Episode 3259

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
Sponsors G, L, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	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.
	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, and the Genie grants their wish. 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 will have to return to his lamp, which he hates being inside. Oscar, being a Grouch, refuses to share his wish with Telly; this makes the Genie sad, then angry. Oscar leaves for his trash can, and Ruthie tells the Genie to get his guitar - she has a plan.
	Cartoon	A man uses his memory to tell a woman how to get to a red house. (First: Episode 2185)
	Film	Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (First: Episode 3025)
	Animation	Pencil box G / g (First: Episode 3042)
	Muppets	Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds." (First: Episode 0358)
	Cartoon	A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131)
	Film	Kids narrate a film of how a river is formed. (First: Episode 2710)
	Cartoon	Campers don't want to play ring toss with Zork, until their counselor reminds them about being judgmental. (First: Episode 2761)
	Cast	Savion shows Elmo how to tie his shoelace in song. (First: Episode 2850)
	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)
	Animation	Sand L / l (First: Episode 0632)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Lexine if she knows any words that begin with L.
	Cartoon	L es para luz (First: Episode 0373)
	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)
	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)
	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.
	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)
	Muppets	The Rainbow Fish counts groups of 8 in the ocean. (First: Episode 2909)
	Cartoon	Worms form the number 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1563)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Morgan talk about body parts. (First: Episode 3197)
	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)
	Song	"Body Dance" (MC Lyte) (EKA: Episode 2816)
	Cartoon	A photographic couple ballroom-dances on, in and under a plane. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3155)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater "Monster in a Box" (First: Episode 3117)
	Animation	Finding shapes in colored pixel-blocks (First: Episode 1455)
	Muppets	"It's Funny" (First: Episode 0897)
	Cartoon	A frog looks for AGUA. (First: Episode 1942)
	Song	"One of These Things" (with Fay Ray) (First: Episode 2604)
	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 sings a reprise of "Yell!"
	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)
	Film	Five dancers disappear one by one, until there are none left. (First: Episode 0675)
	Cartoon	Lightbulbs subtract from 5 to 0. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2188)
	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)
	Film	A construction machine and a horse look similar. (First: Episode 1566)
	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. (First: Episode 3224)
	Cartoon	"Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733)
	Film	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428)
	Cartoon	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes. (First: Episode 1652)
	Song	Olivia sings "The Riddle." (First: Episode 1721)
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (First: Episode 1210)
	Song	"It's Time for a Rhyme" (First: Episode 3160)
	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.

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