Episode 3482

Sesame Street
Oscar can't get the Sesame Street theme out of his head (repeat of 3152)
Air date	March 19, 1996
Season	Season 27 (1995-1996)
Written by	Belinda Ward
Sponsors I, S, 14

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Grundgetta speaks through a megaphone, warning Oscar and the Grouchketeers to cover their ears before a yucky song comes on (the Sesame Street Theme) -- but it's too late for Oscar!
	SCENE 1	When the opening sequence finishes playing, Oscar is relieved that the song is over, but to his chagrin, the music lingers on in his head and makes him happy! Grungetta helps cleanse his mind with a grouchy variation of "My Favorite Things," and Oscar joins her.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	After the song, Bob walks by, singing the SS theme, and it pops back into Oscar's head!
	Cartoon	"Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2087)
	Film	Xiao-Mei from northern China describes a festival at the end of every year that her family participates in. Each day of the festival, there is a new show to watch, a series of parades and lots of food like noodles and dumplings. Women prepare floats for the parade while men dress up as river animals. Xiao-Mei's favorite part or the festival is the lion dance. Xiao-Mei also demonstrates how she can walk on stilts which are strapped to her legs, and hopes someday to dance in the big parade. (First: Episode 3266)
	Animation	A map of China morphs into the shape of animals and things that are found there. (First: Episode 2782)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Jawhara what loud and soft are. (First: Episode 3286)
	Cartoon	A hippo who lives in the country, and likes it quiet, is disturbed when a mouse, who likes it loud, moves in. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1432)
	SCENE 2	Bob stops by again, as Oscar attempts to get the song out of his head with the help of his elephant Fluffy, who trumpets loudly. Oscar then calls for the rest of his animals to make noise, which helps at first - but once Bob leaves, the animals start singing the SS theme!
	Cartoon	A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711)
	Song	"Mom and Me" (new vocal track) (First: Episode 2462)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: MOM. (First: Episode 1481)
	Song	"I'm a Polar Bear" (First: Episode 3276)
	Animation	Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase S. (First: Episode 3214)
	Film	Kids hold an S and a square (First: Episode 3278)
	Cartoon	S for sing (First: Episode 0824)
	Song	"Doing the Family Thing" (First: Episode 3180)
	SCENE 3	Oscar wishes he could get his animals to stop singing the SS theme. Elmo passes by with a STOP sign he made himself, and the animals stop making noise when he displays it to them. Just when Oscar thinks his problem is over, Elmo learns what the animals were doing, and leads them into singing the SS theme once again!
	Cartoon	A man juggles until he is told to STOP. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1340)
	Film	Kids make the city traffic "stop" and "go." (First: Episode 3310)
	Muppets	Big Bird observes how balloons can make one happy. Telly emerges, looking sad, with a deflated balloon, so Big Bird gives his balloon to Telly. (First: Episode 3429)
	Cartoon	I for Ink (angry bird) (First: Episode 0462)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I — Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727)
	Animation	I / i candles (First: Episode 3107)
	Muppets	Kermit sings "On My Pond." (First: Episode 2328)
	Animation	All living things need clean water. (First: Episode 2731)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird encounters Zoe squealing, and finds out it's because she's proud of being able to recite the alphabet. She does so, with help from Big Bird.
	Film	Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3266)
	Muppets	The Oinker Sisters sing about what's "Important" to them. (First: Episode 2818)
	Animation	African quilt pattern #2 (First: Episode 3134)
	Film	A boy in Jamaica goes to school and attends drum class. (First: Episode 3145)
	Cartoon	Characters on a quilt form the letter S. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3368)
	Film / Muppets	Alphaquest: S A swimsuit, Grover as a silly surfer, a seagull, a sunset, and a submarine. (First: Episode 2729)
	Song	"There's a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School" (sung by Jerry Nelson) (First: Episode 2751)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird and Zoe begin to play hide-and-seek, but she needs help counting down from 10 to 1.
	Cartoon	Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack) (First: Episode 2278)
	Muppets	The Big Bad Wolf sings about himself and his family. (First: Episode 3001)
	Cartoon	The Bellhop is asked to carry a guest's two small (but heavy) bags to room 14. (First: Episode 2571)
	Muppets	Polly Darton and Benny Rabbit sing "14 Carrot Love." (First: Episode 2811)
	Cartoon	"Fourteen Desert" Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3267)
	Animation	A showcase of how many fun things can be done with paper.
	SCENE 6	Oscar puts on earmuffs and a football helmet on his head to drown out that yucky "Sunny Day" song, and has the Grouchketeers confirm that it's not playing. But once he uncovers his head, the closing music starts playing! He ducks into his trash can, and Bob stops by and announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Grover brings a heavy barbell to a furious Mr. Johnson and collapses from the weight.

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