| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Biff and Sully make a doghouse | |||||||
| Air date | March 8, 1983 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
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Insert | Big Bird watches Mr. Snuffleupagus take his morning jog through Sesame Street, somehow avoiding the view of all the other adults up at the hour. (First: Episode 1467) |
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Cartoon | Three owls blink. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1469) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse. (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002) |
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Muppets | In the park, Harvey Kneeslapper comes up behind a man, asks him, "Wanna see something funny?" and then holds a mirror up. The man sees nothing funny...until he looks at Harvey! (First: Episode 0283) |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of how his family trains wild ponies on the farm. (First: Episode 0815) |
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Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506) |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar reads Irvine the Grimey Brothers' version of "Cinderella." Grundgetta portrays the titular character, who doesn't mind doing chores like sweeping the fireplace and taking out the trash. Her non-Grouch stepsisters head off to the ball in their nice, clean outfits, hoping to be picked by Prince Charming to be wed. Cinderella muses about going too, when her Fairy Grouchmother appears in a silver trash can and gives her a spiffy new outfit, which will turn back into rags at the stroke of midnight. At the ball, Prince Charming (Oscar) is put-off by the nice, clean girls in attendance, but falls in love with Cinderella once her clothes magically turn back into rags. The two live happily ever after, sweeping the many fireplaces of the palace. |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: BINGO (First: Episode 1171) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Before and After — Bert explains the concept of "before and after" to Ernie using a plate of cookies. (First: Episode 0007) |
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Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before and after. (First: Episode 0694) |
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Film | Kids identify squash in close-ups. (First: Episode 0368) |
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Cartoon | Two kids wonder where some mysterious tracks on the ground come from. (First: Episode 1029) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster learns how to use a toothbrush. (First: Episode 1189) |
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Cartoon | How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!" Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1232) |
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Insert | David struggles to roller-skate down Sesame Street. Big Bird helps him to Hooper's Store and reminds him that "practice makes perfect." David imagines being a great skater: in his fantasy, he roller-skates through Central Park with ease. Back in reality, David skates on his own and falls down, but he doesn't mind. Music: "What Makes Music?" (First: Episode 1559) |
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Cartoon | O limerick (First: Episode 0146) |
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Muppets | "Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364) |
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Film / Cartoon | The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621) |
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Celebrity | Edith Ann talks about the time she made a sandwich. (First: Episode 0890) |
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Cartoon | Todo el mundo necesita agua (First: Episode 0780) |
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Insert | While strolling through Central Park, Gordon accidentally lets his sandwich wrapper fall to the ground instead of the litter basket. Oscar emerges from within and explains the importance of not littering, especially because of a deal he made with the local Parks Department - any trash in the can belongs to him. Gordon, Maria and the kids collect more litter for Oscar, who feels as though he's in Heaven. (First: Episode 1269) |
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Cartoon | What if a dog looked like a bird? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0226) |
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Film | The camera zooms out on an onion as kids guess what it is. (First: Episode 0357) |
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Cartoon | The letter X (First: Episode 0482) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Maya to help him follow an arrow. The arrow changes direction until Grover falls down, exhausted. (First: Episode 1641) |
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Animation | Sand X/x (First: Episode 0638) |
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Muppets | Construction worker Sally Smith is the surprise contestant of the on-location game "This Is Your Lunch." Sally must guess the contents of her lunchbox correctly after each food item gives her clues. (First: Episode 1631) |
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Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) |
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SCENE 2 | While building a doghouse with Sully, Biff sings "We Coulda," listing all the jobs they could've done outside the world of construction. At the song's end, the two end up destroying the doghouse. |
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Film | A woman repairs wires for the telephone company. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Cartoon | A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0243) |
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Muppets | Kermit, Farmer Grover and a horse show how a horse-and-cart works. (First: Episode 0590) |
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Cartoon | Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Film | People jump. (First: Episode 0774) |
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Cartoon | Brush your teeth, up and down, side to side, round and round. (First: Episode 1124) |
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SCENE 3 | Biff and Sully continue repairing the doghouse, hoping to be done by dinner time. Grundgetta announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Ernie and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign. |
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