| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Maria can't get Irvine to go back to sleep | |||||||
| Air date | January 19, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob creates a new game where he asks Big Bird questions that all have "No" as an answer; Big Bird responds by saying "No," while holding a sign with the word. After the game, Big Bird continues to say "no" to everything Bob asks. |
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Cartoon | Can a cat bark? (First: Episode 0859) |
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Film | A kid marching band forms a circle. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Celia Cruz and the Anything Muppets sing "Numero Comparsa." (First: Episode 2318) |
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Cartoon | A sleepy man counts 8 sheep. (Spanish soundtrack) (First: Episode 2188) |
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Film | Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work. (First: Episode 0003) |
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Muppets | Grover the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | A bird displays the front and back of a turtle. (First: Episode 0789) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird wants to thank Bob for the game by singing a song, but has some trouble coming up with the lyrics. Bob suggests he just sing for inspiration; when he still can't come up with the words, Bob suggests that Big Bird repeat what he says, only by singing instead of speaking. Again, Big Bird takes the instructions too literally and follows Bob around, singing everything he says. |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Film | A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the Ball — Kermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball. (First: Episode 0516) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for carrot (First: Episode 0203) |
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Muppets | Leo the Party Monster hosts "The Party Line", a call-in show where he and the callers have a discussion about parties. However, he learns what a discussion really means when one caller dislikes parties. (First: Episode 2218) |
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Cartoon | Do you know what it's like to be scared? (First: Episode 0547) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria is babysitting Irvine while Oscar is out. The Count happens by and is told be quiet. He softly counts the other people Maria asks to be quiet, but his thunder and lightning awake Irvine, who begins crying uncontrollably. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998) |
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Film | An ice cream man hands a boy too many cones. The boy cries out for "HELP" and some kids eat the extras. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Cartoon | Counting eight figures (First: Episode 2253) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall. (First: Episode 0753) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) |
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Muppets | Polly Darton sings "I'm Under the Weather Over You." (First: Episode 1702) |
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Cartoon | Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (First: Episode 0493) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria struggles to get Irvine back to sleep. Biff suggests Sully tell her the story of "Cinderella," claiming Sully's a great storyteller. Biff, however, recites the whole story before Sully can speak. Irvine still is awake and cranky; Biff blames the way Sully told it. |
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Cartoon | Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs. (First: Episode 1456) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — Alistair Cookie runs out of time counting the 40 thieves. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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Film | How a steel drum is made (First: Episode 0828) |
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Cartoon | F: A frog and a fly. (voiceover: Casey Kasem) (First: Episode 0034) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Chelsea: YES/NO. |
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Cartoon | Two kids want to use their empty box as a pretend submarine or airplane. They agree to imagine it's a rocketship. Artist: Cordell Barker (First: Episode 2369) |
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SCENE 5 | The Two-Headed Monster arrives and plays a lullaby for Irvine on his violin. The song doesn't work and the monster cries along with Irvine. |
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Film | Jack Rabbit Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) |
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Cartoon | F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1814) |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Goats." (First: Episode 2366) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar returns and shows Maria the one way to get a Grouch baby to sleep: he and Grundgetta begin arguing, putting Irvine right to sleep. The two continue arguing as Maria announces the sponsors. |
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