| Sesame Street | |||||
| A dance partner for David (repeat of 1679) | |||||
| Air date | February 13, 1984 | ||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | David and Grandma Grace are surprised to hear samba music coming from Oscar's trash can. Oscar and Grundgetta are practicing for a dance competition, so Grace suggests she and David cut a rug to demonstrate. The Grouches like their rusty moves at first, but boo when they get into the swing of things. |
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Cartoon | Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (First: Episode 1210) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Princess Chooses a Prince — A princess selects Kermit as her prince. (First: Episode 0859) |
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Film | A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255) |
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SCENE 2 | David gets an idea - he and Grace should enter a dance contest together. He imagines them dominating the dance floor... |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
...but Grace already has a dance parter - Mr. Macintosh. As Mr. Macintosh imagines the same sequence, Grace believes they can find a suitable dance partner for David. |
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Cartoon | Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (First: Episode 1519) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #4 (First: Episode 0344) |
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Muppets | Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office. (First: Episode 1650) |
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Cartoon | The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees. (First: Episode 1653) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird has called Mr. Snuffleupagus to propose that he be David's new dance partner. Snuffy is too shy to ask David himself, so Big Bird darts off to tell him. Snuffy realizes he needs to dress the part and goes home. Big Bird brings David and Grace over to his nest, which is now empty. Grace continues the belief that Snuffy is imaginary and pretends she's dancing with him, which Big Bird finds confusing. |
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Cartoon | I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — When Bert can't sleep, Ernie suggests that he imagine himself doing something he likes. Since Bert likes ice skating, he imagines himself doing so. A full-bodied version of Bert is used in the ice skating sequence, in a clip from the Ice Follies show. (First: Episode 0796) |
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Cartoon | Capital I, he's quite a guy (First: Episode 0368) |
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Film | Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466) |
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Cartoon | The big green balls and one little orange ball ride over the top of the hills. The little one can't make it over the big hill, but conquers the small hill. |
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SCENE 4 | Grace ribs David for not having a dance parter yet and finds he's much too shy to ask anyone. This is proven true when Susan comes to Hooper's Store and invites them to dinner, as David chickens out on asking her to dance. He vows the next person who comes in will get an offer, only a Honker stops by for some bananas. "The next person," David insists, when Linda comes in. He knows she'd make a fine dance partner, but isn't sure how to sign his offer. |
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Animation | Sand I/i (First: Episode 0619) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Lena Horne and The Anything Muppets sing an upbeat version of "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0575) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset search for Aunt Nellie's dog, Meatbone, not knowing that the sneaky dog has been following them the whole time. (First: Episode 1206) |
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Film | A saxophone is made in a factory, while a solo saxophone underscores the process. (First: Episode 1446) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon - I: An iron irons the word. (First: Episode 0314) |
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SCENE 5 | David and Linda begin their dance practice. Linda demonstrates for Grace that she can feel the beat of the music by feeling the speaker, giving her an idea of how the dance will go. As she and David practice, Barkley gets very playful and disrupts them. They can't seem to get him out of the way, until they permit the kids to take him to play in the park. Just as they get started, Gladys the Cow cuts in to dance with David. |
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Cartoon | Either none, some or all of a pony's legs are on the ground as it runs and trots. (First: Episode 1719) |
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Muppets | In the kitchen, Ernie bakes some cookies of different shapes; he lets Cookie Monster eat each one after he finishes displaying it to the viewer. (First: Episode 1158) |
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Song | "Me and My Chair" (First: Episode 1706) |
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SCENE 6 | Snuffy returns in his top hat and white tie, only to learn David now has a partner. Big Bird offers to be Snuffy's dance partner now, but he doesn't know how to do any ballroom-type dancing. Snuffy can teach him and walks him through a basic cha-cha. |
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Cartoon | Olga y la letra O (First: Episode 0338) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie enjoys watching Bert read a book, but Ernie's staring at him is driving Bert bananas. (First: Episode 1741) |
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Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) |
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Film | A baker decorates a birthday cake to a jazz percussion beat. (First: Episode 1172) |
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SCENE 7 | The camera pans across the street, showing all the different pairs dancing together (including Oscar and Grundgetta, who can be heard dancing from inside Oscar's can), as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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