the house... until he gives up and makes the sound of a slamming door. (First: Episode 2731) |
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Cartoon | Gloria Globe is about to pull a rabbit out of her hat, but pulls out a kangaroo instead, which belongs in Australia. (First: Episode 2811) |
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SCENE 2 | Ruthie, Telly, and the Genie gather outside of Oscar's trash can and knock on it. Oscar comes out, and the Genie poofs himself into an Elvis costume and sings an Elvis-style song persuading Oscar to share his wish with Telly. Oscar says he will share the wish... but not now. |
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Cartoon | A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment. (First: Episode 0550) |
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Muppets | Underwater #8 (First: Episode 2909) |
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Cartoon | Worms form the number 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1563) |
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Film | Ornate 8s stroll through a gate and pose in other remarkable places. (First: Episode 3231) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Morgan talk about body parts. (First: Episode 3197) |
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Cartoon | A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist). (First: Episode 1119) |
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Song | "Body Dance" (MC Lyte) (First: Episode 2816) |
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Cartoon | A photographic couple ballroom-dances on, in and under a plane. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3155) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Monster in a Box — Spalding Monster appears in a "one monster show." (First: Episode 3117) |
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Animation | Finding shapes in colored pixel-blocks (First: Episode 1455) |
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Muppets | "It's Funny" (First: Episode 0897) |
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Cartoon | A frog looks for AGUA. (First: Episode 1942) |
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Song | "One of These Things" (with Fay Ray) (First: Episode 2604) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar is now ready to share his wish with Telly, but he just can't think of anything he and Telly both like enough to share, so he doesn't know what to wish for. Suddenly, Ruthie has an idea: a "Get Lost" party for the Genie. Telly likes parties, and Oscar likes telling people to get lost, so this is a wish they can share! They agree to do so, and in a puff of smoke, everyone on Sesame Street joins the "Get Lost" party and starts dancing while the Genie leads a reprise of "Yell!" |
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Cartoon | In the "Land of No Shoelaces," people find it difficult to play basketball, swing and run, until Edna Lovelace comes along. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3102) |
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Film | Five dancers disappear one by one, until there are none left. (ending edited) (First: Episode 0675) |
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Cartoon | Lightbulbs subtract from 5 to 0. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2188) |
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Muppets | The Adventures of Prairie Dawn Prairie Dawn has a so-called "adventure" by trying a kumquat (which she's never tried before). (First: Episode 2984) |
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Film | A construction machine and a horse look similar. (First: Episode 1566) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird receives a visit from Marisa Tomei, and is reminded that he was supposed to say the alphabet with her today. Some drama ensues between them, but they say the alphabet anyway, and part on good terms. (new music added) (First: Episode 3224) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733) |
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Film | Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Cartoon | A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes. (First: Episode 1652) |
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Song | Olivia sings "The Riddle." (First: Episode 1721) |
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Cartoon | Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (First: Episode 1210) |
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Song | "It's Time for a Rhyme" (First: Episode 3160) |
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SCENE 4 | Everyone cleans up after the Genie's "Get Lost" party. They bid him goodbye, while Oscar tells him to get lost. The Genie leaves without his lamp, which he never wants to see again. Oscar and Telly argue over whether their wish was a nice one while Ruthie announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 27 as Episode 3438.
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