Talk:Sesame Street pageants

Three other pageants
Sometime before the format change in Season 30, I remember Prairie Dawn organizing two other Sesame Street pageants.


 * 1) Emotions: Three costumed Muppets are rehearsing a pageant which teaches about love (Bert in a Cupid costume), anger (performer unknown), and happiness (Telly Monster in a clown costume).  The segment covers only part of the pageant, however--
 * Telly has an attack of stage fright, which Ernie quickly resolves.
 * Prairie Dawn opens the pageant with her standard "welcome, dear viewers" song.
 * Bert recites the lines Prairie Dawn has scripted for him; unfortunately, they sound mechanical and insincere to him.
 * Ernie suggests that Bert should explain love in his own words instead; Bert responds by performing an original song about the people, experiences and things he loves most.
 * Prairie Dawn and Ernie approve of the new song, then ask whether Bert wants to make any more changes.
 * Bert responds by ranting loudly about his "ridiculous costume"; Ernie remarks that Bert should have been chosen to perform the "anger" character (who is never identified onstage).
 * 1) Computers: Several of the Muppet regulars explain about computer parts (disks, screen, keyboard) and their functions.  (NOTE:  I recall Herry explaining about disks, but forget who mentioned the keyboard and screen; do any other fans have an episode with this pageant recorded?)  The actors also explain that because a computer is a machine, it lacks some human needs and abilities.
 * 2) Dental care: Various Muppet characters explain dental hygiene by playing a tooth, tooth decay, and cleaning items (such as a brush, water and toothpaste). Prairie Dawn does more narrating in this pageant than she typically would; Herry also overacts his role as tooth decay.  (Again, I forget the other Muppets involved here; does anyone else have a recording of this pageant?)

--Ingeborg 00:04, 24 July 2006 (UTC)