| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| An artsy day on Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | April 12, 1989 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | In the morning, Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus wake up from their sleepover and notice Ruby nearby wearing a blindfold. She tells them she's conducting another experiment: she wants to see if she'll know when the sun comes up without seeing it. They don't think her experiment will work because you can't hear, smell, or taste the sun, but they start to feel warm, which means they can tell when the sun is up! |
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Cartoon | A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Brad's Bath — It's time for Bert to give his nephew, Brad, a bath, but Ernie thinks the tub needs some toys. (First: Episode 1134) |
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Cartoon | A - acrobat ball (First: Episode 2453) |
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Film | In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon. (First: Episode 1088) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog goes to a T-shirt shop, The Wonderful World of T-Shirts, to pick up another personalized "Kermit the Frog T-Shirt". However, all the shirts have the wrong name (Kermit the Gorf, Kermit the Forg, and Kermit the Grof). (First: Episode 1494) |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 5 + 1 = 6. (First: Episode 0548) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Snuffy get ready to put on a Snufflepuppet show, which Hiroshi helps them out with. Snuffy is confused: why does Hiroshi want to help them with their show if he mostly works with paint and other mediums? Hiroshi describes the art of puppetry, and shows them a book with pictures of different kinds of puppets (Big Bird even remembers that Mr. Rogers uses puppets on his show). Snuffy then asks him to show the pictures to his Snufflepuppet, Gus. |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk. (First: Episode 2507) |
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Celebrity | Linda Ronstadt sings a special rewritten version of "Y Andalé" with a mariachi band. (First: Episode 2487) |
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Film | Orangutans playing (piano music) (First: Episode 2486) |
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Muppets | A series of trailers for school-related dramas are shown on WCTW's "School in the Afternoon" block. (First: Episode 2223) |
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Cartoon | A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1918) |
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SCENE 3 | The stage is all set up, and Hiroshi, Mr. Macintosh, and some kids wait for the Snufflepuppet show to begin. Big Bird wonders what Hiroshi will contribute to the show, but Hiroshi tells him to wait and see. Gus, the star of the show, jumps 40 times while counting to 40. The show's over, however, so what does Hiroshi do? He leads the audience in throwing confetti in the air. |
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Film | A girl visits the stamp factory to see how stamps are made. (First: Episode 2263) |
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Muppets | "Readers of the Open Range" (First: Episode 2141) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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SCENE 4 | The kids hang out in the yard and draw pictures. Telly joins them, but becomes upset that he doesn't have a green crayon to draw green leaves. Hiroshi suggests that maybe the leaves could be a different color, such as the colors the leaves turn as the seasons change. They become enthusiastic while thinking about the limitless possibilities of their art. Telly considers adding his kite into the picture, but then remembers that his kite is green too... |
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Cartoon | A captain and a first mate think they have planned ahead well for their trip at sea, but they forgot to take in the anchor. (First: Episode 1591) |
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Film | A man takes two kids on a boat ride through the Louisiana bayou. (First: Episode 2520) |
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Muppets | "I'm Between" (First: Episode 1233) |
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Animation | Where do the a's fit? (First: Episode 1586) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly shows Oscar the picture he drew, and Oscar actually likes it because the parts of the picture aren't the color they're supposed to be. Telly decides to give Oscar the picture, but Oscar reminds him that Grouches don't take kindly to such nice gestures. Oscar changes his mind about the picture, saying it's too nice, which Telly and Hiroshi take as a compliment. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: A for airplane (First: Episode 0770) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Makes a Grocery List — Bert observes Ernie write out a shopping list using chocolate pudding. (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1336) |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. (First: Episode 1288) |
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Song | "School Song" (First: Episode 0986) |
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Cartoon | The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (First: Episode 2243) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird and Snuffy join a blindfolded Ruby as she conducts another experiment: will she know when the sun's going down without seeing it? The answer is yes - they feel it getting colder. Hiroshi announces the sponsors. |
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