| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar looks after Natasha | |||||||
| Air date | March 6, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar is out in the park looking for trash when Humphrey arrives, pushing Natasha in her stroller. Suddenly a wheel on the stroller breaks off, to Oscar's delight. Humphrey can’t wheel it to the carriage-repair shop across town, but if he were to take Natasha out and have someone watch her, he could carry it. Since Oscar’s the only one around, he’s placed with babysitting duty in exchange for the broken wheel. Oscar agrees to the deal, as now he'll have a broken wheel and a kid that goes “Thpppppth!” all the time, but he becomes disappointed when she'd rather kiss him instead. |
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Cartoon | Two monkeys argue over what to watch on TV, growing bigger the angrier they get. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Film | Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts. (First: Episode 3404) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Dances with Wolves — A pig is reluctant to dance with a wolf. (First: Episode 3234) |
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Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (new sound effects and music sting added) (First: Episode 0433) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar tries to make Natasha stop showering him with kisses when the Count walks by and offers his help. He tries to distract her by having her help him count something, but he can’t find anything to count... until he starts counting Natasha’s 20 kisses. |
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Cartoon | An elephant counts to 20. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1466) |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Muppets | Big Bird: "That was great! Makes you proud to be an animal, doesn't it?" (First: Episode 3159) |
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Cartoon | A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3134) |
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Muppets | Zoe uses Wolfgang to demonstrate near and far. (First: Episode 3392) |
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Animation | Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (new narration by Jim Thurman added) (First: Episode 2564) |
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Song | "Don't Waste Water" (First: Episode 2804) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar tries leaving Natasha on the ground so she can’t kiss him, but she ends up quickly crawling away. This happens several times and Oscar has no choice but to continue holding Natasha, who carries on with her barrage of kisses. |
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Cartoon | A map of India morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2668) |
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Film | James talks about how great it is to be Indian-American, because he gets to learn about things from two different places. (First: Episode 3191) |
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Animation | J / j Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3345) |
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Muppets | Biff sings "This Is My J." (First: Episode 1169) |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket, illustrating words that begin with the letter J, annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) |
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Film | The McDouble twins know how to help each other. (First: Episode 3213) |
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Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Muppets | Telly and Elmo argue over who will be the last to say NO, but the word itself scares them away. (First: Episode 3132) |
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Cartoon | Can a cat bark? (First: Episode 0859) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar gets an idea to get Natasha to sleep so she will stop kissing him. On her way back to the dance studio, Celina offers him some more help and thinks a lullaby will work, but Oscar’s first rendition doesn’t work as he sings it loud and fast like a Grouch would. As he sings it softer and slower, Grundgetta witnesses it and chastises him for being sweet. Her kvetching wakes Natasha up, and she starts kissing Oscar again. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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Song | 14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street." (First: Episode 2556) |
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Muppets / Transition | Big Bird's eyes get wider as the next segment plays ... (First: Episode 3163) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772) |
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Film | J, for jiggle, juggle, jump, joy. (First: Episode 3396) |
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Song | "J, Just How Jazzy Can You Get?" (First: Episode 3396) |
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Film | A Japanese boy plays taiko drums in the park. (First: Episode 3153) |
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Cartoon |
Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3442) |
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SCENE 5 | Humphrey finally arrives back with the repaired carriage, but has forgotten Oscar’s wheel at the shop. Despite Oscar’s protesting, Humphrey wants to keep his end of the bargain and goes to retrieve it, leaving Oscar with the amorous baby still. |
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Animation | Two frogs demonstrate up and down. (First: Episode 3225) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates up and down by getting the curtain at the theater to raise and lower. (First: Episode 3242) |
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Animation | Masked March #20 (First: Episode 3365) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #20 (First: Episode 2967) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for. (First: Episode 2533) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Elmo encounters Ray Charles playing the piano, and learns that he uses his fingers to read the lyrics. Ray sings and plays "Believe in Yourself", and everyone on Sesame Street joins them. |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me." (First: Episode 1942) |
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Film | Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: HAT (First: Episode 1349) |
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Transition | Crystal bridge: tie-dye circles (music added) (First: Episode 3185) |
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SCENE 6 | Humphrey arrives back with the wheel and they swap. Natasha thanks Oscar by finally blowing him a raspberry. Oscar then announces the sponsors, blowing a raspberry to the viewer as well. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird, Maria, and Tarah wonder what Barkley could be dreaming about. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3674.
- Muppet performers Bruce Connelly and Judy Sladky can be seen walking past Oscar during scene 1. As a nod to his character Barkley, Connelly holds a box of doggy snacks.
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