| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Super Bird / Miss Trump dances (repeat of 2060) | |||||||||
| Air date | December 12, 1986 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird is exercising in the yard when he addresses the viewer: "Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be really strong, like Wonder Woman or Herry Monster." He then imagines himself as Superbird, with a deep superhero voice and wearing a cape, gloves, and chest emblem. He carries a pile of bricks to Olivia, karate-chops some boards for her shelves, and opens a peanut butter jar for David. Back in reality, Misha asks Big Bird for his help opening a jar of pickles. Big Bird is surprised to think he can help, but he removes the lid with ease. "Maybe I'm not Superbird, but I'm a lot stronger than I thought I was!" he exclaims. |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts the Letter of the Day Pageant. (First: Episode 2212) |
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Film | Cat block structure. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Cartoon | A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper and asks him if he works there. He orders him to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. He is ordered to eat three round foods: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once he is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries. (First: Episode 1582) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly prepares to have his picture taken by Olivia, first dressing as a cowboy then as a pirate because he doesn't feel important as himself. Olivia tells him he's more special than he believes, and just wants to photograph Telly as his good ol' self. With his confidence regained, Telly poses for a picture without the need for a costume. |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0002) |
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Film | You can clean almost anything. Music: Bach's "Gavotte" performed by the Swingle Singers. (First: Episode 0001) |
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Animation | E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet) (First: Episode 2222) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings a "Pretty Little Song" with a canary, but neither of them can figure out when it ends. (First: Episode 1298) |
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Animation | An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the opera, Carmen loses her "face" and can't resume singing until the wig returns. (First: Episode 0277) |
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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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Celebrity | Oscar instructs Itzhak Perlman to play some fast and slow music while Slimey judges between the two. He picks the fast piece, but not to listen to; he wants to take a ride. Perlman extends his bow out to Slimey who wraps his body around the end. As Perlman proceeds to play fast, Slimey holds on while Oscar cheers him on. (First: Episode 2217) |
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Cartoon | A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Mirror, Mirror — Kermit is declared the fairest of them all. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Cartoon | A moving truck takes the number 8. (First: Episode 1446) |
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Cast | Bob, dressed as a clown, sounds out the word ENTER by grouping two doors together. (First: Episode 0939) |
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Cartoon | 8 cows Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1531) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Is Special — Bert convinces Ernie that he's special. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1 (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 3 | Mario walks down Sesame Street thinking of all the things he could be when he grows up. He points out Maria fixing a vacuum at the Fix-It Shop, David stacking newspapers at Hooper's Store, and Olivia taking pictures of a couple of kids. He then spots more kids playing hopscotch, and remembers it's fun playing as a kid too. |
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Film | Two boys working at the family Mexican restaurant show how they prepare for the day, and how tacos and enchiladas are made. (First: Episode 1890) |
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Muppets | Construction worker Sally Smith is the surprise contestant of the on-location game "This Is Your Lunch." Sally must guess the contents of her lunchbox correctly after each food item gives her clues. (First: Episode 1631) |
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Cartoon | A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music"). Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1207) |
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Film | A crane is shown, with a shovel and wrecking ball. (First: Episode 1164) |
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SCENE 4 | Piri returns to the Fix-It Shop to see if Maria needs anything else delivered. Miss Trump arrives to pick up her radio and asks to play it to make sure it works. A station playing breakdance music comes on and Piri starts dancing. Maria and Miss Trump say they both wish they could dance like that, so Piri offers them lessons. Maria doesn't feel up to it, but Piri shows Miss Trump a few moves, and soon she's dancing along with him. |
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Cartoon | Me and My M Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1545) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Guess What I Am Game — After Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck, Bert's train impression works a little too well. (First: Episode 0645) |
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Cartoon | Geronimo 10-0: The parachute becomes a large mattress. |
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Film | Some kids have a bike race by the river. (First: Episode 1419) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a piano and decides to play it. The left half wants to play short notes, while the other half prefers to run his fingers across the keyboard. They decide to cooperate, and both use their notes to play "Chopsticks". (First: Episode 1366) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Animation | A dune buggy is assembled. (First: Episode 0506) |
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SCENE 5 | Piri continues teaching Miss Trump (now joined by a few kids) how to moonwalk. She wants to take a break, but then decides to teach Piri a dance that she knows. She changes the channel on the radio and teaches Piri how to do a simple box step waltz. Maria announces the sponsors, and the music changes to the regular closing theme as the credits roll. |
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