| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Osvaldo visits New York | |||||||||
| Air date | December 7, 1979 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar pulls up to Sesame Street in the Sloppy Jalopy, with Osvaldo, el Gruñón in the back seat, here for a visit from Puerto Rico. As the two Grouches bicker about Oscar charging a cab fare for the ride, Maria comments, "Ah, friendship." |
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Muppets | Biff sings "This Is My J." (First: Episode 1169) |
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Cartoon | The 'J' Train Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 1169) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "wind", and David gets blown away. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Hard Head Henry Harris plays "Headball" at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium, where he must answer this question: where is bread made? (music and sound effects muted) (First: Episode 0887) |
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SCENE 2 | Barkley has trouble with an itch on his back. Linda scratches it for him. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Princess and the Cookie — Cookie Monster plays the princess and devours all of the mattresses. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "rain", and David gets rained upon. |
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Film | A boy talks his observations and experiences with the rain as he and his father go for a walk in it. (First: Episode 0149) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar introduces Osvaldo to the Grouchy pleasures of the New York City subway system, such as the loud trains and getting shoved about by rushing passengers. |
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Cartoon | The letter J Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0133) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit comes across the word "Telephone", spells it, and then teaches the word to the viewer. When an Anything Muppet boy who stands too far away says that he can't hear Kermit, Kermit dials the T, and the boy answers with the last E. (First: Episode 0314) |
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Cartoon | 'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | A baby monkey Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0154) |
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Cast | Bob demonstrates a J word - juggle. (First: Episode 1169) |
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Film | Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218) |
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Insert | Ray Barretto and company play their drums while the cast and kids dance. (First: Episode 0994) |
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Cartoon | At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions. (First: Episode 0816) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Bert talk to Shola about heavy and light. (First: Episode 0549) |
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Cartoon | Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "snow", and David gets caught in the snow. |
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Film | Snow in the city Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0429) |
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Muppets | Grover the Salesman tries to sell Kermit toothbrushes. |
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Film | An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I." (First: Episode 1077) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar and Osvaldo visit Willy's hot dog cart and Oscar orders a particular hot dog for Osvaldo to try, a number seven - a hot dog smothered in six wild toppings. Osvaldo wonders why it's called a number seven if there's only six things on it. Oscar points out the seventh thing that comes with it - indigestion. |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit and Grover demonstrate the difference between heavy and light. Grover carries heavy objects, and Kermit carries light objects. Grover gets tired, and asks Kermit if he can carry something light for a change. Kermit obliges. He carries a giant sandwich... while Grover picks up a helium balloon, which carries him away! (First: Episode 0843) |
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Cartoon | A man can't lift heavy barbells. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "pie," and David anticipates getting hit with one ... but it happens to Linda instead. |
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Film | The Mad Painter #11 (First: Episode 0329) |
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SCENE 5 | As Oscar, Maria, and Osvaldo play Go Fish, Osvaldo starts to feel the chills of northern weather. Oscar warms him up with a hat and muffler, which cover most of his head (except for his eyes). |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Cookie — Bert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie. (First: Episode 0472) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "wet," as she and David are both hit by large splashes of water. |
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Cartoon | A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (First: Episode 0032) |
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SCENE 6 | Osvaldo experiences a snowfall for the first time in his life. He doesn't like how clean and pretty it looks, until Oscar details the joys of cars getting stuck and the eventual slush it will turn into. The two declare that they love New York. Maria announces the sponsors and the credits roll. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the CTW sign. |
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