| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Gina babysits Irvine | |||||||||
| Air date | April 17, 1989 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gina will be babysitting Oscar's niece, Irvine, while he and Grundgetta go to the "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball" (as Gina observes by the two's odd attire). Once they leave, Gina begins reading Irvine the story of Grumpelstiltskin, one of several Grouch books Oscar has left for her. |
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Cartoon | An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others. (First: Episode 1478) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Part 1: Ernie, having set up shop as a barber, gives Bert a haircut, but he ends up removing all of his hair. (First: Episode 0068) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Sloth (First: Episode 2500) |
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Cartoon | Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438) |
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Film | A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510) |
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Cartoon | While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup. (First: Episode 0004) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina reads Irvine another book, The Genie in the Grouch Lamp. The Grouch protagonist spots an old lamp and rubs more grease on it, summoning the Grouch genie from within. He grants the Grouch one wish, and the Grouch inadvertently wishes the genie would leave him alone and go to Cleveland, which he does. The story ends on a sour note, but Irvine loves the story, cackling and muttering, "Cleveland!" |
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Cartoon | A painter paints a Number Nine, then hangs it. (First: Episode 1488) |
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Film | A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts. (First: Episode 1125) |
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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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Cast | Luis and Gordon have a hard time picking apples by themselves, but all it takes is cooperation. (First: Episode 1399) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another one. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Cast | Linda teaches a little boy how to sign the word "Hot." |
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Cartoon | Look both ways before you cross the street Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1397) |
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Film | Kids count 18 backflips. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music — Grover's hill comes alive with the sound of music. (First: Episode 1814) |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover R/r (First: Episode 2195) |
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Muppets | Ernie counts 3 Honkers as they arrange themselves in different ways. (First: Episode 1746) |
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Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington? (First: Episode 0586) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Cab Calloway sings "Hi De Ho Man." (First: Episode 1540) |
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Cartoon | La letra O - opera, oeste, orquidea, ojos, ocho, y el orquestra de orangutanes. (First: Episode 0338) |
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Insert | Elmo explores Sesame Street, and observes Susan as she does some writing. (First: Episode 2285) |
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Cartoon | Nine penguins slide down a hill. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1532) |
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Film | Sounds Around the House v1: a dripping water faucet, a man playing the violin, a woman vacuuming, a teenager listening to pop music, and a passing elevated train. (First: Episode 1706) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music struggles to write "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1210) |
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Animation | Sand O/o (First: Episode 0621) |
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Film | Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0911) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282) |
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Cartoon | What if a dog looked like a bird? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0226) |
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Muppets | Kelly tries to rollerskate, and is mocked by Frankie. Fellow skater Big Bird tells him not to be so judgmental, and sings a song about how he had to practice before becoming a good skater. (First: Episode 2479) |
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Cartoon | At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2085) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Animals have tails. (First: Episode 0017) |
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Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly tries to discuss the letter R, but everything goes awry. (First: Episode 0876) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids (upside-down girl) (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | Nine sheep jump over a fence. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1501) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Snuffleupagus tells Alice that things don't always turn out how they want them to, and recalls the time when he learned that the Snuffle-fairy wasn't real. In a flashback, he shows Oscar a picture of the fairy in a book while he looks up in the air for her. Oscar tells him the truth, which Maria then confirms. Though Snuffy is disappointed, Maria explains that he can still imagine that she exists. The two look up at the sky and pretend she's there with her wings and wand, and even Oscar finds himself believing she's flying above them. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Back in the present, Snuffy and Alice announce the sponsors (though Alice misunderstands and says Sesame Street is a production of the "Chicken's Telephone Porkchop" instead). |
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