Episode 3085

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon welcomes the viewer, and he and Miles knock on Oscar's trash can to see what he's up to. Oscar, looking very sleepy, pops up and tells them to scram. He didn't get any sleep last night, so Gordon suggests he take a nap. He and Miles leave, but then Bob shows up singing "Put Down the Duckie" to himself and wakes Oscar up again.
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Once Oscar thinks that's the last of it, he hears the loud noise of a jackhammer. He tells a Grouch construction worker (Fran Brill) to quiet down, explaining that normally he likes loud noises, but not today. Being a Grouch herself, the worker denies Oscar's request and keeps drilling. Oscar laments, "Sometimes Grouches are no fun at all!"
 	Film 	Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—DogArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta sings "Opposite Stuff."
 	Cartoon 	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler.
 	Song 	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer". (horse)
 	Cartoon 	A man pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but the rabbit turns out to be a cow. "Surprise!"Artist: John Schnall
 	SCENE 2 	Bob and Gordon observe Oscar as he sleeps. They hear him chuckling and talking about getting rid of noise, and wonder what he's dreaming about...
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	In Oscar's dream, he has a bottle of "Sound Off" spray which, when sprayed on something, eliminates its ability to make noise. A grouchy Gordon shows up with a hammer, hoping to bother Oscar by banging on his can with it. As he proceeds with his hammering, Oscar sprays the Sound Off on the hammer and Gordon fails to make any noise when banging; he walks off sobbing, upset that his favorite activity is ruined. The same thing happens when a grouchy Bob shows up with his "Banging and Tooting Band" who bang on some pots and pans.
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	Back in the present, Bob and Gordon tiptoe by and briefly notice Oscar talking in his sleep again.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #17
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 	Film 	Puzzle pieces make a video of a bear.
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now."
 	Animation 	Sand D/d
 	SCENE 3 	The Grouch construction worker passes by Oscar, and notices he's still asleep.
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	In Oscar's dream, Oscar sprays Sound Off in all directions so that no one will bother him. As a result, when the Bad Humor Man (Jerry Nelson) approaches with his ice cream cart, his bell won't ring and Oscar misses out on a delicious chocolate-pickle ice cream cone. He sees the Bad Humor Man walk away and wishes he had his ice cream, tossing the bottle of Sound Off away in anguish.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd 	Oscar wakes up from his dream and realizes there's no such thing as Sound Off, to his relief. The Bad Humor Man happens to approach, and Oscar requests some ice cream (topped with sour cream).
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to get directions to a parking space, and eventually uses a map to get there.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Pretty Great PerformancesLive from Sesame Hall, Phil Harmonic introduces Maria and James Galway, who perform "Concerto for flute and pool toy" by Ludwig von Splash.
 	Animation 	Letter Garden: D
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird visits Union City, New Jersey, where he learns how to play some Cuban games with some kids.
 	Song 	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe."
 	Film 	A flower opens and closes.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar sings "Honk, Bang, Whistle and Crash" while Grundgetta, the Grouchketeers, the construction worker, and a Muppet dog assist him.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
 	Film / Animation 	Lake (time-lapse)
 	Animation 	D / d candles
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley promotes the use of "Air". He leads his marching band through the walls of a barber shop, every time someone there says a word out loud that rhymes with "air".
 	Cartoon 	T for topArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	"Brothers Song"
 	Cartoon 	Young Chris Columbus explores the world of ants - and they, in turn, explore his house.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 5 	Bob plays a game with the kids, which includes a fire engine, a house, an alarm clock, and a schoolhouse. Each item has its own bell, and Bob plays the sounds of each bell on a tape recorder so the kids can guess which one belongs where. When the game is over, the Bad Humor Man comes by with his own loud bell and refuses to stop ringing until they buy some ice cream.
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs are really sound sleepers - neither an alarm, nor a jackhammer nor an elephant will wake them up.
 	Animation 	Rubber Stamp #17
 	Muppets 	The Big Bad Wolf sings about himself and his family.
 	Cartoon 	A boy has fun with his wood plank.
 	Film 	A zydeco band plays "Bayou Pon Pon" while people dance and the townspeople of New Orleans wave at the camera.
 	Animation 	A picture puzzle of the letter T is put together. A man walks up to it, and calls a taxi.
 	SCENE 6 	The Bad Humor Man continues to ring his bell, despite Bob and the kids' pleas for him to stop. Oscar listens from afar, feeling much grouchier after his nap and announces the sponsors. The credits follow.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 24