| Sesame Street | |||||||
| A rainy day | |||||||
| Air date | January 6, 1983 | ||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | On a rainy day, Maria spots Forgetful Jones holding an open umbrella upside down. She shows him how to use it properly, and when she leaves, he immediately forgets again. David needs an umbrella to make deliveries for Hooper's Store so Forgetful gives him his, but David gets soaking wet from all the water that accumulated in the umbrella. |
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Animation | The inhabitants of a farm feel like celebrating when it rains during a hot, dry summer. Artist: Peter Wallach (First: Episode 1403) |
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Film | A gym instructor helps children perform a variety of stretching and bending exercises. (First: Episode 1018) |
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Muppets | The Beetles are "Thinking of U." (First: Episode 1486) |
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Animation | Sand U/u (First: Episode 0624) |
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Film | A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0504) |
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Cartoon | A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Grover talks about the word walk. He is accompanied by styrofoam letters that form the word walk, and they keep walking back and forth. (First: Episode 1692) |
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Cartoon | Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Cast | The song "Jogging" plays over scenes of the adults and kids jogging through Central Park and the city, with Oscar jogging in his can. (First: Episode 1254) |
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Cartoon | A dog learns about U. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin (joined by Linda and Luis) looks for a way to stay dry in the rain. |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) |
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Film | A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Cartoon | An alien comes across a pair of tree trunks; one with multi-colored leaves, the other without. He finds and grows leaves to mount on the other tree, then strings a hammock between the two. (First: Episode 1451) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster gets MAD when it sees the word. (First: Episode 1513) |
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Cartoon | "All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" (First: Episode 0006) |
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Film | The crosswalk light says WALK. (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 2 | Forgetful stands in the rain, trying to remember something Clementine told him he’s supposed to do when it rains. He tries reading a book, then working on a needlepoint, but finds it hard to do so in the rain. He finds David and Maria inside Hooper's Store playing checkers, and David reminds him to come in out of the rain and stay inside. Instead, he goes outside, not realizing he was just inside. |
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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 | 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 | 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 | A metal crane and a real crane look alike. (First: Episode 1544) |
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Cartoon | Two Elephants Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1457) |
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Muppets | Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his rhyming magic trick, making three things come out of his hat that rhyme with "knee". Grover guesses the first one (key), but doesn't get the last two (ski and tree) right. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cartoon | Jasper and Julius: Apple. (First: Episode 0485) |
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SCENE 3 | As it still rains, Telly Monster brings Oscar the Grouch the food and supplies he needs for his Grouch picnic. Telly begs Oscar to hurry and check everything since he's standing in the rain. Oscar provides him with an umbrella, naturally with no cover. Oscar finally consults his list and finds everything has gone according to plan - he has everything he needs for his picnic, and he ensured Telly got all wet by keeping him standing around. To Oscar's dismay, Telly is not annoyed, but rather glad at how great of a planner Oscar is. |
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Film | George's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Muppets | Ernie watches the Twiddlebugs, who are about to head for Hooper's Store in the rain, but they notice that they need something to keep themselves dry. Tessie remembers that an umbrella helps, so they take one. (First: Episode 1482) |
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Cartoon | A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window. (First: Episode 1627) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "New Life." (First: Episode 0281) |
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Muppets | The Count has built a rocket with the help of Dr. Reinbrein and plans to launch it from inside his castle. The two count down from the computer console, but the rocket doesn't take off. Indeed, Count never intended for lift-off; he plans on counting down again and again. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Cartoon | Ten brightly-beaked birds land on a statue. (First: Episode 1524) |
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SCENE 4 | Mr. and Mrs. Honker leave their baby in the care of Maria and David at Hooper’s. The baby Honker starts sulking, and Maria tries to cheer it up with a doll and a rattle, neither of which work. Finally, she finds a Honker storybook of "Little Red Honkerhood," which she begins reading from; the book consists of only the word "honk." |
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Cartoon | What if my hair were grass? (First: Episode 0514) |
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Film | This is the desert. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0514) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet demonstrates empty by leaving his room, soon Grover and his friends, including Cookie Monster, occupy the room making it full. The Anything Muppet comes in and scares the monsters away leaving it empty. (First: Episode 0148) |
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Cartoon | Me and My M Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1545) |
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Cast | Gordon preaches the importance of rain as it starts to do so in his office. (First: Episode 1578) |
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Cartoon | A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276) |
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Animation | Different shapes appear inside a circle, until it rounds itself out. |
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SCENE 5 | Maria has finished one of several books for the baby Honker and is honked-out. She passes the buck to David, who starts reading "Honkerella" to the baby. Oscar announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- Among the books seen strewn about during the closing scene are Taking Care of Your Cold and What to Do When You Don't Have a Cold!, both previously seen in Episode 1596.
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