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Oscar appears on the "Sally Messy Yuckyael Show" for helping a kitten | |||||||||
Air date | April 16, 1993 | ||||||||
Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||||
Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Savion, Mr. Handford, Maria, Tara and Gabi are at Hooper's Store. Maria welcomes the viewers and announces that Oscar will be on "Sally Messy Yuckyael". On the show Sally addresses todayโs topic: โGrouch who got involved with kitten,โ right after what she calls a "yucky, cute song": the Sesame Street Theme! | |
SCENE 1 | After the opening, the audience of Grouches (including Grundgetta and an elephant in a trash can, possibly Fluffy) boos the theme music. Sally moves on about todayโs headline, which disgusts the audience. She asks Oscar how it happened, and he tells her with a flashback: One day he was on his way to the dump but then finds a kitten sitting near his trash can. He tries to make it go away (by saying "Wubba Wubba") but it wonโt leave. | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
Back in the studio Sally asks him what he did in response, to which Oscar admits that he...he...gave her some milk! Sally admits she didn't think things would get this horrible right away and stuff like this isn't seen on Oprah Grouchy. Oscar adds that he thought that was the reason why she was hanging around his trash can and if he gave her some, sheโd go away. Sally tells him that he thought wrong, which he knows now.
In the flashback, he gives her the bowl of milk and tries to make her get lost again, but it then occurs to him that maybe she was lost. In the studio, Sally convinces him that he never should have done that, to which the crowd agrees. Even Oscar feels horrible about it, and admits that the story gets yuckier later. Sally announces that they will return after a commercial break. | |
Animation | The word CAT is shown, followed by a black cat sitting on a chair. (First: Episode 3000) | |
Cartoon | 40 lemmings (doo-wop) (First: Episode 2873) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Princess and the C โ Kermit meets the wrong princess. (First: Episode 2527) | |
Animation | Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625) | |
Film | A Puerto Rican family get-together includes cooking, playing soccer, and finally the big dinner. (First: Episode 3081) | |
Cartoon | Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil. Artist: Jim Jinkins (First: Episode 2538) | |
SCENE 2 | Back in the studio, Sally asks Oscar what he should do if he finds a kitten that was โcute as a button". He answers that he screams, but knowing that he had to find the kittenโs owner or be stuck with it forever, he made signs that he put all over Sesame Street that said "Found One Yucky Kitten. See Oscar the Grouch". (Sally: "So you finally did something smart." Oscar: "Oh yeah? Heh. That's what you think Miss Smarty Glasses!") | |
SCENE 2 cont'd |
In the flashback, Oscar puts the sign on his trash can and sees Maria and Gabi walking by. They notice his sign, but they just want to pet it. Savion also comes to see it, and brings her some toys. This only disgusts Oscar more, but Sally is disgusted as well because not only was a cute kitten hanging around Oscar's trash can, but also some nice people. | |
SCENE 2 cont'd |
Sally hopes that he took down the signs, but Oscar says he couldnโt because then he wouldnโt find the kittenโs owner, and heโd be stuck with her. Sally gets excited about what's to come, as the show breaks for commercials. | |
Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" Aritst: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) | |
Cast | Big Bird winds up Linda, who displays the word TOY. (First: Episode 2908) | |
Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms and nine toes. Aritst: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finishes drinking milk, and doesn't know what to do with the cartons at first, but gets the idea to "recycle" them and play with them like a train. (First: Episode 2726) | |
Cartoon | A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187) | |
SCENE 3 | Sally asks Oscar what happened next, but he refuses to answer because itโs โtoo yuckyโ. Sally disagrees because "nothing is too yucky for Sally Messy Yuckayel" and makes him answer. Oscar explains that the kitten got inside his trash can. The crowd gets disgusted again. | |
SCENE 3 cont'd |
Oscar then says that she was chasing a ball of yarn in his trash can, getting himself (and Fluffy) tangled up. In the flashback, Maria thinks that maybe heโs starting to enjoy being with the kitten...which he admits to, and the crowd starts to boo. Oscar is dragged into the trash can, crashing into various items, and starts to enjoy himself! | |
SCENE 3 cont'd |
Sally gets grossed out again because he liked having the kitten in his trash can. Oscar admits that he couldnโt help himself because the kitten was making a great big mess. Sally thinks that this is the worst kind of kitten loving sheโs ever heard, and convinces everyone to help him out, but they refuse. Oscar begs her to do so ("You're my only hope Sally!"), and she agrees to do so, right after another commercial break. | |
Cartoon | Counting 40 pigs Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3084) | |
Film | A child narrates a film of him and his brother, Andrew, taking a ride on the ferry. (First: Episode 2951) | |
Cartoon | W for Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) | |
Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) | |
Film | Alphaquest: W (First: Episode 2712) | |
Muppets | Is Barkley a DOG or a BANANA? (First: Episode 2724) | |
Film | A child in a classroom draws a picture of her dog Puck, and goes over the care required to keep a pet. A Bert and Baby Fozzie plush can be seen in the little girl's bedroom. (First: Episode 2853) | |
SCENE 4 | Sally asks Oscar if he ever found out who the kitten belonged to. He answers that it happened when he was playing with the kitten, which causes Sally to interrupt him as she becomes disgusted again. | |
SCENE 4 cont'd |
In the flashback, Oscar and the kitten (whom he names "Bruiser") play with the toy mouse. Maria walks by and notices. She says that she hopes that someone will show up to pick up Bruiser, and Oscar agrees too because he hates it and heโs having a horrible time. A lady (Louise Gold) approaches and says that she found the sign and identifies the feline as "Bootsy", her kitten. The lady picks Bootsy up, but Oscar is reluctant to let her go, and isnโt sure whether or not it actually belongs to her. The lady pulls out a picture of Bootsy as evidence. Oscar doesnโt see the resemblance, but Maria points out that Bootsy matches the picture in every way. Oscar faces the fact and lets her go, and asks the lady to never lose the kitten again because a cute kitten showing up on his doorstep is the last thing he ever needs. Bootsy and her owner leave, but Oscar sees that she forgot her mouse. He tries to get them to come back, then becomes depressed now that "Bruiser" is gone. | |
SCENE 4 cont'd |
Oscar then admits to Sally that he missed the kitten, much to everyone elseโs dismay. Sally now thinks that not only is it yucky, but also disgusting and runs off the stage. Oscar begs her to come back so that she can help him. | |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) | |
Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Cookie Monster and Annette Bening demonstrate here and there. (First: Episode 3080) | |
Cartoon | Kids sing about the joys of celery. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2976) | |
Film | A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry. (First: Episode 2641) | |
SCENE 5 | Sally comes back with a cure for Oscar: another kitten. He now feels angry, but Sally did it so that he can get his mind off of Bootsy. However, her idea works and she tells Oscar that there isn't a problem she can't solve. Sally signs off, and tells the audience to tune in tomorrow for when she solves the problem of "Grouches who love too much". | |
SCENE 5 cont'd |
Back at Hooper's, the TV audience starts debating who's grouchier: Sally Messy Yuckyael or Oprah Grouchy? Maria announces the sponsors and the credits roll. |
Notes[]
- Performers for the Grouch audience includes Martin P. Robinson (overly-dramatic green Grouch), Peter Linz (grey Grouch), Rick Lyon (red Grouch), and Fran Brill (hat-wearing Grouch).
- Sally (whose first appearance is from this episode) teases her next episode with the topic: "Grouches Who Love Too Much". It's also the focus of her show during her last appearance three years later.
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