| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Bob's deaf friend / Singing out of tune (repeat of 2288) | |||||||
| Air date | December 12, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob introduces the viewer to his friend T.J., who is deaf and communicates with sign language. Elmo wants to meet him, but feels like he can't because T.J. can't hear what he's saying. Bob teaches him how to say "hello" in sign language, which is so simple for him that he and T.J. do it over and over again. |
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Cartoon | “Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara. (First: Episode 1056) |
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Muppets | Live from the Nestropolitan Opera, Phil Harmonic introduces the staged production of Peligro starring Placido Flamingo. (First: Episode 2273) |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Film | Baby turtles swim around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie plays a game of tag with Bert, who is reading his book. (First: Episode 1026) |
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SCENE 2 | While Gordon plays his flute inside his apartment, Barkley plays ball with T.J. and some other kids. Elmo asks Bob what it means to be deaf, since T.J. appears to be a normal kid in every other way. He explains that T.J. can't hear, and tells Elmo to imagine what the world would be like without any sound. He does so, and is relieved when he comes back to reality. He observes that T.J. is a really good ball player, and also that Sesame Street is a very noisy place. |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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Muppets | "Listen to the Bells" (First: Episode 1955) |
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Cartoon | A red PELI and an explosive GRO form the word PELIGRO. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Celebrity | Suzanne Farrell takes small and big steps, then has a little lunch and a big lunch. (First: Episode 1422) |
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Cartoon | Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (First: Episode 1519) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird runs into Elmo and T.J., and Elmo invites him to play a feelings guessing game with them. First T.J. and Elmo pretend to be sad, then happy, then angry. Finally, they point to Hooper's and rub their tummies, which confuses Big Bird until he finds out they're hungry. He decides to follow them since he's hungry, too. |
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Cartoon | "Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1656) |
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Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Singing in the Shower" - Olivia, Ernie, Oscar, and Big Bird sing about how they like to sing in their various modes of cleaning (shower, bathtub, mudbath, and birdbath, respectively.) (First: Episode 1834) |
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Cartoon | Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1941) |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 1. (First: Episode 1561) |
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Cartoon | Rap #7 |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 2. (First: Episode 1521) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 3. (First: Episode 1463) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar likes listening to Gordon practice his flute because he often sounds flat. Bob is about to join Gordon, but Oscar warns him that if he goes up to help him with his flute playing, it will result in a lot of screaming and yelling. He ignores Oscar's warning and helps Gordon out, and soon afterwards Oscar himself starts all the screaming and yelling. |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle's three nephews demonstrate a round by singing "Redwood Tree." |
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Muppets | Game Show: The Triangle is Right The object of the game is to answer every question with "a triangle" as the answer. Contestant Prairie Dawn has little patience for this format. (First: Episode 2185) |
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Song | "What Can You Do with a Burro?" (First: Episode 1364) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar is looking for someone to sing with his dance-band, "The Out of Tuners." He asks Gordon and Bob if they know anyone who can take the position, and Gordon suggests that Bob would be perfect for the job: "Bob is a professional singer - he can sing as bad as anyone!" After Bob gives Grouch ballad "Mad About You" a try, it turns out that Oscar thinks it would be better if both Bob and Gordon sang it together. It still doesn't sound good to him until Barkley joins in with some howling. Bob, being a professional singer, refuses to sing in a trio with a dog, but Oscar uses the old "cooperation defense" in order to get him to comply. Oscar wants them all to return to perform in ten minutes, and Bob comes up with a new name for their group: "The Woof-and-Poofs." |
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Cartoon | A boy listens to his surroundings by the ocean, until his mom calls him for lunch. (First: Episode 2053) |
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Muppets | Super Grover tries to fix a girl's computer by jumping up and down and shouting "Wubba wubba!", but she soon discovers that the computer is not turned on. (First: Episode 1971) |
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Cartoon | A football player talks about his favorite sport. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings to the titular tadpole about the life awaiting it when it grows up to be a frog, but tells it to take its time growing up. (First: Episode 2327) |
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Cartoon | Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440) |
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SCENE 6 | Oscar introduces Bob and Gordon to his band, which consists of Fluffy on trumpet, Slimey on drums, and the Forty Flying Flea Brothers on keyboard. They all do the Sesame Street Theme while he announces the sponsors. |
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