Sesame Street | |||||||||
The Count counts counts | |||||||||
Air date | January 4, 1985 | ||||||||
Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||||
Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | The Count greets the viewer and announces that he's going to talk about the number three, so he needs three things to count. He brings in Ryman and Tanya who are dressed in capes and monocles, and proceeds to count: including himself, there are three Counts. After a flash of thunder and lightning, the kids mimic the Count's laugh - now there are three laughing Counts! | |
Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) | |
Muppets | Backed by the Monster Mountain Band, Cookie Monster sings "Handful of Crumbs". (First: Episode 1702) | |
Film | Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366) | |
Animation | It's a crocodile Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1663) | |
Film | A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better? (First: Episode 0461) | |
SCENE 2 | The Two-Headed Monster reacts to something comical being held in his hands and argues over whether to call it funny or amusing. Bob intervenes to explain that the two words mean the same thing, so there's really no need to argue. The monster accepts this as Bob asks to see what's so funny about what he's holding anyway. As Bob leans in, the monster releases a spring-loaded snake, creating a reaction from Bob. The Two-Headed Monster continues with his funny/amusing assertion. | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Bo Peep (part 1) (First: Episode 1047) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Bo Peep (part 2) (First: Episode 1084) | |
Cartoon | Capital I, he's quite a guy (First: Episode 0368) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Cab Calloway and the Count sing "I Want to Count." (First: Episode 1545) | |
Cartoon | Wrong Way Willie, treasurer of his club, has lost the club's funds. Billy Jo Jive and Susie look for where it may be and discover Willie's had it in his hat the entire time. (First: Episode 1235) | |
Film | Fireworks Alphabet (first half) (First: Episode 1104) | |
SCENE 3 | Monster on the Spot: Reporter Telly Monster interupts the broadcast in an attempt to interview Herry Monster about his workout routine. However, Telly (joined by Bob and the kids) finds Herry napping with his teddy monster inside the garage when he expected to see him breaking a vigorous sweat. Herry explains that taking a nap to revitalize his energy is an important part of how he stays healthy. | |
Film | Fireworks Alphabet (second half) (First: Episode 1104) | |
Cartoon | The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck. (First: Episode 0782) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert complains when a big letter H appears on the TV screen, so Ernie turns off the set, unplugs it, and takes a bunch of H objects out of the TV (including a hat, a house and a hamster). When he plugs it back in, a big letter I appears on the screen. Ernie wants to try fixing the TV again, but Bert tells him not to -- this is a great show. (First: Episode 0578) | |
Cartoon | Letter I (Beep Beep) (First: Episode 0427) | |
Film | Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (First: Episode 0004) | |
Cartoon | Can you think of words that rhyme with BALL? (voices of Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast). (First: Episode 0773) | |
SCENE 4 | Bob attempts to play a rhyming game with the viewer, but Ferlinghetti Donizetti cuts in and slips into a rhyming groove before Bob can finish his instructions. Ferlinghetti suggests rhyming "goose" with "loose," "juice," "moose," and "Dr. Seuss," and spouts out more rhyming examples before Bob gives up on the game and leaves. | |
Cartoon | Three doctors cure a sick 3. (First: Episode 1627) | |
Muppets | Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN." (First: Episode 0523) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I for Island. (First: Episode 0314) | |
Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tries to use a scale to divide the cherries evenly, but he characteristically eats them all. Bert screams and faints. (First: Episode 1386) | |
Cartoon | Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee. (First: Episode 0473) | |
Song | David sings "Just Ask" with Susan, Maria, and Olivia on backup. (First: Episode 1909) | |
Cartoon | H - Horse (First: Episode 0474) | |
Film | Sounds Around the House v1: a dripping water faucet, a man playing the violin, a woman vacuuming, a teenager listening to pop music, and a passing elevated train. (First: Episode 1706) | |
Cartoon | Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster follows the arrows. (First: Episode 1627) | |
Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music tries to write "Mary Had a Little Lamb." (First: Episode 0698) | |
Song | "Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783) | |
Cartoon | Eight spiders subtract themselves. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1510) | |
SCENE 5 | The Count is joined by "Count Von Ryman" and "Count Von Tanya" when it's time to say goodbye. The Count says that a little subtraction makes saying goodbye so much sweeter, so he bids them each adieu, leaving himself as the one remaining Count. He announces the sponsors and says goodbye the way they do in Transylvania: "Viszontlátásra!" (or "goodbye" in Hungarian). Bob later announces the CTW slogan (in a rare instance where the logos appear during the credit sequence). |
Notes[]
- In addition to performing his characters, Jerry Nelson is heard as the Monster on the Spot announcer.
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