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| Oscar and the "Martian Family" song | |||||||
| Air date | February 28, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | The Martians are a "Yip Yip Family." (First: Episode 2724) |
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SCENE 1 | Maria passes by Oscar's trash can, singing the previous song to herself. She can't recall the source of it, believing it was in a dream she had. Oscar doesn't want to hear it, especially when she and Luis start singing it together. |
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Song | "Doing the Family Thing" (First: Episode 3180) |
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Cartoon | "The Little Letter L: A Poem by Louise" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1526) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Samuel Ramey performs "L Is for Low." |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L--Loud (First: Episode 0783) |
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Film | Gilberto, who lives in Central America, learns how bricks are made. (First: Episode 2744) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Make Waves" Part 1 (First: Episode 2949) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria, Luis, and Gabi pass by singing the song some more and Oscar wants them to stop, claiming the song doesn't work because Gabi isn't a baby anymore. Luis whips out a baby picture from his wallet and they remember how she was when she was little. They promise not to sing the original song anymore, instead changing the lyric to "big kid." |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) |
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Cartoon | Rap #6 (First: Episode 2502) |
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Film | Six children dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3122) |
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Animation | The numbers 1-6 are carried away and/or demolished by construction equipment. (First: Episode 2270) |
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Film | A three-year-old African boy narrates a film about a day in his life. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Make Waves" Part 2 (First: Episode 2949) |
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Cartoon | A crocodile, snake, and kangaroo all cooperate to escape from the zoo and get ice cream. (First: Episode 1577) |
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Film | Kids play bongo drums loud and soft. (First: Episode 2862) |
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Cast | A remake of "Can Read" with Mr. Handford reading a recipe, Rosita reading a letter from her abuela, and Ruthie reading a box label. |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates what newspapers are made of, and finds an ad for "One slightly used monster." (First: Episode 2919) |
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Song | "I'm a Polar Bear" (First: Episode 3276) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy: Two boys are fighting over a swing, so Teeny Little Superguy shows them how to share. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cartoon | Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks. (First: Episode 0478) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Make Waves" Part 3 (First: Episode 2949) |
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Cartoon | Beginning / middle / end: a beatnik follows a trombonist's note through a long horn. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3266) |
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Muppets | Kermit describes the beginning, middle and end using a cookbook with assistance from Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 1352) |
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Film | What sound does a horse make? (First: Episode 3277) |
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Muppets | Colambo: The Missing Pig — Colambo asks more than one more question of suspect Tom Pipersson about a stolen pig. (First: Episode 3112) |
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Cartoon | An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2794) |
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SCENE 3 | Baby Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear stroll by, also singing the song and annoying Oscar. They ignore his wish to stop singing and continue on their way to the yard for a round of basketball when they bump into Gordon, Susan, and Miles, who are about to do the same. They all decide to play together - while singing the song, of course. |
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Film | A boy dances his way into his family's portrait. (First: Episode 3129) |
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Cartoon | I Love You, in American Sign Language Artist: Steve Finkin (First: Episode 1170) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Make Waves" Part 4 (First: Episode 2949) |
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Film | Island (in sped-up film, kids travel to an island) (First: Episode 2731) |
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Cartoon | Fish swim to form Q and q. (First: Episode 3105) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster observes the letter Q, then the word QUIET. (First: Episode 1850) |
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Animation | Sand Q/q (First: Episode 0623) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes. (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1394) |
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SCENE 4 | Angela, Jamal, Kayla, the Three Bears, the Robinsons, and the Rodriguezes all gather around Oscar's trash can and sing the song together. Oscar demands they cut it out and they respect his wishes before heading off on their separate ways. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Just when Oscar finally gets some peace, the Martian family materializes on his trash can lid and sing a bit of their song. They disappear once they hear Oscar groaning inside his can. |
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Cartoon | L for Laugh Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2767) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form the letter L. (First: Episode 3270) |
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Cartoon | The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615) |
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Film | Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2721) |
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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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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts a dinner for all things that begin with the sound SH. Guests include a shirt, a shrieking shovel, a shepherd, and a shark. (First: Episode 2564) |
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Cartoon | Leaves form a SH. (First: Episode 3127) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar and Irvine assemble to perform their own grouchy interpretation of the "Martian Family Song" for the Rodriguezes, replacing most of the "yip yips" with "yucks." They perform an encore on pieces of trash as the Rodriguez family announces the sponsors over the noise. |
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