| Sesame Street | |||||
| Big Bird's imaginary campout (repeat of 2268) | |||||
| Air date | December 20, 1988 | ||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria observes Oscar coaching the Grouchketeers in "Mud Jumping" practice, their event for the upcoming Mud Olympics. They practice by jumping into a circle on the ground, simulating the mud puddle. |
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Cartoon | Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe." Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2492) |
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Film | Children dance to different rhythms from around the world. (First: Episode 2499) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Bottlecap Collection — Bert shows off his bottlecap collection to Ernie, who remembers that he found a Figgy Fizz bottle cap -- the very one that Bert needed to complete his collection. (First: Episode 0240) |
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Cartoon | I Thought a Thought ... about small things. A man thinks about small things, and lists them. A sea monster thinks it is small, especially when compared to its father! Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cast | Luis tosses and turns in bed. Gordon hawks a sure-fire method of getting to sleep - counting. Luis orders Gordon to leave the bedroom in ten seconds, then falls asleep after counting. (First: Episode 1487) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #9 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1032) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Malcolm imagines a walk in the woods based on the music James Galway plays on his flute. His imaginary walk tuckers him out, so James plays him a lullaby. (First: Episode 1423) |
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Cartoon | R for rose (First: Episode 2363) |
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Film | Alone Song (First: Episode 0921) |
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Muppets | Same Sound Brown shows Farley that "That's What Reading's All About." (First: Episode 1088) |
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Cartoon | A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose. (First: Episode 0011) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Chris play the Tickle-Stop game. (First: Episode 1300) |
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Cartoon | A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Song | "Frog Kick" (First: Episode 2155) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in Line — Kermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium. (First: Episode 1327) |
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Cartoon | Nine Ants Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1485) |
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Cast | Big Bird, Susan and Bob sing "Can Read" while at a newsstand. (First: Episode 2268) |
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Cartoon | Don't cross the street alone. (First: Episode 1942) |
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Animation | A white shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2061) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster tries to cure itself of hiccups. (First: Episode 1318) |
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Cartoon | A lion named Kent says that he gets a Kick out of being King of the Forest. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0463) |
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Film | A Stool For Me (First: Episode 0513) |
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Cartoon | K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1160) |
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SCENE 2 | The "K" film is interrupted by a Monster on the Spot report. Telly is about to interview King Kenny from the kingdom of K. Kenny notices there are no kangaroos, kazoos, or kittens to be found, but Telly shows him there's plenty of kids, who gather around him. Telly learns they've run out of time for the interview, so he points them to the K film, which resumes. |
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Film | The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. (First: Episode 0179) |
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Cartoon | A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. (First: Episode 0770) |
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Muppets | Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful." (First: Episode 2492) |
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Cartoon | Luis (in voice-over) counts racehorses numbered 9 to 1 as they cross the finish line. (First: Episode 2110) |
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Song | "It's Easy" / "I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper tells the mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R. (First: Episode 0583) |
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Cartoon | A photographer shows off his first picture of cows, his next picture of ducks, and his last picture of a pig. (First: Episode 1245) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a parrot. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Muppets | The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number". (First: Episode 0491) |
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Cartoon | Are you the monster that ate the television? (First: Episode 1970) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird has set up a tent at his nest, pretending to campout for the night. He and Radar imagine some of the sounds they might hear, including a hooting owl - which turns out to actually be Hoots the Owl on his saxophone, who agrees to play along. Big Bird goes inside the tent, sensing some rain. Hoots assumes this is also imaginary, until he starts getting wet and seeks shelter in the tent. |
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Cartoon | A man counts 40 stars at night. (First: Episode 2243) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "When I Listen". (First: Episode 1760) |
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Cartoon | An owl and a bluebird work out a compromise. (First: Episode 1493) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird wants to get some sleep, but Hoots doesn't feel like stopping his saxophone session. Hoots plays a soothing song that helps Big Bird go to sleep. Telly announces the sponsors. |
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