| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Luis Gets New Glasses | |||||||||
| Air date | December 30, 1986 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | While at work in the Fix-it Shop, Luis has difficulty seeing the small screws of the toy robot he's repairing; Maria has no difficulty and handles it. Luis then tries to contact Mrs. Buckner about her son's fixed robot, but has trouble reading the phone book. Teenage customer Jennifer suggests that he may need to get glasses, saying that people's eyesight can change at any age. He brushes off the idea until Maria reminds him of his trouble seeing last week as well. Luis is convinced and decides to call the eye doctor - but needs Jennifer's help to look up the optometrist's number. |
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Film | Six apples minus three equals three |
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Film | Children in a movie theater tell a man on the screen not to open a door that says "DANGER" on it. He opens it, and there's an explosion. (First: Episode 0526) |
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Muppets | The Miss Muffet Play (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | I-Ink (Angry Bird) (First: Episode 0462) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: HONK (First: Episode 1653) |
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Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend (First: Episode 1471) |
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SCENE 2 | At the doctor's office, Luis chats with a boy in the waiting room about his glasses before going in to see Dr. Elliott (Shawn Elliott) for his check-up. After a few tests Dr. Elliott confirms that Luis needs glasses for reading small print or working on smaller items and writes him a prescription. Luis considers taking Jennifer with him to help find the right pair. |
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Cartoon | Four Ducks Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1481) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. Spanish soundtrack (First: Episode 0368) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental) (First: Episode 0411) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal) (First: Episode 0784) |
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Muppets | Song: This Is My J (Biff) (First: Episode 1169) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis narrates over footage of him and Jennifer at the optician's shop. He tries on different pairs of glasses via a brief montage... |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | ... and reveals the pair he has chosen back on Sesame Street as he reads the newspaper. Jennifer and Maria admire his new look before he gets back to work. |
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Cartoon | Dry and Wet (near swimming pool) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Song | "What Do People Do All Day?" (First: Episode 1511) |
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Cartoon | The 'J' Train Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 1169) |
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Cast | Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob plays glasses of water. (First: Episode 1344) |
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Cartoon | Mystery footprints (First: Episode 1029) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Grover the Assistant: Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his suspension act. Grover will get on top of a platform, and Mumford will pull the pillar off from underneath, and the platform will not fall. The trick works, so Grover decides to try it himself, with Herry Monster as his assistant. Grover can't pull it off, and Herry falls. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Cartoon | 'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475) |
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Celebrity | Tony Danza jumps rope with the kids. (First: Episode 2162) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot Bruce Cayard cut from the Noggin version (First: Episode 1132) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee" (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | Man stacks blocks to make a staircase (First: Episode 1335) |
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Film | Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie wakes up and tells Bert it's time to get up, but notices that Bert isn't in his bed. He slowly ponders what happened to his best friend, coming to the conclusion that maybe some Martians took him away in their spaceship. As it turns out, Bert just got up early to fix some oatmeal. Ernie is relieved... until a real spaceship lands and the Martians enter the room. (First: Episode 1208) |
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Cartoon | "Five Baby Oysters" |
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SCENE 4 | Luis explains that it's important to clean your glasses as he dries off his pair with a cloth. Oscar calls Luis over to show off Fluffy's invention — self-cleaning eyeglasses. Luis tries them on and presses the wired remote, which activates small wind-shield wipers on each lens. Oscar praises Fluffy's brilliance, though Luis points out that the lenses would have to be wet in order for the wipers to work. Oscar tells Luis to take it up with Fluffy, which of course results in him getting squirted with water. |
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Cartoon | Splash (girl on beach) (First: Episode 0996) |
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Film | Mad Painter #4 (First: Episode 0344) |
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Cartoon | A baby looks at a DANGER sign and imagines what it means (First: Episode 0933) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "When I Listen". (First: Episode 1760) |
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Cartoon | I for iron (First: Episode 0314) |
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Muppets | Clementine plays a game with the viewer to see if they can guess what Forgetful Jones is riding on. (First: Episode 2218) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Wet & Dry (Falls in pool; kid VO's) (First: Episode 0467) |
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Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586) |
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SCENE 5 | Luis reads a sci-fi story to the kids, stopping briefly to praise his new glasses for how helpful they have become. Oscar, secretly eavesdropping on the storytelling, announces the sponsors before darting off in embarrassment. |
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