| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Luis' friend Carlos learns English | |||||||||
| Air date | January 25, 1985 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis introduces the viewer to his friend Carlos (Alexander Burgos), who is visiting all the way from Cuba. He wants to learn some English, so Luis is showing him around Sesame Street to help him out. However, the first individuals they meet are Barkley and a Honker, who don't communicate in English. They then run into Forgetful Jones, whose poor memory makes an introduction very confusing. |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his suspension act. Grover will get on top of a platform, and Mumford will pull the pillar off from underneath, and the platform will not fall. The trick works, so Grover decides to try it himself, with Herry Monster as his assistant. Grover can't pull it off, and Herry falls. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Song | "Winter Song" (First: Episode 1392) |
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Cartoon | A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1266) |
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Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966) |
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SCENE 2 | Forgetful drops by the Fix-It Shop to teach Carlos something, but he's already forgotten what it is. After putting the clues together, Luis gathers that Forgetful is going to teach him some English using a book. Instead, Forgetful wants to teach Carlos how to be a cowboy, starting with a lesson in "Cowboy English." |
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Film | Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor. Singer: "¡Linda paloma!" (First: Episode 0426) |
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Cartoon | Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Animation | A man plays a memory game using cards. (First: Episode 1232) |
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Muppets | Bad Bart is looking for Marshal Earp. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Film | In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom. (First: Episode 0647) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper plans to use a hand buzzer when he asks someone to slap him five. Instead, the joker slaps a 5 on his chest. (First: Episode 0991) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis informs Maria and Gladys the Cow about Forgetful's lessons from earlier (much to Gladys' delight at the mention of the word "cowboy"). Luis comments that he thinks Carlos should learn some "regular English," which offends Gladys when she offers to help out: "And what kind of English do you think we cows speak? We're not from outer space, you know!" Luis and Maria go inside to work as Gladys and Tania provide Carlos with their own English lesson. They teach him some of the parts of the face, but by shaking Gladys' hoof, Carlos now thinks "hoof" translates to "hand." |
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Film | Body parts song sung in Spanish. (First: Episode 1113) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie realizes that Bert's not home and that he can do whatever he wants. He acts out a typical scenario in which he plays the radio loud and Bert tells him to turn it down ... but it doesn't feel the same without Bert around. (First: Episode 1949) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: N for Nose (First: Episode 0763) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "The Trading Game" with contestants Oscar the Grouch and Sally Screamer. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Film | An osprey flies around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0293) |
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Insert | Olivia watches Grandma Grace teaching David how to dance, prompting her to remember times with her own grandmother as she sings "Grandma's Way." (First: Episode 1916) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster reads the sign atop a miniature school building, and observes a small group of children that run out of it. Once they've left, the monster picks up the now empty building, and declares, "School's out!" (First: Episode 1907) |
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Cartoon | Car stuck on tar (First: Episode 1732) |
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Film | Some kids watch as a tree surgeon does his job. (First: Episode 1244) |
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Muppets | "Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364) |
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Cartoon | A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt. (First: Episode 1987) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | The Professor (Sid Caesar) explains the laws of physics, which begin with soft and loud (as demonstrated by Fluffy). |
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Animation | The inhabitants of a farm feel like celebrating when it rains during a hot, dry summer. (First: Episode 1403) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "If I Were." (First: Episode 1676) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | The Count extinguishes electric candles by counting them with his finger. As he heads up the stairs for bed, he steps on Fatatita. He also tells his wolf Yuba to run and play with his friends. (First: Episode 0545) |
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Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... (First: Episode 0787) |
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SCENE 4 | Carlos is now giving Forgetful a lesson in speaking Spanish. However, Forgetful needs his help in announcing the sponsors in Spanish. After the credits roll, Maria announces the CTW slogan. |
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