| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 23, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Mr. Snuffleupagus is about to greet the viewer when the Count interrupts him, telling him that his fur is not neat. He assembles a team of eight fur combers (with large combs) to comb every part of Snuffy's fur. When Snuffy is fully groomed, he gives his welcome which the Count tells him to do over and over (so he can keep counting them). |
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Cartoon | An elephant counts to 20. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1466) |
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Muppets / Cast | Guess What Happened? Part 1: Gladys and two other cows sing and discuss what they think happened in a freeze-framed image below them. They each have a theory about how the salad was spilled in a restaurant scenario featuring Susan, Maria, and David. (First: Episode 2225) |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) |
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Muppets / Cast | Guess What Happened? Part 2: The cows discuss what they think will happen next. As the film resumes, everyone apologizes for the mishap. The cows enter the scene and enjoy the spilled salad. (First: Episode 2225) |
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Cartoon | Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231) |
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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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Song | "Spanish Foods Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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SCENE 2 | The Count and Lindsay are filling in for David at Hooper's Store. Gordon comes over and orders a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The Count whips out his personal cookbook and he and Lindsay count off ten pages until he reaches the one he needs (as the book doesn't number any pages, meaning the reader must count to find the page they need). The Count then offers some dessert and pulls out the cookbook that has the dessert recipes - The Page One Thousand Cookbook (all the recipes are on page 1000, and they are also not numbered). |
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Cartoon | Big / bigger / biggest (bikes) (First: Episode 1245) |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster spells the word TAP, then tap-dances away. (First: Episode 1912) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Bird Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0269) |
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Muppets | "Long Time, No See" (First: Episode 1698) |
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Animation | A hand arranges blocks to form benches so a bunny and a chick can have tea. (First: Episode 1488) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon, with his flute, is going to play a duet with Simon Soundman, who can't decide what instrument to play. He ultimately chooses them all and emulates the sounds of an orchestra. |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | A duckling dresses itself, naming all the parts of its coat. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1195) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP. (First: Episode 1982) |
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Cartoon | T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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Film | Wheelchair races at the Special Olympics (First: Episode 0898) |
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Muppets | Honkers count to 3. (only part 3 is shown) (First: Episode 1458) |
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Cartoon | A scientist builds a robot that has real feelings, such as sad, happy and afraid. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Flying Fingers — Ernie says that he has "flying fingers," and tries to find ten different things that his fingers can do. (ending cut) (First: Episode 0617) |
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Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) |
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Celebrity | Patti LaBelle and The Sweeties sing "Take the Hand of Someone You Love." (First: Episode 2231) |
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Film | Kids narrate a film of how a lift bridge works. (First: Episode 2253) |
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Insert | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Cartoon | La letra T es para tigre, tomate, taxi, toro, telefono, televisión, y el terrible tiburon. (First: Episode 0351) |
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Muppets | Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office. (First: Episode 1650) |
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Film | Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball turns into a cherry which is devoured by a girl. (First: Episode 0744) |
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Cartoon | A boy bounces on his bed with eight stuffed animals. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2265) |
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SCENE 4 | At the Fix-It Shop, Elmo asks Luis to "fix" Shelley the Turtle, who is inside his shell. Luis tells him that sometimes turtles like to stay in their shells for the time being, but Elmo wants to talk to him. Luis shows him how to listen to the shell so they can hear Shelley speaking inside. Shelley tells Elmo that he's going to come out, but he pops his head out the other end and thinks everyone has gone. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Film | Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press. (First: Episode 1222) |
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Muppets | Three monsters (Billy, Fenwick, and Pamela) demonstrate big, bigger, and biggest. (First: Episode 0474) |
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Cartoon | T for Turtle Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1146) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit & Joey sing The Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 0426) |
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Cartoon | Animated quilt patterns. (First: Episode 1470) |
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SCENE 5 | Shelley comes out of his shell once more (on the opposite side again) to announce the sponsors. |
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