| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 27, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
| Written by | Norman Stiles | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo greets the viewer, as do the kids nearby. Elmo wants Barkley to say "hello" too, but Barkley's manner of saying hello is rolling around, kicking his feet, chasing his tail, then barking several times. |
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Animation | Counting animals (1 butterfly, 2 frogs, 3 birds, 4 turtles, 5 bees, 6 fish) (First: Episode 1700) |
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Film | Sheep dog (First: Episode 1012) |
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Cartoon | Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1473) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny. (First: Episode 1147) |
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Cartoon | Five stripes make a circle. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Cast | Luis gets annoyed when Barkley keeps barking to go "In and Out" of the Fix-It Shop. (First: Episode 1936) |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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Film | A boy imagines seeing everything in slow-motion. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0507) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy recalls how he learned about the meaning of DANGER. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1971) |
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Film | Body part shout-out (First: Episode 0264) |
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SCENE 2 | Buster the Horse speaks in a whisper to Elmo about today's secret word - curious. He defines the word for the curious monster, who now wants to ride on Buster's back. Buster refuses, and a chase between the two ensues. |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse (First: Episode 1167) |
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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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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: H on TV — Ernie attempts to fix the TV after Bert complains there's a big H on it. (First: Episode 0578) |
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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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Muppets | Baby Breeze participates in Headball at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium. His question: what would you do if your ball rolled into the street? (First: Episode 0877) |
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Song | "Fall Song" (First: Episode 1286) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo continues pursuing Buster in an effort to ride him. David suggests some cooperation and tells him that if he does something for Buster, Buster might then do something in turn for him. Elmo goes off to ask, and comes back with Buster riding on his back. Afterwards Elmo finally gets to ride on Buster, who crashes offscreen. |
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Cartoon | H is for horseshoe. (First: Episode 0020) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Tortoise and the Hare — Kermit wins the race between tortoise and the hare. (First: Episode 0477) |
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Animation | The Queen of Six explores her garden. (First: Episode 0223) |
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Celebrity | Lily Tomlin, dressed as a cheerleader, gives a cheer for the parts of the body. (First: Episode 0885) |
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Cartoon | A song tells the story of Max, who loves to chop down trees. One tree turns out to be a magic genie, who turns Max into a tree. Max soon grows respect for trees and once returned human, vows to never chop one down again. (First: Episode 0572) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird recruits Elmo to help surprise Mr. Snuffleupagus. When Big Bird says the key phrase, Elmo will jump out and yell "Surprise!" Elmo wants to practice over and over, even as Snuffy approaches the nest. Big Bird gives Elmo the cue, but Elmo is now nowhere to be found. He then pops up between Big Bird and Snuffy, surprising them both. |
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Cartoon | A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2088) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates "fast" and "slow" by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair. (First: Episode 0288) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin (joined by Linda and Luis) looks for a way to stay dry in the rain. (First: Episode 1739) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) |
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SCENE 5 | Piri runs into his friend Teresa, who is studying for tomorrow's test. Piri joins her, but his habit of studying with loud rock music and crunchy carrots disturbs her. Piri decides to go and study on the subway instead. |
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Cartoon | Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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Film | Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Muppets / Cast | Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with a dentist and a bus driver. (remake) |
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Cartoon | A derby-hatted man identifies animal sounds, ending with a tractor. (First: Episode 0839) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo asks Barkley to say goodbye, which he does in similar fashion to his "hello" from earlier. Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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