Sesame Street | |||||||||
Gordon brings Elmo and Miles to the zoo | |||||||||
Air date | November 16, 1987 (season premiere) | ||||||||
Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||||
Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo greets the viewer and shows off his plastic zoo set, saying hello to all his toy animals. Gordon and Miles observe him playing with it, and Gordon notices how he's typically put all the animals in zoo cages. Elmo is intrigued when Gordon tells him about the Bronx Zoo, where the animals get to roam free and the people can look at them at a safe distance. The three decide to visit the zoo. | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: Z for Zoo (First: Episode 0776) | |
Muppets | Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues." (First: Episode 2317) | |
Cartoon | A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6. (First: Episode 0783) | |
Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." cut from the Max version | |
Cartoon | A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT. (First: Episode 1879) | |
Cast | Maria as Charlie Chaplin tries to leave through the door marked EXIT, but the sign keeps moving, and a brick wall appears behind each opened door. Finally, she makes her own exit through a hole in the wall. (First: Episode 0832) | |
Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) cut from the Noggin version | |
SCENE 2 | The gang arrive at the zoo, where they are surprised to see Buster the Horse who has a job as a tour guide. He leads Gordon, Elmo, and Miles into a trolley car (nicknamed the "Bengali Express") where they watch animals such as the antelopes, Siberian tiger, elephants, and rhinos in their natural habitats. After the ride, Elmo likes how the people were in "cages" instead of the animals. | |
Cartoon | Kids observe cloud formations, until it starts to rain. (First: Episode 2074) cut from the Noggin version | |
Celebrity | Pee-Wee Herman recites his own version of the alphabet. cut from the Max version | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Alphonso what the word EXIT means. (First: Episode 1395) | |
Cartoon | "¡Ella juega ténis!" "Did you say she's playing tennis?" "¡Sí, ella juega ténis!" (First: Episode 2111) cut from the Max version | |
Film | An insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) cut from the Max version | |
Cartoon | A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success. (First: Episode 1042) cut from the Noggin version | |
SCENE 3 | Buster sees off the group as they go on a camel ride atop Sopwith, and goes on to describe what camels are like. Once the ride is finished Elmo comments how comfortable the ride was compared to on a horse, which offends Buster. | |
Cartoon | Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016) | |
Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Chariots of Fur — Herry Monster and Grover race across the beach. (First: Episode 1833) The HBO Max version uses the previously-unaired 1992 re-edit of the segment with the new opening titles and Alistair Cookie bookends. | |
Cartoon | Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs. (First: Episode 1456) cut from the Noggin version | |
Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966) | |
SCENE 4 | The group looks at more animals in their natural habitat, including monkeys, turtles, otters, and gibbons. Elmo points out that this environment is similar to a city building such as 123 Sesame Street - "You can live high high up, or way way down, so everyone can live close together without getting in each other's way." | |
Cartoon | A ball goes up and down a musical staircase. (First: Episode 2151) | |
Cast | Big Bird, Susan and Bob sing "Can Read" while at a newsstand. (First: Episode 2268) cut from the Noggin version | |
Cartoon | Snacks on Parade: Peanut Butter Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1301) cut from the Max version | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert play "The Feelings Game" -- much to Bert's chagrin. | |
Film | To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156) cut from the Noggin version | |
SCENE 5 | Buster tries to encourage Chip to check out some of the other animals at the zoo, but he would rather look at the cats and sings "Just Cats." | |
Cartoon | A man counts forty stars at night. (First: Episode 2243) | |
Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon. (First: Episode 0358) | |
Cartoon | The Ringmaster showcases 8 skating penguins. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1291) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska," along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community. | |
Cartoon | Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393) | |
SCENE 6 | Elmo, Miles, and Buster explore some of the Bronx Zoo's displays that help them see what it's like to be a turtle (hiding in giant plastic shells)... | |
SCENE 6 cont'd |
... a spider (climbing a giant rope web)... | |
SCENE 6 cont'd |
... and a prairie dog (peering through glass domes sticking out of the earth). Elmo offers to show the prairie dogs how monsters live on Sesame Street. | |
Cartoon | A boy observes a mother bird feeding her babies, and remembers to run home to dinner. (First: Episode 1508) | |
Film | A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407) | |
Muppets | Kermit sings "On My Pond." (First: Episode 2328) | |
Cartoon | Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (First: Episode 1519) | |
SCENE 7 | Back home, Elmo shows Gordon and Miles his new pretend zoo, where he's painted a nature diorama and lets all the plastic animals out of their cages like at the Bronx Zoo. Buster announces the sponsors. |
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