Sesame Street | |||||||||
Oscar falls in love with Hermine | |||||||||
Air date | December 16, 1977 | ||||||||
Season | Season 9 (1977-1978) | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Olivia takes photos of David sweeping up in the yard when they smell something funny coming from Oscar's trash can down the street. Upon arrival, they find that Oscar has made a mess on the sidewalk, and ask him what's going on. Since they're being so nosy, Oscar explains that he's having someone over and he's trying to make the place look extra dingy, and he's cooking dinner: toadstool sautéed in axle grease with dashes of stinkweed, peanut butter, and fish scales. Oscar gets back to work while David and Olivia wonder who his guest might be. | |
Cartoon | Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version) (First: Episode 0140) | |
Muppets | Stuie Monster and The Aristocrats sing "Fur." (First: Episode 0812) | |
Cartoon | Only one of the two footprints can belong. (First: Episode 0509) | |
Film | Baby animals nurse. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0546) | |
Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 1 Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink. (First: Episode 0281) | |
Cartoon | Fleas have fun in fur! Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0630) | |
Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 2 The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again. (First: Episode 0281) | |
Cartoon | F - finished (First: Episode 0128) | |
Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 3 The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away. (First: Episode 0281) | |
Cartoon | A flower picks up a man and says he smells beautiful. (First: Episode 0284) | |
SCENE 2 | A grouch stops by the Fix-It Shop and asks Luis why he's fixing a perfectly good, broken toaster. He tells her it's because that's his job. She stops next in front of Hooper's Store where David is throwing out some trash, and she decides this is one of the cleanest streets she's ever seen. Olivia captures another photo of David and laughs over having sneaked one in again, but the grouch snaps at her for being so joyful.
She figures she must be in the wrong place when she spots Oscar in front of his can, and makes her way over to him. Oscar greets his acquaintance Hermine, and demands to know what kept her. Hermine explains she was held up by several of his neighbors who were disgustingly nice to her. Oscar admits it's pretty rotten, but that the environment on Sesame Street keeps him on his toes. He asks her inside his trash can for a tour. | |
Cartoon | F for Football Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) | |
Film | Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm? (First: Episode 0138) | |
Muppets | Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out why there is a mess outside. He speculates that the Twiddlebugs made a mess after a Twiddlebug dance. (alternate ending) (First: Episode 0178) | |
Film | Slide puzzle - boy (First: Episode 0428) | |
Insert | The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F. (First: Episode 0446) | |
Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) | |
SCENE 3 | As the camera pans around his trash can, Oscar and Hermine can be heard inside littering each other with grouch compliments followed by throwing their glasses of onion juice in the fireplace. | |
Muppets | The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (version 1) (First: Episode 0092) | |
Film | The making of a jumpsuit, from the initial design to the finished product. (First: Episode 0927) | |
Muppets | The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (version 1) (Spanish) (First: Episode 0387) | |
Cartoon | Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 0770) | |
Muppets | Old West: Five good men are needed to form a posse and catch Bad Bart, the meanest man in the West. The sheriff counts five men in the saloon, and tries to organize them. But it turns out that there are only four good men -- one of them is Bad Bart! (First: Episode 0554) | |
Film | An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras. (First: Episode 0484) | |
Celebrity | Michael Christensen and Paul Binder are joined by Judy Finelli to juggle nine clubs. | |
SCENE 4 | Oscar and Hermine are arguing over whether to go to the dump, or go see a building being demolished. Luis suggests they do both since they have plenty of time. The grouches are annoyed at him for ruining a perfectly good argument, until Luis asks them which they should do first. The argument starts up again as Luis basks in the sounds of young love. | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Man in Snowstorm (part 1) (First: Episode 0750) | |
Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Man in Snowstorm (part 2) (First: Episode 0750) | |
Animation | Sand E/e (First: Episode 0642) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Man in Snowstorm (part 3) (First: Episode 0750) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Flying." (First: Episode 0394) | |
Cartoon | Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole! (First: Episode 0090) | |
SCENE 5 | After witnessing a building being demolished by a wrecking ball, Oscar and Hermine make their way to the dump where they sing "I Love Ya Cause You're Insincere." | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET. (First: Episode 0423) | |
Cartoon | 1-10, 10-1 count with stripes. (First: Episode 0926) | |
Muppets | A cowboy hears his echo in Spanish for the numbers one to ten. (First: Episode 0698) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002) | |
Celebrity | Michael Christensen and Paul Binder are joined by Michael Moschen who juggle ten pins, all of which are caught by Moschen. | |
Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover brings Mr. Johnson a bowl of alphabet soup. Mr. Johnson complains that some of the letters are missing, and makes Grover run back and forth to the kitchen to bring the missing letters. When all the letters are there, Johnson complains that the soup is cold, and makes Grover take it back. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Cartoon | "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away. (First: Episode 0283) | |
Film | The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338) | |
Cartoon | Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001) | |
Muppets | Baby Breeze participates in Headball at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium. His question: what would you do if your ball rolled into the street? (First: Episode 0877) | |
SCENE 6 | Oscar and Hermine shout at each other in front of the Fix-It Shop, grabbing Luis's attention. After Hermine leaves, Luis figures it's the end of their grouch romance, but Oscar says it's just getting started. Hermine returns, says their preceding departure was great fun, and insists they do it again. They hurl insults at each other while David announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Among the insults Hermine tells Oscar during the last scene is "Your face!" According to puppeteer Dave Goelz, the term came from fellow performer Richard Hunt (who plays Hermine) as an ersatz way to say "the heck with you" or similar expressions.[1]
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