Episode 1820

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Timi, Telly, and some Grouchketeer kids are gathered around Oscar's trash can, waiting for Oscar to come out; he's supposed to host Ask Oscar and a Grouchketeer breakfast meeting today. They try calling his name into the can, but they hear the sound of a rooster, then a cow, then a goat, and finally his elephant. Timi leads the gang to Hooper's Store for breakfast.
	Cartoon	Travis Travel demonstrates different methods of transportation. (First: Episode 1459)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Shoe Dropping Neighbor — Bert urges Ernie to go to sleep, but Ernie won't go to sleep until the person living upstairs drops his other shoe. (First: Episode 0176)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787)
	SCENE 2	Timi and the gang sit next to Linda at Hooper's. As they wait for David to tend to other things, Timi and Linda show them how to order breakfast (eggs, toast, milk, and bacon) in sign language. When he returns they make their orders by signing them instead of speaking, which he cannot understand.
	Cartoon	A mother and child make juice popsicles. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1193)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Soup and Sandwich — Mr. Johnson can't decide which menu item he wants to enjoy first. (First: Episode 1330)
	Cartoon	The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before and after. (First: Episode 0694)
	Film	Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music) (First: Episode 0084)
	Cartoon	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325)
	Celebrity	Diana Ross sings "Believe in Yourself" to Big Bird and the kids. (First: Episode 1578)
	Cartoon	A boy says he has a big surprise in his hand. (First: Episode 0557)
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford: Surprise (First: Episode 0381)
	Cartoon	T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506)
	Song	"Me and My Chair" (First: Episode 1706)
	SCENE 3	Grundgetta has called on the Department of Missing Grouches to help find Oscar. The Grouch department reps (Richard Hunt and Martin P. Robinson) arrive in their "identi-truck," which has special materials on the side to help identify the missing Grouch better. Maria helps the Grouchketeers pick out the fur, eyes, and mouth that most resemble Oscar. Once they do, the Grouches employ their patented, Grouch-finding technique - calling out his name loudly.
	Cartoon	Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0540)
	Film	A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse. (First: Episode 0484)
	Cartoon	Worms form the number 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1563)
	Muppets	The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes." (First: Episode 1291)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: The man unscrambles the letters in a HELP sign. (First: Episode 1118)
	Insert	Luis and a street band perform "Alegria." (First: Episode 1196)
	Cartoon	A moving truck takes the number 8. (First: Episode 1446)
	Film	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493)
	Muppets	"Body Rhythms" by Little Jerry and the Monotones. (First: Episode 1399)
	Cartoon	A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes. (First: Episode 1465)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Chris, with his sister Stephanie, counts to 20 for Kermit. (First: Episode 0422)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster #8 (First: Episode 1291)
	SCENE 4	For today's Ask Oscar, Olivia is the announcer, while Telly fills in for Oscar, struggling to effectively act grouchy. He answers a viewer letter about a “wet paint” sign on a wall, figuring a Grouch would want to touch it and get it on their fur, as well as mess up the wall. He immediately regrets giving such bad advice (being a non-Grouch himself) and gets a phone call from an angry viewer, demanding Oscar's return to the program.
	Cartoon	A painter pops out of a box and paints a lion, then hangs a "wet paint" sign on it. (First: Episode 1397)
	Film	Where the buffalo roam ... (First: Episode 0510)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Herry's NO Sign — Herry Monster holds a sign with the word "NO" on it, and tells Ernie that he can make him read his sign. (First: Episode 0416)
	Cartoon	A dog tries to meow, but can only bark. (First: Episode 0829)
	SCENE 5	For today's WORM-TV broadcast of "Here's Oscar," the program's name is changed to “Where's Oscar?” Timi provides ASL translations as Grundgetta hosts the show and sings a brief jingle with the two department Grouches. Grundgetta says they have set up an informant hotline to find Oscar, and they soon get a call from...Oscar! He says he's always telling everyone to get lost, so he decided to try it himself today. Before hanging up, Oscar announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. After the credits, Oscar mentions he's hiding out at the Children's Television Workshop and begins working on a television of his own.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.