Episode 1844

Sesame Street
Air date December 1, 1983
Season Season 15 (1983-1984)
Written by Luis Santeiro
Production October 3, 1983
Sponsors W, Z, 10
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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 On a breezy day, Maria finds Big Bird speaking Spanish to a tree, which has a "Se Habla Español" sign on it. Maria explains that the wind must have blown the sign from somewhere else, but they don't know where. Big Bird takes the sign and casually sticks it in the mailbox, thinking it'll be sent to Puerto Rico and they'll be able to use it.
SpanishBodyPartSong
Film Body parts song sung in Spanish.
(First: Episode 1113)
2Hands
Muppets Kermit Lecture: Hands — A human hand gives Kermit a helping hand.
(First: Episode 0342)
Jazz10
Cartoon Jazz #10
(First: Episode 0193)
Bob-Borge
Cast / Celebrity Bob tries to sing "Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" from Die lustige Witwe, accompanied by Victor Borge.
(First: Episode 1175)
Jazz10
Cartoon Jazz #10 (Spanish)
(First: Episode 0193)
2257q
Film Song: What Do People Do All Day?
(First: Episode 1511)
Ringmaster10
Cartoon The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feet of ten brown bears.
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1336)
1844b
SCENE 2 David observes as Oscar the Grouch has Slimey push a bowling ball into his trash can, subtracting one from three, leaving two bowling balls (and a big mess for Oscar).
3 mules
Cartoon Subtracting three mules
(First: Episode 0767)
Simonsoundman
Muppets Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument.
(First: Episode 0458)
1800-4
Cartoon A man in a bowler hat examines what's behind each door.
(First: Episode 1409)
Film-Leopard
Film Footage of a leopard in the plain.
(First: Episode 0364)
GordonWand
Cast Gordon and the word "wand."
(First: Episode 1491)
Willamina
Cartoon W for Wilhelmina
(First: Episode 0512)
ForgetfulTalksAboutLove
SCENE 3 Forgetful Jones talks about the word "love," but needs the assistance of Clementine to help him remember what it's about.
PeckLOVE
Cartoon A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart.
(First: Episode 0768)
Sunflowers
Film A boy compares the growth of the sunflowers to his own height.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0589)
Wandawitch1
Cartoon "Wanda the Witch"
Animation by Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0001)
WLovers
Muppets Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers.
(First: Episode 0366)
0028.fishingboat
Film A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat.
(First: Episode 0028)
1710w
Cartoon The Typewriter: W, Wall
(First: Episode 0790)
ErnieCookie-Happiness
Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Happiness is Looking UpErnie gives a speech about happiness while Cookie Monster eats his cookies.
(First: Episode 0135)
ShortTallbirds
Cartoon A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head.
(First: Episode 0303)
Stevie123
Celebrity Stevie Wonder sings "123 Sesame Street."
(First: Episode 0514)
Cartoon-eat a Z
Cartoon A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it.
(First: Episode 1340)
Hide-And-Zeek
Muppets Anything Muppets: Z Hide and Seek — A boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs.
(First: Episode 0200)
1844-SandZ
Animation Sand Z/z
(First: Episode 0614)
2040i
Film With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names.
(First: Episode 1735)
Twoheader--SAD
Muppets Two-Headed Monster: Sad — The monster, after telling itself a joke, reads "SAD" and suddenly gets emotional.
(First: Episode 1422)
3164n
Cartoon Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor.
Artist: Irra Verbitsky
(First: Episode 1637)
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SCENE 4 Dr. Nobel Price shows Maria and Luis his latest invention: the same machine, which makes things that look different look the same – for example, if you put in a ball and a block (which are different), the machine will turn one into the other (which doesn't happen when Luis puts them in). Dr. Price fiddles with the buttons and then tests the machine with Luis' radio and a tin can, turning both into tin cans, meaning it works properly now.
2234-SameDifferent
Cartoon Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #1)
(First: Episode 0300)
Eyelids.bert
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Tries Not to Wake BertErnie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up.
(First: Episode 0280)
CRoberts.Mouseelephant
Cartoon What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around?
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0212)
1844-ZipperBridge
Cartoon A zipper is unzipped across the screen.
(First: Episode 0291)
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SCENE 5 Oscar watches as Dr. Price tries to restore Luis' radio, hoping that the machine will produce more cans. Danielle puts the tin can and a potted flower into the machine, and the machine turns them both into Luis' radio! Luis is pleased ("Oh boy! Stereo!"), but Oscar calls the invention a failure. Maria announces the sponsors.


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