| SESAME STREET | |
| Plot | SLIMEY’s new girlfriend |
| Air date | December 21st, 1988 |
| Season | Season 20 |
| Sponsors | B, 5 |
| This episode guide has been compiled from incomplete video material. |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | | BIG BIRD finds Bob anxiously waiting for the bus. He explains if it doesn’t arrive soon, he won’t be able to beat the downtown, rush-hour traffic. BIG BIRD doesn’t understand what "rush hour" is, so Bob explains before boarding his bus. BIG BIRD is intrigued & imagines what rush hour must be like... |
 | | KEVIN CLASH sings "Rush Hour" over sped-up footage of people leaving from work. |
 | | Imagining rush hour makes BIG BIRD sleepy, so BIG BIRD takes a nap on the sidewalk. Gordon steps off his bus & confusedly observes BIG BIRD. |
 | | Hortense sees 5 waltzing brooms in her room. Artist: Michael Sporn |
 | | Grover the Salesman: When Grover comes to Kermit the Frog’s home dressed in salesman attire, Kermit quickly tells Grover that he doesn’t want whatever it is that Grover is selling, since Grover always tries to sell him things that he has no use for. However, Grover tells Kermit that he has come to give him something: a hairpiece. Once it is on KERMIT’s head, Kermit decides that it doesn’t look very good. Grover agrees, & offers to sell him a comb, a hair brush, some shampoo, & hair tonic. |
 | | A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT. |
 | | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo |
 | | Ernie & Bert: Bert has gone to visit his brother Bart. Ernie pretends that Bert is still there using a drawing & a pillow, but it isn’t the same. Then, Ernie remembers Bert will be back tomorrow, & can go back to bed. |
 | | Colored sand forms the letter B & a buffalo. |
 | | Don Music is playing some music at Hooper’s Store, but David isn't so sure about it. Don plays a medley of soft songs, then a loud one. Don realizes that the music he plays should make the customers think of food & brings in the Cooking Choir, a bunch of kids who sing about David cooking, then the customers eating. |
 | | 5 ghosts carry the number 5 into a haunted house. Artist: Ishu Patel |
 | | Celia Cruz & the Anything Muppets sing "Numero Comparsa". |
 | | Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth. |
 | | Maria finds OSCAR upset, because SLIMEY’s got a new girlfriend - Scuzzina the caterpillar. OSCAR doesn’t think the relationship will work, because they’re too different. OSCAR also adds that Scuzzina will eventually turn into a butterfly or a moth; he can’t tell which at this point. Sure enough, Scuzzina crawls into her cocoon, ready to transform...but into what? |
 | | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo |
 | | The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. |
 | | Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP. |
See also
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- EPISODE 2508 on the Muppet Wiki
- EPISODE 2508 on the OSCAR THE GROUCH Wiki
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