| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Jay Leno visits | |||||||
| Air date | January 27, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||
| Written by | Mark Saltzman | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar has written a Grouch cookbook and wants Bob to be in a photograph for it, looking as if he enjoys the mudpie he's made. As Oscar snaps the photo, he suggests Bob wave to the camera. This results in Bob discovering that the plate has been split in two and breaks, spilling the pie all over his shoes. |
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Animation | A set of blocks reveal a square, a triangle, and a circle. (First: Episode 1184) |
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Muppets | Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp." (First: Episode 1960) |
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Cartoon | A heart that says "I love you" is drawn. (First: Episode 1971) |
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Film | A girl wants to learn a playground rhyme after watching some other girls do it, so one of them teaches her. (First: Episode 2284) |
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Cartoon | A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0725) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Katie to hug him and scratch his tummy. (First: Episode 1653) |
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Animation | The Queen of Six explores her garden. (First: Episode 0223) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird comes into the Fix-It Shop and finds Luis typing messages to Linda at the library using the computer. Big Bird runs back and forth from the shop to the library to see if they're receiving the messages as Luis asks Linda for a book about fixing guitars. A ragged Big Bird returns to the Fix-It Shop and collapses when he hears Luis read Linda's last message, suggesting Big Bird come and pick the book up. |
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Animation | Sand H/h (First: Episode 0630) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Brad's Bath — It's time for Bert to give his nephew, Brad, a bath, but Ernie thinks the tub needs some toys. (First: Episode 1134) |
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Animation | Seis flores (First: Episode 1591) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Headphones — The monster listens to some funky music on headphones. (First: Episode 1628) |
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Film / Animation | Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (First: Episode 1802) |
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Cartoon | One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs) (First: Episode 0490) |
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Insert | Buster and Fred, dressed as cows, approach Olivia, asking if she knows where Gladys the Cow is. They're helping with a song of hers and the lack of local cows forces them to play some. Gladys arrives and Olivia questions Gladys' loyalty to her species, due to the fact that she's always pretending to be other animals. Gladys is surprised and tells her she is proud, which is the subject of her song. The animals set up by some boxes and Gladys performs "I'm Proud to Be a Cow." Afterward, Olivia is speechless. (First: Episode 1650) |
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Cartoon | Snacks on Parade: Peanut Butter Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1301) |
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Muppets | Pageant: Ernie plays the role of Bart, a farm boy who plants a flower. Herry Monster plays the sun, and a nervous Cookie Monster plays a cloud. Bert reluctantly plays the flower. When it is said that Bert made the leaves for his costume out of lettuce leaves, Cookie and Herry proceed to eat the leaves and rip the costume apart. (First: Episode 0578) |
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Film | Some kids have a bike race by the river. (First: Episode 1419) |
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SCENE 3 | When Johnny can't play "One of These Things" with Big Bird, Jay Leno fills in. Using his calculator and his wits, he deduces that the circle doesn't belong with the triangles. |
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Cartoon | H for hola (Spanish soundtrack). (First: Episode 0362) |
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Cast | Maria is dressed for summer weather, while Linda is dressed for the snow. They switch clothes and scenarios. (First: Episode 1819) |
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Cartoon | It's a squirrel Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1736) |
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Muppets | The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush." (First: Episode 2060) |
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Film | David (in voice-over) finds rectangles. (First: Episode 0481) |
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SCENE 4 | Jay Leno describes what he has to do before going for a ride. While it looks like he's preparing to ride his motorcycle, Big Bird shows up to pull him around on a tricycle instead. |
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Film | While walking and reading the newspaper, a man barely avoids DANGER on three occasions, but then gets hit by a revolving door. (First: Episode 0656) |
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Cartoon | A Middle Eastern man narrowly avoids various forms of danger, then trips and falls in a hole. (First: Episode 1387) |
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Muppets | This Is Your Lunch — Construction worker Sally Smith must guess the contents of her lunchbox correctly. (First: Episode 1631) |
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Animation | Counting animals (1 butterfly, 2 frogs, 3 birds, 4 turtles, 5 bees, 6 fish) (First: Episode 1700) |
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Muppets | Bruce Stringbean, Clarice and S Street Band perform "Born To Add." (First: Episode 1375) |
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Film | Green Tree Snake Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0285) |
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Cartoon | A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music"). Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1207) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (First: Episode 0353) |
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SCENE 5 | Jay Leno announces the sponsors (one of which is pasted on his jacket), then rides off on his motorcycle. |
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