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Sesame Street
Elmo joins Oscar's grouch band
Air date February 16, 2001
Season Season 32 (2001)
Written by Molly Boylan
Directed by Emily Squires
Production October 31, 2000
Sponsors J, 0
Syndication PBS Sprout

3950Intro

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3950scene1
SCENE 1 Oscar hopes to bring his "alternative" Grouch band to Mudstock, the Grouch music festival. The drummer, Dusty, gets angry that he doesn't get to start and quits.
Jamaicadrums
Film Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums.
(First: Episode 3160)
Groverlooksforyou
Muppets Grover looks for you, and is glad when he finds you.
(First: Episode 3889)
3921-Friends
Film Kids talk about what a friend is.
(First: Episode 3921)
3719-alphabet
Cartoon Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood.
(First: Episode 3267)
3950 Scene 2
SCENE 2 Oscar is trying to find a replacement drummer, but all the ones he's called have said no. Elmo tells Oscar he has a drum and asks to be in the band.
4157.TwinkleTwinkle
Film Kids play "Twinkle Twinkle" on bucket, glass, and a broiler pan.
Sgrover.numberwaving
Muppets Super Grover intends to fly into the air and wave at the number of the day. He claims that his springy legs will propel him into the atmosphere. After a few boingy jumps, he decides to forget the propelling part and just do the waving part. The following segment presents the number of the day.
(First: Episode 3884)
3996b
Cartoon A coach gives a pep talk to the number zero.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 3725)
CookieZero
Muppets Cookie Monster plans to eat the number of cookies to correspond with the number of the day, and he's disappointed to find that the number for the day is zero. He ends up eating the numeral 0 instead.
Cartoon-takeawayfood
Song "Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.
Arist: Jane Aaron
(First: Episode 3003)
3977zb
Film Wegman dogs, as an orchestra conductor and pianist.
(First: Episode 3945)
3950scene3
SCENE 3 At first, Elmo's drumming is too cheerful, and the grouches teach him to drum like a Grouch -- fast, and loud.
Bongos
Film Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
(First: Episode 2862)
Sgrover.letterpointing
Muppets Super Grover says that he's going to fly up into the air and point to the letter of the day. He begins by getting a running start, but only propels himself sideways, hurting himself in the process. Leaning on the brick wall for support, he thinks maybe he will forget the flying part and just do the pointing part. The following segment presents the letter of the day.
(First: Episode 3884)
Jchant
Animation J / j Gregorian chant
(First: Episode 3345)
Jbeach
Film A man in a J costume jumps at the beach.
(First: Episode 3527)
Jackolantern
Animation The story of a jack-o'-lantern.
Artist: Ken Brown and Lisa Crafts
WishYouWereHere.Arizona
Muppets Big Bird's Video Postcards
Big Bird visits Guadalupe, Arizona, and conducts a child mariachi band, who sing "Viva Mexico."
(First: Episode 3012)
3961h
Cartoon Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music.
(First: Episode 3460)
3950scene4
SCENE 4 The band teaches Elmo about rhythm.
3957zh
Cartoon A dog, a girl and a lizard dance to a bongo beat.
Artist: Karen Aqua
(First: Episode 2795)
Eb-vroomroom
Muppets Ernie sings "I Love My Room" and enumerates all the wonderful things he can do in his room, like play his drums. Unfortunately, it's also Bert's room.
Jugglingjack
Cartoon J ... a jumping, juggling jack-in-the-box.
(First: Episode 3896)
JazzyJ
Song "Big J and Little J"
(First: Episode 3396)
3950 Scene5
SCENE 5 The band decides to let Elmo play with them, then proceeds to dress him in some torn-up clothes.
PhotoRhythm
Film A rhythm is made of breaking eggs, door slams, cans dropping, ice, and feet stepping.
(First: Episode 3682)
ZoeWolfgang0
Muppets Zoe and Wolfgang the Seal explain the concept of zero.
(First: Episode 3386)
Howmanyelephants
Cartoon A girl asks her friend to guess how many elephants she saw at the zoo today; the answer is zero.
(First: Episode 3609)
Celeb.EvelynGlennie
Cast / Celebrity Linda performs a duet with percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Before Glennie begins, she instructs Linda to join the performance when she's signaled. Linda shows enthusiasm for her participation, but by the end of the piece she has nearly fallen asleep. Glennie alerts her with a tap of the shoulder and Linda closes with one strike of a cymbal. When Linda receives the most praise from the audience, including flowers from a little girl, Glennie leaves the stage in a huff.
(First: Episode 3930)
Drawingonface
Cartoon Different emotions are drawn on a face, until the character grabs the pencil.
(First: Episode 3531)
Grover.Whatsis
Muppets Grover introduces the next segment, which he says will feature a "four-sided whatsis" - when someone backstage tells him it's a square.
(First: Episode 3928)
Sqsong
Cartoon The Four Squares sing "It's Hip to Be a Square"
Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel
(First: Episode 2615)
3950scene6
SCENE 6 Now that Elmo is a "true Grouch", the band performs a raucous version of "The Grouch Song."
Ewmusic-accordion
Muppets Elmo's World: Music
(First: Episode 3824)
3950 Scene 7
SCENE 7 The band is still playing music while Gordon announces the sponsors.


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