| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 12, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar introduces the letter T, which stands for his trash can. He claims something he really loves is inside and also begins with T. To his dismay, Telly Monster pops out at that instant. |
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Cartoon | T for Turtle Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1146) |
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Film | A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cartoon | A hippo has difficulty getting the succulent fruit down from a tree, and enlists the help of another hippo. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1899) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Dandy David" sings a song about "Tying Your Shoelace" as Herry watches. He then asks him to tie the laces on all the shoes in his collection. (First: Episode 1574) |
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Film | The letter T is a very useful letter. (First: Episode 0402) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Jungle Search — Ernie and Bert go to the jungle to find Dr. Livingstone. (First: Episode 1736) |
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Cartoon | Four Carpenters (First: Episode 1616) |
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SCENE 2 | Jessica and the Count subtract bananas from a jar, leaving zero. Eagerly, the Count asks her about things that aren't in the jar so he can count more zeros. |
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Cartoon | Four people cooperate building a table. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Cookie Hood — Cookie Monster plays Little Red Riding Hood. (First: Episode 1676) |
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Cartoon | A man talks about the capital T, but the top line slides down, forming a lowercase one. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0376) |
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Film | Stacy gets an examination at the eye doctor's and receives a new pair of glasses. (First: Episode 1129) |
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Cartoon | "Song of the Inuit Child" (First: Episode 2112) |
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Insert | Bob waits for the Canadian Brass to arrive, as they were supposed to duet and they're late. Once they arrive, they communicate their situation using their instruments. The Brass plays as Bob sings "Play a Simple Melody." (First: Episode 1392) |
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Cartoon | The uses of water (First: Episode 0139) |
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Muppets | "The King's Picnic" (First: Episode 0419) |
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Song | "Spanish Foods Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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Cartoon | Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843) |
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Film | Wendy makes cookies with her grandmother. They later visit Wendy's great-grandmother at the nursing home, and give her some of the cookies. (First: Episode 2214) |
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SCENE 3 | The Count has declared today the day he teaches young Miles to count all the way up to 40. Gordon doesn't think this will work, but the Count counts to 40 with the intention of having Miles repeat it. Gordon points out that Miles can't count at this age, even if the Count keeps counting to 40 all day long. He then realizes this is exactly the Count's intention. |
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Film | Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others. Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0019) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Miami Mice — Kermit interviews Tito and J.P., the Miami Mice. (First: Episode 2200) |
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Film | Four Song (Song of Four) (First: Episode 0006) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: HOT DOG (First: Episode 1142) |
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Muppets | Ernie explains how a scale can determine what is heavier than another object. With the scale, he was planning to split some cookies with Bert, but can't figure out how to do it. Cookie Monster shows him his way of solving the problem: he eats the cookies off each side of the scale until there are no cookies left. Ernie is disappointed since all he's left with is a "really good scale". Cookie disagrees--he's tasted better. (First: Episode 0264) |
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Cartoon | A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1918) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird goes through his old toy chest with some kids, and encounters a banner with the alphabet on it. He remembers the time he learned what it was, which fades to a flashback of him singing "ABC-DEF-GHI." |
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Cartoon | A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a pencil with a broken point, and demonstrates the fun you can have with it. (First: Episode 2096) |
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Cartoon | Four dolphins Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1491) |
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Cartoon | It's a squirrel Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1736) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Follow the Arrows — Ernie has Bert play a "Follow the Arrows" game. (First: Episode 1697) |
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Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506) |
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SCENE 5 | The kids play in the yard as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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