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| Placido's Sesame Street opera (repeat of 2317) | |||||||
| Air date | December 27, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Olivia welcomes the viewer and invites them to go shopping with her. Placido Flamingo appears and presents her with the new opera he's written, explaining what an opera is in song. His opera is titled La Villa Sesamia and features a flamingo and woman wandering the street meeting their friends, with a special solo for Olivia. Starstruck with the prospect of doing a spectacular solo, Olivia is sold and agrees to help Placido. |
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Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Brings Home a Surprise — Ernie brings a puppy home as a surprise for Bert. (First: Episode 1956) |
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Cartoon | Different uses of a triangle (Spanish version) (First: Episode 1753) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245) |
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Cartoon | A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0255) |
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SCENE 2 | While Maria and Luis tend to their work, an announcer (Martin P. Robinson) introduces the opera. In Act I, Plaicido visits the Fix-It Shop where he sings about the sounds he hears in there. Olivia briefly appears to bring in his toaster, which needs fixing. They tell him it will be done tomorrow, and Placido and Olivia sing about what awaits "Tomorrow." After the applause, Olivia does her best to try to explain why she's doing this. After they exit, Luis remarks, "Ya' know, living here can sometimes be very strange." "Yeah, I've noticed," Maria replies. |
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Cartoon | Hortense sees 5 waltzing brooms in her room. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2508) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: How the Three Little Pigs Feel — Kermit gets reactions to the Big Bad Wolf blowing down the Three Little Pigs' houses. (First: Episode 1974) |
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Cartoon | Jive Five (First: Episode 1664) |
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Muppets | A series of trailers for school-related dramas are shown on WCTW's "School in the Afternoon" block. (First: Episode 2223) |
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Cartoon | Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus. (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 3 | In Act II, Placido and Olivia visit Big Bird, who is sad because Mr. Snuffleupagus is away, but Big Bird isn't as sad as Placido's song is making it out to be. He tells them Snuffy will be back tomorrow, leading to a reprise of Olivia and Placido's "Tomorrow" song. Plaicido still bawls, wishing Snuffy would return sooner. |
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Cartoon | Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1484) |
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Film | A girl makes a storybook about the time she and her brother surprised their mother on her birthday. (First: Episode 2486) |
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Cartoon | Snacks on Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171) |
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Muppets | Lena Horne sings "How Do You Do?" to Grover. (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover R/r (First: Episode 2195) |
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SCENE 4 | In Act III, the two singers visit Oscar's trash can to get him to cooperate with them. Oscar hears the announcer during the introduction and decides to sit and do nothing, which turns out to be exactly what they wanted him to do. He goes back into his can, saying he won't come back out until tomorrow, cueing another reprise of "Tomorrow" with the singers. |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street. (First: Episode 1950) |
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Film | Russian nesting dolls 1-10 (First: Episode 0540) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — Alistair Cookie runs out of time counting the 40 thieves. (First: Episode 2402) |
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Cartoon | A curious cat chases after a ball of string and explores various places in its home. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2238) |
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SCENE 5 | In Act IV, Placido intends to sing with a quartet of Honkers (including Mr. Honker), but only three are there. Placido insists on performing with a quartet and puts Olivia in the fourth Honker's place (using a bulb horn). As Olivia and the Honkers play along, Placido sings about the quartet to the tune of the "Toreador Song" from Carmen. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle." (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cast | The Great Addini (Maria) performs her famous bottle-balancing trick with her assistant Bill (David), who is doubtful the stunt will work. (First: Episode 1937) |
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Cartoon | A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom she eventually runs off with. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 2058) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | Z for zigzag, zero, zoo, and zebra (First: Episode 1763) |
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SCENE 6 | When the announcer announces the last act, Olivia gets upset that she hasn't done her solo yet. Placido assures her she will get to do it and points her to 123 Sesame Street, where her costume will be. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | An unenthused Olivia emerges from the brownstone, wearing a flamingo-inspired outfit. Her solo is singing the sponsors and says they'll see the viewer tomorrow, leading to a finale reprise of "Tomorrow." |
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