| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Oscar invites Bob into his trash can | |||||||
| Air date | November 11, 1974 | ||||||
| Season | Season 6 (1974-1975) | ||||||
| Written by | Joseph A. Bailey[1] | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Biff directs Sully while he's driving, causing him to back into the mailbox in front of 123 Sesame Street. The crash prompts Maria to come out and see what happened, but Biff is too busy overcomplicating the mess to explain himself to the "little lady." While Biff admits defeat, deciding he needs an extra crew to come in to clean up, Maria has uprighted the mailbox and tells Sully to clear the vehicle away. Biff is left dumbfounded... and without a ride. |
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Muppets | "Family" (First: Episode 0404) |
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Cartoon | A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest. (First: Episode 0463) |
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Cartoon | K is for Karate (First: Episode 0489) |
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Film | A film of camels eating. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0388) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Alphabet Story — Ernie writes a dramatic story, which is actually the alphabet. (First: Episode 0009) |
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Cartoon | I thought a thought ... about circles. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0247) |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Juanita looks for "YO," asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Song | "Five Onstage Dancers" (First: Episode 0539) |
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SCENE 2 | David plays "Here Are Some Things" with the kids while Simon Soundman makes the sounds of a plane, a ship, a motorcycle, a train, and a piano. "David? Did anyone ever tell you that you talk funny?" |
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Muppets | Visual Thinking: A hipster and a square imagine shapes. (First: Episode 0361) |
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Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) |
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Cartoon | K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040) |
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Film | Things you can carry Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0515) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: "R" – Rabbit (First: Episode 0014) |
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Cartoon | R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Matching — Cookie Monster finds an innovative way to help Ernie match his cookies. (First: Episode 0169) |
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Cartoon | Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things." (First: Episode 0505) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Princess and the Cookie — Cookie Monster plays the princess and devours all of the mattresses. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - Kids wait in line at a movie theater. (First: Episode 0411) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Snuffy and Joey say the alphabet. |
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Film | Fish swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning," "middle," and "end," and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Film | A trip to the chewing gum factory (First: Episode 0498) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Missing at the Beach — Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie find Bert at the beach. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Film | Baby turtles swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. (First: Episode 0142) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about taking a nap. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cartoon | "Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (First: Episode 0011) |
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Cartoon | Clouds that look like things. (First: Episode 0211) |
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Film | Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A woman makes a sandwich. (First: Episode 0387) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar stops Bob when he walks by his can cheerfully whistling "What's the Name of That Song?" and suggests they ought to swap places. Bob reluctantly accepts Oscar's invitation inside his trash can where he breaks a vase on the piano, steps in the dining room swamp, gets bitten by his pet Hortense (a dragon), and falls into Oscar's rotten egg collection. Oscar announces that due to Bob's current situation, there won't be anymore cheerful whistling today. |
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Animation | Sand K/k (First: Episode 0645) |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Cartoon | K is for Karate (repeat) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob slowly emerges from Oscar's can, covered in garbage, and attempts to stealthily make it back to his apartment. He almost makes it when David emerges from Hooper's Store and says hello. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Luis and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
Notes
- At an Eternal-Con panel in 2019, Bob McGrath reminisced of this storyline, recalling "...I came out of the can looking like I was run over by a bulldozer..." in the final scene.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Bailey, Joseph. Memoirs of a Muppets Writer, pages 56-57
- ↑ Sesame Street Humans at Eternal Con - Presented by ToughPigs.com (39:21)
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