| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | May 6, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob and his band (Gordon, Miss Trump, and the kids) will demonstrate fast and slow at Elmo's command. They play "Pop Goes the Weasel" slowly as Elmo dances slowly. He asks them to play it faster, then another time even faster. Everyone is left too tired to make another attempt (especially Elmo, who faints). |
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Cartoon | Jazz #7 (First: Episode 0136) |
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Film | Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Boston T Party — Kermit witnesses colonials dumping Ts in the ocean. |
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Film | The letter T is a very useful letter. (First: Episode 0402) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob and the band rehearse "Pop Goes the Weasel" again. Elmo asks each group of players (piano, woodwinds, and strings) to play individually, noticing how each instrument sounds different, but they all sound great when played together. |
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Cartoon | Seven rabbits Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1493) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705) |
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Film | Stop! (kids dancing) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0764) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin notices a short thread on Luis' tuxedo, which becomes long as he pulls it, unraveling Luis's trousers! (First: Episode 1042) |
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Film | George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset solve the case of the midnight voices. Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1183) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Oscar and Danny DeVito laugh it up. (First: Episode 2196) |
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Cartoon | A man juggles until he is told to STOP. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1340) |
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Muppets | Say the Word — Contestants Chester O'Leary and Maurice Monster must get their partner to say the secret word by giving them clues. (First: Episode 1373) |
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Film | Footage of a sunflower seed factory, where birdseed bells are manufactured. (First: Episode 1181) |
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Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506) |
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Muppets | "Street Garden Cooperation" (First: Episode 1956) |
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Cartoon | Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. (First: Episode 0954) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Daniela helps Forgetful Jones understand the difference between a letter R and P. (First: Episode 2032) |
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Cartoon | P for Penguin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1190) |
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Film | Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor. Singer: "¡Linda paloma!" (First: Episode 0426) |
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Cast | Bob reads "The King's Apples," in which King Gerry the Generous has trouble sharing his three apples with his daughter and the royal doctor, each of whom want two apples. An apple tree shows up to solve his problem by adding three apples to the three he currently has, making six. (First: Episode 2295) |
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Cartoon | Counting 10 to 1. (First: Episode 0480) |
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Muppets | Grover: Pretend Trip to the Moon — Grover gets under his blanket, pretending that he is on the moon. (First: Episode 1309) |
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Animation | Sand P/p (First: Episode 0634) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird reads a book about birds and shows Elmo a picture of a chicken egg. Elmo is shocked to find out about how birds hatch from eggs, so Big Bird shows him a movie about it... |
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Film | A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0690) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Big Bird tells Elmo about other animals that lay eggs, and he mistakenly believes a mother hen could lay an alligator egg. Big Bird sets him straight and Elmo thanks him for educating him so much. |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster introduces seven swimming seals. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1312) |
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Film | Seashells form various patterns in the sand. (First: Episode 2031) |
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Animation | A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Sing Your Synonyms" (First: Episode 2331) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Film | A girl goes to the shoemaker and watches him as he repairs her shoes. (First: Episode 0987) |
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Cartoon | A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (First: Episode 0279) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob and the band continue playing music as Elmo announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Scene 3 is a rewrite of the first scene from Episode 0757, with Elmo taking Grover's place.
- The group that makes up Bob's band in this episode were all previously seen in Episode 2229, and are seen again in Episode 2424.
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