| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Oscar accidentally wishes Maria "Buenos días" | |||||||||
| Air date | April 20, 2000 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 31 (2000) | ||||||||
| Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Grundgetta arrives at Oscar's trash can, just as Maria passes by. Oscar is just waking up and Maria says to him, "Buenos dias." Half-asleep, Oscar casually repeats it back to her. Grundgetta is shocked and tells him what's he done: he just wished a "good morning" to Maria in Spanish! She wants to go to the dump, but Oscar doesn't want to leave until he rectifies things by wishing Maria a rotten morning in English and Spanish. Grundgetta likes the idea, but neither know how to say it in Spanish. |
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Cartoon | A cartoon shows a few Spanish words - which are also English words. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3011) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird visits Guadalupe, Arizona, and conducts a child mariachi band, who sing "Viva Mexico." (First: Episode 3012) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie presents the letter of the day made of fudge, but Feff is too fast for her. (First: Episode 3854) |
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Cartoon | Letter F words are found on the street. (First: Episode 3353) |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Animation | A girl matches F words on the computer. |
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Cartoon | A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0154) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar consults his Spanish for Grouches book and finds the phrase he's looking for: "Espero que tengas una mañana mala." He tries phoning the Fix-It Shop, but Maria answers too late. She asks Rosita and Elmo to watch the phone while she goes in the back room to work. |
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Cartoon | A girl describes what she can do with her ears. |
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Film | Carlos talks about how he helps his sister and abuela take care of their garden. (First: Episode 3867) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover watches Matthew type an F on the computer. |
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Cartoon | F - Face (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1162) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar makes sure he has the right phone number by checking the Grouch Phone Book and calls again. Rosita and Elmo argue over who will answer the phone and Oscar ends up hanging up by the time Maria answers. She suggests the monsters take turns next time. |
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Cartoon | Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058) |
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Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #20 (First: Episode 2935) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #20 (First: Episode 3858) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #20 (First: Episode 2967) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Lexine and Cookie Monster tell each other they like each other, then hug. (First: Episode 3237) |
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Cartoon | The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (First: Episode 2243) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar calls once more and Rosita decides to answer, only she isn't sure what to say as she's representing the Fix-It Shop now. Maria misses the call again and gives them a phrase to say when another call occurs. Back at Oscar's can, Oscar and Grundgetta are fed up and begin to scream - which Grouches love to do. |
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Cartoon | Suzie and Feff jump on a trampoline, and introduce an Ernie and Bert segment. (First: Episode 3854) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Banana Talk — Ernie pretends to talk on the phone with an elephant, who then asks to speak with Bert. |
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Cartoon | Number creatures 20 (First: Episode 2687) |
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Animation | Masked March #20 (First: Episode 3365) |
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SCENE 5 | The Grouches finish their screaming and Oscar calls again. He gets frustrated when talking with Rosita and Elmo, who think he wants to say "buenos dias" to Maria. He decides to head down there personally and tell Maria off, followed by Grundgetta with the Spanish for Grouches book. |
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Cartoon | I am crying / estoy llorando (David and Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 1041) cut from the Sprout version |
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Cartoon | Suzie introduces an alphabet segment while she chases after Feff. (First: Episode 3888) |
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Celebrity | Ray Charles sings the Alphabet Song, and various celebrities join in, including Michael Jeter, Patrick Stewart, Tony Bennett, Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, Harry Belafonte, Grover, David Robinson, and Ellen DeGeneres. (First: Episode 3526) |
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Cartoon | Noodles & Nedd: The pair compete over the same blanket on a chilly night before reaching a compromise. (First: Episode 3872) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar arrives at the Fix-It Shop and wishes Maria a rotten morning in Spanish. She is quick to point out that he's too late, as it's currently the afternoon. She wishes the Grouches "buenos tardes" and heads to lunch with Rosita and Elmo, while Oscar delivers a Spanish phrase wishing her a rotten afternoon before he and Grundgetta decide to forgo the trip to the dump and continue looking up Spanish phrases. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Telephones (First: Episode 3870) |
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SCENE 7 | At night, Maria wishes the Grouches a "buenas noches," but Oscar and Grundgetta manage to bid Maria a rotten night in Spanish. They continue looking up more grouchy Spanish words and phrases as Rosita announces the sponsors. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Cartoon | Three mayonnaise jars follow three different paths after they leave the factory. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2762) This segment replaced the estoy llorando cartoon in the Sprout version. |
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