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| Renovating the Fix-It Shop — Luis' friends get together to help paint the Fix-It Shop | |||||||
| Air date | April 9, 1980 | ||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly Monster finds Luis sweeping up the emptied Fix-It Shop in preparation for it to be repainted. Telly wants to help out, but everything he thinks of getting (paint, brushes, rags, ladder, etc.) is already taken care of thanks to Olivia and David. Telly thinks of one thing he can do to contribute - get the painting process started by calling "Ready, set, go!" |
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Cartoon | A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him. (First: Episode 0799) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest. (First: Episode 0417) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Doctor Ernie — Ernie assumes that Bert is ill when he turns down his invitation to play in the park. (First: Episode 0124) |
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Song | "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | While David does some painting inside, Luis shows Anthony and Rebecca how to wash the window. Olivia captures all the action on her video camera. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: WALK TALL (First: Episode 1161) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Princess Chooses a Prince — A princess selects Kermit as her prince. (First: Episode 0859) |
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Cartoon | "Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason with the AT family: Fat, rat, and mat. |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets / Cast | Gordon sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with a park attendant and garage mechanic. (First: Episode 1061) |
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Film | Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like. (First: Episode 0932) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis points out the dusty outlines left by some of his tools and has the kids guess what the objects were. One of them is a paint roller, which Luis demonstrates for the kids before they start painting the wall. |
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Cartoon | A boy tries to guess what a voice belongs to by asking it questions, and wins a ride on a giraffe. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set. (First: Episode 0446) |
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Film | A giant panda walks around. (First: Episode 0920) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis and the kids head to the sink to wash the paintbrushes. However, Poco Loco (whom Luis said could stay there) is using the sink as his bird bath at the moment. |
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Cartoon | Todo el mundo necesita agua (First: Episode 0780) |
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Film | Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo. (First: Episode 0364) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Luis returns to the sink, hoping Poco is done with his bath. Poco is now using the sink to swim laps, citing the importance of getting his exercise. |
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Cartoon | A Spanish-speaking man seeks agua in the desert. A cowboy gives him a glass, and he uses it to wash his hands. (First: Episode 0928) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (tomato) (First: Episode 0147) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | The sink is now being used to fill a soup pot by Poco and Big Bird, who assures Luis they'll be done in an hour or two. Since that's a long time, Big Bird agrees to cooperate and take turns with Luis. By now, the paint on the brushes has hardened and Big Bird wonders why he didn't try washing them sooner. |
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Cartoon | The word AGUA fills up with water. (First: Episode 0448) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Through the Hoop — Ernie demonstrates the word "through" with the help of Snookie and Bert, who holds a hoop. (First: Episode 0023) |
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Cartoon | A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse. (First: Episode 1020) |
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Celebrity | Helen Reddy sings "Wonder Child." (First: Episode 0774) |
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Cartoon | Which footprint doesn't belong? (First: Episode 0491) |
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SCENE 5 | David, Big Bird, and the kids help Luis by sorting pieces of lumber into small, medium and large piles. When the job is done, Barkley bounds in and knocks all the wood into a huge pile. Luis sees the mess and David admits he had "too much help." |
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Cartoon | N is for nose. (First: Episode 1173) |
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Film | A gymnast demonstrates over and under. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Animation | Two small stripes watch as two circles play with each other. The stripes try to bend themselves into circles, but soon find that they can both cooperate to make one big circle. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Muppets | Grover watches as Ernie loads various things into a machine that start with M and N. The machine then displays the letter it begins with. Since Grover is a monster, he decides to go in the machine, causing a mess. (First: Episode 1201) |
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Cartoon | M in space (First: Episode 0516) |
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SCENE 6 | Luis thanks everyone for their help today. Olivia records more of the group on her camera, as Oscar the Grouch announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. |
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