Episode 2891
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SCENE 1 | A weary Slimey returns to Oscar's trash can from the park. Oscar tells Gordon and Telly that it's a six-hour round trip, leaving him no time to play with his mudball team (the Brown Sox) before he has to return for lunch. Telly is brought to tears over Slimey's situation, while Oscar sarcastically proposes building their own park on Sesame Street, an idea Telly and Gordon decide to run with. |
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Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) |
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Film | "Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | B for banana and ballerina (First: Episode 2515) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon and Telly are now joined by Big Bird, Mike, and the kids as they begin thinking of things to include in their tiny worm-sized park. Big Bird suggests they get Maria's help in building things and the group vacates after Oscar (unaware of their plans) tells them to scram, lest they disturb the naptime of Slimey and his worm friends. |
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Cartoon | A man recites a poem about how curious he is. (First: Episode 2361) |
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Muppets | The Beetles are "Thinking of U." (First: Episode 1486) |
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Film | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2505) |
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Cartoon | Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. Artist: Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2486) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and Snuffy wheel a tree over to Maria, who points out that it'll be way too big for the park. They tell her that particular tree is really a gift for Granny Snuffle, while they have a much smaller tree in their wagon. |
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Film | A park ranger speaks to a group of kids about trees and the fruits that come from them. Then all the kids hug a tree. |
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Cartoon | Number Creatures #20 (First: Episode 2687) |
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Celebrity | The Four Tops sing "Please Be Careful," a song about safely crossing the street. (First: Episode 2256) |
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Cartoon | Cherries fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 4 | Slimey can't sleep, feeling sad about missing out on the fun in the park. Telly encourages him to "Picture a Park" in his head. |
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Cartoon | At night, a group of mice are scared of a monster in the woods. They describe its features until the feared monster looks like an elephant - who is more scared of the mice. (First: Episode 0814) |
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Film | Cheri goes fishing with her abuelo. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Cartoon | A small man tries to use a seesaw, but can't get his associate (a very large man) to go up. (First: Episode 1121) |
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Muppets | "Home to Me" (First: Episode 2093) |
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Cartoon | A dog learns about U. (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 5 | Mike and the kids have laid out the squares of grass for the park. He then tears up some paper and spreads it all over, asking the kids what the park is missing to keep it tidy - a trash can (made from a plastic cup). |
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Song | "Garbageman's Blues Song" (First: Episode 1875) |
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Cartoon | B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1147) |
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Muppets | Bob imagines himself in 1789, and meets two of the people in George Washington's neighborhood, the candlemaker and the saddlemaker. (First: Episode 2294) |
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Animation | The alphabet is presented using many materials and writing methods. (First: Episode 2210) |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon, Telly, and the kids now work on the worm merry-go-round. The base is an upside-down tray that will be rigged to play music when turned, and Warren and Marleny have made decorations and origami pigs for the worms to sit on. "Those worms are really gonna turn!" says Gordon. |
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Film | Colored sand forms the letter B and a boat. (First: Episode 2374) |
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Muppets | "Muppets Rhyme in School" (First: Episode 2291) |
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Song | David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2490) |
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SCENE 7 | The gang wheels over their park to Oscar's can. He initially tells them to get lost, but is very surprised when they unveil what they have made. Slimey and his worm friends are very happy and start having fun. Oscar can barely muster a "thank you," and decides to name it after Telly - "Worry-wart Park." |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy recalls how he learned about the meaning of DANGER. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1971) |
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Cartoon | A boy tries to count to twenty while playing with a paddleball, but gets interrupted by a bird. (First: Episode 0152) |
| Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Camping Sounds — Ernie and Bert listen to sounds at night while camping. (First: Episode 1808) | |
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Cartoon | A top-hatted man tries to show a girl how many uses a box has, but she prefers kicking it. (First: Episode 0763) |
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SCENE 8 | At night Oscar watches over the worms, who are having their slumber party in the park. Gordon announces the sponsors. |



































