| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Maria's food cravings | |||||||
| Air date | March 1, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria is tossing and turning in bed, waking up Luis. Her pregnancy food cravings are kicking in, only she can't figure out what it is exactly she's hungry for. "It's gonna be one of those days," mutters Luis. |
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Cartoon | A girl and elephant show heavy and light. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit talks with Chris about teaching his little sister, Stephanie, to talk. Chris practices the alphabet. (First: Episode 0495) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset teach Wrong Way Willie how to dance. (First: Episode 1394) |
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Film | Kids paint pictures of things that start with B. (edited) Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | Mac TV host Old MacDonald introduces the newest music video, "A New Way to Walk" performed by The Oinker Sisters. (First: Episode 2268) |
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Cartoon | One of these shoe pairs ... (First: Episode 0503) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird, Ruby, Buster the Horse, and a couple of kids have gathered their favorite foods in the yard and present them to Maria, who still feels the cravings. She samples each one and despite finding them all delicious, none of them are what she's looking for. |
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Cartoon | "Name That Food" game show hosted by Don Carrot Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1491) |
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Muppets | Bob reads the story of a king and his three sons, to whom he bestows three, special gifts - a basket that is never emptied of food, a bird that knows all in the land and a horse that can travel anywhere. They each take a separate gift and travel the land, trying to help people. But, when they reunite, they find their separate gifts can't help them completely and realize that by cooperating, they'll know who needs food and a way to get there. (First: Episode 1691) |
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Animation | D / d (drums and drumsticks) (First: Episode 2188) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Water Baby" over footage of seals and kids swimming. (First: Episode 2016) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria takes one last taste of Ruby's tapioca pudding, which still doesn't satisfy her. Everyone cheers for their failures, as now they can all dig in and eat their food. |
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Cartoon | Geometry of Circles #2 "Seven Circles with Designs" (First: Episode 1394) |
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Film | A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a cardboard cut-out of themselves, but find they don’t have hats like it does. They run off to get some. (First: Episode 1880) |
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Cartoon | Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy. Artist: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1231) |
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Muppets | The monster returns wearing football helmets, but they still don’t match the cut-out. They dash off again to change. (First: Episode 1880) |
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Cartoon | Rap #11 (First: Episode 2531) |
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Muppets | The monster returns, now with cowboy hats that match the cut-out. Their image falls over and they follow. (First: Episode 1880) |
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Film | A behind-the-scenes look of Paul Simon recording "Bingo" with his son, and the manufacturing of the record it will be on. (First: Episode 1133) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria begins to articulate to Luis and Snuffy what food she feels like having - something wet and kind of white. Oscar chimes in and provides her with a bottle of sauerkraut juice. Maria tries it in desperation, and while finding it pleasing somehow, it still isn't what she's looking for. Snuffy thinks he might have an idea... |
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Cartoon | Small letter b (ball/bat) (First: Episode 1131) |
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Muppets | Ernie asks Bert "Do You Like Me?" (First: Episode 1234) |
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Cartoon | Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843) |
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Film | Wendy makes cookies with her grandmother. They later visit Wendy's great-grandmother at the nursing home, and give her some of the cookies. (First: Episode 2214) |
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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. (remake) (First: Episode 2136) |
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Cartoon | At a construction site, a blue man builds a cuckoo clock, which gives him his lunch. (First: Episode 1924) |
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SCENE 5 | It's late in the day and Maria still hasn't found something to satisfy her craving. Snuffy believes he has the right thing Maria is looking for - a coconut, from which she can have some coconut milk. Not having tasted it since she was a child, Maria gives it a try and finds it's exactly what she's looking for! She wonders where they can get more, but Snuffy assures her he's already contacted Granny Snuffle in Hawaii to send over some more. |
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Cartoon | Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK. (First: Episode 0369) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | In Hawaii, Granny Snuffle collects 10 coconuts while demonstrating addition. |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Muppets | "This is Your Story" salutes Forgetful Jones, with visits from his parents, a teacher, and his Uncle Ned (who he continually guesses for every other voice). Guy Smiley then gives Forgetful Jones a photo album so next time he can actually recognize his loved ones. (First: Episode 1700) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) |
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SCENE 6 | Snuffy's mother delivers the coconuts to Maria back on the street. She notes how much Snuffleupaguses love coconuts, and recalls the only time she wasn't in the mood for one was when she was pregnant. Snuffy announces the sponsors. |
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