| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo forms a Three-Headed Monster | |||||||
| Air date | May 11, 1987 | ||||||
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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Insert | After an encounter with Forgetful Jones, Maria imagines what it would be like to be just as forgetful as he is. Back in the present, David arrives to remind Maria about their lunch date, to which Maria responds, "Well golly, I guess I forgot!" (First: Episode 1877) |
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Cartoon | Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Film | A girl visits the stamp factory to see how stamps are made. (First: Episode 2263) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!" (First: Episode 0292) |
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Cartoon | A pattern of daisies and tulips - can you tell what comes next? (First: Episode 2256) |
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Muppets | "They Can't Take That Away from Me": Cookie Monster's six cookies are subtracted down to zero. |
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Cartoon | A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Insert | Big Bird and Snuffy remember when they met ... but their memories are different from one another. (First: Episode 2208) |
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Animation | Match the word HOT. (First: Episode 2055) |
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Muppets | Wearing oven mitts, Telly places an H and an OT together to make the word HOT. (First: Episode 1536) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #10. (First: Episode 0328) |
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Cartoon | Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow." Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1715) |
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Muppets | Count's Castle: Sheep on Strike — It is time for The Count to go to bed, but his sheep go on strike. (First: Episode 2122) |
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Film | "Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version) (First: Episode 0021) |
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Celebrity | Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets help teach Snuffy to hit the ball. |
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Animation | A montage of boys, all of whom are named Joe, saying what their favorite sports are. The last one turns out to be a girl named Joanne. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1871) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Glass of Water — At night, Ernie is thirsty, so he imagines drinking a glass of water. (First: Episode 0459) |
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Animation | Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625) |
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Animation | A snail shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2039) |
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Cast | Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in. (First: Episode 1354) |
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Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433) |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo likes watching the Two-Headed Monster and wishes he could join him in the fun. With Susan's encouragement he approaches the monster and asks if they're willing to be a three-headed monster. Susan interprets as the Two-Headed Monster requests Elmo talk like them and don a set of horns. Elmo does this, and they all laugh and speak their monster language. |
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Cartoon | D-dart (First: Episode 0292) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Oak Tree — In the forest, Guy Smiley salutes the life of an Oak Tree. (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | Light and heavy (bird falls on man) (First: Episode 0785) |
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SCENE 2 | The Three-Headed Monster stops by Hooper's Store, but the original two heads argue over whether to get something to eat or drink. Seeing how there's now an odd number of heads, David puts it to a vote in which Elmo is the tie-breaker. David enjoys this new method, which eliminates the conflict the monster usually presents when coming in. However, the system breaks down when they order a milkshake and even Elmo can't agree on a desired flavor. |
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Film | College students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2227) |
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Muppets | Grover: Butterfly — Grover sits in a park and recites a poem about a butterfly that he sees. (First: Episode 1967) |
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Film | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cast | Maria and Luis perform "You Say Hola and I Say Hola." (First: Episode 2062) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149) |
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SCENE 3 | The Two-Headed Monster has to go home now, leaving Elmo alone and sad. Susan suggests he pretend he's still a three-headed monster, but Elmo doesn't think that can work. He does find fun in playing "one-headed monster" and starts babbling in monster language as Susan announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- In the original script draft, the scene with the New York Mets was slightly different. Big Bird was present during the scene (rather than in just voiceover), with the context that he wrote to the team to visit and help Snuffy practice for the Snuffleupagus Little League team. The script also called for catcher Gary Carter to be part of the group. The scene was also intended to be part of the street story, as the episode would close with an additional scene where the Mets try to get Snuffy to sign a season contract, but Snuffy feels he's not ready; he only knows how to write in print, not cursive.[1]
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