Episode
Sesame Street: Oscar's "Near-Far-Follow the Arrows" game
Overview
Oscar invents a directional game using arrows that hilariously confuses friends trying to follow instructions. He sits back enjoying the chaos as people get completely lost in his clever game. Sponsors: A, Z, 10
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1984-12-19
Episode context
Oscar's "Near-Far-Follow the Arrows" game is Episode 23 in Season 16 of Sesame Street. It aired on 1984-12-19.
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