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| Maria & Luis — Maria and Luis realize they're in love | |||||||||
| Air date | January 21, 1988 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||||
| Written by | Norman Stiles | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Snuffy are playing cowboys, but have a conflict on how to yell: Big Bird would rather say "yee-haw" twice, while Snuffy would rather say it three times. |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle." Artist: Jeff Hale |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: London Fog — The fog in London dissipates before Kermit can report on it. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | Snacks on Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171) |
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Film | Operation Playground: A group of students at P.S. 87 come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." |
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Animation | El Numero Cuatro (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 2116) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird is still upset about his disagreement with Snuffy over how many times to say "yee-haw." Gordon and Susan reassure him that best friends (or "pardners" as cowboys put it) don't have to like the same things. Soon after, the two friends are back together "yee-hawing" as they run past. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | The Fairytale Newlywed Game — Thumbelina and her prince compete against Cinderella and her prince by seeing which couple shares the same favorite number. |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Celebrity | The Four Tops sing "Please Be Careful," a song about safely crossing the street. (First: Episode 2256) |
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Cartoon | A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tuba Sounds — Bert begs Simon Soundman to teach him how to make tuba sounds. (First: Episode 2386) |
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Cast | The Heartstrongs, Part 1 In this soap opera parody, Mr. Heartstrong (Gordon) fusses over the loss of his red shoelace along with Mrs. Heartstrong (Susan). They both feel sad until their son Barnaby (David) comes downstairs! What a surprise! But that feeling doesn't last long, as Barnaby soon learns of the lost shoelace. As it turns out, Barnaby came downstairs to change shoelaces in order to play baseball. Could this be a clue as to the whereabouts of Mr. Heartstrong's shoelace? (First: Episode 2163) |
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Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) |
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Cast | The Heartstrongs, Part 2 In the thrilling conclusion, the doorbell rings! Who could it be at the door? It's Cousin Henry (Uncle Wally), who drops in for a surprise visit, which quickly becomes somber when the lost shoelace issue is brought up again. Just then, Mr. Heartstrong remembers what Barnaby said about a shoelace that didn't match, and as luck would have it, the missing shoelace is in Barnaby's left sneaker! This makes everyone happy! Cousin Henry pulls the snake-in-the-can trick on Barnaby, which gives everyone another nice surprise! "Woo woo!" (First: Episode 2163) |
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Cartoon | Indian guru counts to twenty. (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and Snuffy continue playing cowboys when they notice Maria and Luis crossing the street while holding hands. This confuses them, because they were taught that kids should always hold hands with a grownup while crossing the street - but does that apply if you're both grownups? Big Bird and Snuffy intend to find out. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Luis and Maria greet Big Bird and Snuffy, but just as Big Bird is about to ask the question, Luis suggests to Maria that they grab some lunch. Maria says, "Let me run into the Fix-It Shop and put that lipstick on Mr. Donahue's coffee pot ... " Luis looks confused: "Lipstick?" After an awkward pause, Maria corrects herself: "... 'handle.' Did I say lipstick?" They both giggle and part ways; Big Bird remarks, "Gee, asking grownups questions isn't always easy," and he and Snuffy think of what to do next. |
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Cartoon | AMOR, amor, amor ... amoramor ... amoramor ... (First: Episode 2116) |
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SCENE 4 | Inspired by a cowboy movie he saw, Big Bird decides that he and Snuffy should split up and talk to one person at a time. Big Bird will talk to Maria, while Snuffy will talk to Luis. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
As they talk simultaneously (with the camera switching between each conversation), Maria and Luis have trouble answering Big Bird's question, and surmise that they were holding hands because they like each other. Big Bird and Snuffy point out that Maria and Luis have always liked each other and didn't hold hands before... which makes them both realize that the way they feel about each other has changed: they're in love! |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Maria and Luis rush to each other, full of things to say. They end up missing each other before finally heading into the Fix-it Shop, closing the door behind them. Big Bird and Snuffy are soon joined by more curious bystanders who witness through the Fix-it Shop's window Maria and Luis silently talking to each other, fawning when the two share a passionate kiss. Luis notices the group and slyly pulls down the window shade for some privacy. |
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Cartoon | A heart that says "I love you" is drawn. (First: Episode 1971) |
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SCENE 5 | In Big Bird's nest area, Hoots the Owl and The Oinker Sisters sing "The Like Changed Into Love," celebrating Maria and Luis taking their friendship a step further. cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | A/a (Gordon voice-over) (First: Episode 2240) |
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Muppets | African Alphabet Song (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd counts four lions. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0300) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Chelsea tells Grover what love is. (First: Episode 2397) |
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Cartoon | Y for Yak Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1184) cut from the Noggin version |
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Song | "Ookyook Song," a Joe Raposo song with the Alaskan words for all the things you need to put on when it's ukiuq (winter). (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | A for astronaut, airplane, airport and automobile. (First: Episode 2250) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 6 | At night, Luis and Maria tuck Big Bird into his nest. Big Bird asks if they'll get married now that they're in love. They don't know at this point, but Big Bird insists, "You will. I bet you will." Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
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