Episode 3838

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gina hears strange noises coming from Oscar's trash can. She finds Oscar's filling in for radio personality Rush Limburger on WCAN radio, setting up a broadcast from his can. He switches on one of the machines, cuing an announcer to present Oscar the Grouch as the day's emcee.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	As Oscar delivers an opening message, Gina walks over to Hooper's Store, where Big Bird and Alan are searching the radio stations. She requests them to turn on WCAN, and they hear Oscar will be taking calls all day. His first one comes from Max in Milwaukee, who gets promptly hung up by Oscar before he can ask a question. Oscar states the show will return shortly...
 	Cartoon 	Figures dance around a telephone as it rings.Artist: Keith Haring
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster demonstrates how you can learn about cookies by asking questions. Prairie Dawn just happens to be nearby with a plate of cookies that Cookie Monster can ask questions about.
 	Animation 	G / g Gregorian chant
 	Animation 	G / g paper fold
 	Animation 	Planet G / g
 	Muppets 	Ernie's Show and Tell: Vandy shows Ernie her toy phone, which can record messages.
 	Insert 	Wanda the Word Fairy demonstrates the word TELEPHONE, but is unable to remove the word from the telephone booths. (ending edited)
 	Animation 	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You."
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar's show starts, where he states he doesn't want to discuss any topic other than the letter G. Mona from Montag calls in to talk about the alphabet, listing every letter. Before she reaches the letter Z, Oscar hangs up the phone, but Mona calls back immediately afterwards to finish before she hangs up. Oscar admits how he likes this job.
 	Cartoon 	A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street Goes to Day Care: Elmo and Martel count to 10 in different ways.
 	Cartoon 	What kind of print does a hand make? (new music added)
 	SCENE 3 	The topic is still the letter G, but Barry from Bayside and his booming voice inadvertently talks about it (and rattles Oscar's phone and Alan's radio). Not standing the ruckus from the receiver anymore, Oscar hangs up and decides to cue the next segment to help viewers get the picture.
 	Cartoon 	G for Gorilla
 	Film 	G for go, girls, guitar, goldfish etc.
 	Cartoon 	Fish form G and g.
 	Muppets 	Polly Darton sings "Save Your Energy for Me," a song about energy conservation. (edits made to audio track)
 	Cartoon 	A little girl leaves everything on in the house, until the TV set recites a poem about sharing electricity.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar now wants to talk about the number 5 and gets a call from the neurotic Benny from Bensonhurst, who loathes the number 5. Telly enters Hooper's for a cheese sandwich, and notices the heated conversation on the radio. Knowing Oscar is his friend, he decides to help him deal with the caller. Oscar instead leaves the phone with Telly while he goes to lunch.
 	Cartoon 	A chorus of 5s come out of a 5 painting.
 	Muppets 	Underwater #5
 	Film 	Two girls count to 5 as they clap.
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar listens to the show at Hooper's, as Telly still deals with Benny. Telly angrily hangs up, when Benny re-dials to compliment him on his grouchiness. Alan and Gina are impressed with how Telly is handling the show, forcing Oscar to reclaim it.
 	Cartoon 	Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood
 	Song 	"I Put My Leg in My Pants"
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0: The parachute becomes a large mattress.
 	Muppets 	Grover tries to explain an EXIT sign, but monsters keep trampling over him. He moves over away from the door, but the EXIT sign moves with him.
 	Cartoon 	A polar bear learns what "EXIT" means. (new music and sound effects added)Animation: John and Faith Hubley
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar comes back, but finds Telly is too busy dealing with callers to listen. Oscar calls him from his cell phone and asks for his show back. Telly will give it back, but only if Oscar thanks him for helping. Oscar relents and gets his show back. Telly calls from a payphone and starts an argument with him.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Music
 	SCENE 7 	As Oscar's show comes to an end, Telly tells him the sponsors over the phone. The "On The Air" sign then starts smoking up, signaling the TV screen to shut off.
==Supporting cast==
*Jerry Nelson as announcer, Seymour from Secaucus, and Willy from Wilmington
*David Rudman as Max in Milwaukee and Grouch caller in scene 6
*Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Mona from Montag
*Martin P. Robinson as Barry from Bayside
*Joey Mazzarino as Benny from Bensonhurst
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Category:Broadcasting
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 30