Episode 2569

Sesame Street
Luis misses the baby moving inside Maria
Air date	March 9, 1989
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Written by	Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Production November 8, 1988 Sponsors E, U, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird goes into Hooper's Store, where David is very frustrated with the tons of work he has ahead of him. Big Bird constantly disrupts him to ask for various items (a table cloth, a plate, and a whole cake). He finally calls him outside, where he and the kids (including Tatyana) have set up a birthday party for him to lighten his mood (even though it's not his birthday).
	Cartoon	Madrigal Alphabet Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0615)
	Muppets	Kermit sings about his youth, or as he calls it, "My Polliwog Ways." (First: Episode 1443)
	Cartoon	Jasper and Julius: Apple (First: Episode 0485)
	Film	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966)
	Muppets	The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number". (First: Episode 0491)
	Cartoon	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416)
	Celebrity	Ricky (Billy Crystal) walks through a letter U, which he thinks is UNBELIEVABLE! (First: Episode 2083)
	Cartoon	The Bridgekeeper stipulates that answering three questions about the square in his hand is required to cross the bridge. Question One: What is this? Question Two: How many sides does it have? Question Three: What is a square good for? A young man who wishes to cross the bridge has square-shaped building blocks in his backpack. And a girl thinks a square makes a good picture frame. Then along hops a light blue-colored monster with a red winter cap, who proceeds to eat the bridgekeeper's square, the better to satisfy his daily diet of "three square meals." (First: Episode 1618)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: What to Paint — Bert wants to paint a bowl of oatmeal, while Ernie wants to paint a purple monster. (First: Episode 1446)
	Cartoon	"Animal Elevator": 1-10 (First: Episode 2530)
	Film	Subway Train Empty & Full. (First: Episode 0415)
	Cartoon	Are you the monster that ate the television? (First: Episode 1970)
	Muppets	Mysterious Theater: The Mystery of the Missing Cat — Sherlock Hemlock and Watson the dog search for a missing cat, knowing it's under something rhyming with "at." Watson finds the cat, and the inevitable animal fight ensues.
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: One Way (First: Episode 1125)
	SCENE 2	Luis leaves home to do some work at the Fix-It Shop, just before Maria feels the baby kick from inside her belly (though nothing happens when Luis touches her belly). Telly is also present and reads a story he's written for the baby: "Don't Worry, Baby," telling it that growing bigger in its mommy's tummy is how things are supposed to happen. Maria feels the baby kick again and calls Luis out the window, but nothing happens when he arrives and feels her stomach again.
	Song	Olivia sings "Everything Grows." (First: Episode 0998)
	Cartoon	Nine birds land in a tree. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1501)
	Muppets	Kermit explains to the viewers that he put something in a box, and whoever guesses what was in the box could keep what is in the box. Cookie Monster comes along and guesses it's a cookie, then gives up after three guesses. Kermit reveals it's an orange (which he thinks should have been a dead giveaway), and refuses to give him a cookie afterwards, but Cookie Monster gives a heartfelt speech and ends up getting a cookie anyway. (First: Episode 2307)
	Cartoon	E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird calls Luis outside of the shop to watch Mrs. Honker and her baby do some "honk-bonking," where they honk their noses on each other's. Maria calls out the window again to Luis to feel the baby kick, but he's just missed it once more. "At least I saw the honk-bonk," he says once he gets there, to Maria's confusion.
	Film	Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0475)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Grover tells Mr. Johnson the menu, which has the items numbered. Number 9 is the special of the day. It turns out to be a real number nine, but Mr. Johnson doesn't want it. (It's medium rare, and he likes his nines well-done.) (First: Episode 1377)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster presents 9 elephants. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1366)
	Film	Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416)
	Cartoon	Geronimo 10-0: The parachute becomes a large mattress. (First: Episode 2245)
	SCENE 4	Luis makes sure he won't miss the baby moving by keeping his hands on Maria's belly while she does some fixing. She scuttles about the shop retrieving tools, when Mike comes in with his broken turntable. Luis uses both hands to take it from him, once again missing the baby move. He finally melts down and gives up, so Maria cuddles him with her belly pressed against him. He feels something kick him, and realizes it was the baby! The couple celebrates as Mike gives a bewildered look to the camera.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things." re-filmed version (First: Episode 2485)
	Cartoon	E for Eel (First: Episode 0408)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert's Telephone — Bert gets his own telephone so he doesn't have to wait for Ernie to finish his call. (First: Episode 1394)
	Cartoon	A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469)
	Film	Orangutans playing (piano music) (First: Episode 2486)
	Cartoon	U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird is on "baby moving patrol," and will notify the surrounding kids and Honkers if the baby starts moving so they can all feel it. Big Bird starts shouting his alert phrase ("The baby's moving!") prematurely, just to practice for the real thing. Sure enough, the baby begins to kick and everyone surrounds Maria to feel it as Telly announces the sponsors.

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