Episode 3383

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar shows the viewer his new cellular phone and explains how it works. He uses it to bother Gina at Hooper's Store, constantly interrupting her from washing dishes and making her increasingly upset. Mr. Handford passes by Oscar and asks to borrow it to check up on the store, and Gina almost gets in trouble for yelling at him, thinking it's Oscar calling again. Mr. Handford chews Oscar out for letting it happen, and Oscar begins to think of other ways he can wreak havoc with his phone.
 	Film 	A TELEPHONE rings at a phone booth in the city, and someone answers it.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie tries to demonstrate what a telephone is, but keeps getting calls.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Muppets 	The Squirrelles sing "Don't Be a Tough Nut to Crack."
 	Cartoon 	"Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange.Artist: John Korty
 	SCENE 2 	Over at his newsstand, Oscar bones up on cellular phone knowledge by reading a magazine. To make sure he has a good one, he tries calling Luis at the Fix-It Shop. Telly, who's helping out, answers and tells Luis to meet up with Oscar, claiming it's important. Luis rushes to his trash can but finds he's not home. When he returns, Oscar calls again. Before he can fully explain himself, Luis hangs up in anger. Oscar theorizes his phone is a special Grouch one that has the power to make anyone he calls angry.
 	Film / Animation 	A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings.
 	Muppets 	"We Are All Earthlings"
 	Cartoon 	P for Pack
 	Cartoon 	P for paper, point, poke, paint, pat, peel
 	Film 	P for party, picture and puzzle.
 	Cartoon 	A poem about Hannah and Anna who lead similar lives in the city and the country.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	SCENE 3 	Ruthie, Lexine, Robert, and Derrick prepare to say the alphabet in Finders Keepers. Oscar shows up and constantly disrupts them with his noisy phone calls from Grundgetta, Osvaldo, his mother, and others. Ruthie asks him to leave, and Oscar is convinced that he's got a Grouch cellular phone.
 	Cartoon 	Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood.
 	Film 	Lauren, a blind child, learns in class by using Braille.
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	Film 	A big X emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool.
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Banana Samba" (short version)
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A child voice-over talks about a Hawaiian party that her family has.
 	Muppets 	Benny Rabbit gets angry when people (and monsters) admire him, so he tells them firmly, "Don't Touch Me!"
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs get next to each other in pictures.
 	Cartoon 	In Egypt, three lemons make lemonade.
 	Muppets 	Underwater #3
 	Cartoon 	Sporty 3 demonstrates his agility in various sports. (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	Joey and Davey Monkey star in "Monkeys on Patrol," where they harass various citizens while looking for a missing banana.
 	Song 	Lillian sings "Face Facts."
 	SCENE 4 	At the park, Oscar's theory about his grouchy cellular phone is proven wrong when Maria, Luis, and Gabi use it to call Maria's cousin Marisol in Puerto Rico, where news of a new baby makes them all happy.
 	Film 	A group of kids paint a mural with the help of a mural artist.
 	Animation 	P - Pyramid
 	Film 	Two girls sing "My Picky Playmate" as they clap.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Dorothy Donegan plays the blues at Birdland.
 	Film 	The Count (in voiceover) counts five children standing behind a park bench.
 	Cartoon 	"Island of Emotion"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 5 	Luis and family find Oscar back at his can, upset that his phone isn't as grouchy as he thought. They convince him that it's not the cellular phone that's brought out the grouchiness but Oscar himself, which makes him feel better. He then gets a call telling him today's sponsors, further annoying him (which he enjoys).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26