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| The Count's "Sleeping Beauty" (repeat of 2352) | |||||
| Air date | December 7, 1988 | ||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Insert | Snuffy shows Susan and some kids how to do "The Snuffle Shuffle." (First: Episode 2225) |
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Film | Colored sand forms the letter B and a boat. (First: Episode 2374) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. He can't watch TV, and he can't play with his ball. Bored, he decides to take a nap too -- but then he starts to snore. This awakens Bert, who wonders out loud where the noise is coming from, in the process arousing Ernie, who gets mad at being woken up. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Film | Armadillos on film (First: Episode 2488) |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams. After reading a series of wrong telegrams, he reads another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from. (First: Episode 1828) |
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Cartoon | Two Farm Animals (Gordon voice-over added) Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Baseball fan Telly is looking at his cards when he sees a familiar face stop by. He asks the man to pose for him, to compare him to the card on which Telly thinks he's seen the man. He realizes that it is indeed Ron Darling of the New York Mets, and Telly asks him to read his own card. (First: Episode 2080) |
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Cartoon | Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. (First: Episode 0954) |
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Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) |
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Muppets | The Miss Muffet Play (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is told that there are two kids, Betty and Bobby Blobby, who are lost in the lobby, and he must help them find their parents. |
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Film | In Alaska, a sculptor makes carvings of cold climate animals. Music: David Snell (First: Episode 2365) |
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Cartoon | An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others. (First: Episode 1478) |
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Insert | Maria sings a counting song and game that teaches the kids to count in Spanish. (First: Episode 1926) |
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Film | To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156) |
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Muppets | Game Show: The How Many Game?? Guy Smiley tells The Two-Headed Monster to find two things in 30 seconds. They bring one bowling ball, four sheep and three cows, all of which don't count. Suddenly, they realize they have two heads, which means they win! Little Bo Peep appears looking for her sheep, a train appears out of nowhere, and the scene ends in chaos. (First: Episode 2076) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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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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SCENE 1 | The Count has written his own version of "Sleeping Beauty," in which he and Gladys the Cow will be starring. As he makes the costumes, Gordon and the kids help measure her body. Though Gladys insists she's a size 40 (petite), Gordon, the Count, and the kids use a tape measure just to be sure and count all 40 inches from her nose to her backside. |
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Cartoon | The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which works. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242) |
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Cast | Live at Sesame Hall, Bob, Maria, and Luis sing "The Curious Cantata" about a bird who asks a lot of questions, played by the ever-curious Big Bird. (First: Episode 2160) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (First: Episode 0173) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood's Directions — Kermit gives Little Red Riding Hood directions to her grandmother's house. (First: Episode 1955) |
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Film | Flamingos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Cartoon | Letter B/b (bouncing circles) (First: Episode 2222) |
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SCENE 2 | Now dressed for their roles, Gladys and the Count begin rehearsing the play. (Count: "As we say in Transylvania - actionski!") Gladys is not in favor of having to snore, especially when all the Count does is count the snores. She quits and the Count briefly considers Gordon to take her place before deciding to hire Meryl Sheep instead. |
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Cartoon | Animals walk. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Mac TV host Old MacDonald introduces the newest music video, "A New Way to Walk" performed by The Oinker Sisters. (First: Episode 2268) |
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Song | "B is for Bubble" (First: Episode 0008) |
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Cartoon | "Wash Your Hands Before You Eat" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1523) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon narrates the Count's story as the actors perform before an audience of children. The prince (Count) finds the sleeping princess (Meryl) and counts her snores. His thunder and lightning wakes her up, but she'd rather "baa" than count with him. They cooperate by letting him count her baas. After the play, Gladys barges in and claims her mooing would've been better. The two females argue over their respective sounds, while the Count counts them and Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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