| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Barkley's bathtime | |||||||||
| Air date | January 10, 1989 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||||
| Written by | John Weidman | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis puts up a new "Se Habla Español" sign in the Fix-It Shop window, then goes in to start fixing Big Bird's toy racing car. Big Bird, with Radar, comes over to check on his car when he sees the sign. He knows it's Spanish but has forgotten the exact meaning. He believes it's Spanish for "barber shop," "fish store," or whatever new type of store the Fix-It Shop must have become. Luis clarifies the meaning for him and Big Bird is relieved, claiming that Radar was the one that got confused. |
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Film | A Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo). (First: Episode 0429) |
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Cartoon | C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Nap — As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep. (First: Episode 0027) |
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Cartoon | A boy bounces on his bed with eight stuffed animals. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2265) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Bubbles — The monster blows bubbles. (First: Episode 1738) |
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Animation | Two balls follow an arrow down a hole. (First: Episode 2035) |
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Insert | Bobby McFerrin performs his version of "The Alphabet Song" for Hoots, David, and the kids. (First: Episode 2342) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: STOP After the man reads the sign, two cars screech to a stop, one on each side of him. (First: Episode 1163) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Princess and the C — Kermit meets the wrong princess. |
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Cartoon | Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs. (First: Episode 0625) |
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Film | Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318) |
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Animation | A white shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2061) |
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Animation | Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625) |
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Muppets | Squeal of Fortune — Pat Playjacks and Velma Blank host Count von Count and Prairie Dawn in a game in which the contestants must count pig squeals. (First: Episode 2331) |
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Cartoon | 3 song (butterflies, birthday presents, waving pennants etc.) (First: Episode 0927) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina walks down the street, having just washed two weeks worth of laundry. Linda asks to borrow a towel, as she intends to give Barkley a bath. She has everything she needs in the yard and calls Barkley over. He winds up running into Gina's laundry basket and knocks the clothes out everywhere, so Linda offers to take them to the laundromat as an apology. |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Cartoon | Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240) |
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Film | Shots of the Louisiana bayou are shown, as harmonica music is played. (First: Episode 2507) |
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Cartoon | Two kids want to use their empty box as a pretend submarine or airplane. They agree to imagine it's a rocketship. Artist: Cordell Barker (First: Episode 2369) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call," and then demonstrates some calls of his own — including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. (First: Episode 1700) |
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Cartoon | A pattern of daisies and tulips - can you tell what comes next? (First: Episode 2256) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird finds Gina doing a trick with Barkley - every time she snaps her fingers, he speaks (or barks, rather). Big Bird wonders what it would be like if he really could speak, and imagines Barkley being able to speak in Oscar's voice (grouchily asking for a bone), Gina's voice (excitedly talking about chasing a squirrel in the park), and his own voice (wishing to be scratched or played with). |
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Cartoon | A woman identifies farm animals by their sounds. (First: Episode 1476) |
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Muppets | NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N." (First: Episode 2071) |
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Cartoon | A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: The Cookie Bunny — Ernie meets the "Cookie Bunny." (First: Episode 1147) |
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Animation | As the seasons change, so do one's outfits. (early computer graphics) (First: Episode 1898) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Marmoset (First: Episode 2487) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for carrot (First: Episode 0203) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird plays some more with Barkley when Linda returns with Gina's laundry, meaning it's time for his bath. Big Bird wants to keep playing and becomes very angry. Alice wanders in and pretends to be a dog, which Big Bird considers good enough. |
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Film | A girl meets a blind woman who has a seeing-eye dog. (First: Episode 0952) |
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Muppets | Honkers count to 3. (only part 3 is shown) (First: Episode 1458) |
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Song | Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Animation | I see a 3! Do you see a 3? (First: Episode 1611) |
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Muppets | "Let's All Exercise" (First: Episode 1961) |
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Cartoon | A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 2067) |
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SCENE 5 | Alice and Big Bird continue playing "dog" until she starts to rest. Big Bird comes up with a game she can play lying down: he makes various sounds and has her guess what they are without looking. Barkley comes bounding in soon after, done with his bath and ready to play, and Big Bird wonders what he can play with two dogs. Gina announces the sponsors. |
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