| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Big Sesame Street Breakfest | |||||||
| Air date | April 2, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Oscar refuses to say "hello," but Telly tricks him into saying it by having him read "Hola" (the Spanish translation) on the sign that he gives him. |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Cast | Maria and Luis perform "You Say Hola and I Say Hola." |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead. (First: Episode 1314) |
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Film | Animals fight. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0567) |
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0120) |
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Muppets | At the Ice Follies, Grover is asked by Kermit (in voiceover) to demonstrate Near and Far. (First: Episode 0904) |
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Cartoon | Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990) |
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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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Celebrity | Big Bird asks the Professor (Sid Caesar) why we have knees. |
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Cartoon | M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Clementine reminds Forgetful Jones to call his cousin on her birthday (even though he's got a ribbon tied to his finger and to the phone). When he calls, his equally forgetful cousin doesn't remember having a cousin, and asks him to describe what he looks like. (First: Episode 1657) |
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Cartoon | An alligator and an elephant chat about how to remember their names. (First: Episode 1301) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 0273) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of an elephant. (First: Episode 0593) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts the game show "What's My Part?". The contestant is Mr. Nose. The panelists -- Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic, and Cookie Monster -- don't know what a nose is, because none of them have noses. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cartoon | A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music"). Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1207) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon teaches Mario how to read "MOP" and "TUB" through song. |
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Cartoon | A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" (First: Episode 0410) |
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Film | Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Four Cookies — Ernie eats one of Bert's cookies and doesn't know what to tell him. (First: Episode 0238) |
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Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506) |
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Film | What do birds eat? (First: Episode 0495) |
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Muppets | At night, Grover thinks he hears noises in the dark. When he sees a shadow on the wall, he cowers under the covers - but the shadow turns out to be his Mommy. (First: Episode 0397) |
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Cartoon | How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Song | "I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727) |
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SCENE 3 | The song is interrupted by a Monster on the Spot segment reporting on a "big breakfast" at Hooper's Store. Telly asks about Maria's breakfast, which doesn't seem so impressive to him. Olivia rushes in to explain that Telly's story is actually about the "big break-fest" in the yard, as in the breakdancing Piri and the other kids are participating in just outside. Telly closes the report trying to get an interview from a wildly dancing Piri, and the previous segment resumes. |
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Cartoon | Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Herbert Birdsfoot explains what the letters M and W look like with a very uncooperative letter that keeps switching itself. The letter eventually stops switching, and Herb solves the problem by rotating the camera angle, turning the letter upside down. (First: Episode 0155) |
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Cartoon | A boy puts a red and green monster together using a diagram. (First: Episode 1014) |
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SCENE 4 | Piri names body parts as he and a few kids breakdance, with Maria, Olivia, David, and the other children looking on. |
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Cartoon | Kids count dinosaurs, octopuses, and paper dolls. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708) |
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Cartoon | A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1017) |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit watches some live bears do exercises. (First: Episode 0044) |
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Film | Things that start with M (First: Episode 0620) |
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SCENE 5 | Everyone continues breakdancing (with Maria attempting a complex move) as Mario announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Kevin Clash provides the announcement for the Monster on the Spot segment.
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