Unearthing previously "lost" Sesame Street episodes

[MuppetSpot]

I think Noel MacNeal and Matt Vogel also spent time performing Oscar too.

You mean Big Bird, I heard whoever had more lines like say Oscar, Caroll would perform Oscar and someone else would puppeteer Big Bird.

 

[scarecroe]

Episode 0524 isn't the first appearance of Oscar's mud man, but it's the first time I've seen him in Muppet form. The episode also has a taped version of "The Sound of the Letter A" which you all know from The Muppet Alphabet Album. It's also got a scene with Oscar and Big Bird on screen together. Finally (my personal favorite), Mr. Hooper and Susan as astronauts.

Episode 0524

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A couple clips...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1435591973264072

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=948039025549680

 

[Blue Frackle]

Thanks for doing that Scott!

You could tell toward the end that the interaction was getting a bit stiff.

 

[muppet maniac]

The first episode in the Hawaii trip arc, from season 9

Episode 1076

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A rather amusing one from season 3: Oscar wants to fly

Episode 0396

This story was partially adapted into Oscar's Book.

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[muppet maniac]

Sanitation workers strike, featuring Maria (not Sonia Manzano)

Episode 0256

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[D'Snowth]

So, how are we going to look at this? Is this an instance of the same character, but played by a different actor (a la our three different Gordons), or is this an entirely different character who just coincidentally happened to be named Maria?

 

[muppet maniac]

So, how are we going to look at this? Is this an instance of the same character, but played by a different actor (a la our three different Gordons), or is this an entirely different character who just coincidentally happened to be named Maria?

I think it's the latter.

Anyway...

Episode 0207

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Episode 0315

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[D'Snowth]

That hammock looks like it'll collapse to the ground at any given minute!

 

[scarecroe]

So, how are we going to look at this? Is this an instance of the same character, but played by a different actor (a la our three different Gordons), or is this an entirely different character who just coincidentally happened to be named Maria?

Not entirely sure yet. Carla Pinza may have been CTW's first attempt at the Maria character Sonia Manzano would play, or it may have been unrelated. There's more research required before we can really say.

 

[Blue Frackle]

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