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Episode 3141

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Sesame Street
Plot Oscar is turned into Prince Charming
Air date November 29, 1993
Season Season 25 (1993-1994)
Sponsors N, P, 6
Syndication 123 Sesame Street
DVD


Picture Segment Description
COLD OPEN
Telly tells the viewers that Oscar's mother is visiting, and that Oscar's going to help him buy her a present!
SCENE 1
At Finders Keepers, Ruthie suggests the classic Grouch storybook "The Green Grouch of Yucchingham and the Five Grouchketeers." Telly wants to hear it.

SCENE 1, cont'd
In the story, the Queen Grouch vies to be the Grouchiest Grouch in the Land, instead of Green Grouch. Her magic cookies turn the Green Grouch into Prince Charming and his trash can into a castle, but the Grouch princess comes to rescue him, after the five Grouchketeers say the alphabet.

SCENE 1, cont'd
Indignant that it was the "most ridiculous thing I ever heard," Oscar shows up Ruthie by eating one of the magic cookies she coincidentally has in her store. He turns into Prince Charming, and demands his horse to return to his castle.
Cartoon
Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book."

Muppets
Wish You Were Here
Big Bird visits a Puerto Rican casita in East Harlem. He tries to find out what people do there, but everyone is too busy raising chickens, planting tomatoes, cooking and planning music to answer.
Animation
N/n paper fold
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.

Muppets
NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N."
(EKA: Episode 3010)
Cartoon
Gordon voiceover N/n
(EKA: Episode 2283)

SCENE 2
Oscar's trash can has indeed become a castle, and now Oscar wants to marry Gina. Telly frets because Oscar's mother is coming soon. Ruthie leaves to search for a Grouch princess, Telly goes after the Grouchketeers, and Gina can only hope they will hurry.
Animation
The Queen of Six explores her garden.
(EKA: Episode 0234)
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
Film
Six children dance in a colorblock grid.
Animation
Six circus balls
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
Muppets
Sesame Street News Flash
Kermit, using a pull-down map, tries to give everyone directions to Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house. No one listens to Kermit. In the end, Red joins her grandmother, the Big Bad Wolf, and a cab driver for a picnic.
Film
Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice."
(EKA: Episode 1708)
Cartoon
I am dry, he is wet (Shark fishing)
Film
Peacock
Music: Joe Raposo
(EKA: Episode 1041)
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.

SCENE 3
Oscar tries to woo Gina with gifts, and Telly returns with some Grouchketeers. Adding himself, they have 4+1=5.
Video
Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table.
(EKA: Episode 2615)
Cartoon
Household appliances count 1-10 and 10-0.
Film
Empty / full classroom (time-lapse)
(EKA: Episode 3097)
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
Cartoon
Aliens vacation on Earth for an afternoon, but they litter.
Song
"Every Bit of Litter Hurts"
Celebrity
Bobby McFerrin improvises with the crowd at Birdland.
(First: Episode 2874)
Cartoon
Balls fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down.
(EKA: Episode 1186)

SCENE 4
The Grouch Princess arrives to turn Oscar back, but, unlike in the story, she first has to do her dancing exercise. Oscar proclaims National Dancing Time, and everyone dances to some surf music.
Cartoon
A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants.
(EKA: Episode 2784)
Song
Kevin Clash sings "Take Care of That Smile."
(EKA: Episode 2749)
Muppets
Ernie and Bert: Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. He can't watch TV, and he can't play with his ball. Bored, he decides to take a nap too -- but then he starts to snore. This wakes Bert up, who complains to Ernie. Ernie gets mad at being woken up.
(EKA: Episode 0235)
Cartoon
P - puddle
(EKA: Episode 1090)
Film
Alphaquest: P
A pack of painted purple penguins practicing a pop song in a pine tree park, and a pink pig with a parachute.
(EKA: Episode 2784)
Cartoon
Consonant Sound Limerick: P - penguin.
Artist: Jeff Hale
(EKA: Episode 2208)
Muppets
Moe Cocker and a chorus of dogs sing "With A Little Yelp from My Friends."
Cartoon
Dog.
Song
We're All Growing
Cartoon
A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. (new music added)
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(EKA: Episode 1710)
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.

SCENE 5
The Grouch Princess tells them they can say the alphabet. Just as in the story, she waves her magic pocketbook three times and sticks out her tongue three times to change Oscar back.
SCENE 5,
cont'd
Oscar's mother descends from her plane. Gina tells about what happened, and leaves Oscar to face his mother's wrath.
Cartoon
A parade of toys illustrates first and last.
Cast
Maria and Luis perform "You Say Hola and I Say Hola."
(EKA: Episode 2164)
Cartoon
Lady Marple-Bug solves "The Case of the Four Flyers" by identifying that the bird didn't fit in amongst the group of butterflies.
(EKA: Episode 2963)

SCENE 6
Ruthie shows Oscar's mother the box of cookies and explains. Like Oscar did before, she thinks it's ridiculous and eats one. She becomes the Queen Mother and thinks that Gina would make a perfect wife for her son.


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