Sesame Street | |||||||||
Oscar's WALK sign (season finale) | |||||||||
Air date | May 25, 1979 | ||||||||
Season | Season 10 (1978-1979) | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | 10th Season Intro Still | |
Celebrity | Ray Charles sings "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (First: Episode 1077) | |
Cartoon | The Ringmaster charms two snakes with his saxophone. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1287) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Glass of Water — Bert wonders what Ernie could be doing with all the glasses of water he's taking out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0425) | |
Film | Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are. (First: Episode 0326) | |
Cartoon | Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK. (First: Episode 0369) | |
Muppets | Two Anything Muppets with hair over their eyes recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0779) | |
SCENE 1 | Maria and the kids notice a crosswalk sign positioned by Oscar's trash can. She teaches the kids to read the "WALK" sign, then waits for it to change to "DON'T WALK." Nothing appears to happen, which is just how Oscar intends it - he wants everyone to WALK away from his can. | |
Cartoon | Sign Sounds: DON'T WALK (First: Episode 1162) | |
SCENE 1 cont'd | Maria tells Gordon about Oscar's sign scheme. However, it starts to backfire when the Mudman and Trashman arrive and Gordon urges them to keep walking past Oscar's can without providing their wares. | |
Cartoon | The weary traveler seeks advice from the Wise Man on the difference between heavy and light. (First: Episode 0945) | |
Muppets | Grover demonstrates heavy and light. First, he picks up a heavy barbell. Then he tries to pick up a light feather, but he can't move it. It turns out that the feather is attached to the top of Big Bird's head. (First: Episode 0406) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me." (First: Episode 0375) | |
Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — Ali Baba attempts to open the cave. (First: Episode 1179) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Jason identify the letter S, for shoe. (First: Episode 1158) | |
Cartoon | A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Prepares for His Bath — Bert scoffs at Ernie bringing an umbrella, a flashlight, and a bowling ball to the bathtub. (First: Episode 0269) | |
Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version three). (First: Episode 0460) | |
Cast / Muppets | Bob and The Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood", introducing a fisherman and a farmer. (First: Episode 0892) | |
Cartoon | The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462) | |
Insert | Seven kids appear in some playground barrels and child voiceovers count them as they pop in and out. | |
Cartoon | "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408) | |
Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 1 Counting to 2 is not very exciting. (First: Episode 1156) | |
Cartoon | S for sing (First: Episode 0824) | |
Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 2 Nobody's favorite number is 2. (First: Episode 1156) | |
Cartoon | A guru counts to twenty. Producer: Ken Snyder; Music: Billy Taylor (First: Episode 0276) | |
Muppets | Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 3 The huge visual aid falls on Grover. (First: Episode 1156) | |
SCENE 2 | Maria is unable to get lunch from Hooper's Store, which is closed for the day. Sam the Robot offers to make her a meal. She orders a bowl of chicken noodle soup, a tuna sandwich and some chocolate pudding. Unfortunately, Sam puts all the items together into the soup dish. After Maria corrects him, Oscar happens by and orders the same meal. He's displeased to see Sam producing a fully correct meal without all the items mushed together. Sam becomes confused, until Maria tells Oscar they can merely swap meals. Sam observes, "I do not understand these non-machine types." | |
Film | A girl catches a lobster. (First: Episode 1125) | |
Muppets | "The King's Picnic" (First: Episode 0419) | |
Cartoon | Sign Sounds: Hand (First: Episode 1179) | |
Cast | Linda helps a boy sign "DON'T WALK." (First: Episode 1061) | |
Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) | |
Film | A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby. (First: Episode 1125) | |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit explains how to read crosswalk signals in order to cross the street. The sign keeps changing throughout his demonstration, so he gets frustrated and says no one will show how to cross the street. As he leaves, the sign sprouts legs and crosses on its own. (First: Episode 0319) | |
Film | Six children go down a slide. (First: Episode 0600) | |
SCENE 3 | Oscar permits Maria to take the WALK sign off his hands for good. She uses it to play a game with the kids - she controls the WALK signal to go on and off, and the kids must walk accordingly. Gordon announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. So ends the 10th season of Sesame Street. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | David holds the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
Supporting cast[]
- The Kids: David Castillo, Petra Johnson, Renee Runes, John Makar
- Richard Hunt as the Trashman
- Brian Muehl as Sam the Robot
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