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Sesame Street
Did Gabi say "Oscar"?
Air date December 15, 1989
Season Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by Sonia Manzano
Directed by Jon Stone
Production September 15, 1989
Sponsors D, J, 5

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Luis attempts to teach baby Gabi to say "Dad" by showing her a card with the word on it. Maria thinks it won't work, since she's too young to read or talk at this point. He leaves to open the Fix-It Shop, and once he's gone, she writes "Mom" on the other side of the "Dad" card and attempts to teach Gabi to say "Mom."
ManLegs
Cartoon Which legs belong on the man?
(First: Episode 1691)
2125h
Muppets Game Show: To Tell A Face
The object of the game is to identify the face of a relative. The contestant in this skit is Baby Bobby, who must identify his grandmother.
(First: Episode 2125)
Raposo.Eating
Song Joe Raposo sings "Eating" while animals eat.
(First: Episode 0106)
Hockeyplayer
Cartoon "¡El juega hockey!"
(First: Episode 2114)
3187n
Muppets Two-Headed Monster: MOM.
(First: Episode 1481)
MillieMollywalk
Cartoon Millie and Molly take a walk, and have different perspectives of their surroundings.
(First: Episode 1309)
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SCENE 2 Oscar objects to the cute baby sounds he hears from Gabi, so he attempts to teach her to say his name. He thinks she said "Oscar," but Maria begs to differ. Maria leaves him alone, and Gina admires Gabi as she passes by, and is the second to think she heard Gabi say "Oscar." Maria is flabbergasted.
400015
Cartoon A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a huge bubble, and flies away.
(First: Episode 0617)
HeyFood
Muppets Cookie Monster and The Beetles sing "Hey Food."
(First: Episode 1815)
1839zm
Film A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
(First: Episode 1716)
WashYourHands
Cartoon "Wash Your Hands Before You Eat"
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1523)
Grover-johnjohn-countbackwards
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentJohn-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but he has a little trouble.
(First: Episode 0547)
Cinco.Luis
Animation El numero cinco (Luis VO)
(First: Episode 2115)
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SCENE 3 Telly stops by for some "Monster on the Spot" coverage, asking Maria how Gabi came into the world. Maria gives him a kid-friendly version of the story, which he knows some of because he was there. Telly asks Gabi to say something, and thinks he heard her say "Oscar."
Jaguarpuzzle
Cartoon Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
(First: Episode 1144)
Superguy pet
Cartoon Teeny Little Super Guy
RW wants a pet spoon, so TLSG teaches him the importance of being responsible with a pet.
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1986)
ItzhakPerlman with girl
Celebrity Itzhak Perlman and a girl demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses.
(First: Episode 1563)
5song.stage
Cartoon 5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses)
(First: Episode 0973)
Arrowgame
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie has Bert play a "Follow the Arrows" game, which leads him to the main camera, looking at the TV viewer.
(First: Episode 1697)
1186i
Cartoon Dogs cheer D-O-G and fight with cats.
(First: Episode 1148)
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SCENE 4 Big Bird encounters Maria about to tell Gabi a story with Goldilocks in it, so he sits down and listens in. In the story, Goldie Locks comes home with her new baby, "Gabriela Locks," and stresses out about the conditions of her baby's room ("It's too cold! It's too hot!"), the bed ("It's too hard! It's too soft!"), and the light ("It's too bright! It's too dark!") when husband Luis Locks assures her that all of those things are "just right." Big Bird learns that Gabi can't talk yet, but to Maria's astonishment, he thinks he heard her say "Oscar."
1709p
Cartoon A man has a J under his hat.
(First: Episode 0231)
PIYNWasington
Muppets Bob imagines himself in 1789, and meets two of the people in George Washington's neighborhood, the candlemaker and the saddlemaker.
(First: Episode 2294)
LampAssembly
Animation A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion.
(First: Episode 1473)
MM.Kermit
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Miami MiceKermit interviews Tito and J.P., the Miami Mice.
(First: Episode 2200)
Dconstruction
Cartoon Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
(First: Episode 0406)
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SCENE 5 Snuffy and Anna ask Maria if she's seen Linda, because Anna wants to learn some signs for show-and-tell. Maria shows her the signs for "Big Bird," "Snuffy," and "Oscar," and sees if Gabi can wave bye-bye. Snuffy thinks he saw Gabi make the sign for "Oscar," which confuses Maria even further.
1186c
Cartoon I Love You, in American Sign Language
Artist: Steve Finkin
(First: Episode 1170)
5roadpaint
Film Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil.
(First: Episode 0497)
CleverBill
Cartoon "The Adventures of Clever Bill!" The main character solves conflicts between two fighting giants and two fighting girls.
(First: Episode 2068)
Song.pigeon
Muppets Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon".
(First: Episode 0536)
Typewriter.J
Cartoon The Typewriter: J for jump
(First: Episode 0772)
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SCENE 6 Maria tells Luis about their day, and they both think everyone's "Oscar" assumptions were silly. Gina announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.


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