Episode 1755

Sesame Street
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Air date	January 21, 1983
Season	Season 14 (1982-1983)
Sponsors L, 4

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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar is having a boring day, until he sees something in the sky -- a trash can!
	SCENE 1 cont'd	When the contraption lands on the ground, its lid opens, and a gray grouch wearing a helmet peers out. They both realize, to their delight, that they are grouches. The gray grouch introduces himself as Othmar, from the planet Zircon.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Linda, Olivia and Luis arrive on the scene, and realize that a grouch from Outer Space just landed. Linda shows them how to sign "get lost," and Othmar suddenly feels optimistic about his surroundings. Template:SSvideo
File:Glass01.png	Cartoon	"Geometry of Circles"
	Film	Future jobs: footage of a kid playing with a certain toy, followed by an adult using "the real thing." (EKA: Episode 0796)
	Cartoon	What if I had big feet? (EKA: Episode 0514)
	Muppets	Guy Smiley hosts the game show "What's My Part?". The contestant is Mr. Nose. The panelists -- Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic and Cookie Monster -- don't know what a nose is, because none of them have noses. (First: Episode 0131)
	Cartoon	Four ducks
	SCENE 2	Oscar tells Olivia that he's going to the moon with Othmar in the giant trash can, and asks her to help them with the countdown from 10 to 1. They close the lid of the trash can and prepare for takeoff. Olivia counts down, and covers her ears as the trash can shoots into the air.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	As the giant trash can rises further and further into space, Olivia remarks, "Now I've seen everything."
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Oscar and Othmar notice how different the earth looks from above. They pass through the space dump, and then get closer to the surface of the moon while they eat their sandwiches. Oscar wants to get back to Sesame Street later on, because "I haven't insulted Olivia all day -- she's gonna think I don't care." Template:SSvideo
	Cartoon	A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa. (EKA: Episode 0956)
	Film	Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. (EKA: Episode 0666)
	Cartoon	A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (EKA: Episode 0295)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie wakes up and tells Bert it's time to get up, but notices that Bert isn't in his bed. He slowly ponders what happened to his best friend, coming to the conclusion that maybe some Martians took him away in their spaceship. As it turns out, Bert just got up early to fix some oatmeal. Ernie is relieved... until a real spaceship lands and the Martians enter the room. (EKA: Episode 1208)
	Cartoon	A baby looks at a DANGER sign and imagines what it means. (EKA: Episode 1020)
	Film	Children watch a film of a man reading a newspaper on the train tracks - DANGER! (EKA: Episode 0881)
	SCENE 3	Olivia and Linda are doubtful that Oscar and Othmar went to the moon. While they wait, Linda shows some kids how to sign "moon," "rocket," and "stars." Olivia stages a game where they pretend to be each of the things they signed, and count down from 10 to 1. Olivia, meanwhile, wonders where Oscar is.
	Cartoon	A midget tries to get on top of a horse. (EKA: Episode 1450)
	Muppets	The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim or fly, then they notice their Twiddle-car. (short intro) (EKA: Episode 0693)
	Film	Two brown bears play in the river and in the forest.
	Cartoon	A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (EKA: Episode 0810)
	Cast	In the park, Maria and some kids play with Barkley, telling him whether he's near or far some balloons they've hidden.
	Cartoon	Two circles demonstrate "next to" and "away from". (EKA: Episode 0802)
	Cartoon	Sign Cartoons: Coffee (EKA: Episode 1169)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster helps Ernie match mittens, shoes and gloves and put them away. Guess how he puts away two matching cookies. (EKA: Episode 0204)
	Song	"What Should We Do with Our Burro?" (EKA: Episode 1364)
	Cartoon	L es para luz (EKA: Episode 1251)
	Celebrity	Richard Pryor demonstrates emotions
	Transition	Diamond transition (First: Episode 0007)
	Film	Counting 1-20 (planes taking off) (EKA: Episode 1012)
	Cartoon	I hab a cauld ib by dose. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 1186)

Notes

• Jon Stone directed this episode.
• Behind the scenes footage of the episode, including the story meeting and shooting, appears on 40 Years of Sunny Days.

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