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| Oscar pretends that he has duck pox | |||||||
| Air date | March 6, 1975 | ||||||
| Season | Season 6 (1974-1975) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | David sees a sign on Oscar's trash can that reads “Sick. Stay Away. Danger.” Oscar pops up with fake spots stuck to his fur, claiming he has the “duck pox.” He warns David that it's contagious so he should stay away. Susan visits and warns him that he shouldn't be pretending to be sick; otherwise no one would believe him when he really feels bad. Susan leaves and Oscar thinks that his trick isn't working as well as he hoped, especially when Luis becomes the third visitor to his can. He yells at Luis, then feels a headache coming on... |
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Cartoon | "Poverty U” (First: Episode 0036) |
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Film | Some clowns, more clowns (First: Episode 0563) |
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Cartoon | A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." (First: Episode 0624) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar's headache has gotten worse as the Count arrives. He doesn't mind catching the duck pox, as he had a blast when he counted his chicken pox and hopes to do the same with Oscar's spots. He ignores Oscar's complaining as he counts the dots on Oscar, with his thunder and lightning making Oscar feel worse. Oscar gets fed up and tosses his dots at the Count to leave him alone. |
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Cartoon | Capital letter U for up (First: Episode 0401) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Christopher Columbus — Kermit catches Christopher Columbus before his historic voyage. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon | Train #2 (First: Episode 0353) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Lemurs rest on tree branches. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) |
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Cartoon | A boy says he has a big surprise in his hand. (First: Episode 0557) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar continues to be in pain and wants help, but David and Luis snub him because he faked his illness before. He complains, "Peter Pain's got my head in a vise!" as Susan chides him for his previous behavior. Nonetheless, Oscar has learned his lesson and allows Susan to help relieve the pain by rubbing the back of his head. |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Part 1: Lefty delivers some carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get more carrots (in 13 seconds). (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0038) |
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Muppets | Part 2: Lefty delivers more carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get the most carrots he can find (in 15 seconds). (First: Episode 0255) |
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Animation | Sand U/u (First: Episode 0624) |
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Muppets | Part 3: Lefty delivers the rest of the carrots to his boss. The boss reveals that the carrots are for his pet rabbit (a real rabbit), which he shows to Lefty. (First: Episode 0255) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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Film | Apples grow on a tree. (First: Episode 0093) |
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Cartoon | Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs. (First: Episode 0625) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. (short intro) (First: Episode 0603) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird wants to talk about "some," "more," and "most," and tries to brush off Herry Monster's offer to help out. Herry brings some of his bricks (dropping them on Big Bird's toe), then more bricks (hitting both of the bird's feet), and finally the most he can carry. Big Bird ends up waist deep in a ton of bricks (as well as a lot of pain), and Herry wonders if they can do "heavy," "heavier," and "heaviest" next time: "I got this cement truck I like to lift." |
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Cartoon | I have all, I have none (men w/ grapes) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0624) |
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Cartoon | A man gives away the letter U for free. (First: Episode 0202) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: STREET. He sings about it with a boy who wears a crown. (First: Episode 0309) |
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Film | George shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape. (First: Episode 0288) |
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Cartoon | Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together. (First: Episode 0510) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Surprise Present — Bert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. (First: Episode 0165) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids comment over footage of an eagle's view of different kinds of roads. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0377) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Q Game — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q." (First: Episode 0440) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Muppets | "The King's Picnic" (First: Episode 0419) |
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Film | Kids dancing. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple: Land Pollution (litter). (First: Episode 0527) |
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Muppets | Old West sketches: A couple of cowboy Muppets meet the Alphabet Kid, who claims that he can write the alphabet faster than any man alive. To prove it, he quickly draws his crayon and speedily writes out the whole alphabet. (First: Episode 0307) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar repeatedly bugs Maria, hoping to make her angry. He tries chucking some pebbles at her, then blasting his radio to drown out Maria's music, and insulting her, but Maria just goes along with everything and keeps a nice disposition. David shows up, and Maria immediately blows her top, fuming at David for being late for their trip to the movies. As Maria continues to tear into him, Oscar demands, "What's he got that I haven't got?!" |
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Cartoon | A bird subtracts two balloons from a group of three. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0507) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Cookie Monster comes to the bakery looking for something delicious that rhymes with BUY. He tries the I (from the MIKE'S BAKERY sign) and the baker's TIE, both of which aren't that delicious. Finally, Guy Smiley comes in and loudly announces that he would like to BUY a PIE. Cookie then knows what he can get in the bakery that rhymes with BUY and is delicious: it's GUY! A chase ensues, and Cookie asks the baker to send him the bill. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339) |
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Cartoon | A dog learns about U. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0131) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me." (First: Episode 0375) |
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Cartoon | A bear counts bees (First: Episode 0083) |
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Film | Counting the circus clowns. (First: Episode 0501) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Picture of Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen. (First: Episode 0536) |
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Film | Kids count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo. (First: Episode 0288) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar observes as the kids (including Shannon, Salvatore, Vonn, and Mark) try to make the angriest face they can. He then holds a contest, and awards Debo the winner with an old tin can as David announces the sponsors (continuing to argue with Maria about missing the movie). |
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CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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