| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Pete Seeger returns | |||||||
| Air date | April 8, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly is in a frenzy trying to find things relating to today's sponsors - K, P, and 2. Bob tries to introduce him to Pete Seeger and his grandson Kitama, but Telly is too busy to fully engage. He then realizes "Pete" begins with P, "Kitama" begins with K, and they are two visitors. He announces the sponsors as if he's closing the show (complete with the customary music), but Bob cuts him off and reminds him that instead it's time to welcome the viewer to Sesame Street. |
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Film | "Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0616) |
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Cartoon | A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2088) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "On My Pond." |
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Cartoon | A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria suddenly finds herself the contestant of Sonny Friendly's traveling game show - Name That Feeling! She is at first surprised, but becomes happy when she's promised a new car as a prize. Sonny remembers they've run out of cars, making her angry. |
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Cartoon | Actor demonstrates anger towards casting director - literally! (First: Episode 2061) |
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Muppets | In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city. (First: Episode 1008) |
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Film | Spinning Bus Stop sign (First: Episode 0931) |
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Cartoon | Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (First: Episode 1210) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Surprise Present — Bert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. (First: Episode 0165) |
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Film | Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob, Telly, Oscar, Uncle Wally, and the kids gather in the yard to hear Pete play a song. Oscar guesses that since there's an easel nearby, he's going to draw instead; Pete says he'll do both. He sings "I Got Me a Rooster," drawing each animal mentioned in the song before each verse and handing them to the kids. Oscar doesn't care for the tune until Pete includes a drawing of a crying baby. |
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Cartoon | P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296) |
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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 | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP. (First: Episode 0506) |
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Animation | Four airplanes take off one by one. (First: Episode 1242) |
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Cast | Gordon hosts "What Happens Next," in which the viewer has to guess what kind of humiliation Maria as Chaplin is going to face before Gordon rings the Dinger's ding-dong bell. First, the tramp slips on a banana peel, then collapses when sitting on a three-legged bench. Finally, when a rain cloud is about to rain on him, he shifts the cloud over to the left of the screen so it rains on Gordon instead. |
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Cartoon | An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!" (First: Episode 0489) |
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Insert | Mr. Snuffleupagus wants to play football with Slimey, but Oscar thinks the size difference will make the game unfair to Slimey. He suggests Hide and Seek. Snuffy looks everywhere and can't find Slimey. Oscar shows Snuffy that Slimey is hiding in his fur, and says the joke is on him. Instead of getting angry, Snuffy thinks it's funny and leaves to tell Big Bird that the joke was--literally--on him. (First: Episode 2140) |
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Cartoon | Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter. (First: Episode 0619) |
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Muppets | Grover compares himself and the viewer, noting how much they are alike (except for the viewer's lack of blue fur). (First: Episode 1804) |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
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Film | A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0476) |
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Muppets | Big Bird walks down the street, describing the difference between the actual street and sidewalks. (First: Episode 1256) |
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Cartoon | Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792) |
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SCENE 4 | A baby Honker and her family come across Pete and the kids, who sing about the "Sweet-a Little Baby." |
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Cartoon | The word BUS (First: Episode 0277) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man. (First: Episode 1845) |
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Muppets | Kermit is a casting director, holding auditions for a performance of "The Three Little Pigs." The pigs who initially try out get the part of the three little pigs, but three different wolves of different sizes try out for the part of the Big Bad Wolf. (First: Episode 1283) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster charms two snakes with his saxophone. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1287) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob, Pete, and Kitama join Telly as he announces the sponsors (now at the appropriate time). |
Notes[]
- Scene 3 is a recreation of a performance from Pete Seeger's first appearance on Sesame Street.
- During scene 3 Oscar refers to Pete Seeger as "Mr. Cigar," a play on his name. He previously referred to him accidentally as "Pete Cigar" in Episode 0108, while Big Bird had called him Mr. Cigar in Episode 0203.
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