| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Understanding Barkley | |||||||||
| Air date | January 5, 1988 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Linda has invited Telly to have lunch outside Hooper's Store. She tells Telly that she's going to get some food, and Telly is able to tell what she said by the gestures she used with her signs. While she's away, Barkley tugs the tablecloth off, causing a mess. Telly wonders how he can explain what happened if he can't sign very well. When she gets back Telly does some gestures, indicating what happened. Linda properly reprimands Barkley and Telly thinks he's better at signing than he thought. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle." (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cartoon | What if a turtle and rabbit switched appearances? (First: Episode 0451) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Alphabet Mine — Kermit interviews J miners. (First: Episode 2302) |
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Cartoon | J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis plays and sings "Las Chiapanecas" with Snuffy, Maria, and the kids. While the kids clap along, Snuffy instead stomps his feet. |
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Cartoon | Luis counts three blackbirds, which lay three eggs. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 2285) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a parrot. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Cartoon | A flea sets up camp on a dog. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1004) |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn and The Count are contestants on "Squeal of Fortune." (First: Episode 2331) |
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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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SCENE 3 | Maria tries to understand what Barkley wants, and imagines herself as the only human in a world inhabited by dogs. In her dream, Barkley is seen in everything on TV, and even runs Hooper's Store, which now carries the newspaper "The Daily Woof-Woof." Back in reality, Maria gives Barkley a good scratch, which is what he wanted. |
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Cartoon | A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (First: Episode 0800) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Cartoon | The 'J' Train Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 1169) |
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Film / Cast | Gordon hangs out in a classroom. He joins the kids and the teacher as they play with an elastic rope and get into different shapes. (First: Episode 1068) |
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Cartoon | A colorful, rhythmic demonstration of the word IN (First: Episode 0337) |
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Muppets | Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!" (First: Episode 0360) |
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Cartoon | Different ways to use a string Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 0916) |
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Insert | Big Bird sings about "Wheels on My Feet" while roller skating down the street. (First: Episode 1483) |
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Cartoon | C is for Canary (First: Episode 0703) |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn presents a pageant about feelings. Bert dresses as Cupid to represent love, but his lines don't ring true. Instead, he sings his own song — "That's Love" — expressing that, to him, love means pigeons, oatmeal... and Ernie. (First: Episode 1731) |
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Film | A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0297) |
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Muppets | Muppet and Kid Moments: Grover and Karlena talk about the word "love" on a sign. |
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Cartoon | "I've Got a Mind" -- bouncing a ball (ending line cut) (First: Episode 0279) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Forgetful Jones has gathered Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, and Keshia Knight Pulliam to help him with something, but he can't remember what it is. One by one, each kid has to leave, leaving Forgetful alone. At the last minute, Forgetful remembers what he wanted the kids to help him with: to explain what subtraction is. (First: Episode 2165) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cast / Muppets | Olivia sings about her "One Two Blues" with two Anything Muppets. (First: Episode 1493) |
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Cartoon | A man walks in an IN. (First: Episode 0511) |
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Muppets | Clementine, Gladys the Cow and some cows sing "I Love Moo." (First: Episode 2194) |
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Cartoon | A dog has a discussion with his master about where to go. Artist: Dan Haskett |
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Film | Marching Band #3 (First: Episode 0517) |
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Cartoon | Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly (First: Episode 0001) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis plays the "Mexican Hat Dance" as Snuffy, Maria, and the kids dance. Bob announces the sponsors. |
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