Episode 3763

	Sesame Street
	Grouches who love too much; (repeat of 3519)
Air date	April 15, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by	Belinda Ward
Sponsors	C, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	"And here she is, the one you've all been waiting for...Sally Messy Yuckyael!" Oscar and Grundgetta are guests on the Sally Messy Yuckyael show, where today's topic is "Grouches who love too much."
	SCENE 1	"And now, unfortunately for you, back to our show" Sally announces that today's guests are two Grouches, one of whom fell in love with the other. Oscar admits that it was him, and begins to tell the story of how it happened: this morning, he and Grundgetta were having their usual morning argument, when "Suddenly, I started hearing this yucky, sweet violin music ... and then my heart was going pitty-pat, pitty-pat ... I couldn't even nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyeahhh..." Grundgetta: "He just kept looking at me with those gah-gah eyes and then he said it!" Sally: "What?" Oscar: "Grundgetta I ... I love you!"
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Back in the present, the Grouch audience is in shock at this story. Oscar and Grundgetta argue over who suffered more from it, while Sally tells us to stay tuned for more.
	Cartoon	A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0407)
	Muppets	Elmo and Winston, a beluga whale, demonstrate the word LOVE. (First: Episode 3526)
	Cartoon	Cap'n Feenie asks, "What is it?" It's the ocean. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2710)
	Film	Kids demonstrate near and far with soccer balls. (First: Episode 3538)
	Cartoon	A fan reveals the letter C. (First: Episode 2746)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Marilyn Horne sings an opera version of "C is for Cookie". (First: Episode 3189)
	Film	"C" for Circle (First: Episode 3313)
	SCENE 2	"And now, despite your better intentions, back to our show!" Oscar and Grundgetta continue with their story, which picks up at the part when Oscar sang "Love in the Junkyard" to Grundgetta who can't believe Oscar's singing her a love song.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	After the song, Grundgetta refused to meet Oscar in the moonlight in the junkyard. Unfortunately for her, he had to show her how much he loved her right at his trash can. Then to do so, he actually kissed Grundgetta! This amount of detail is so disgusting that Sally calls for another break.
	Cartoon	A baby cries whenever he gets a beso. (First: Episode 0433)
	Film	A girl narrates a film of how pan dulce, Mexican bread, is made. (First: Episode 3015)
	Cartoon	Parts of a face are drawn in black on-screen before forming a picture. (First: Episode 3320)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — On the deck of The Love Boat, a uniformed Ernie expresses how much he loves this boat. "Ernest" shares his love with Amanda, a grumpy patron, a fish, and soon several passengers who join them in their love for this boat. (First: Episode 1958)
	Cartoon	Fluffy recalls being a homeless dog, getting taken in to the dog pound, and meeting his new pal Petey. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2981)
	Film	What sound does a cat make? (First: Episode 3414)
	Cartoon	Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. (music & sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141)
	Song	"C, You're Cool" (First: Episode 3443)
	Animation	Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625)
	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)
	Film	"Box City Recycling Rap" Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons. (First: Episode 2851)
	SCENE 3	"And now back to the Sally Messy Yuckyael show!" Grundgetta reveals how she made Oscar stop loving her: she invited him to a romantic dinner at a nice little bistro. While there, she kissed him, which made him angry. Everyone is relieved that the nightmare is now over. Sally asks Oscar if it's really over or if he'll fall in love again. Oscar says he's just taking it 1 day at a time. Grundgetta warns him that she'll kiss him if he ever falls in love with her again. Then they start arguing again, and Sally announces another break.
	Cartoon	A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (audible dialogue) Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849)
	Cast	Elmo, Big Bird and Gordon star in a commercial for the Alphabet (as if it were a bank). (First: Episode 2972)
	Song	"The African Animal Alphabet" (First: Episode 3396)
	Film	A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia. (First: Episode 2784)
	Muppets	Maria (in voice-over) gives Humphrey, Ingrid, and Baby Natasha 15 seconds to show what between means, but they don't get it right until after the time is up. (First: Episode 3646)
	Animation	"Five Waltzing Chairs" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2983)
	Film	Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007)
	Cartoon	Five outlines of people dance. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3050)
	Film	Wegman's dogs: "Jack Be Nimble" (First: Episode 3526)
	Celebrity	Maya Angelou leads Big Bird and some kids in a ring game, "Little Sally Walker." (First: Episode 3171)
	Film	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407)
	Song	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You." (First: Episode 2873)
	Muppets	Grover asks The Amazing Mumford if he could make his carrot disappear, provided that some smoke appears. Mumford performs the trick and Grover is impressed by the puff of smoke, however he fails to notice Mumford chomping on his carrot. When Grover asks Mumford to make the carrot reappear, he replies that he can't because he ate it ("You didn't say anything about magic!"). (First: Episode 1210)
	Cartoon	The Carrot (censored version) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132)
	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)
	Animation	Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (English version) (First: Episode 3193)
	Muppets	"The Rhymies at Sea" - Larry, Mary and Barry sail on a ship, which sinks. (First: Episode 1149)
	Cartoon	Jim Thurman sings Calcutta Joe. Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2492)
	Film	Flamingos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450)
	Song	"Above and Below" (Christopher Cerf) (First: Episode 2839)
	SCENE 4	"Oh, still here, eh? Well, back to the Sally Messy Yuckyael show!" Oscar and Grundgetta continue arguing, when all of a sudden she hears violin music, and she becomes attracted to Oscar! She tells Oscar to kiss her (Sally: "On my show? What are ya tryin to do, raise my ratings?"), and Oscar reluctantly does so. Grundgetta returns to normal and gets angry at Oscar for kissing her. (Oscar: "Hey, ya told me to kiss ya!" Grundgetta: "So if I told ya to jump off a bridge would ya?") They continue arguing, while Sally announces the sponsors and signs off.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	"And Slimey's spaceship is still on its way back to Sesame Street!"
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Celina choreographs Barkley and some kids in a dance.