Episode 1976

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob greets the viewer over loud noises happening behind a construction fence that's been erected in front of Oscar's trash can. He approaches to find Telly standing watch, who hasn't been told what's going on. Bob summons Oscar who appears from behind the fence and says he's building something that will take him far away. After asking everyone to countdown from 10, he reveals he's building a rocketship: the USS Blecch. Telly asks if he can come with him, but Oscar says he's one of the biggest reasons he's leaving.
 	Cartoon 	Hypnotic "Q" rainbow
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Sand Q/q
 	Cast 	Maria pushes through a piece of seamless background paper. Via narration, she explains that she's at the top. She pushes through lower on the paper, and explains the difference between top and bottom.
 	Cartoon 	Q -- that funny looking thing.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar sits inside USS Blecch which has been built out of his trash can, and bids "goodbye forever" to everyone. Through another countdown, Telly asks again if he can go with him, but the countdown reaches zero and the ship launches into the sky.
 	Animation 	Pentagon in space
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play".
 	Muppets 	Old West sketches: The town doctor ("Doc") comes to a saloon to meet Mean Manny and his gang, even though Manny is the toughest guy in town and plans to have a "shootin' party." Manny and his posse arrive on time and meet with Doc and his medicine...he gives them all measles shots.
 	Film / Cast	Gordon joins a class for some exercises.
 	Cartoon 	A lost man in the desert asks a stranger for directions to the city. He builds a pretend city out of sand to show what it looks like. As it turns out, the stranger is an alien.
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar calls back to Earth on a walkie-talkie from space and Telly asks him if he misses anything (he tells Bob and the kids that he probably misses him, his best friend). Oscar says he really wishes he'd taken a stack of Disgusto Magazine with him, and that he misses melted spinach and sardine ice cream. Since he's his best friend, Telly resolves to sending these items to him in space, and says he'll talk to Oscar again the next time he comes around in orbit.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	Animation 	Nine birds land in a tree (Maria voice-over added)Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	At night, Grover thinks he hears noises in the dark. When he sees a shadow on the wall, he cowers under the covers - but the shadow turns out to be his Mommy.
 	SCENE 4 	In the yard, Telly has gathered Oscar's items in a trash can and radios Oscar to lower a rope with a hook to pull it up to his rocket in orbit. When the trash can reaches Oscar, he's horrified to find that Telly has stowed away inside.
 	Cartoon 	Kids see animals in their alphabet soup.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	The Martians discover a radio. They tune into three different styles of music, none of which they like. Then they tune into some static, which they start joyfully dancing to.
 	Cartoon 	A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.
 	Film 	Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm?
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar radios David from space to tell everyone to get ready for him to drop off Telly. They all gather where Oscar's trash can used to be; Telly is supposed to jump out when Oscar pilots close to the Earth. At the last minute, the engines won't reverse and the USS Blecch crashes. Oscar is furious and says he never wants to see Telly again.
 	Animation 	David spots a hexagon out in space.
 	Cast 	Mass Communication (Maria, Olivia, Susan, and Linda) perform their hit song "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10."
 	Cartoon 	"Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Magnificent Splasho goes from the top of the ladder to the bottom of the water tank.
 	Muppets 	Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #2)
 	Cartoon 	The Pink Panther - K For Karate
 	Insert 	Maria and Luis watch Big Bird ride a horse on the carousel in Central Park.
 	Cartoon 	Willie Wimple: Tree DestructionArtist: Abe Levitow
 	Celebrity 	Victor Borge demonstrates seat belt safety when playing the piano.
 	Film 	Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty Q": A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.Animation by Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk"The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together.
 	Cartoon 	A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry.
 	SCENE 6 	Bob and David use the walkie-talkies, with Bob teasing David by continually asking, "Can you hear me now?" as he backs away. Telly announces the sponsors.
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 1976
 1976
Category:Space
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 16