| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| The adults stay over in Oscar's can | |||||||||
| Air date | April 22, 1981 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | Big Bird sings “Admiral Bird”. (First: Episode 0946) |
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Film | Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents 9 elephants. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1366) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338) |
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Muppets / Cast | Jeffery tells Olivia a monster is chasing him, which she interprets as fear. Olivia tells him a story about a brave little girl who found out how nice monsters are, even when everyone else was afraid of them. As it turns out, Jeffery is playing hide-and-seek with a monster. (First: Episode 1208) |
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Film | Prairie dog Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0283) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason look in a mirror. |
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Film | In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon. (First: Episode 1088) |
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Cartoon | "All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Prince Sleeps — Prince Charming kisses Sleeping Beauty and falls asleep. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Film | Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, around Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | A man lifts a rock and finds the word UNDER. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. (First: Episode 1167) |
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Cartoon | G is for Goat (First: Episode 0085) |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar isn't enjoying his night, as Buffy and Cody are singing and having fun while staying over in his can. Mr. Hooper locks up the store for the night, then realizes he's left his house keys inside; Luis won't be around to help open the store until tomorrow. David wraps up some painting in the garage and claims his keys are in his other pants... which are also in the store. This means he can't go home either, nor can Barkley, who was going to spend the night with David while the paint dries. The two think of who else they could stay with - Maria's cousin Mercedes is occupying her spare bedroom and Bob is out of town playing a concert. Olivia invites them to stay at Gordon and Susan's apartment, but a broken water pipe has everything inside soaked. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Oscar sees how sour their attitudes have gotten and senses having them as guests might be good. He applies a "Grouchaway Inn" sign to his can and invites them to stay over. They all agree his can is the last place they'd want to be, but quickly change their minds when a thunder clap bangs overhead and start piling in. |
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Film | A dented car door is repaired and repainted at an auto body shop. (First: Episode 1112) |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 1 Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | Rocks aren't alive, so it must be a turtle. (First: Episode 1519) |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 2 The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Film | Hippos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0415) |
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Cartoon | A boy learns to play his violin by practicing. (First: Episode 1513) |
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Muppets | Grover's rowboat - part 3 The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Film | A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby. (First: Episode 1125) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar, outside of the can, listens with glee as the adults complain about their living arrangements, as well as about each other. Oscar goes to get Grundgetta so she can witness it for herself. While he's gone, Buffy emerges with her guitar and tries to lift everyone's mood with a rendition of "Home in the Can," which eventually cheers everybody up. Oscar returns with Grundgetta, who complains about being dragged from her mud bath to hear the happy sounds of singing and laughter. |
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Cartoon | A boy acts out his feelings as animals. ("There's a zoo in me!") (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cast | On a desert island, a parched Luis finds a coconut, which has a letter C inside. (First: Episode 0703) |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover tells Mr. Johnson the menu, which has the items numbered. Number 9 is the special of the day. It turns out to be a real number nine, but Mr. Johnson doesn't want it. (It's medium rare, and he likes his nines well-done.) (First: Episode 1377) |
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Film | A baby monkey Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0280) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar dons his formal wear as Bruno the Trashman arrives to chauffeur him to the Grouch Cha-Cha Palace for some boogying. The adults wish to be left behind, but Oscar explains the dance hall is holding a BYOC (Bring Your Own Can) night for their annual "Trashcan of the Year" contest, where the grand prize is a trip to the National Dump in Washington, D.C. Everyone complains as Bruno carries the can off. |
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Cartoon | A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas. (First: Episode 1521) |
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Celebrity | Edith Ann describes what happens to you when you become angry. (First: Episode 0923) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar and Bruno arrive at the Grouch Cha-Cha-Palace, where admission is $1 per person. Oscar tells the Grouch box office worker (Michael Earl) that he only needs tickets for himself and Bruno, while the adults protest in the can over Oscar's lies. Oscar tries to dupe the worker into thinking the voices are himself or his stereo, but the others drag him into the can. They pop up one by one to count off how many there actually are. Oscar doesn't have $8 to get them all inside, so the adults suggest they go back to Sesame Street and sleep instead. This scene, as well as behind the scenes footage of the taping, was released on 40 Years of Sunny Days (with a new music button added at the end). |
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Cartoon | A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | A group of kids enter a door marked ENTRADA. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Cartoon | Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Is Special — Bert convinces Ernie that he's special. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | A girl builds a sand castle at the beach, but the ocean keeps washing it away, so she builds one away from the waves. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1452) |
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Film | A girl gets on, in, and under a blanket in a park. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | G is for Glue Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar moans that he's missing the Grouch event of the year and especially can't take hearing everyone pleasantly wish each other goodnight. Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds both the Sesame Street sign and the CTW sign. |
Gallery
Behind the scenes of BYOC Night at the Cha-Cha Palace.
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