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| Maria & Luis — Love in the Fix-It Shop | |||||||
| Air date | February 4, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria, Luis, Gordon, and the kids attend a pageant written by and starring Big Bird, with Telly in the cast and Hoots the Owl on saxophone. It's written especially for Maria and Luis, with each verse emphasizing a different word of a sentence: when put together, the message turns out to be, "When are you getting married?" Maria and Luis don't have an answer for this. |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144) |
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Muppets | "Circle the Girl" (First: Episode 1768) |
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Cartoon | An elephant (voiced by Marshall Efron) asks Nesbitt (voiced by Don Arioli) for directions to the zoo, but won't listen to him long enough. Artist: Janet Perlman (First: Episode 1631) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — It's cold outside, so Bert tries to ask Ernie to play a game with him. Ernie keeps bringing winter equipment into the room, thinking Bert wants to play outside. It turns out he just wants to play a game of checkers. (First: Episode 1617) |
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Film | Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor. Singer: "¡Linda paloma!" (First: Episode 0426) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset search for Aunt Nellie's dog, Meatbone, not knowing that the sneaky dog has been following them the whole time. (First: Episode 1206) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird paces the Fix-It Shop, wondering why Maria and Luis (petting Gatita) don't know when they'll be getting married. They explain they'll think about marriage when they feel the time is right; Big Bird then asks when that will be. |
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Cartoon | Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack) (First: Episode 2278) |
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Film | A zookeeper feeds some polar bears sardines. (First: Episode 1647) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a bridge, which a train crosses. (First: Episode 0793) |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam comes to the saloon, looking for Doc Holiday. He questions the frightened townspeople, looking for the doctor, but all he can find is a mailman and a fire fighter. Sam says they'd better find the doctor, because he's got an itchy trigger finger. The doctor is found, cowering under a table. The doctor asks what Sam wants with him, and the mean hombre says that his finger is really itchy -- it's driving him crazy. Is it a mosquito bite? Should he use some lotion on it? Doc Holliday faints. Sam shrugs, and joins the other patrons at the bar for some milk. (First: Episode 0318) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King offers his crown to whichever of his seven sons can cheer him up. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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Muppets | The American Revolution: George Washington and his men are preparing to cross the Delaware river, when Grover shows up with a bundle of balloons, noisemakers and streamers, since he heard this is the day they planned to "surprise the British." (First: Episode 2354) |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover N/n (First: Episode 2283) |
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Cast / Celebrity | Olivia and George Benson sing "A Friend for All Seasons." (First: Episode 1314) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Film | Topi antelopes nod "yes." Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0411) |
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Muppets | Spaceship Surprise The crew lands on the Planet CH, where they are greeted by Chunky Cheese. |
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Cartoon | 7 animals in a tree. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1530) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird is playing "Post Office" and delivers a hand-written letter to Bob. He reads the letter, which says Maria and Luis are getting married. Bob tries to congratulate the happy couple, but they try to explain it's the opposite. |
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Song | "Come into the Garden" (First: Episode 1357) |
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Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Muppets | Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example. (First: Episode 1767) |
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Cartoon | Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231) |
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Cast | Jasper Johnson (David) performs his famous "J" Walk for a roaring crowd. (First: Episode 0761) |
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Cartoon | A derby-hatted man identifies animal sounds, ending with a tractor. (First: Episode 0839) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Film | How Crayons are Made Music: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey (First: Episode 1579) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob invites Maria and Luis to his apartment to play a special song he wrote for them - "Love in the Fix-It Shop." He's hoping if they decide to get married, he can sing it at the wedding. Chip and Dip accompany on the piano, but play too slow, then too fast. Finally, they get the right tempo, but are too loud. |
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Cartoon | Brush your teeth, up and down, side to side, round and round. (First: Episode 1124) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days King Ernie needs to clean his yucky teeth. The Royal Smart Person brings a big brush (used for sweeping), then a middle-sized brush (used for brushing hair), then a smaller brush (used for painting), and finally a really small brush (a toothbrush). Just as Ernie proclaims that he'll "brush every tooth in the entire kingdom," a saber-toothed tiger comes in, seizes the toothbrush, and begins to use it himself! (First: Episode 1388) |
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Cartoon | Either none, some or all of a pony's legs are on the ground as it runs and trots. (First: Episode 1719) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob and the cats play the right version of the song. Maria and Luis aren't fond of it; Maria states it's not the kind of song she'd have at her wedding. Bob and Big Bird interpret this as them getting married and celebrate. Luis and Maria try to set them straight as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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