Sesame Street | |||||||||
The Count gives up counting | |||||||||
Air date | March 11, 1988 | ||||||||
Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||||
Written by | Norman Stiles | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Luis encounters an upset Telly, who has just learned that the Count intends to give up counting. Even though he loves counting a lot, the Count wants to try new things and admits it's not good to keep doing the same thing over and over; before long, he's begun counting reasons to stop counting. Luis tells him that counting is a perfectly fine thing to do and that he just can't stop doing it all at once. The Count agrees, and vows to find something else that he loves more than counting. | |
Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska", along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community. (First: Episode 2356) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie's lost the nickel he was going to use for candy, so Shola gives him another one. (First: Episode 0565) | |
Cartoon | Various demonstrations of DOWN and UP (First: Episode 0847) | |
SCENE 2 | At the Fix-It Shop, Luis tries to comfort a worried Telly when the Count suddenly pops up, now calling himself "Count Von Down-up." He continues going down and up over and over again. Telly joins him, but the Count admits he's not into it as he was with counting. Instead, he decides to give being "Count Von Up-Down" a try. | |
Cartoon | A man jumps up and down on a trampoline. (First: Episode 1449) | |
Cast | Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob plays glasses of water. (First: Episode 1344) | |
Cartoon | A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music"). Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1207) | |
Film | Some kids learn how to use Logo, a computer programming language, to draw shapes on computers. (First: Episode 1968) | |
SCENE 3 | Telly and the Count continue going up and down at the Fix-it Shop until the Count has had enough and decides to start counting again. He feels bad for failing to give up counting until Luis reassures him that at least he found something else he loves to do. The Count feels better again, so he and Telly immediately start counting ups-and-downs out of the Fix-it Shop. Luis is relieved that all the up/down business is over once they leave when Misha brings Luis her toaster to fix - the bread won't go up and down. | |
Cartoon | 7 Starfish Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1473) | |
Film | A boy narrates a film of cows being fed hay during winter. (First: Episode 0787) | |
Muppets | Phil Harmonic introduces Ernie and Placido Flamingo, who sing "Up and Down Opera" to demonstrate up and down. | |
Animation | It's a crocodile Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1663) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Peter Piper — Kermit interviews Peter Piper's family. (First: Episode 1342) | |
Film | A girl puts on her coat all by herself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0622) | |
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) | |
Cartoon | A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283) | |
Muppets | The American Revolution The founding fathers argue over what bird should be chosen as the national bird. (First: Episode 2332) | |
Cast | Olivia sings "Everything Grows." (First: Episode 0998) | |
Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) | |
Cast | Ask Oscar A grumpy Linda substitutes for Oscar. (First: Episode 2316) | |
Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0989) | |
Film | A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse. (First: Episode 0484) | |
Muppets | Waiter Grover has a new method of remembering orders: He makes up a poem to remember what is ordered and who ordered it. Mr. Johnson orders a cheeseburger with a pickle and French fries, which Grover interprets as "Round and tasty on a bun, pickles, French fries, yum, yum, yum!" However, he brings Mr. Johnson a grapefruit on a bun. (First: Episode 2418) | |
Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale | |
SCENE 4 | Telly watches as David tries to handle a rowdy Barkley, who had just tracked mud into Hooper's Store. David tells Barkley to sit and lie down and the dog obeys, but Telly worries that something could go wrong when David plans to empty the bucket of water he used to mop the store into the street. Telly comes up with a scenario where Barkley gets his foot stuck in the bucket, which results in David getting too close to the street and a car splashing the puddle onto him. David finds this ridiculous, but strangely enough Telly's harebrained prediction comes true! | |
Animation | M / m (Gordon voiceover) (First: Episode 2232) | |
Film | A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (First: Episode 1716) | |
Cartoon | P for Planet (First: Episode 2008) | |
Cast | Maria and Luis perform "You Say Hola and I Say Hola." (First: Episode 2062) | |
Animation | Two balls play on a seesaw, when a third ball wants to join them (ending up in the middle). (First: Episode 2054) | |
SCENE 5 | Some kids ride their bikes around Barkley in the yard as David announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
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