| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Maria helps Forgetful remember things by writing them down | |||||||||
| Air date | November 25, 1983 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon takes in the early morning on Sesame Street, sipping some orange juice and listeining to the birds singing as he receives the newspaper delivery from Gavin. Similarly, Oscar enjoys some pickle juice and receives his paper from a cranky newsboy (Richard Hunt), telling the birds to cut out the racket. Oscar's paper is also more negative than Gordon's, since he's reading a Grouch newspaper instead, and Gordon admires how people with different interests and outlooks can learn to live together. |
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Cartoon | Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal) (First: Episode 0784) |
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Muppets | Western : A cowboy comes to see Adam T. Glaser, who is such a jack-of-all-trades that he forgets what a dentist does. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: Coffee (First: Episode 1169) |
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Celebrity | The Fonz points out his body parts. (First: Episode 1169) |
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Cartoon | Children and animals numbered 1-12 race in a marathon. The #9 runner wins. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Wearing oven mitts, Telly places an H and an OT together to make the word HOT. (First: Episode 1536) |
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Cartoon | Goldilocks' bath is first too HOT, then too COLD, then just right. (First: Episode 1232) |
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Insert | Bob reads the kids a story about seven mice, with some animated mice displaying the story. (First: Episode 1699) |
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Muppets | Herry Monster looks for a triangle. He first spots a rectangle first. Grover tells Herry it isn't a triangle, and becomes frustrated. Next he spots a square, Grover tells him it isn't a triangle, and once again is frustrated. Grover suggests that Herry should cut the square in half and make two triangles. (First: Episode 0195) |
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Cartoon | Seven Starfish Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1473) |
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Film | A scuba diver swims away from. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall. (First: Episode 0753) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster builds a Two-Headed Snowman. It's missing noses; they fight over a carrot which breaks in half, solving the problem. (First: Episode 1622) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Me." (First: Episode 0421) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Kate make faces. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Cartoon | A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. (First: Episode 1167) |
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Film | A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station. (First: Episode 1217) |
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Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird wants to help Olivia who's up on a ladder washing her windows, but she says she doesn't need any help. An elderly woman comes by asking for help crossing the street, and Olivia says she'll help her. Big Bird jumps at the chance to help and convinces Olivia it will be okay since he'll be with a grown-up. Olivia agrees, but moments later, she hears Big Bird calling from across the street: he needs a grown-up to help him get back. The old woman helps him cross the street and Big Bird then leads her back to the other side. Olivia senses a pattern forming... |
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Muppets | Marshal Grover tries mounting Fred the Wonder Horse using a "run and jump" technique. But every time he gets close, Fred moves away from him, causing onlookers in the saloon to laugh at them. Fred finally explains that he doesn't appreciate the act, as it hurts his back. Grover promises never to run and jump onto his back again, and asks him to roll over so he may do so on his belly. (First: Episode 0825) |
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Film | A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Pied Piper of Hamelin — Kermit takes over for the Pied Piper. (First: Episode 0519) |
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Cartoon | "Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358) |
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Song | "Windy Day" (First: Episode 1645) |
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Cartoon | Various alien creatures perform in an otherworldly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature. (First: Episode 1181) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria joins Forgetful Jones in the yard in an attempt to teach him how to remember things. She has him write down the number seven on a piece of paper, then tells him to forget it. "Forget what?" asks Forgetful. |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster introduces seven swimming seals. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1312) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Proud." (First: Episode 0408) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria asks Forgetful what today's number is. He forgets, so she tells him to look at the paper. He's glad it worked, but asks for her name so he can write it down and not forget it again. While he's at it, he asks for the name of the guy who runs the store, the fella who lives in the trash can, and every letter of the alphabet which he also forgets. |
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Film | While walking and reading the newspaper, a man barely avoids DANGER on three occasions, but then gets hit by a revolving door. (First: Episode 0656) |
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Film | Things that begin with G (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Rhyming Game — Ernie gets Bert to participate in a rhyme game, but Ernie ends the game just as Bert is starting to enjoy it. (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 5 | At night, Gordon and Olivia walk past the yard, where Forgetful is nearly buried in pieces of paper he's written things down on to remember. |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Just then, Big Bird and the old woman cross back to Sesame Street, which they have apparently been doing in a loop all day long. The old woman doesn't mind, enjoying herself. Forgetful rummages through his various bits of paper until he finds the sheet which has today's sponsors on it. Afterwards, the credits follow. |
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