Episode 1599

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly can't believe his ears when he hears Oscar saying nice things. Oscar thinks he may be sick and contacts Dr. Kvetch. The doctor rushes over and finds that Oscar has the grouch flu, which will make him say and do nice things for a day or so. He recommends Oscar stay in his can and drink plenty of sardine and orange juice.
 	Film 	A trip to the doctor's office.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #2
 	Cartoon 	A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat.
 	Film 	Swimming and flying pelicans.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar enjoys the sounds of birdies chirping by his can, much to his disgust. He proceeds to sing about what happens "When a Grouch Gets Sick" (alternating between yucky and nice verses).
 	Muppets 	Mother Goose tries to write a nursery rhyme for the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, while her many children wreck havoc on her office.
 	Cartoon 	A kid tries to push his toy house through the front door without the door closing.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert and Shola count fingers.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit."
 	Animation 	2 farmers
 	SCENE 3 	Bob sets up for a music lesson, when Aristotle happens by. He inspects the different instruments (a flute, guitar and bongos). Albert, Jason, and Wendy come by for their lesson and play an entrancing tune. Ari wants to add the instruments to his music collection, but because they're owned by the kids, he adds the memory of their performance to his "memories of things that are music to my ears collection."
 	Animation 	Sand H/h
 	Muppets 	Farley looks for his lost toy box.
 	Film 	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
 	Animation 	Where does the square fit?
 	Muppets 	Snuffy and Joey say the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	H - Horse
 	Song 	"Hello, Scale," a film about measuring weight.
 	Muppets 	"The Opposite Song"
 	Cartoon 	A red man tries to think of words that begin with H, but a yellow man keeps spewing them out until Red draws a hole under Yellow, who yells "HELP!!"
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall.
 	Cartoon 	A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist).
 	SCENE 4 	Telly tries to postpone today's edition of "Ask Oscar" due to Oscar's condition, but Oscar gleefully agrees to go on with the show. Mindie Grouch of Elcart, Indiana, asks about addition and Oscar demonstrates using pretty flowers. He realizes what he's doing and asks Telly to end the show hastily.
 	Cartoon 	C is for Canary
center 	Muppets 	
center 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: C - Cap
 	Film 	Gibbons make screeching noises.
 	Cartoon 	Animals walk.
 	SCENE 5 	Ferlinghetti Donizetti strolls into Hooper's Store and orders two lunch items that rhyme. David has a hard time finding one, making Ferlinghetti hungrier and hungrier. David eventually finds an adequate rhyme - sirloin steak and one cornflake.
 	Cartoon 	Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	"The "OP" Family Song"
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
 	Cartoon 	After the big game, a bird skeleton and an elephant skeleton get their skins mixed up in the locker room. The coach helps them out.
 	SCENE 6 	Grundgetta stands by Oscar's trash can, where David comes to check on Oscar's condition. Oscar isn't feeling as cheerful and David tests him by inviting him to a nice hot meal at Hooper's. Oscar grouchily passes, indicating he's been cured. However, now Grundgetta has contracted the grouch flu and orders a nice meal. Bob announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Olivia and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.
==Notes==
* This was the first episode taped to feature Aristotle, and his appearance here reflects his early design of having thinning hair. All other appearances would have Ari with a fuller mop of feathery hair.
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 1599
 1599
Category:Medical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13