Sesame Street | |||||||||||
Oscar's trash sale | |||||||||||
Air date | January 15, 1999 | ||||||||||
Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||||
Written by | Ian Ellis James | ||||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar's pet elephant Fluffy has taken up swing dancing, but there isn't enough room in Oscar's trash can for Fluffy to dance. Gabi suggests Oscar should have a garage sale. | |
Cartoon | "The Room Is Full of Chickens" (First: Episode 2971) | |
Muppets | Grover asks Elmo to help him remember part of the alphabet. Elmo gets all the way to Y, but Grover at least knows the letter Z. (First: Episode 3783) | |
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 2 | Oscar's trash is all out on the sidewalk for the garage sale, and Gabi suggests he needs to sort the trash if he's going to sell anything. Oscar begins to have second thoughts, but Fluffy objects. | |
Cartoon | Shoes dance to a square dance tune. (First: Episode 3450) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Ballet dancers Jock Soto and Lourdes Lopez demonstrate up and down. (First: Episode 3622) | |
Cartoon | Buttons ride a rollercoaster "up and down." (First: Episode 3207) | |
SCENE 3 | Gabi has sorted out all of Oscar's trash. Susan comes by with some kids, and looks through the trash. She finds a book called "Little Grouch Riding Hood," which is Oscar's favorite grouch bedtime story. | |
SCENE 3, cont'd | Susan reads the kids "Little Grouch Riding Hood." She likes the book, but Oscar says that it is not for sale. | |
Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book." (First: Episode 2983) | |
Muppets | Telly has only 15 seconds to show something that begins with T. (First: Episode 3784) | |
Cartoon | Spinning T (to the tango beat). (First: Episode 2933) | |
Cartoon | Ten tiny T's in top hats do the tippy tappy tango and take tea. (new sound effects and applause added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3230) | |
SCENE 4 | Gina comes by and looks through the trash. Oscar is sure she won't find a thing, but she finds a No sign that reminds her of a song. | |
Muppets | Gina and Maria sing The Word is "No." (First: Episode 2548) | |
SCENE 4, cont'd | "Didn't you listen to the song? Can't you even read the sign?" Oscar refuses to sell off his No sign. | |
Cartoon | Noodles & Nedd eat lots of chocolates, but they don't litter. (First: Episode 3698) | |
SCENE 5 | Baby Bear shows Gabi and Oscar his collage, and needs something to finish it. He finds a perfect shoelace, and Gabi convinces Oscar to give it up. However, Oscar likes the finished collage so much that Baby Bear gives it to him. | |
Cartoon | Clown Honking #9 (First: Episode 3219) | |
Film | Milo Counting: 9 (First: Episode 3578) | |
Cartoon | Underwater, there's a 9 (First: Episode 3283) | |
SCENE 6 | Oscar decides he should be selling the trash to grouches so he calls Three Grouches Named Moe With A Truck. | |
Cartoon | T is for tiger, teapot, television and taxi. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 3262) | |
Film | Kids dance with the letter T, which is for triangle. (First: Episode 3271) | |
Cartoon | T for Turtle (new music added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1146) | |
SCENE 7 | The Moes come to take the trash away, but Oscar needs to say goodbye to it. He still isn't sure about giving it to them, either. | |
Song | "Dancin' Shoes" (First: Episode 2949) | |
Cartoon | A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes. (First: Episode 1652) | |
SCENE 8 | After much consideration, Oscar says "no." Gabi is surprised at how much Oscar loves his trash so Oscar sings "I Love Trash." Gabi and the Moes join in. Then Oscar and Fluffy try to cooperate. | |
Muppets | Elmo's World: Dancing (First: Episode 3801) | |
SCENE 9 | Fluffy is still dancing in the empty trash can as Gabi reads the sponsors. The credits follow. |
See Also[]
- Episode 2716 - Oscar has another trash sale.
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