| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Martians cause trouble for Big Bird | |||||||
| Air date | March 20, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | All is quiet on Sesame Street when suddenly, a spaceship lands in the yard. Pink and orange Martians materialize, and spot something in the distance... |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Inside the Fix-It Shop, Maria prepares a list on her computer. She's about to print it when she has to go to the back room to check on something. The Martians appear and observe the device, concluding it's a computer. They press a few keys, activating the printer. As they go off and hide, Big Bird enters. Maria thinks he started the printer, but he insists he didn't. She lets him watch over the store while she returns to the back, asking him to not touch anything. He feels insulted with her lack of trust and goes back to talk with her. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | The Martians reappear and observe the phone, but knock over a clock in the process. Maria and Big Bird both exit the back and find the clock on the ground, shattered. Maria is very upset and blames Big Bird. She asks him to leave, and the Martians see that they've made a mistake. |
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Cartoon | Various alien creatures perform in an otherworldly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature. (First: Episode 1181) |
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Video | Triangle in space (David voiceover) (First: Episode 1548) |
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Cartoon | T is for Television (First: Episode 0024) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird is still angry that Maria assumes that he broke the clock. Meanwhile, the Martians are inside his nest area, trying to hatch their egg. They flee when they hear him coming, and when he enters he thinks the strange, glowing egg is an apology gift from Maria. Maria then comes in to apologize, and states she has no idea where the object came from. They see the spaceship fly off and Big Bird deduces it belongs to the Martians, who also caused trouble in the Fix-It Shop. Maria thinks it's silly, until the egg disappears before their eyes. |
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Cartoon | A bird lays ten eggs. (First: Episode 1576) |
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Film | A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Cartoon | On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the Ball — Kermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | A boy listens to his surroundings by the ocean, until his mom calls him for lunch. |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert regrets not being able to go to the park today like Ernie did, but Ernie helps him imagine a quiet day at the park -- which has more noises than Bert expected, even at night. (First: Episode 1953) |
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Animation | Sand U/u (First: Episode 0624) |
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Song | "Look Around, Look Around", a song about seasons. (First: Episode 0556) |
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Cartoon | A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1518) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob has just finished his laundry and begins sorting it out in pairs. He keeps ending up with one pair of socks that don't match ("Life's tough in the Big Apple sometimes, Bob," Big Bird quips). Big Bird thinks he can solve the mystery by telling him to look at his legs because he's wearing the one pair of socks that don't match. |
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Cartoon | Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691) |
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Song | Luis sings "Three of These Kids" -- three kids are playing basketball, and one is playing baseball. (First: Episode 0418) |
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Film | In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it. (First: Episode 1171) |
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Cartoon | Jasper and Julius: Apple (First: Episode 0485) |
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Cast | Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards). (First: Episode 0443) |
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Cartoon | "The Story of Princess Twelvia". Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1676) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar trusts Micki and Piri to look after Irvine for a little while. They attempt to entertain her by reading her Grouch storybook, shaking her rattle, and giving her her bottle, but they doesn't soften her up. It just proves to show that Grouch babies are only happy when they cry, which Oscar explains when he returns. |
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Cartoon | Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Muppets | Ernie talks about the differences between himself and his cousin, Ernestine. He can't find anything that they have in common -- until he hears Ernestine laugh. |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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Celebrity | Smokey Robinson performs "U Really Got a Hold on Me" with a clingy letter U. (First: Episode 2022) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for UP (First: Episode 0650) |
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Song | "Swing Up High" (by Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Forgetful Jones asks Daniela if she will tell him the word on a sign, which says "Yes". But every time she tells him the word, he thinks she is saying yes to telling him the word. |
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Cartoon | Is snow cold? Yes! (First: Episode 0822) |
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Muppets | Grover waits in line at a supermarket. He generously lets two people go in front of him, but then explains that you can't always let everyone go before you, or else you'll never get to the register yourself. When he finally gets to the register and is first in line, the cashier says the register is closed. Grover considers following a customer to a pickle party ... (First: Episode 1939) |
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Cartoon | A photographer shows off his first picture of cows, his next picture of ducks, and his last picture of a pig. (First: Episode 1245) |
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Muppets | "Honk Around the Clock" (First: Episode 1631) |
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Cartoon | A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A widow bird flies from one tree to another. (First: Episode 0391) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird and Maria still wonder how an egg can disappear like the one earlier on as Bob announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The part of Scene 1 with Martians observing the computer would be used as a standalone segment in international productions, including Plaza Sésamo and Sesamstrasse.
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