Sesame Street | |||||
Slimey's movie (repeat of 2187) | |||||
Air date | December 14, 1987 | ||||
Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Maria, Elmo, and the kids find Shelley the Turtle sitting next to Oscar's trash can. They all try to think of ways to get him to poke his head out, such as pleading, jumping, or screaming, but nothing happens. Oscar sees the commotion and is left with the task after everyone decides to leave. | |
Cartoon | Three turtles present the letter T. (First: Episode 1666) | |
Muppets | Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit. (First: Episode 0407) | |
Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand. (First: Episode 0511) | |
Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) | |
SCENE 2 | Oscar is still trying to lead the turtle out of its shell, but has no luck when Maria comes by to check on his progress. Maria giggles when she finds out why: Shelley pops his head out to show Oscar he was talking to the wrong end of the turtle the entire time! | |
Cartoon | A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it. (First: Episode 1824) | |
Muppets | Kermit sings "On My Pond." (First: Episode 2328) | |
Cartoon | A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it. (First: Episode 0550) | |
Film | Kids talk about the various writing methods they use. In future airings, the portion at the end where one of the kids reads her story is removed. | |
Cartoon | 7 Starfish Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1473) | |
Cast | In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player Big Murray (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has a 7 on it. (First: Episode 1535) | |
Animation | The inhabitants of a farm feel like celebrating when it rains during a hot, dry summer. (First: Episode 1403) | |
Celebrity | Dizzy Gillespie plays a jazz piece on his trumpet for Bob, Susan, Olivia, David, and the kids. (First: Episode 2040) | |
Animation | An opened egg is put back together. (First: Episode 1454) | |
Muppets | Mr. Johnson has been served a bowl of soup, but flags down his waiter to make a complaint. He asks Grover to inspect the fly that's in his soup, but Grover looks under, next to, and on the soup before he agrees to bring out a new bowl. The kitchen is all out of what Mr. Johnson ordered, so he brings him Cream of Mosquito. (First: Episode 1134) | |
Cartoon | "Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1656) | |
Film | The Flashettes track team trains for an upcoming race. (First: Episode 1151) | |
Cartoon | B for boot (First: Episode 1967) | |
Insert | Big Bird goes through his old toy chest with some kids, and encounters a banner with the alphabet on it. He remembers the time he learned what it was, which fades to a flashback of him singing "ABC-DEF-GHI." (First: Episode 2266) | |
Film | Kids narrate footage of whales. (First: Episode 1407) | |
Cartoon | Small letter b (ball/bat) (First: Episode 1131) | |
Muppets / Cast | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert go see a silent movie, "The Picnic" (starring Maria as Chaplin and Linda as the girl). (First: Episode 2071) | |
Film | A circle finds its place on a game board. (First: Episode 1799) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sound out the word "bed." (First: Episode 1932) | |
Film | Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, around Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0516) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason count to 10 in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 1513) | |
Cartoon | A caterpillar dances in ten socks. (First: Episode 2246) | |
Muppets | Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backwards from four and yell "action", but she counts forwards instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!", which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene. (First: Episode 2298) | |
Cartoon | Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth. (First: Episode 1487) | |
SCENE 3 | Maria and the kids sit by Oscar's can to watch Slimey's new "underground" movie. Following an MGM-style intro (with Slimey replacing the lion) "The Gardening Film" begins, featuring a view of various plants growing underground. Oscar suggests for his next movie he could crawl around in Maria's hair, but is stumped upon her rejection. | |
Song | "Beet Beet, Sugar Beet." (First: Episode 1171) | |
Cartoon | A boy tries dealing with various leaks in a dike. When plugging and buckets don't work, he fetches an adult who patches up the holes with cement. (First: Episode 1478) | |
Muppets | Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint. (closing line cut) (First: Episode 0186) | |
Film | Kids paint pictures of things that start with B. (edited) Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises (First: Episode 0008) | |
Cartoon | A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1394) | |
SCENE 4 | Oscar bestows Slimey with the "Wormie Award." Oscar asks Maria, who chuckles at the name, if she has something better to call it; she suggests the "Oscar" award. Oscar responds, "Great name. Wish I'd thought of it." They part ways, and Maria plays with the kids in the yard as Elmo announces the sponsors. |
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