Episode 0173

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon notices Oscar acting grouchier than usual. Susan, Bob and Mr. Hooper recall that Oscar asked Susan for a suitcase, asked Bob about directions to the bus depot, and bought a "for rent" sign from Mr. Hooper. They put the clues together and conclude that Oscar is moving away, which is exactly what Oscar is planning to do.
 	Cartoon 	A song about a rolling OAnimation by John and Faith Hubley
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: O for Open
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar reveals to Susan and Bob that he's tired of all the happy feelings and learning around Sesame Street. He's moving into a cardboard box in Gunk Alley, just across a junkyard and a garbage dump, and he won't have any neighbors to bother him. Upon Oscar's request, Bob and Susan decide to throw him a farewell party.
 	Cartoon 	O limerick
 	Muppets 	A group of Muppets (including Taminella Grinderfall and Sour Bird) repeat saying "Oh!" when they see a letter O.
 	Cartoon 	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O.Artist: John Paratore
 	SCENE 3 	At the farewell party, a banner is put up which reads "Goodbye, old friend." Susan presents a cake with sardine frosting, and the letter O formed in pickles. They also give him a dirty rag, a jar of mud and a worn-out broom as going-away presents. Once Oscar arrives, he breaks the news to everyone that he's decided to stay on Sesame Street, because in a cardboard box on Gunk Alley, there's nothing to complain about — and grouches love complaining.
 	Muppets 	A group of Muppets (including Taminella Grinderfall and Sour Bird) repeat saying "Oh!" when they see a letter O. (repeat)The segment briefly ends after Taminella says "Oh!"
 	Film 	Kids use shapes to make a train.
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets sing "A Spoonful of Sugar".
 	SCENE 4 	Do you know what's round? Gordon displays a ball. Mr. Hooper displays an orange. Cookie Monster displays a cookie. Susan displays the top of a flowerpot. Big Bird displays a balloon, but forgets what shape it is.
 	Film 	"Round": A live-action film set to a lively soundtrack shows circles in every-day life, including Coca-Cola bottle caps, moving wheels, yo-yos, bubbles, and balloons.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 5 	Bob and Susan play "One of These Things": Bob with different sized chairs, and Susan with different sized umbrellas.
 	Film 	A little boy narrates the various activities his family partakes in on a typical Monday.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters O and P, mentioning that they're the OP family. When he adds an M for "mop", he has Grover fetch a mop. When he adds a DR for "drop", he has Grover drop a heavy rock. When he adds an H for "hop", he has Grover hop repeatedly until he faints. Herbert then adds a FL for "flop" and a ST for "stop".
 	SCENE 6 	Susan digs in her flower box. Cookie Monster digs for a cookie, but finds a worm (Fran Brill) instead. Bob digs into a sundae at Hooper's Store.
 	Film 	A steam shovel picks up debris.
 	Muppets 	Little Bird plays an imagination game, closing his eyes and imagining he hears sounds. At the end of the game, he imagines that he hears a scary monster -- and when he opens his eyes, Herry Monster is there, growling at him.
 	SCENE 7 	Counting to 12: Gordon counts his eyes and fingers. Mr. Hooper displays an egg carton with a dozen (12) eggs. Susan and the kids fill cardboard containers with 12 empty soda bottles. Herry Monster lets out a booming laughing fit at the number 12 after each scenario.
 	Cast 	Bob assembles a large number 12.
 	SCENE 7cont'd 	After laughing so much at the number 12, Herry Monster doesn't find it funny anymore and eats it in retaliation. He then finds the letter O funny.
 	Cast 	Bob and Gordon assemble a large O with two separate pieces.
 	SCENE 7cont'd 	Herry Monster continues to laugh hysterically at the letter O.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Muppets / Cast	"Surprise!": A band of Anything Muppet hippies sing about the good and bad parts of surprises, and how people respond to them, with various characters demonstrating them in cutaways.
 	Celebrity 	Bill Cosby demonstrates what a surprised face looks like.
 	Cartoon 	O limerick (repeat)
 	Celebrity 	The New York Knicks make 11 shots, but miss on the 12th.
 	Muppets 	Professor Hastings talks about big and little using piles of blocks.
 	SCENE 8 	Bob tells Oscar he's glad he isn't moving to Gunk Alley before joining Susan, Big Bird, and the kids to say goodbye. Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Oscar holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds up the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 2