| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Bob birdwatches | |||||||
| Air date | April 18, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob has taken up birdwatching and spots a Muppet bird on the roof. Using his guidebook, he identifies the bird as a tropical grossbill, who is a long way from home. From the roof, the grossbill has his own binoculars for "people watching" and observes the "Sesame Street Bob" looking at him. |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Fish Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0195) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Calls Bert When He's Away — Bert is out of town visiting his brother, so Ernie calls him on the phone to tell Bert he's thirsty. (First: Episode 1943) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052) |
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Film | A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city. (First: Episode 2226) |
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Cartoon | B ... US! We're on the bus! (First: Episode 0785) |
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Insert | Count von Count and the kids practice brushing their teeth. (First: Episode 1028) |
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Cartoon | Big / bigger / biggest (bikes) (First: Episode 1245) |
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Cast | Maria and Luis perform "You Say Hola and I Say Hola." (First: Episode 2062) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano (First: Episode 1980) |
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Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389) |
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Film | Megan goes to the doctor and gets a cast on her arm so it can heal. (First: Episode 1205) |
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SCENE 2 | Placido Flamingo assumes young Athena wishes to become a great singer like him, though she wants to be like Ella Fitzgerald. Not listening, Placido launches into a song about he became such a great singer ("I Practiced"). |
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Animation | The numbers 1-6 are carried away and/or demolished by construction equipment. (First: Episode 2270) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Chariots of Fur — Herry Monster and Grover race across the beach. (First: Episode 1833) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano, violet, and violin (First: Episode 1762) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Lena Horne and The Anything Muppets sing an upbeat version of "The Alphabet Song." (First: Episode 0575) |
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Film | Spinning Bus Stop sign (First: Episode 0931) |
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Cartoon | A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1918) |
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Muppets | Big Bird presents the letter X, but it is upside down. (First: Episode 1426) |
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Animation | A car drives through blocks. (First: Episode 1446) |
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Muppets / Cast | Professor David lectures his class on trees. He says they are only good for looking at and leaning against, but they mention other uses for them. (First: Episode 1584) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep. (First: Episode 2047) |
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Cartoon | "I'm six years old today!" (First: Episode 0357) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella's Fairy Godmother — The Fairy Godmother prepares Cinderella's gown. (First: Episode 2442) |
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Cartoon | Six pigs Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1472) |
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SCENE 3 | Placido is going to join Athena and Hoots the Owl at a performance at Birdland, but he prefers opera over their jazz. Together, they all sing about their "Two Owls and One Pink Flamingo Blues." |
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Film | A kid marching band forms a circle. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Muppets | What's Prairie's Problem? — The object of the game is to figure out why Prairie Dawn can't use one of her senses. |
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Film | A piece of construction equipment and a giraffe are shown side-by-side. (First: Episode 1550) |
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Cartoon | A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Christopher talk about what love is. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Animation | Sand X/x (First: Episode 0638) |
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SCENE 4 | At night, Bob gets ready to turn into bed. Hoots appears at his window and suggests another bird he can watch - himself. He starts jamming loudly, which Bob can't sleep to. Hoots plays a soft melody, putting Bob to sleep right on the windowsill. Athena announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- In the final scene, Bob mistakenly refers to the grossbill as the "grossbeak."
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