| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Air Game | |||||||
| Air date | January 23, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird volunteers to be the contestant on Sonny Friendly's latest traveling game show, The Air Game! He's instructed to come up with one thing air can do and write his answer down on a piece of paper. Big Bird tries to think, but the wind keeps blowing his paper away. He tells this to Sonny, who accepts this as an answer. Big Bird's prize is the piece of paper, which he ecstatically accepts. |
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Cartoon | Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand. (First: Episode 1669) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment —: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally." (First: Episode 0467) |
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Cartoon | Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy notices his friend Alice wanting to join a baseball game. He gives her the idea to go over there and ask them if she can play. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1900) |
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Cartoon | Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter. (First: Episode 0619) |
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SCENE 2 | Bob offers to help Meryl Sheep rehearse for her new off-Broadway show in the Square in the Circle Theater. Meryl plays one of Little Bo Peep's sheep, who overcome obstacles such as a rain shower and a wolf. Meryl's only lines are "Yes" said in various inflections throughout the play, and the kids respond similarly when Bob consults them on her performance. |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: S for spring (First: Episode 0792) |
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Film | A trip to the doctor's office. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0471) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is told that there are two kids, Betty and Bobby Blobby, who are lost in the lobby, and he must help them find their parents. (First: Episode 2503) |
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Celebrity | Patti LaBelle and The Sweeties sing "Take the Hand of Someone You Love." (First: Episode 2231) |
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Cartoon | "Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins (First: Episode 0001) |
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Song | David sings "They're Taking Turns" in reference to a pattern of kids in fire fighter and police officer costumes. (First: Episode 2489) |
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Animation | Match the word HOT. (First: Episode 2055) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: London Fog — The fog in London dissipates before Kermit can report on it. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Animation | El Numero Dos (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 2211) |
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Film | A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city. (First: Episode 2226) |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2440) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria and Linda observe how chilly it is outside today, when Sonny Friendly appears with another game show - The Big, Bigger, Biggest Game! Maria is very adverse to playing, but Linda feels like playing along, so Sonny considers them a team. Maria constantly tries to get rid of Sonny, but nearly every utterance is somehow one of the show's secret phrases that unlocks their prizes. First, they get a big sweater, then a bigger sweater, and finally the biggest sweater the show can offer - which is big enough to keep them both warm at once. |
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Cartoon | "Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..." (First: Episode 0926) |
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Film | Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0911) |
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Cartoon | A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum. (First: Episode 1522) |
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Muppets | The Martians find a telephone. (First: Episode 0398) |
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Animation | Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse. (First: Episode 0239) |
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Muppets | Wearing oven mitts, Telly places an H and an OT together to make the word HOT. (First: Episode 1536) |
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Cartoon | A cowboy adds two different herds of cows. (First: Episode 2255) |
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SCENE 4 | Jason comes into Hooper's Store and orders a double helping of hamburgers, fries, apples, and milk, in honor of 2 being the number of the day. Gina doesn't think he can handle all this food, until she learns he's dining with Linda. |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Muppets | "Do De Rubber Duck" (First: Episode 2304) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental) (First: Episode 0505) |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird tells Mr. Snuffleupagus about his earlier victory and finds the paper isn't blowing away like it did before. Big Bird considers calling up the game show folks and complaining, when Snuffy sneezes and blows the paper away. Big Bird realizes the air made the paper move, not the paper itself. "It's just like I always said," declares Big Bird. "You're full of hot air!" They both take this as a compliment and celebrate their discovery as Sonny's game show announcer Gene (Jerry Nelson) announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The script for scene 3 features a bit at the end that does not appear in the final episode, where the Two-Headed Monster passes by and mistakes Linda and Maria (wearing the sweater built for two) for his Aunt Fanny.
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