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| Renovating the Fix-It Shop — Building stairs and a platform for the Fix-It Shop | |||||||||
| Air date | April 11, 1980 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird hangs out in the emptied, newly-painted Fix-It Shop. Luis asks him to keep watch on the shop while he runs out to the hardware store. He suddenly starts hearing his words repeated back to him, making him think there's an echo. He realizes it's Poco Loco, who gives clues to where he is hiding (in the sink). He then continues repeating everything Big Bird says. |
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Cartoon | The Fox and the Grapes In the classic fable, a famished fox can't reach the grapes, and eventually gives up, assuming they're sour anyway. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Song | "Train Song" (First: Episode 0423) |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Q Game — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q." (First: Episode 0440) |
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Animation | Sand Q/q (First: Episode 0623) |
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Film | Building a log cabin (First: Episode 0602) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis shows Gordon and Susan the plans for the platform that will be going up in the shop. Susan and Gordon believe they can get the whole thing done while Luis is out getting more lumber. A musical montage follows as the couple gets to work. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Susan and Gordon beam with pride over their work, when Maria enters. She's impressed, but senses something is missing. They look back at the plans and see they left off a support crossbar. Gordon doesn't think they'll need it since their work is so sturdy, but it topples over when he touches it. |
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Cartoon | A witch turns a little girl into a variety of things, but the girl insists "I'm still ME!" (First: Episode 0793) |
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Film | A man writes the word ME in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: One head wants to play the trumpet, but the other head wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1390) |
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Cartoon | The long rattlesnake thinks he's better than the short one, until the short one outsmarts him by making him bite his own tail. "Wanna borrow my snakebite kit?" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0955) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Insert | Jump Insert D - Jump Tricks: The Double Dutch Jumpers do various jumprope tricks. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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Film | Baby turtles swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings a "Pretty Little Song" with a canary, but neither of them can figure out when it ends. (First: Episode 1298) |
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Insert | Olivia joins a group of girls in a round of double dutch jump rope. |
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Cartoon | Q-quiet! (tree chopping) (First: Episode 0675) |
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Film | Two kids visit the police department and watch a policeman prepare some horses for a parade happening in New York City. The kids even get to ride the horses and watch the parade. (First: Episode 1243) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Lisa complement each other's noses. Lisa also likes Grover's (big) mouth. |
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Animation | Rachel skates with her friends, but is nervous about going down a large hill. Instead, she attaches her skates to a crate and rolls down in it. |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar offers a pie to Gordon, who is certain there's some sort of trick involved. Oscar promises the pie is fit for human consumption and he won't toss it in Gordon's face. He does, however, place it in Gordon's hands upside-down. |
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Cartoon | A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday. (First: Episode 0764) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn thinks giraffes make fine pets for those with high ceilings. (First: Episode 1139) |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Film | Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. (First: Episode 0984) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is. (background carnival music omitted) (First: Episode 0449) |
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Animation | 2 houses plus 2 equals 4. (First: Episode 0298) |
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Celebrity | Bob sings "Silver Song" with James Galway on flute. |
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Cartoon | A boy solves a math problem: 3 + 1 = 4. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others (First: Episode 0001) |
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Cartoon | A mother and child make juice popsicles. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1193) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Invisible Man — Kermit meets the family of The Invisible Man. (First: Episode 1009) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) |
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SCENE 4 | Poco chatters endlessly as Luis finishes off the stairs, increasingly annoying him. Poco vows to keep quiet for the day. Luis then wonders where his hammer is and can't get an answer from Poco, who keeps his beak shut as promised. |
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Cartoon | “Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara. (First: Episode 1056) |
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Film | Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! (First: Episode 0437) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers form a letter L. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Finger String — Ernie has a piece of string on each finger, in order to remind himself that they're all out of string. (First: Episode 0163) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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SCENE 5 | Everyone helps out in making alterations to the Fix-It Shop until Luis stops work for the day. He produces some food, lemonade, and music so they can celebrate a good day's work, then sees everyone else has fallen asleep from working so much. Poco announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | A kid holds the Sesame Street sign, while David holds the CTW sign. |
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