| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | November 22, 1985 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tom Dunsmuir | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly Monster speaks in whispers as Gordon is asleep nearby in the yard, having stayed up late grading papers. The two were supposed to have lunch together, but Telly doesn't see how this can work if Gordon is sleeping. After Susan brings over the tray of lunch, Telly's stomach growls, and he considers taking a little nibble on one of the carrots to quiet his tummy... |
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Cartoon | Name That Food — The host challenges contestants to both identify *and* eat every food shown. Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1491) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Elk feeding. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0793) |
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Muppets | "Big Kids Cry" (First: Episode 1488) |
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Cartoon | The letter X (First: Episode 0482) |
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Film | Dr. J helps a little girl to slam dunk a basketball. (First: Episode 1685) |
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Cartoon | Brand X (First: Episode 0299) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon finally stirs and finds Telly has eaten all the food. Telly worries that Gordon will be upset with him, but Gordon reassures him he did nothing wrong. Susan comes out with another tray of food and Telly passes, claiming he's full, allowing Gordon to chow down. |
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Cartoon | Don't mess with the Mighty M. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1578) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty — Kermit doesn't help Humpty Dumpty's situation. (First: Episode 0657) |
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Cartoon | Six camels Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1503) |
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Muppets | Bert says his favorite number is Six. (First: Episode 1289) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Me." (First: Episode 0421) |
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Cartoon | A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets: Looking for Yo — Juanita looks for "YO." (First: Episode 0454) |
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Celebrity | Big Bird ask the Professor (Sid Caesar) why we have knees. (First: Episode 2062) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: M for magic (First: Episode 0841) |
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Film | A young girl talks about her friend, Joe, who's training to be a fireman. (First: Episode 1859) |
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Muppets | Muppets cheer on a rocket launch. (First: Episode 0567) |
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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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Muppets | Old West: Mean Manny — The town doctor comes to a saloon to meet Mean Manny and his gang. (First: Episode 1166) |
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Cartoon | Two monkeys argue over what to watch on TV, growing bigger the angrier they get. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Insert | Two-Headed Monster: Telephone Booths — Luis teaches the monster how to use the new telephone booths on Sesame Street. (First: Episode 1863) |
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Cartoon | Big / bigger / biggest (bikes) (First: Episode 1245) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Purple Hand — Bert can't go to the beach with Ernie because his hand has purple paint on it. (First: Episode 0386) |
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Film | Things that start with M (First: Episode 0620) |
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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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Cartoon | How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!" Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1232) |
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Film | Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Cartoon | A boy has fun with his wood plank. (First: Episode 1503) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly and the kids have been given pots and spoons to bang to help Oscar when he sleeps. Telly wonders why, and Oscar sings a song about how he loves being woken up. |
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Cartoon | Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1941) |
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Muppets | Farley explains things one can do with their mind - he plans on going to the door, he imagines who's knocking at it, he remembers it's not his mother and he hopes there's not a scary monster at the door. Herry Monster surprises him by bursting through the door, frightening Farley away. Herry's sorry Farley ran away; he wanted to play. (First: Episode 0180) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #6 (First: Episode 0335) |
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Cartoon | A person of short stature tries to get on top of a horse. (First: Episode 1450) |
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Muppets | Pageant: Tooth — Bert has put together a play about dental hygiene. (First: Episode 1160) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a cow. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Cartoon | M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird shows Maria his list of "M" jokes; the list itself is a series of M-word foods, but Big Bird has a joke to go with each one of them. He looks at Maria's shopping list and doesn't find any of her entries very funny at all. Gordon announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
Notes[]
- This is the first episode since season 11 to use scrolling credits. (Seasons 12 through 16 used static credits.)
- The original script for scene 4 also had Maria pointing Big Bird toward another listing, which is the closing sponsor announcement. Big Bird doesn't find this funny either, but Maria responds, "I know, but it had to be said."
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