| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Snuffy joins the Grouchketeers | |||||||
| Air date | March 27, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Insert | Oscar introduces Luis and David to Slimey's rock group - Earth, Rain and Mud. They perform their newest song, "Gimmie Mud." (First: Episode 1549) |
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Cartoon | A man asks the viewer to circle him, draw a line to him, follow him with arrows, etc. |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones. (First: Episode 1628) |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill (First: Episode 0787) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040) |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street. (First: Episode 1950) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: DON'T WALK (First: Episode 1162) |
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Celebrity | Monster on the Spot: Billy Makes Friends — Telly gives a report about how Billy Dee Williams makes friends with the other residents of the street. (First: Episode 1834) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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Animation | A snail shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2039) |
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Muppets | Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet. (First: Episode 0236) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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Film | A beekeeper extracts honey from honeycomb. (First: Episode 1117) |
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Cartoon | A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom she eventually runs off with. Artist: Irra Verbitsky |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar starts today's Grouchketeer meeting, with new member Snuffy, who sports a giant trashcan lid for a hat. Oscar imagines that a lid that big must come from a giant trashcan, with giant trash! Oscar makes Snuffy a part of their trash-and-tell section and sends him home to bring some giant trash. |
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Animation | Three rocks use different methods to get across a lake. (First: Episode 1459) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs don't understand why they are getting all wet, while Mommy Twiddlebug isn't. They soon learn it's because she's inside the house. After they all huddle inside, Ernie finishes watering his plants. (First: Episode 1650) |
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Cartoon | A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.” (First: Episode 0046) |
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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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Cartoon | "The Noble Ostrich", a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0998) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel." (First: Episode 0504) |
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SCENE 2 | Snuffy brings back his giant trash, which Oscar loves. Snuffy explains the story behind each piece of trash, adding it's the only stuff he could find that wasn't taken by the trashman. Oscar realizes that there must be a Snuffleupagus dump with more giant trash and organizes a trip to it, with Snuffy leading the way. |
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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 | "Pinball Number Count" (#12) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one. (First: Episode 0782) |
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SCENE 3 | In the rain, Oscar, Snuffy and the Grouchketeers continue walking, trying to find the dump, with no success. Oscar tells them to press on; the next dump they find might be the "dump at the end of the rainbow." Suddenly, they realize they've been in the dump all along and Oscar sings "There's a Big Heap of Trash at the End of the Rainbow." |
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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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Song | "Garbageman's Blues Song" (First: Episode 1875) |
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Muppets | Kermit tries to talk about subtraction with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, but they keep disappearing one by one, which makes it hard for him ... or does it? (First: Episode 1950) |
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Cartoon | A dog uses his memory to remember where his bone is buried. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1888) |
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Film | The kids form a triangle and a square. (First: Episode 0300) |
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Cartoon | A man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0257) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookie Reminder — Ernie explains to Bert that he placed a cookie on the table as a reminder. (First: Episode 0095) |
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Cartoon | What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465) |
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Film | A scuba diver swims away from. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Film | Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! (First: Episode 0437) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar recites the sponsors to the members and they all give the salute to the viewer. |
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