Episode 2721

	Sesame Street
	Oscar's nose
Air date	April 9, 1990
Season	Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by	John Weidman
Production	January 10, 1990
Sponsors	N, O, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Ruby tells the viewer something she's observed about Oscar the Grouch - just like everyone else, he has two eyes and a mouth, but doesn't seem to have a nose. Oscar insists that he does (just covered by his fur) and allows her to get a close look.
	Cartoon	N is for nose. (First: Episode 1173)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284)
	Cartoon	Two Farm Animals Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447)
	Song	"Starfish" by Joe Raposo. (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 2487)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster trips over the parts of the word TRIP.
	Cartoon	It's a whale Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1684)
	Film	A flower opens and closes. (First: Episode 0441)
	SCENE 2	Ruby has drawn up four pictures - a human nose, a fuzzy monster nose, Oscar's nose and a cucumber. She's taped the drawings to Oscar's can and asks Gordon to play along with a round of "Three of These Things." Gordon is surprised to learn that Oscar has a nose, which he explodes from his can to reaffirm.
	Cartoon	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242)
	Film	Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover)
	Muppets	"Six Kids Subtraction" (First: Episode 2670)
	Cartoon	Various alien creatures perform in an otherwordly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature. (First: Episode 1181)
	Muppets	Hill Street Twos A frustrated police chief tries to get officers Ernie, Grover, and others into groups of two for their beat. (First: Episode 2359)
	Film	Slide puzzle - boy (First: Episode 0428)
	Cartoon	The Bellhop is told that there are two kids, Betty and Bobby Blobby, who are lost in the lobby, and he must help them find their parents. (First: Episode 2503)
	SCENE 3	Gina sings "Stand Up and Pinch Your Nose" to the kids. Oscar interrupts to tell them to get away from his can. Gina invites him to join, but recalls he might not have a nose to pinch. Oscar again asserts that he does in fact have a nose.
	Cartoon	A salesman offers a passerby the letter N for next to nothing. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1804)
	Muppets	Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup. (First: Episode 0407)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — The Count asks Ingrid to teach him how to count to 20 in Spanish. (First: Episode 0477)
	Cartoon	An owl and a bluebird work out a compromise. (First: Episode 1493)
	Celebrity	James Galway plays the alphabet of notes (which only goes up to G) as Big Bird identifies them. (First: Episode 1429)
	Cartoon	Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393)
	Muppets	Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to show the campers what is alive in the forest, but they keep correcting him. (First: Episode 1791)
	Song	"Ookyook Song," a Joe Raposo song with the Alaskan words for all the things you need to put on when it's ukiuq (winter). (First: Episode 2360)
	Cartoon	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689)
	Muppets	Mother Goose tries coming up with Little Boy Blue's nursery rhyme. (First: Episode 1449)
	Animation	El Numero Dos (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 2211)
	SCENE 4	Grundgetta stops by Oscar's can, where Oscar is wearing a set of Groucho glasses. Grundgetta bursts out laughing, even when he removes the glasses and holds up other types of noses. He explains what he's been through today and Grundgetta tells him he's got a perfectly fine Grouch nose, even if people can't see it.
	Song	"Every Bit of Litter Hurts"
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: First Day of School in History — Kermit observes a school from prehistoric times. (First: Episode 1953)
	Cartoon	Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree." (First: Episode 1920)
	Cartoon	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (First: Episode 0173)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog. (First: Episode 0601)
	SCENE 5	Ruby brings Luis and Gabi over to show them her discovery regarding Oscar's nose. She then assumes he doesn't have ears either, starting the situation all over again. Oscar recoils in agony as Luis announces the sponsors.