| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo in the rain | |||||||
| Air date | April 6, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria welcomes the viewer on a rainy day. Elmo points out to her all the different types of sounds, like the rain hitting the pavement, Oscar's trash can lid, and Maria's umbrella. His favorite sound, however, is the sound of Big Bird walking through the puddles in his giant galoshes. |
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Cartoon | A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window. (First: Episode 1627) |
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Muppets | Lefty sells Ernie an invisible ice cream cone; Ernie pays for it with an invisible nickel. (Lefty's last line, "I don't see nothin'", is cut.) (First: Episode 0687) |
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Film | A blind class goes on a field trip to the park, using their other senses to experience their surroundings. The teacher sings "If You're Happy and You Know It." (First: Episode 2566) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (Shark fishing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo makes his way to Hooper's Store for lunch. He decides to wait outside at the table while Gina prepares his order, but she makes him come back inside and think about what would happen to his food if it went in the rain. Elmo thinks he can hold an umbrella while he eats, but realizes that he can't do both simultaneously very well. Instead, he runs off to get someone to hold an umbrella over him while he eats. |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for. (First: Episode 2533) |
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Muppets | Grover sells newspapers in the street. He thinks they are for making paper hats, but a customer shows him they are actually for reading. The customer wants to buy a newspaper, but Grover won't stop reading the paper that the customer wants to buy. Grover reads about construction of a new building, a parade, and an expected rain shower, all of which occur as Grover reads. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Film | Penguins take a bath. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0233) |
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Muppets | "Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit. (First: Episode 0637) |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo eats his lunch inside Hooper's, everyone having declined standing out in the rain with him. The rain finally clears up, so Elmo runs back out with his rain gear; now he can imagine he's eating in the rain! |
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Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) |
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Muppets | Clementine works at the Double Bar "R" Ranch; Gladys the Cow applies for a job there. (First: Episode 2225) |
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Cartoon | Gerald is repeatedly kept awake by his dog Sparky, who does a dance and poses as an alligator through his shadow whenever his parents close his door. (First: Episode 1519) |
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Muppets | Bruce Stringbean, Clarice and S Street Band perform "Born To Add." (First: Episode 1375) |
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Cartoon | A flea sets up camp on a dog. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1004) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis tells the viewer that Preposterous, Oscar's pet dog, will be playing along in his non-musical variant of "One of These Things." Oscar doubts his pup will play along and Preposterous remains stoic as Luis explains the rules: he must chose which of two shoes matches the smaller ones in his box. Luis announces Preposterous has won the game; he's been standing behind the answer the whole time! Oscar doesn't believe any of it and gets pounced upon by his "loyal" dog. |
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Animation | 2 houses plus 3 houses equal 5. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Muppets | Ernie doesn't want to play with Bert, who sings "I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me." (First: Episode 1819) |
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Cartoon | R for rhinoceros, raquet, robot (First: Episode 2443) |
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Film | People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0616) |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar is sickened by the sweet way Gina talks to Preposterous and gets even angrier when Gina thinks Preposterous is playing a game with her (he drops his chew toy pickle for her to pick up). Once Gina leaves, Preposterous attacks Oscar again. |
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Cartoon | Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster has Tara help him explain the word information by giving him cookies to eat. |
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Film | A zydeco band plays "Bayou Pon Pon" while people dance and the townspeople of New Orleans wave at the camera. (First: Episode 2502) |
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Animation | In stop-motion, blocks stack and arrange themselves to form zoo cages, arches, and a whole city. (First: Episode 1459) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo wishes to show the viewer a picture of some shapes he made, but Big Bird hung it too high on the fence for him. He tries leaping and pointing, then using a broom handle, but neither method is effective. Big Bird returns and moves it much lower, only now it's backwards. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round." (First: Episode 0413) |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Elmo figures out another way to show the shapes: by pointing out them around the street. One of Gina's boxes is a square, one of Wally's bicycle tires is a circle, and Hiroshi's easel is a triangle. Elmo comes up with more examples using his body while Maria announces the sponsors. |
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