Episode 1232

Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	COLD OPEN 	10th Season Intro Still
 	SCENE 1 	Maria walks down the street and stops in her tracks when she notices Oscar's trash can, which has been beautified with flowers, a clean picket fence, and a welcome mat. A piano version of the Sesame Street Theme plays from inside. She rings the doorbell and Oscar appears, neatly-dressed and talking politely. He explains that he's expecting a visit from his brother Ernest, whom he holds a grudge against for being the favorite kid in their family. Oscar plans to get even with Ernest by acting nice and making him comfortable (even though he can't stand it either).
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence.
 	Muppets 	Ernie tries to keep his cookies safe from Cookie Monster by tricking him into eating a carrot instead.
 	Transition 	Bridge #10 - Bricks Bridge A
 	Film 	Mad Painter #8
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight"
 	Film 	A boy talks about feeding sheep in the winter.Music: Robert Dennis
 	SCENE 2 	Maria and Luis bump into Ernest, who snidely asks where Oscar's can is. He is shocked to see the new decor, and when Oscar cordially invites him in. Ernest then begins to catch on and decides to throw some niceness back at Oscar. Maria and Luis, who watch nearby from the stoop, laugh at the thought of two grouches acting nice to each other.
 	Cartoon 	Goldilocks' bath is first too HOT, then too COLD, then just right.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. Grover has trouble figuring out what his customer wants. Simon Soundman says that his brother always eats at that restaurant, implying that Mr. Johnson might be his brother.
 	Animation 	A man plays a memory game using cards.
 	Celebrity 	Richard Pryor plays all the parts in a scenario of two kids meeting a new kid who wants to play.
 	Cartoon 	"Mi casa es su casa."
 	SCENE 3 	Maria and Luis secretly listen in as Oscar and Ernest continue to out-nice each other. The grouches both decide to come up to get some fresh air.
 	Cartoon 	The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has.
 	Film 	Things that begin with G
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job.
 	Film 	Kids take swimming lessons in a pool.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar gruelingly introduces Ernest to Mr. Hooper, and they play a game of "Three of These Things." Afterwards, Ernest requests a "special" ice cream soda for Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuarterArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	A little girl catches a lobster.
 	SCENE 5 	Maria and Luis become concerned about Oscar and Ernest, so they devise an idea to get the grouches to be themselves again. They ask Mr. Hooper to whip up a concoction of peanut butter, ketchup, pickles, and sauerkraut.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet
 	Muppets 	"The "OP" Family Song"
 	Cartoon 	Q-quiet! (tree chopping).
 	Cast 	Bob, dressed as a clown, sounds out the word ENTER by grouping two doors together.
 	Cartoon 	How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!"Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	SCENE 6 	Maria and Luis bring the grouchy concoction to Oscar and Ernest. Initially, the grouches politely insist on the other taking the present, but once they learn what's in it, they immediately start fighting over it.
 	Cartoon 	They'd play with me if I had...
 	Muppets 	
 	Transition 	Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A
 	Film 	A dented car door is repaired and repainted at an auto body shop.
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
 	SCENE 7 	Inside Oscar's can, Oscar and Ernest finish the meal and argue over who was the nicer grouch. The argument develops into roughhousing, which rattles the can. Luis and Maria announce the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, while Kermit and a kid hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Family
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 10