| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | March 31, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
| Written by | Tom Dunsmuir | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly is decked out in weather gear of all kinds. He explains to Bob that studying his globe has taught him that all different kinds of weather occur at the same time all over the world, and at any moment a random type of weather could hit Sesame Street. Thus, he wants to be prepared for any sort of climate. Bob assures him he doesn't need all that stuff. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
As soon as Telly heads for home, it begins to snow on Bob. |
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Film | Snow in the city Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | Five Worms In An Apple Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1502) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Cab Calloway and the Count sing "I Want to Count." (First: Episode 1545) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy (First: Episode 0255) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones. (First: Episode 1628) |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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SCENE 2 | Buster the Horse interrupts today's Grouchketeer meeting to teach Oscar and the kids a new word - glockenspiel. Oscar likes the sound of the word, but not when he finds out it's a beautiful-sounding instrument. Buster hears the sound of a distant band playing one and starts singing a song about glockenspiels as an Anything Muppet man marches down playing the titular instrument. |
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Cartoon | A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music — Grover's hill comes alive with the sound of music. (First: Episode 1814) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "New Life." (First: Episode 0281) |
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Cartoon | M for mouse, mud, and mother (First: Episode 0073) |
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Muppets | Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using the X-ray machine. (First: Episode 1974) |
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Cartoon | An alligator and an elephant chat about how to remember their names. (First: Episode 1301) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis works on fixing Bob's typewriter at the Fix-It Shop, which inspires Elmo to find a job too. He returns posing as a train conductor (offering Luis a ride to Chicago), then a policeman (wanting to arrest the broken typewriter), then a waiter. The latter proves to be the most useful job, as he provides Luis with some much needed lunch. |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a bridge, which a train crosses. (First: Episode 0793) |
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Song | "Sawmill" - Folk singers detail how lumber is made into usable wood. (beginning edited) (First: Episode 0657) |
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Cartoon | A ball goes up and down a musical staircase. (First: Episode 2151) |
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Muppets | Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit). (First: Episode 0085) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street. (First: Episode 1950) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird finds Bob anxiously waiting for the bus. He explains if it doesn't arrive soon, he won't be able to beat the downtown, rush-hour traffic. Big Bird doesn't understand what "rush hour" is, so Bob explains before boarding his bus. Big Bird is intrigued and imagines what rush hour must be like... |
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Song | Kevin Clash sings "Rush Hour" over sped-up footage of people leaving from work. (First: Episode 2144) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Imagining rush hour makes Big Bird sleepy, so he takes a nap on the sidewalk. Gordon steps off his bus and confusedly observes Big Bird. |
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Animation | Five firefighters put out a flaming 5. (First: Episode 1614) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man. (First: Episode 1845) |
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Cartoon | At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2085) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog goes to a T-shirt shop, The Wonderful World of T-Shirts, to pick up another personalized "Kermit the Frog T-Shirt". However, all the shirts have the wrong name (Kermit the Gorf, Kermit the Forg, and Kermit the Grof). (First: Episode 1494) |
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Cartoon | Sign language: Morning, noon, night ("day" part only) (First: Episode 1173) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason make faces. (First: Episode 1434) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Kermit helps Don Music improve "Yankee Doodle." (First: Episode 0876) |
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Cartoon | Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy. Artist: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1231) |
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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 | A boy imagines multiple uses for his broom. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Film | Flamingos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines herself as a car that rescues fire victims. (First: Episode 0513) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird eagerly awaits Luis to finish fixing a clock so it can strike five. When the time comes, Big Bird celebrates rush hour by hurriedly cleaning and closing up the Fix-It Shop for Luis. However, Luis points out that the shop closes at 6 o'clock, so Big Bird agrees to check with him in an hour to do it over again. Luis gets back to work as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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