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| Two-Headed Monster at the library (repeat of 1967) | |||||||
| Air date | December 9, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Gary Belkin | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | At the Library, teen staffer Micki tries to find a book for the Two-Headed Monster. She brings them a copy of "The Three Little Pigs," but one head doesn't like pigs. She instead gets them a book of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," but the other head doesn't like bears. She gives them both books so each head can read what they want, but the heads end up reading the stories loudly at the same time. |
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Cartoon | Luis counts three blackbirds, which lay three eggs. (First: Episode 2194) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: How the Three Little Pigs Feel — Kermit gets reactions to the Big Bad Wolf blowing down the Three Little Pigs' houses. (First: Episode 1974) |
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Film | Flamingos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Cartoon | Small letter b (ball/bat) (First: Episode 1131) |
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Celebrity | Richard Pryor demonstrates emotions. (First: Episode 1149) |
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Cartoon | "Four Friends" - a reggae song about a group of animals who wash a car together. Artist: Michael Sporn |
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SCENE 2 | Luis comes by the library, where the Count is finishing a book he's writing - "Counting Backwards from 999,999 to One." He counts down the final ten numbers, then proceeds to read the whole shebang starting from the beginning. "I think I'll just wait for the movie to come out," Luis comments. |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (First: Episode 0010) |
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Muppets / Cast | Professor David lectures his class on trees. He says they are only good for looking at and leaning against, but they mention other uses for them. (First: Episode 1584) |
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Film | To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156) |
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Cartoon | A girl puts imaginary things in a jar, which makes her laugh. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1304) |
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Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B." (First: Episode 1495) |
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Song | "B is for Bubble" (First: Episode 0008) |
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Insert | Big Bird recounts his trip to the circus to Barkley (who doesn't pay much attention). Big Bird was especially enamored by the lion tamer and imagines himself in such a role, with Barkley as his trained animal. Back in reality, Big Bird tries getting Barkley to do some tricks, but he just lays on the ground instead. (First: Episode 1259) |
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Cartoon | The 3 Numero Brothers show addition and subtraction. (First: Episode 1182) |
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Film | The kids form a triangle and a square. (First: Episode 0300) |
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Cartoon | "The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. (First: Episode 0130) |
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Song | Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: EXIT sign (First: Episode 0300) |
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Cartoon | A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (First: Episode 0158) |
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SCENE 3 | During the library's story time, Micki reads "Jack and the Beanstalk" while Linda signs. Among the crowd of kids is the Two-Headed Monster; one head wears a San Francisco Giants hat and cheers every time the giant in the story is mentioned, while the other head cheers for Jack. The book ends happily with Jack inviting the giant over for lunch, and the monster wants to hear the story again. |
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Cartoon | B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1147) |
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Muppets | A monster sings "Comb Your Face." (First: Episode 1851) |
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Film | In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon. (First: Episode 1088) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall. (First: Episode 0753) |
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Film | A scuba diver swims away from. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones, Clementine and Buster are in the dark because Forgetful forgot to turn something on. It's not the water, the electric fan, or the radio ... it's the light! (First: Episode 1690) |
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Cartoon | Five tail feathers are subtracted from a peacock. (First: Episode 1449) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob sings "Five Pigeons on a Telephone Wire" to the kids (including Tatyana Ali). |
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Film | Exit (First: Episode 0935) |
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Cartoon | Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0627) |
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Muppets | Grover is a guest on the game show "Name That Sound." (First: Episode 1643) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola count fingers. (First: Episode 0464) |
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Cartoon | A magician performs a trick that makes birds appear, and fish can be glimpsed between them. Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 1614) |
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SCENE 5 | Herry Monster (with his teddy monster) and the kids play with their dolls as Micki announces the sponsors. |
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