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| Mumford brings Cinderella to Sesame Street (repeat of 2033) | |||||||
| Air date | December 2, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly shows Maria and Olivia how well he's gotten at reading by reading some of Cinderella. He becomes distraught when he realizes what a sad life Cinderella lives and wants to take her away from it. He consults the Amazing Mumford to see if he can use magic to bring her out of the storybook. Mumford has never tried such a feat before, but gives it a whirl. He waves his wand and suddenly Cinderella (Jane Curtin) appears before them! |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Too Much TV — On a rainy day, Ernie watches TV, when Bert suggests he do something else, like write a story. (First: Episode 1293) |
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Film | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0616) |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
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SCENE 2 | Cinderella is surprised at some new experiences she's had already on Sesame Street, such as meeting nice people and being able to know different things. Mumford tries to change her rags into some new clothes, but his usual spell doesn't work. Maria recommends he change up his magic words to "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," which does the trick as Cinderella's rags are now turned into modern, casual clothing. |
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Cartoon | A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2151) |
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Muppets | "Beginning, Middle, End" (First: Episode 1115) |
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Film | Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Cartoon | A monster sees a box that keeps opening and closing, saying "Abierto" and "Cerrado." (First: Episode 0771) |
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Cast | David struggles to keep a door CERRADO, as it keeps opening itself. He slams it shut, shattering the wall behind it. (First: Episode 1511) |
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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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SCENE 3 | Maria, Olivia, and Telly observe that Cinderella has a lot to learn. Fortunately, the Count arrives to teach her about the marvels of counting and how to count to 20. |
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Cartoon | A magician tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but instead finds the numbers 1-20, which the rabbit repeats at the end. (First: Episode 0337) |
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Song | "Spanish Foods Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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Cast | Bob and Luis put together two halves of a painting of a train tunnel. When they fit the parts together, a train goes through the tunnel and zooms to take up the entire screen, frightening Bob and Luis so much, they take down the tunnel again. (First: Episode 0549) |
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Cartoon | L - shooting stars |
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Muppets | Grover compares himself and the viewer, noting how much they are alike (except for the viewer's lack of blue fur). (First: Episode 1804) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: L for lion (First: Episode 0762) |
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SCENE 4 | The Two-Headed Monster disagrees on whether to sing or say the alphabet. Cinderella resolves the fight by suggesting they sing "The Alphabet Song." When the monster asks her to join in, all three end up speaking in the same monster language! |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Kermit talks about his favorite subject - frogs. Gladys the Cow assists by being a cow frog wearing goggles, air tank, and froggy foot paddles. Gladys asks Kermit how it would feel to be a cow and he replies feeling glad to be a frog. Gladys puts a cow's horns, ears, and a bell on Kermit. (First: Episode 2206) |
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Film | A male frog hops around and bulges his throat. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | One cube plus two equals three. Three cubes plus two equals five. (First: Episode 2220) |
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Insert | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Cartoon | Henson: Eleven Cheer (First: Episode 0273) |
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SCENE 5 | Olivia gathers Cinderella, Maria, the kids, and Herry Monster for a group photo. Cinderella is amazed to learn people can have careers and wonders if she could ever have one, too. Telly then rushes in to point out what he's learned about the rest of the story, where Cinderella goes to the ball and gets married. Telly thinks she needs to return to her book right away, but a more street smart Cinderella would rather weigh her options first. She leaves with Telly, and Herry (smitten with Cinderella) hopes he can grow up to become Prince Charming. |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end. (First: Episode 0265) |
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Muppets | Miami Mice: Toy Repair Shop — Ernie enlists the help of Tito and J. P. to get his Rubber Duckie back from the toy repair shop. (First: Episode 2209) |
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Film | A marching band counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0504) |
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SCENE 6 | Telly frantically tries getting Cinderella back in the book without Mumford's help, to no avail. Mumford arrives and agrees to help on the condition that he gets to use his own magic words. He ends up transporting the Seven Dwarves to Sesame Street instead, then manages to return Cinderella and the Dwarves back to their respective stories. |
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Cartoon | A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0783) |
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Film | A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better? (First: Episode 0461) |
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Muppets | "Rebel L" (First: Episode 2217) |
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Cartoon | L for life, love, lizard, leap and lump Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1833) |
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SCENE 7 | Telly reads Olivia and Maria the ending of the storybook, where Cinderella marries her prince and has become a doctor as well! Mumford announces the sponsors. |
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