| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Ruby wants to be like Gina | |||||||
| Air date | January 3, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Ruby watches in awe as Gina opens up Hooper's Store in the morning. She hopes to be just as amazing as Gina when she's a teenager and imagines setting up the store on her own. Ruby decides she doesn't need to wait and can find ways to help Gina out right now. |
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Animation | Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (First: Episode 1434) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Elmo sing about the parts that make up "One Fine Face." (First: Episode 2220) |
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Cartoon | A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." (First: Episode 0624) |
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Film | Two kids watch as a veterinarian fixes a baby robin's wing, then lets it go. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2292) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (First: Episode 0353) |
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Cartoon | A mouth whistles Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. (First: Episode 2086) |
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SCENE 2 | Ruby tries to help Gina out by wiping down the counter and setting up the menu signs, but finds her efforts are either redundant or just get in the way. When Ruby accidentally causes Gina to break a glass while making Brian a cherry soda, she runs out upset with Gina following behind. |
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Cartoon | Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 0770) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog has been instructed to discuss surprises. He wonders what kind of surprise he's in store for, such as a scare from a monster or being hit with a pie. The surprise instead comes from a young girl, who gives him some flowers. (First: Episode 1770) |
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Animation | Bob reads the kids a story about seven mice, with some animated mice displaying the story. (framing scenes removed) (First: Episode 1699) |
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Song | "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Cartoon | C is for Candle (the candle blows back) (First: Episode 0703) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Copies Bert's Picture — Ernie plans on copying Bert's felt board consisting of cookies on a plate in a room with a window. (First: Episode 1439) |
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Animation | A voiceover counts forty dots, each one rising on a musical scale as their colors shift from red to orange. (First: Episode 2406) |
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SCENE 3 | Gina finds Ruby hiding out in the yard. Ruby feels bad about what happened, since her intentions only came from a place of admiration for Gina. Gina explains that only she can be like herself, while Ruby can only be herself. Ruby doesn't quite understand, until Gina sings her "Me." All the singing has made Gina hungry for some lunch, then Ruby echoes the sentiment. |
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Animation | A frog is formed out of seeds. (First: Episode 2379) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "The Eating Game", in which plates get to meet foods and take them to dinner. The contestant foods are a fish, an ear of corn, and a glass of milk. (First: Episode 2329) |
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Cartoon | HEN / PEN / TEN / MEN (First: Episode 1881) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria comes in for lunch, while Ruby waxes about what Gina has just told her. She now feels like doing an experiment, delaying Maria from eating her hot dog. Ruby poses the question - if someone was to eat an imaginary hot dog, would they still be hungry? Maria eats a couple of imaginary hot dogs, proving Ruby's experiment a success. She poses a similar question when another customer orders a tuna fish sandwich. |
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Cartoon | A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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Celebrity | Ricky (Billy Crystal) walks through a letter U, which he thinks is UNBELIEVABLE! (First: Episode 2083) |
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Cartoon | Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. Artist: Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2486) |
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Song | "Garbageman's Blues Song" (First: Episode 1875) |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Professor Grover teaches his students what "school" is, but he instead gets the lesson. (First: Episode 1969) |
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Cartoon | A man uses his memory to tell a woman how to get to a red house. (First: Episode 2185) |
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Cast | Luis sings "Baa Baa Bamba." (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2088) |
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Film | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2505) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Happy Birthday to U — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U. (First: Episode 1306) |
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Cartoon | "Song of the Inuit Child" (First: Episode 2112) |
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Film | Children dance to different rhythms from around the world. (First: Episode 2499) |
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Cartoon | Seven rabbits Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1493) |
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SCENE 5 | Gina tries to restock the store's newspaper rack, when Ruby comes along and realizes she is in the way again. Ruby realizes the problem is that she's too near and runs off to be far. She gets all the way down the block, when Gina clarifies that she enjoys having Ruby near, especially when they're hugging. The two friends embrace and chat, while Maria announces the sponsors. |
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