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Sesame Street
David and Oscar's ventriloquist dummies
Air date March 30, 1978
Season Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production February 14, 1978
Sponsors J, U, 12

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
1144 01
SCENE 1 David demonstrates ventriloquism to Gordon, Olivia, Maria, and the kids with Victor the dummy, an act he used to do in high school. Oscar gets inspired to do the same after finding out that dummies can say anything the ventriloquist makes them say, especially when "Victor" tells him to scram.
Stack12cans
Cartoon A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one.
(First: Episode 0782)
1396h
Film The Steam Shovel
3161k
Cartoon I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing)
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0309)
Erniethirsty
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie won't stop saying how thirsty he is, no matter how many glasses of water Bert brings him. Even after he's finished, he still won't stop saying "Boy, was I thirsty."
NumberTwelveRocks
Animation Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks
(First: Episode 0195)
Film-YoureBeautiful
Song Joe Raposo sings "Don't You Know You're Beautiful?" over footage of a girl figure skating.
(First: Episode 0607)
Drywet.elephant
Cartoon I am dry, he is wet (circus elephant)
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0309)
BBGroverchinups

BBGroverchinups02
Muppets Big Bird announces that Grover will demonstrate the number 2 by doing two chin-ups. He does it, but then Big Bird asks him to do two more sets, to make sure the audience gets it. When Big Bird thinks they've got it, he announces that Grover will now demonstrate the number 18! Grover faints.
(First: Episode 0547)
Toon.UP
Cartoon A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP.
(First: Episode 0416)
Arthur Ashe keep practicing
Celebrity A montage of kids at various ages are shown practicing tennis, who eventually turn out to be Arthur Ashe. Footage from one of his matches is shown.
(First: Episode 0969)
1396j
Cartoon A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
(First: Episode 0416)
1396p
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it.
(First: Episode 0468)
1285-BUS
Cartoon The word BUS
(First: Episode 0277)
0926o
Film Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack)
(First: Episode 0926)
AM fix BUS
Muppets An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up.
(First: Episode 0455)
1144 02
SCENE 2 Oscar opens a package from the Grouch Novelty Co. containing a Grouch ventriloquist dummy named “Crummy,” which looks just like him. ("He is so ugly!" Oscar remarks.) He reads from the instruction booklet how to make Crummy work, and strikes up an insult-filled conversation with him.
TGUmbrella
Cartoon Typewriter: U for Umbrella
(First: Episode 0808)
SSNews-PiedPiper
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Pied Piper of HamelinKermit takes over for the Pied Piper.
(First: Episode 0519)
BobClownEnter
Cast Bob, dressed as a clown, sounds out the word ENTER by grouping two doors together.
(First: Episode 0939)
1285-Beans
Song "Here Come the Beans"
(First: Episode 0537)
1144 03
SCENE 3 Olivia and the others aren't fooled by Oscar's dummy act, knowing Oscar's using it as an excuse to be rude. Gordon wonders if all Crummy will do is be mean to them, but Oscar has other plans: "I'm not gonna spend $1.98 for something like this and only insult people!" Oscar gives them a preview of the act he’s going to perform with Crummy at the Grouch Club Smoker, telling Grouch versions of old jokes. The others don't care for it, but Oscar finds it more fun to argue with Crummy and sticks with that instead, driving the others away.
ABC-conversation
Muppets An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0273)
Udogcartoon
Cartoon A dog learns about U.
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0131)
Grover again
Muppets "Sing After Me" by Grover and Madeline Kahn
(First: Episode 1112)
Shortywaterfountain
Cartoon Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool.
(First: Episode 0954)
CountCountessNo's
Muppets Outside his castle, The Count asks The Countess Natasha to marry him. He counts her replies, all of which are "no."
(First: Episode 1015)
Jaguarpuzzle
Cartoon Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
1144 04
SCENE 4 Oscar and Crummy play "breakable words" in which they sound out “AT” words onscreen, then watch them fall down and break apart.
ElephantBearBridge
Cartoon An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way.
Voices: Hal Smith
(First: Episode 0538)
Cmamsharecookie
Muppets Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her half, she eats it just like Cookie Monster.
(First: Episode 0623)
Jughead
Cartoon Jughead Jones's J story
(First: Episode 0231)
1957-Fish
Film A garfish swims around.
(First: Episode 0254)
Hubley-SmallJ
Cartoon The letter J
Artists: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0133)
E&BToyGroups
Muppets Ernie & BertBert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging them. Unfortunately, all the categories he names apply only to his toy fire engine.
(First: Episode 0281)
1144-SandJ
Animation Sand J/j
(First: Episode 0631)
1144 05
SCENE 5 At night, Oscar and Crummy argue with each other, keeping the neighbors awake. David announces the sponsors.
Maria1093

ErnieBert1093
CLOSING SIGNS Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign.


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