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| Big Bird and Officer George look for Barkley | |||||||||
| Air date | May 17, 1985 (season finale) | ||||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||||
| Written by | Norman Stiles | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | While cleaning his nest, Big Bird tells the viewer that everyone has gone downtown except for him and Susan, who is busy watching a football game. He also states that Barkley is around, but can't find him. He briefly thinks he also hopped a bus downtown before realizing dogs don't have money. He starts wandering around looking for Barkley, unaware the dog is closer than he thinks. |
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Cartoon | E for Eel (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppet kids argue over a cookie. Cookie Monster arrives and says that the smallest person should get the cookie, and then, as the kids argue over which one is smaller, Cookie Monster shrinks himself. (First: Episode 0253) |
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Cartoon | Small, smaller and smallest men will cut a log with a saw. (First: Episode 1243) |
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Muppets | Little Bird's CASA is drawn. |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird hasn't found Barkley yet, but sees a police officer, Officer George Patinkin (Mandy Patinkin), on the block. He describes Barkley to the officer, who drops the case when he realizes the missing individual is a dog, not a person. Big Bird convinces him to help and leads him to his nest where he last saw Barkley. The dog follows them, unnoticed, and gets shut out when they close the door. |
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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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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones. (First: Episode 1628) |
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Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" (#12) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book. (First: Episode 0415) |
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Cartoon | A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one. (First: Episode 0782) |
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Film | Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird struggles with pronouncing Officer Patinkin's last name, but the officer lets Big Bird call him by his first name, George, instead. Only now, Big Bird can't pronounce "officer." They continue their search, as Barkley sleeps right outside the door. |
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Cartoon | A man needs directions to Maple Street. A citizen gives him a complicated set of directions, while a little girl points out they're already there. |
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Muppets | "Honk Around the Clock" (First: Episode 1631) |
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Animation | Three balls compare sizes. An orange ball (voiced by Daws Butler) boasts that he's the smallest, until his little brother comes onto the scene. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie Copies Bert's Picture — Ernie plans on copying Bert's felt board consisting of cookies on a plate in a room with a window. (First: Episode 1439) |
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Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 4 | Barkley wakes up and chases after a boy on his bicycle, just before Big Bird and George exit the nest. Officer George thinks Barkley has just gone off and will come back eventually like he always does. He claims he can't help any longer, as this is search is taking up his lunch hour and he hasn't eaten yet. He resolves to stay and help Big Bird anyhow, and two go inside 123 Sesame Street to check with Susan. Barkley, behind the banister the whole time, now goes off following another kid. |
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Cartoon | A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Muppets | Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN." (First: Episode 0523) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter." (First: Episode 1966) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya? (First: Episode 0293) |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition. (version one) (First: Episode 0412) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan hasn't seen Barkley either, so Big Bird suggests they say the alphabet, for no real reason at all. Once they reach Z, Barkley alerts them of his presence. Big Bird celebrates that the alphabet helped and that Barkley's returned. |
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Cartoon | What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0422) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together. (First: Episode 0978) |
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Cast | Maria and Luis assemble a fractured letter "a." (First: Episode 0904) |
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Cartoon | An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party. (First: Episode 0293) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Egyptian Mummies — Ernie and Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid. (First: Episode 1621) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0561) |
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SCENE 6 | Issac pretends to be a doctor while Telly Monster pretends that Freddy is a patient receiving a check-up. |
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Song | "Llama at Dentist" (First: Episode 1241) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving." |
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Cartoon | Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things". (First: Episode 0505) |
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Muppets | Oscar's CASA is drawn. |
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Animation | A white shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2061) |
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SCENE 7 | Officer George returns to his beat. Big Bird invites him to join his friends at the park on Sunday. Big Bird says, "Isn't it great, Barkley? We're gonna have Sunday in the Park with Ossifer George!" He and Barkley start playing as Officer George announces the sponsors. A special credit crawl follows, using footage from the song "Jogging." So ends the 16th season of Sesame Street. |
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