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| A visit from Little Jerry and the Monotones | |||||
| Air date | March 29, 1988 | ||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Gina rushes to Hooper's Store, asking David if she can get off work today. She excitedly tells him her favorite rock group, Little Jerry and the Monotones, is going to be visiting today and shows him a letter from Little Jerry himself informing her of it. David allows her the day off, when they suddenly hear the sounds of music. Sure enough, Little Jerry and the band come down the block singing "Rock 'N Roll Star." Gina passes out from excitement. |
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Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert wants to know why there is a cookie lying on the table. Ernie explains that he put it there to remind himself. (First: Episode 0095) |
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Song | "Starfish" (First: Episode 0280) |
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Celebrity | Richard Pryor plays all the parts in a scenario of two kids meeting a new kid who wants to play. (First: Episode 0779) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina, David, and the kids gather to have a chat with Little Jerry. Gina asks where they get their ideas for their songs. Little Jerry recalls just the other day, he realized most of his big hit songs are about feelings. He describes them, cutting away to verses from "Proud," "Sad" and "Mad." Little Jerry then experiences all those emotions all over again. |
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Cartoon | Q/q (balloons) (First: Episode 2241) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out "feet," and then the camera pans back to reveal a pair of live feet on some grass. (First: Episode 1289) |
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Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) |
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Cartoon | What kind of print does a hand make? (First: Episode 0776) |
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Muppets | Grover the Assistant: Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his suspension act. Grover will get on top of a platform, and Mumford will pull the pillar off from underneath, and the platform will not fall. The trick works, so Grover decides to try it himself, with Herry Monster as his assistant. Grover can't pull it off, and Herry falls. (First: Episode 0292) |
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Cartoon | Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Jeffy gives everyone a lesson in singing rock and roll by having the crowd sing various rock phrases like "papa ooo mow mow" and "sha-na-na-na." This leads to a brief performance of another Monotones' hit, "Surprise!" |
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Animation | It's a snail! Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1711) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin (joined by Linda and Luis) looks for a way to stay dry in the rain. (First: Episode 1739) |
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Cartoon | J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy recalls how he learned about the meaning of DANGER. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1971) |
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Insert | Elmo bothers Maria by playing his loud and quiet game. (First: Episode 2135) |
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Film | Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0414) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash Kermit explores the lab of Professor Nucleus Von Fission, who has just built a robot called the Six Dollar Man, out of parts which cost him six dollars total. The robot destroys the lab, while Von Fission laughs. Kermit is horrified, but Von Fission explains, "What do you expect for six dollars?" (First: Episode 0933) |
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Film | Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0456) |
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Cartoon | An alligator and an elephant chat about how to remember their names. (First: Episode 1301) |
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Cast | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square. (First: Episode 1276) |
| Cartoon | Q for Quarter Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 1176) | |
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Insert | On the streets of New York City, Luis explains to the kids how a garbage truck collects and disposes of trash. He's surprised to see the truck is operated by Oscar, whose rented the truck from "Grouch Rent-a-Heap." Oscar doesn't intend on taking the load to any city dump, but rather to his trash can back on Sesame Street. (First: Episode 1226) |
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Cartoon | A boy's friends bring him flowers to cheer him up, not knowing that he's allergic to them. (First: Episode 1524) |
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Muppets | At a library, Cookie Monster asks an Anything Muppet librarian for a box of cookies. The librarian becomes extremely frustrated because Cookie Monster doesn't understand the library doesn't have cookies! (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a cow. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Muppets | Ernie counts 3 Honkers as they arrange themselves in different ways. (First: Episode 1746) |
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Film | A construction machine and a horse look similar. (First: Episode 1566) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert thinks that Ernie has eaten his cookies, but it turns out that Cookie Monster (dressed as Ernie) ate the cookies. (First: Episode 0158) |
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Cartoon | Henson: Eleven Cheer (First: Episode 0273) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks a girl to hug him and scratch his tummy. (First: Episode 1653) |
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SCENE 4 | Before Little Jerry has to leave, Gina asks for tips on how non-rock stars can write songs too. Little Jerry claims the secret is to know how to rhyme and demonstrates using the lyrics to the theme song. He and the Monotones then close out the show with a performance of the first verse. Elmo announces the sponsors. |
Notes
- Kevin Clash performs Big Jeffy in this episode.
- In this episode, the band appears as a trio, with Chrissy and Rockin' Richard replaced with another Fat Blue Monotone named Richie (performed by Richard Hunt). This was his only appearance with the group. A photo of the trio as they appeared in this episode can be found in the Rock & Roll! VHS in Jackman Wolf's studio, a video also featuring a prominent story with Little Jerry and his band. Gina has the same picture, only autographed, in Episode 2595.
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