Episode 1370

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar and the kids sing "Ta da dump" (to the tune of the "William Tell Overture") for a trick, making others think they're actually going to the dump. They try it on Luis, who points out that tricks can backfire sometimes. Luis takes the kids to the park, when Oscar now tries pulling the trick on Bruno the Trashman. Bruno doesn't get the joke and as a result, he picks up Oscar's trash can and starts heading for the dump.
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight"
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Batman apprehends a criminal thanks to knowing about around, up and through.
 	Insert 	Mr. Hooper is about to hang up his laundry on the overhead washline when Big Bird enters. He also has something to dry - a pair of pajamas, but he doesn't think there will be enough room on the line. Mr. Hooper is certain one pair of pajamas, even as big as Big Bird's, won't create an issue and tells him to hang them up while he answers a gag call from his cousin Hymie. Mr. Hooper exits the store and sees a giant pair of pajamas taking up the entire clothesline. Big Bird claims they belong to Mr. Snuffleupagus.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #8
 	Film 	Sea HorseMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Three polyester-clad Anything Muppets sing "Disco D."
 	Cartoon 	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
 	SCENE 2 	At the city dump, Oscar moans about how his trick has backfired as he is now stranded there. He realizes the golden opportunity that lays before him, and declares the dump a Grouch paradise and vows never to return to Sesame Street, happily singing "Stranger in Paradise" to himself.
 	Cartoon 	Small b is a boy with a belly who walks a small d, a dog with a belly turned around.Paul Fierlinger
 	Film 	A kid marching band forms a triangle.
 	Cast 	"Theater Without Words" presents Linda enacting the story of "The Farmer and the Seed" with some voice-over by Bob.
 	Cartoon 	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot demonstrates "over" and "under" by having Grover lie over a mattress. Then Grover lies under the mattress, and Herbert drives the point home by adding more objects over Grover.
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence.
 	Film 	A man writes the word ME in the snow.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar relaxes in a lawn chair, taking in the atmosphere of the dump while sipping on a Grouch cooler. It slowly dawns on him that he has nobody to annoy, and he starts calling for Bruno to take him back home.
 	Cartoon 	An old woman goads a man into guessing who she met today. Through the clues she gives, he soon finds out she's referring to him.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity 	Clive Thompson and Tina Yuan of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater dance to a blues number.
 	Film 	George the Farmer puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn.
 	Cartoon 	Thelma Thumb: A ship is about to crash on the rocks: there's a bolt missing from the helm. Thelma flies inside the engine to find it and repairs the ship.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed, but he already has a scale at home. However, he wants to buy some of the apples and bananas.
 	Cartoon 	A letter for "me"
 	SCENE 4 	Luis, Gordon, and David search for Oscar's whereabouts, when Oscar comes strolling back to the street. They put his can in its place and he tells them what happened. He insists he only came back because he missed annoying everyone and tells them all to scram.
 	Muppets 	Grover the Assistant: Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his suspension act. Grover will get on top of a platform, and Mumford will pull the pillar off from underneath, and the platform will not fall. The trick works, so Grover decides to try it himself, with Herry Monster as his assistant. Grover can't pull it off, and Herry falls.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—DogArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Cast 	Olivia sings "Everything Grows."
 	Film 	D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
 	SCENE 5 	Bob sings "Thought I'd Take a Walk."
 	Cartoon 	A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The 'J' TrainVoice: Daws Butler
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests.
 	Cartoon 	Jughead Jones's J story
 	Transition 	Bridge #6 - 4 Corner Bridge D
 	SCENE 6 	David, Bob, Bruno (holding Oscar's can), and the kids skate around in the yard. Oscar starts singing "ta da dump" again, prompting Bruno to start skating toward the dump, despite Oscar's protests. Luis announces the sponsors, and the credits are scored by an organ waltz version of the "Sesame Street Theme."
 	CLOSING SIGNS	A kid holds the Sesame Street sign, while David holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 11