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| Oscar gets a visit from his mother (repeat of 2915) | |||||||||
| Air date | April 29, 1994 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Gina explains Mrs. Grouch, Oscar's mother, will be arriving soon for a visit. She watches as Oscar makes his trash can messier for her arrival. |
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SCENE 1 | Rosita leads a group of kids in a special welcome for Mrs. Grouch when she arrives, carrying signs that read both "WELCOME" and "BIENVENIDA." Oscar fears this will infuriate his mother and has Maria convince them to stop. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Soon enough, Grouch Air flies over the street, dropping Mrs. Grouch and her luggage onto the ground. She catches sight of some of Rosita's signs and believes it was Oscar's doing. She starts fretting he's losing his Grouchiness, when Rosita and the kids return with more signs, now reading "GET LOST" and "PIERDETE." Mrs. Grouch finds this much more appropriate. |
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Film | A girl's grandmother teaches Spanish to her parrot Kuka. (First: Episode 3101) |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) |
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Film / Muppets | Alphaquest: S A swimsuit, Grover as a silly surfer, a seagull, the sunset and a submarine. (First: Episode 2729) |
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Cartoon | S for Snail (new music added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Film | Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366) |
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Animation | Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864) |
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Film | A girl dances her way into her family portrait. (First: Episode 3119) |
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SCENE 2 | Savion holds a tap lesson nearby and Oscar tells him to stop, thinking the sound will be too nice while his mother's around. Savion teaches the kids instead how to do an "angry feet" dance. Mrs. Grouch likes what she hears, but is disgusted that Oscar did such a nice thing for her. |
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Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) |
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Cartoon | Buttons ride a rollercoaster "up and down." (First: Episode 3207) |
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Muppets | In the jungle, Joey and Davey Monkey see a bunch of bananas on a tree, and try to figure out how to get them down. They climb up the tree, knock the bananas off, and are about to climb down, when an elephant carries the bananas away. They decide to order a pizza instead. (First: Episode 3230) |
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Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Elmo sing about the parts that make up "One Fine Face." (First: Episode 2220) |
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Animation | A white shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2061) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and Snuffy take turns imagining what they'll be when they grow up. Big Bird is envisioned as a bus driver and Snuffy as an artist (in both fantasies, they silence Gina). Snuffy then decides to imagine how they'll be best friends, even as grown-ups, but Big Bird points out they won't need to imagine that. |
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Song | "When You Grow Up" (First: Episode 2912) |
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Cartoon | A baby sees a "danger" sign, which points to several dangerous images. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Muppets | How Now Brown and the Moo Wave perform the song "Danger's No Stranger." (First: Episode 2030) |
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Cartoon | An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A. (First: Episode 2813) |
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Animation | Letter Garden: A (First: Episode 3027) |
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Cartoon | An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party. (First: Episode 0293) |
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Muppets | Kingston Livingston III sings "Just Happy to Be Me." (First: Episode 3178) |
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Film | A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird and Snuffy observe Savion tap-dancing as he does some homework. Since he's a teenager, they wonder what he'll do as a full grown-up. Snuffy imagines him as a tap-dancing postman and Big Bird pictures him as a dancing doctor. They start to argue, attracting the attention of Savion, who responds he wants to be a dancer. The friends insist on their ideas and now, the three of them are in an argument. |
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Cartoon | A dog, a girl and a lizard dance to a bongo beat. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2795) |
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Song | "Let's Go Tubbin' Today" (First: Episode 3024) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk. (First: Episode 2507) |
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Animation | Clown Honking #10 (First: Episode 3214) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #10 (First: Episode 2880) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog goes to see his doctor, who listens to his heart. Describing what he hears as "groovy," the doctor sings "Heart of a Frog" about different kinds of noises (backed by frog nurses) (First: Episode 2650) |
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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) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar and his mother have just returned from the store, where Mrs. Grouch has purchased a trick can of candy, where snakes will fly out when opened (her favorite trick). Oscar doubts anyone will be fooled by that; he's done it 100 times. She tries playing it on Maria, Gina and Savion, who are one step ahead. Roxie Marie happens by and wishes to have some candy. She doesn't get frightened by the snakes and is instead disappointed by the lack of candy. Oscar points out the trick did make somebody angry - his mother. |
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Cartoon | "Hammer Time with Hammer" (First: Episode 3179) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | On a rainy night, the Count brings Susan Sarandon to a locked castle. He knocks on the door just for the sake of counting the knocks, until it's revealed that the castle is his own. He then proceeds to unlock the numerous locks, counting them in the process. (First: Episode 2528) |
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Cartoon | A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window. (First: Episode 1627) |
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Song | "(The Name of the Place is) The Laundromat" (First: Episode 3159) |
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Cartoon | A cube tries to fit through wall holes of different shapes. (First: Episode 1452) |
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Film | With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names. (First: Episode 1735) |
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SCENE 6 | Mrs. Grouch gives her candy trick another try, this time on Rosita. She enjoys the trick instead of being scared. Mrs. Grouch has had it with the street and catches the next flight home (hurled into the sky by Fluffy). Maria announces the sponsors and the "Big Bird in the park" credit sequence follows. |
Notes[]
- This repeat episode uses a closing sequence that gives director credit to Jon Stone, whereas Lisa Simon was the credited director in the original episode.
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