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| Elmo the Grouch | |||||||
| Air date | January 15, 2015 | ||||||
| Season | Season 45 (2014-2015) | ||||||
| Written by | Ed Valentine | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | What's the Word on the Street?: Grouchy |
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SCENE | Chris welcomes the viewer as he carries a stack of boxes to Hooper's Store. He bumps into Elmo and invites him to the park after work, but Elmo grumpily declines. He apologizes and claims he doesn't feel like himself today; he's feeling a bit cranky and grouchy. Oscar pops up from his trash can with a theory: Elmo's turning into a Grouch! Chris tells Elmo that's not possible and heads over to work. |
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SCENE cont'd | Oscar proposes there's only one way to know for sure if Elmo's a Grouch: performing "The Grouch Test." The first part is a round of "Oscar Says," where Elmo must do the opposite of what Oscar tells him (since Grouches love doing the opposite of what they're told). Elmo succeeds at the game, so Oscar officially dubs him a Grouch. He teaches Elmo the Grouch Cheer - blowing a raspberry. |
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SCENE cont'd | Elmo does the Grouch Cheer over and over, attracting Chris' attention. Chris reminds Elmo he's not a Grouch, but Elmo still feels a bit grumpy. Chris tells him to repeat a phrase - "I am not a Grouch" - before heading back to work. |
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SCENE cont'd | Oscar appears again, telling Elmo the only way to know for sure if he's a Grouch is through part two of the Grouch Test. In the second part (titled "Grouch Eye View"), Elmo looks at parts of Grouchy animals close-up and correctly identifies which animals they are. Now that he's officially a Grouch, Elmo earns his very own trash can to live in! Oscar goes to make some anchovy sundaes, commenting, "It's great to have another Grouch in the neighborhood." |
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SCENE cont'd | Chris is done with work and looks for Elmo, who pops up from his trash can. Chris takes him out of from the can and tells him he's not a Grouch; people just have days where they don't feel happy. He explains, through song, that "Feelings Come and Feelings Go." Elmo feels less Grouchy now and wants to go to the park. Oscar is disappointed his trick didn't work and gets even angrier when Elmo gives him a goodbye kiss. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Elmo and Murray find out what makes Bill Hader feel grouchy. |
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Song | "Goodbye, Bad Attitude" (First: Episode 4515) |
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Muppets | Murray and Ovejita host the game show: "Name That Emotion," where the viewer must guess what emotion the contestants are feeling. First up are a happy chicken and a sad tiger. |
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Muppets | Cookie's Crumby Pictures: Les Mousserables — Cookie, as "Jean Bon-Bon," learns how to identify the feelings of his fellow French friends by the way they look and act. (First: Episode 4411) |
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Muppets | Elmo and the gang introduce the letter of the day, E, with a song and dance. |
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Cartoon | Cookie Monster sings about the E sound in the word "elephant." (First: Episode 4188) |
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Animation | Two girls love words that start with E. (First: Episode 4315) |
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Muppets | In the next round of "Name That Emotion," Murray introduces an excited octopus and an angry crab. |
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Muppets / Animation | Abby's Flying Fairy School Mrs. Sparklenose is teaching the students opposites today, though Blögg doesn't grasp the concept as easy. After Gonnigan and Abby demonstrate, he tries to use their opposite spell on Gonnigan, but uses it on himself instead. Suddenly, Blögg becomes the opposite of himself, wearing posh clothing and being obsessed with cleanliness (constantly giving Niblet a bath). Gonnigan likes having a less-disgusting friend around now, but Opposite-Blögg ruins their playtime by putting away their blocks and refusing to wear the wrinkled costumes. Abby and Gonnigan learn that to change him back, Blögg has to do the spell on himself. Abby tempts him with his favorite stinky cheese, but he instead is frightened by it. Everyone muses about the old Blögg, making him realize the right thing to do is to change himself back. (First: Episode 4277) |
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Muppets | Count von Count and friends sing and stomp to find the number of the day - 13. |
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Film | A boy's family of 13 assembles for a group photo. (First: Episode 4409) |
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Cartoon | "Thirteen's Not So Lucky" Artist: Mari Jaye Blanchard (First: Episode 4280) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Common, Colbie Caillat and Elmo sing "Belly Breathe." (First: Episode 4309) |
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Muppets | In the final round of "Name That Emotion," Murray finds out the emotions of an anxious pigeon and a grouchy Grouch. |
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Muppets | Elmo the Musical: Karate Master the Musical — Elmo must use his karate-chopping abilities to stop a being known as the Ooze from destroying all the shapes in the town. (First: Episode 4503) |
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Muppets | Murray announces the sponsors. |
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