| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Count’s suitcases | |||||||
| Air date | January 29, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Biff supervises as Sully drills the sidewalk outside 123 Sesame Street. Gordon comes to the window, begging them to stop, as baby Miles is going to be taking his nap. Sully can't seem to drill any quieter, so Biff suggests they take their lunch break earlier. Gordon winces as Biff blows the steam whistle to alert the other hardhats of lunch, though this doesn't wake up the baby either. Biff produces a celery stalk from his lunchbox and the crunch from his first bite is enough to wake up Miles. "Guess I shoulda started with the chocolate mousse," Biff notes. |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster introduces seven swimming seals. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1312) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano, violet, and violin (First: Episode 1762) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Lena Horne and The Anything Muppets sing an upbeat version of "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0575) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro. (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Susan, the kids, and the Two-Headed Monster are singing some songs when the monster makes a song choice - "Macaroni." They sing it in their monster language, and Susan points out it's better known as "Yankee Doodle." The Two-Headed Monster prefers their gibberish version and wants everyone to sing along with him. He likes it so much they end up singing it over, and over, and over... |
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Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | In a subway, two Anything Muppets observe how loud and quiet it is. (First: Episode 1432) |
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Animation | A man plays a memory game using cards. (First: Episode 1232) |
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Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "New Life." (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V Artist: John Hubley (First: Episode 0311) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Snuffleupagus is invited to jump on Big Bird's trampoline, and the Count decides to count how many times Snuffy jumps. He counts a total of 19½, with his last jump bouncing him to the top of 123 Sesame Street. |
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Film | A man and a little girl perform small aerobic workouts. (First: Episode 1710) |
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Cartoon | Snacks on Parade - The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171) |
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Cast | Bob, Olivia, and David sing a song about the rain...outside, on a rainy day. (First: Episode 1921) |
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Cartoon | A girl builds a sand castle at the beach, but the ocean keeps washing it away, so she builds one away from the waves. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1452) |
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Film | Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Animation | Sand V/v (First: Episode 0637) |
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Insert | Ask Oscar: Timi translates Oscar's words in sign language as he answers a letter from someone who wants to know what the longest Grouch word he knows is. Oscar states that the word is "supercalifragilistic-yucka-alidocious" (a reference to "Mary Poppins"), which is hard to sign, especially when Oscar repeats it many times. (First: Episode 1829) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Film | A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0297) |
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Cartoon | Seven owls Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1562) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a telephone booth. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Film | A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station. (First: Episode 1217) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird recites a poem called "The Cycle" about bicycles, tricycles and unicycles. |
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Film | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0616) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning", "middle", and "end", and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture. (First: Episode 0138) |
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Cartoon | An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 1877) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cuppycakes — Cookie Monster keeps stealing the "cuppycakes" that Ernie is trying to photograph. (First: Episode 0136) |
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Cartoon | "Big Sneeze" - a man destroys everything in his path when he sneezes. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1579) |
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Film | A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city. (First: Episode 0928) |
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SCENE 5 | The Count is preparing to go on vacation back home to Transylvania, and has an inordinate amount of suitcases with him as he waits at the bus stop. He and Gordon count to make sure he has 20 suitcases for his two-day vacation. He tries hailing a taxi, but nothing stops. |
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Cartoon | A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469) |
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Film | Counting 20 boxes Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0510) |
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Muppets | Grover gets under his blanket, pretending that he is on the moon. (First: Episode 1309) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: TAXI (First: Episode 1136) |
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SCENE 6 | Since no passing taxis will pick him up, the Count has decided to cancel his vacation and continue counting cabs. "Who needs a vacation when you can find happiness counting in your own backyard?" he tells Gordon. He continues counting as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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