| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | February 2, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo can't think of anything to do today, when he hears Big Bird and Gordon from behind the construction door talking about going to a range. Elmo decides he wants to go too and darts off. |
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SCENE 1 cont’d |
Inside Big Bird's nest area, it's revealed the two were merely reading the lines of a play Big Bird's written. Elmo comes in dressed as a cowboy, having roped Buster the Horse and Gladys the Cow. Gordon sets the issue straight and now the three wish to be in Big Bird's play. He already has a part for a horse and cow, but needs to write in a role for a furry red monster. |
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Cartoon | A heart that says "I love you" is drawn. (First: Episode 1971) |
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Celebrity | Menudo performs "Gotta Get on Movin'." (First: Episode 1971) |
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Cartoon | "L" for "Large" and "l" for "little" (First: Episode 1455) |
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Muppets | Pageant: The Four Seasons (First: Episode 1165) |
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Film | Using confetti, a letter L turns into a leopard. (First: Episode 2160) |
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Film | Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0366) |
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SCENE 2 | Chip and Dip mess with Oscar by giving him a sweet card and a bouquet of flowers, then a kiss. |
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Cartoon | A dog uses his memory to remember where his bone is buried. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1888) |
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Muppets | Fred the Wonder Horse bets Marshal Grover that he can't count backwards from ten. Grover tries standing with his back to him and counting up to ten. Since he can't do it, Grover has to let Fred ride on his back. (First: Episode 1066) |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead. (First: Episode 1314) |
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Film | Otters in the zoo (First: Episode 0487) |
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Cast | In a circus routine, Luis the ringmaster demonstrates "before" and "after". Freeze-frame technology allows his assistant, Linda, to show each action as she jumps through a hoop, slips on a banana peel, and gets a bucket of water thrown at her face. (First: Episode 0728) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L--Loud (First: Episode 0783) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string. (First: Episode 0163) |
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Animation | As the seasons change, so do one's outfits. (early computer graphics) (First: Episode 1898) |
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SCENE 3 | Piri prepares big and little sandwiches for Elmo and Mr. Snuffleupagus. He sets the big sandwich down by Snuffy and gives Elmo the little sandwich. The two switch places, as Snuffy is only a little hungry, while Elmo has a big appetite. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0147) |
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Muppets | Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp." (First: Episode 1960) |
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Film | Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615) |
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Cartoon | One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs) (First: Episode 0490) |
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Muppets | Bert is out of town, so Cookie Monster spends the night with Ernie. Cookie is frightened of a shadow on the wall, but Ernie shows him it's just a coat on a chair. (First: Episode 2027) |
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Cartoon | Eight buttons are counted on a monkey's shirt. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1452) |
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Muppets | Later, Cookie Monster has a bad dream in which he is surrounded by flying, singing cookies who won't let him catch them. (First: Episode 2027) |
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Cartoon | F - Face Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1162) |
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Celebrity | Maria and the kids visit Herbie Hancock's studio, where he demonstrates how to make electronic music. (First: Episode 2037) |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Film | A girl puts on her coat all by herself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0622) |
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Muppets | "Rebel L" (First: Episode 2217) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird and Snuffy are watching Baby Natasha and try to get her to laugh. Nothing seems to work, so they just sit and do nothing... which somehow causes her to break into hysterics. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016) |
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Film | Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Big Bird and Natasha have fallen asleep and alternate their snoring sounds. Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
Note[]
- Scenes 2 and 4 would later be used as stand-alone Muppet segments on several international co-productions, including Sesamstrasse and Sesamstraat.
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