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| Luis breaks his arm — Luis uses his left hand | |||||||
| Air date | January 10, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Norman Stiles | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis proudly shows the viewer how well he's gotten at using his left hand while his right arm is in a cast. He pantomimes some actions, then uses his left hand to answer the phone, where an irate Oscar complains. Luis further demonstrates his left hand can hang up the phone, then snap away the split-screen view of Oscar. |
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Cartoon | M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276) |
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Song | "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot wants to demonstrate the letter M. Grover enters, making "Mmmmm" noises, so Herbert uses Grover to help him tell a story using M words. When the story is over, Herbert discovers that Grover's mouth is stuck together after eating peanut butter. (First: Episode 0276) |
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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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Muppets / Cast | Professor David lectures his class on trees. He says they are only good for looking at and leaning against, but they mention other uses for them. (First: Episode 1584) |
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Animation | Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1979) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Danger." (First: Episode 0704) |
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Cartoon | A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0408) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis can also use his left hand to present one of today's letters - M. Gladys the Cow is supposed to "moo" (an M word), but she would rather "meow" for a change. |
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Cartoon | M for Moon Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1163) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0501) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert cooperate to make Ernie's bed. Ernie notices that on his bed, which Bert is preparing, there is one side where the blanket is shorter than the other. Bert suggests that Ernie and him cooperate while making the blanket even on both sides, in the process the blanket is shorter at one side than the other. (First: Episode 1388) |
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Cartoon | A man blows 7 bubbles. (First: Episode 0639) |
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Film | Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis now uses his left hand to blend the parts of the word CAT together. He can also scratch the head of a cat (Kevin Clash), who starts mooing and strikes up a conversation with a meowing Gladys. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: BINGO (First: Episode 1171) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Cab Calloway sings "Hi De Ho Man." (First: Episode 1540) |
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Animation | A number 9 looks for a house with his number on it. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Film | James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico. (First: Episode 0153) |
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Insert | Bob reads the kids a story about seven mice, with some animated mice displaying the story. (framing scenes removed) (First: Episode 1699) |
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Muppets | A baby Honker hatches from an egg and learns to honk like all the Honkers. (First: Episode 1616) |
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SCENE 4 | Forgetful Jones greets Olivia as "Tanya," then calls her "Forgetful" instead. She tries to get him to remember their names by having him repeatedly and intensely say, "You are Forgetful Jones. I am Olivia." This partially works, as Forgetful takes the pronouns literally and believes he is Olivia. |
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Cartoon | A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler. (First: Episode 0618) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie makes a mess of the apartment in order to find a note he wrote to Bert. (First: Episode 0255) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy: Two boys are fighting over a swing, so Teeny Little Superguy shows them how to share. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1967) |
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Film | George the Farmer is near when he's on a barrel; he's far when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235) |
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Cartoon | "The Noble Ostrich", a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0998) |
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SCENE 5 | Luis shows how he can play guitar with a broken arm by strumming a simple melody, singing "Broken Arm Guitar Playing Star." |
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Cartoon | What's missing? (a guitar) (First: Episode 1971) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Frog Kiss — Prince Charming turns Sleeping Beauty into a frog. (First: Episode 0453) |
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Cartoon | A baby sees a "danger" sign, which points to several dangerous images. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Film | Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER! (First: Episode 0480) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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Muppets | Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Film | Kids comment as they watch tomatoes grow in a field. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0624) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: M for Mail (First: Episode 0013) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird sees Gordon and Olivia carrying a large letter M. Big Bird imagines they're using it to replace a missing M on a giant mailbox, using the power of cooperation to get the letter in place to complete the word "MAIL." After his fantasy, Gordon and Olivia confuse him by going to fetch a number 7. |
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Cartoon | Six turtles plus one man equals seven. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1515) |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | The two roll in a large number 7 on a dolly. Big Bird remains confused as they now go to get a letter L. |
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Cartoon | "L Look Around Song" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1483) |
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Transition | Triangles are made onscreen. (First: Episode 0291) |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Gordon and Olivia show how Luis' broken arm can make the shape of an L as they walk past Big Bird, who asks what this is all for. They take him to his nest area, where the items are all being used to announce today's sponsors. Big Bird is pleased to see his theory about the M being used on a giant mailbox turned out to be right. As Big Bird waves, Gladys signs off with a final “meow meow!” |
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