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| Dr. Nobel Price's new invention; The Count counts Maria's groceries | |||||||
| Air date | February 3, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Dr. Nobel Price sleeps along the basement rail of 123 Sesame Street, allowing him to test a large machine he just invented: a "wake-up" machine. He shows Gordon how it works: a spool of thread is attached to the hands of a clock so that when the hands move, it lowers the string which is wired on a pulley, which will lower a lever and lift a feather to Dr. Price's nose, thus tickling him and waking him up. Gordon points out to the viewer that there's already such a simple invention - an alarm clock - when an actual alarm on the contraption rings. Dr. Price explains that the sound reminds him it's time to do his morning exercises. |
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Cartoon | H for hair (First: Episode 0475) |
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Film | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
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Celebrity | John Moschitta Jr. and the alphabet baby (First: Episode 2048) |
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Cartoon | P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie enjoys watching Bert read a book, but Ernie's staring at him is driving Bert bananas. (First: Episode 1741) |
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Cartoon | A small man and a big heavy man observe an imbalance on the seesaw. (First: Episode 1121) |
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Cast | Linda holds up a "One Way" sign for Damion Brown in front of Big Bird's nest construction doors. Damion reads the word, then learns to sign it. (First: Episode 1066) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: One Way (First: Episode 1125) |
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Film | Song: "Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cartoon | P-Pyramid (First: Episode 2061) |
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Muppets | Game Show: The School Game |
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Cartoon | My dog Happy (First: Episode 0537) |
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Cast | Olivia sings "Listen to the Wind." (First: Episode 2092) |
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Cartoon | Pistons push a capital H through a tunnel, where it breaks and turns into a lowercase h. (with voiceover by Roscoe Orman) (First: Episode 2217) |
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Insert | Kim and David help each other put on their smocks before painting a picture. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | Two men push two large bird eggs to the top of two hills. (First: Episode 0773) |
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Film | Letter H hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0336) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert complains when a big letter H appears on the TV screen, so Ernie turns off the set, unplugs it, and takes a bunch of H objects out of the TV (including a hat, a house and a hamster). When he plugs it back in, a big letter I appears on the screen. Ernie wants to try fixing the TV again, but Bert tells him not to -- this is a great show. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Cartoon | Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things". (First: Episode 0505) |
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Film | Horseback Mailman (First: Episode 0493) |
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Film | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Insert | Big Bird, David and the kids play an animal game. (ending edited) (First: Episode 1193) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: H for Hand (First: Episode 0771) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "The Frogs in the Glen." (First: Episode 1786) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Counting buses (instrumental) (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Circle In Space (with voiceover by Northern Calloway) (First: Episode 1441) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster reads a newspaper (First: Episode 2097) |
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Cartoon | Story of Twelvia Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1676) |
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SCENE 2 | The Count counts everything Maria takes out of her shopping bag of supplies for the Fix-It Shop, including rolls of tape, a hammer, and a box that says "1000 NAILS." The Count insists on counting every single nail, despite Maria showing him that the writing on the box already tells her how many she has. She relents on the condition that he does his counting outside the shop. |
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Film | Song: The Farm (First: Episode 0138) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates One Way. (First: Episode 0993) |
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Cartoon | Ringmaster #12 (First: Episode 1295) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria braces herself when the Count has finished counting (his thunder and lightning disturbs her). She checks up on the Count, who points out that while the number on the box is correct, the objects in the box aren't; they turn out to be birthday candles! Maria concedes that the Count was right in checking the contents first. |
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Cartoon | Look both ways before you cross the street Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1397) |
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Film | Shadow puppet horse (First: Episode 0908) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie wants to have some cookies. Bert asks Ernie if he knows what "before" means, and Ernie demonstrates by saying that before he can have a cookie, he has to open the lid to a cookie jar, and after he closes the lid, he eats the cookie. He demonstrates a few times, until he loses his appetite for dinner. (First: Episode 0007) |
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Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before and after. (First: Episode 0694) |
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SCENE 4 | The Count is just standing idly by Oscar's trash can, looking up at the sky. When Big Bird arrives, he counts one... which confuses Big Bird, so he looks up with the Count. Elmo does the same, as does Gordon, a kid, and Maria. With everybody else's noses in the air, the Count exclaims, "Five! Five people standing with their noses pointed straight up and looking wery silly!" He announces the sponsors, then runs for his life when they pursue him for his prank. |
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