Sesame Street | |||||||
The Sesame Street Pet Show | |||||||
Air date | April 4, 1985 | ||||||
Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird welcomes the viewer and announces that today is the Sesame Street Pet Show, where neighborhood kids will bring their pets to his nest for everyone to see. Piri passes by walking his dog Max (who he nicknames "Cool"), and explains to Big Bird the responsibilities of owning a pet. Big Bird thinks he'll get a dog one day, but wants to name him "Nice" instead. |
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Cartoon | A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1266) |
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Film | Kids climb in and out of a tire. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) cut from the Max version |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds." (First: Episode 0358) |
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Film | Photographic collage demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME and NONE of an apple. (First: Episode 0979) |
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Film | A kid narrates footage of a termite colony. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Cartoon | A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (First: Episode 0800) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Brings Home a Surprise — Ernie brings a puppy home as a surprise for Bert. (First: Episode 1956) |
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Cartoon | A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!" (First: Episode 0770) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar has a pet he wants to enter for the Pet Show that he keeps in a shoebox. Gordon and Olivia open the box to find that it's not an animal of any kind but a shoe that Oscar names "Lou." Gordon insists Lou can't be a pet because it's not alive, but Oscar pays him no mind. He shows them Lou's trick by throwing him through a hoop situated next to his trash can. Oscar's aware that Lou's not alive, but he doesn't mind; it means no work for him. |
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Cartoon | A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive. (First: Episode 1737) |
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Film | Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0911) |
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Cartoon | A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (First: Episode 0493) |
Muppets | Grover is a guest on the game show "Name That Sound." (First: Episode 1643) | |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end. (First: Episode 0265) |
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Cartoon | King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons (First: Episode 0345) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon and Big Bird observe the current pets at the Pet Show, including Aole's goldfish Tom and Jerry, Kelly's parrot Mabel, and Kevin's hermit crabs. After they discuss how the animals live, Oscar wants to show Gordon another pet he's entering in the show - a sock named Jacques. |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches. (First: Episode 1295) |
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Celebrity | Edith Ann talks about being happy and sad. (First: Episode 0992) cut from the Max version |
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Cartoon | "Chicken Crossing" Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1974) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Smart Cookie — Ernie presents Cookie Monster with a puzzle to solve on his own. (First: Episode 1774) |
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Cartoon | 'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | A kid marching band forms a circle. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat, and lists various names and things that start with the letter "J" to another man. (First: Episode 0231) |
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SCENE 4 | Olivia is going to take pictures of the pets when Oscar asks her to fill a cup of water for his other pet (a live one this time). His pet, a flea named Marie, is going to perform a high dive into the cup while playing "Lady of Spain" on the accordion. Olivia watches but can't see her at all, though she knows Marie is there as she can hear her tap dancing and accordion playing. Marie surprises Oscar by attempting an extra-high dive, splashing water in Olivia's face upon landing. |
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Cartoon | What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465) |
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Animation | Sand G/g (First: Episode 0643) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Dr. Nobel Price invents a mechanical replica of Kermit. (First: Episode 1965) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue". (First: Episode 0775) |
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Film | Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Cartoon | HEN / PEN / TEN / MEN Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 1881) |
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Muppets | Bip Bippadotta and The Androoze Sisters sing "Everybody's Song." |
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Cartoon | A gorilla names "G" words. (First: Episode 1831) |
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SCENE 5 | Olivia, Gordon, and Piri admire a litter of kittens as they feed them some milk. Olivia is reminded that there's going to be a "Cutest Pet" category in the show, but Oscar wants to give a prize to the "Yucchhiest Pet." He thinks he's found the perfect candidate in his box, but doesn't want to get near it because it's so yucchy. Gordon takes a peek inside the box and sees that it's another cute kitten. Oscar thinks there couldn't be anything worse... except more kittens! |
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Cartoon | A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187) |
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Cast | "Sluggo the Great" (David) puts on his baseball gear, but isn't sure which body parts to put them on. (First: Episode 0492) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand. (First: Episode 0511) cut from the Max version |
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Cartoon | A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs attempt to exit a roller skating rink. (First: Episode 1468) |
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Animation | David spots a rectangle in space. (First: Episode 1554) |
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SCENE 6 | After reviewing what animals they've seen today, Gordon announces the winner... to Oscar's disgust, it's Jacques the Sock! Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
Notes
- The puppy held by Olivia in the last scene is Ed Christie's own dog, Lucas.[1]
See also
- The Sesame Street Pet Show (1980 book)
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