Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Oscar is having a boring day, until he sees something in the sky -- a trash can!



SCENE 1

cont'd When the contraption lands on the ground, its lid opens, and a gray grouch wearing a helmet peers out. They both realize, to their delight, that they are grouches. The gray grouch introduces himself as Othmar, from the planet Zircon.

SCENE 1

cont'd Linda, Olivia and Luis arrive on the scene, and realize that a grouch from Outer Space just landed. Linda shows them how to sign "get lost," and Othmar suddenly feels optimistic about his surroundings.

Cartoon What if I had big feet?

(First: Episode 0514)





SCENE 2 Oscar tells Olivia that he's going to the moon with Othmar in the giant trash can, and asks her to help them with the countdown from 10 to 1. They close the lid of the trash can and prepare for takeoff. Olivia counts down, and covers her ears as the trash can shoots into the air.

SCENE 2

cont'd As the giant trash can rises further and further into space, Olivia remarks, "Now I've seen everything."





SCENE 2

cont'd Oscar and Othmar notice how different the earth looks from above. They pass through the space dump, and then get closer to the surface of the moon while they eat their sandwiches. Oscar wants to get back to Sesame Street later on, because "I haven't insulted Olivia all day -- she's gonna think I don't care."

Cartoon A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa.

(First: Episode 0765)

Film Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk.

(First: Episode 0169)

Cartoon A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian.

(First: Episode 0347)

Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie wakes up and tells Bert it's time to get up, but notices that Bert isn't in his bed. He slowly ponders what happened to his best friend, coming to the conclusion that maybe some Martians took him away in their spaceship. As it turns out, Bert just got up early to fix some oatmeal. Ernie is relieved... until a real spaceship lands and the Martians enter the room.

(First: Episode 1208)

Cartoon A baby looks at a DANGER sign and imagines what it means.

(First: Episode 0993)

Film Children watch a film of a man reading a newspaper on the train tracks - DANGER!

(First: Episode 0480)



SCENE 3 Olivia and Linda are doubtful that Oscar and Othmar went to the moon. While they wait, Linda shows some kids how to sign "moon," "rocket," and "stars." Olivia stages a game where they pretend to be each of the things they signed, and count down from 10 to 1. Olivia, meanwhile, wonders where Oscar is.

Cartoon A person of short stature tries to get on top of a horse.

(First: Episode 1450)

Muppets The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim or fly, then they notice their Twiddle-car. (short intro)

(First: Episode 0603)

Film Two brown bears play in the river and in the forest.

Cartoon A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!"

(First: Episode 0782)



Cast In the park, Maria and some kids play with Barkley, telling him whether he's near or far some balloons they've hidden.

(First: Episode 1264)

Cartoon Two circles demonstrate "next to" and "away from".

(First: Episode 0644)

Cartoon L es para luz

(First: Episode 0373)

Transition Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A

(First: Episode 0282)



SCENE 4 Olivia and Telly explain to Luis that they've drawn a circle in the street for Oscar and Othmar to land on. Upon their descent, the grouches miss their target.

Cartoon How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!"

Artist: Cathryn Aison

(First: Episode 1232)

Muppets Four greaser Anything Muppets sing about being afraid.

Film A trip to the chewing gum factory

(First: Episode 0498)



SCENE 5 Othmar announces it's time for him to return to planet Zircon, "Sailing through the stars, across the vast universe... Carl Sagan, eat your heart out." The cast counts down his blast-off, but his ship collapses. Othmar asks Oscar to call him a taxi. "Okay, you're a taxi!" Luis announces the sponsors and the credits roll.