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| Timi works for WORM-TV (repeat of 1672) | |||||
| Air date | January 25, 1984 | ||||
| Season | Season 15 (1983-1984) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly assumes the letter Linda has received from Timi is bad news, until they read it together with Olivia: Timi will be coming to Sesame Street for a television gig, performing sign language translations on air. They then see Timi in the Sloppy Jalopy with Oscar the Grouch, when it's revealed that she'll be working for him on WORM-TV! |
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Cartoon | Z for zigzag, zero, zoo, and zebra (First: Episode 1763) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (First: Episode 1789) |
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Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) |
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Film | A man uses binoculars to observe a mother bear and her two cubs, as well as other facets of the forest. (First: Episode 1744) |
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Cartoon | Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281) |
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Song | "Windy Day" (First: Episode 1645) |
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Cartoon | A hand is asked to underline the word BUS. Artist: Fred Garbers |
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SCENE 2 | Linda helps Timi get ready to be on air by gussying her up to look more appealing for a Grouch audience. Together they frazzle her hair, give her a Chaplin-esque moustache, find the right costume, and top everything with a frown. |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead. (First: Episode 1314) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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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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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Letting Balloons Go — Ernie convinces Bert to let their balloons go so they don't have to watch them deflate. (First: Episode 1781) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: Z for Zoo (First: Episode 0776) |
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Celebrity | 14 Karat Soul sings about school. (First: Episode 1665) |
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Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Monsters: At the Barre — Suzanne Farrell supervises as Herry, Telly, and another monster practice stretching on a barre. (First: Episode 1387) |
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Film | Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cartoon | A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347) |
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SCENE 3 | "The Oscar the Grouch Show" is almost ready for broadcast, when Timi rushes down. Oscar finds her new look very appealing and cancels the opening "Swamp Mushy Muddy" number for something else. As the show begins, Oscar tries to serenade Timi by singing "The Way You Look Tonight," but she's too focused on signing his every word to pay attention to his advances. |
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Cartoon | "The Little Letter L: A Poem by Louise" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1526) |
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Song | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice". (First: Episode 1708) |
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Cartoon | A kid names his own body parts. (First: Episode 0809) |
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Muppets | Grover: Body — Grover looks closely at your body. (First: Episode 1804) |
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Film | Lizard! Music: Joe Raposo (same as "birds") (First: Episode 0418) |
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Cast | Maria and Luis watch Big Bird ride a horse on the carousel in Central Park. (First: Episode 1304) |
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Cartoon | Worms form the number 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1563) |
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Muppets | Count's Castle: Mailbags — The Count counts letters in the mail. (First: Episode 0420) |
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Cartoon | Eight buttons are counted on a monkey's shirt. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1452) |
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Film | How a steel drum is made (First: Episode 0828) |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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SCENE 4 | Forgetful Jones asks Linda and Timi to teach him the sign for "forget." He manages to remember it, but immediately forgets what the sign means. |
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Film | SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Copies the Drums — Ernie instructs Bert to repeat his drum riffs and finds that he's quite good at it. (First: Episode 1809) |
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Animation | Where does the triangle fit? |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar begs Timi to come back tomorrow for another day of broadcast work. Timi doesn't want to, noting how unpleasant Oscar is to work with. Oscar shows her all the fan mail he's received after her appearance. Timi tells him the only way she'll come back is if he asks nicely. He can't bring himself to say "please," but manages to sign it. Timi agrees to return, when Oscar starts giving her notes on how to dress. Telly announces the sponsors. |
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