| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Maria's pregnancy — Decorating the baby's room | |||||||
| Air date | May 1, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Today Luis and Maria are decorating the room where their soon-to-be-born baby will be living, with the help of Hiroshi and Big Bird. While the grown-ups leave, Big Bird witnesses the rocking horse actually moving on its own! When he alerts Maria, she points out the air from the blowing wind through the open window is the cause. He's glad the mystery is solved... but what made the door suddenly close by itself? |
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Animation | Sand S/s (First: Episode 0622) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tough Eddie at the Beach — Ernie and Bert think they're being threatened by Tough Eddie. (First: Episode 0482) |
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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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Muppets | While standing next to a tree being cut down, Professor Grover talks about the importance about listening... especially if the sound indicates some kind of danger. (First: Episode 1789) |
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Cartoon | A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis and Hiroshi bring the crib into the room. As Hiroshi admires the architectural aspects of it, Luis becomes indecisive and they move the heavy crib around to different parts of the room (with Big Bird not-so-helpfully commentating). Once they finally settle on an appropriate spot, Maria enters to check the progress and suggests it be moved elsewhere. |
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Animation | ¿Que es esto? (una vaca) (First: Episode 1978) |
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Muppets | Kermit and the word “taxi.” (First: Episode 0312) |
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Cartoon | "Ten Pins" Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2267) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | A man thinks of H words while sitting on a horse. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1815) |
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Muppets | "One Banana" (First: Episode 1941) |
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Cartoon | A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (First: Episode 0449) |
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SCENE 3 | The grown-ups now bring in the dresser, and try to figure out how to arrange Maria's dolls and toy horses she had as a kid on top of it. Maria thinks the dolls should go in the back while the horses go in the front; Luis and Hiroshi believe it should be the other way around. While the grown-ups try to discuss the situation, Big Bird has put the dolls on the horses. |
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Song | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a piano and decides to play it. The left half wants to play short notes, while the other half prefers to run his fingers across the keyboard. They decide to cooperate, and both use their notes to play "Chopsticks." (First: Episode 1366) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse (First: Episode 1167) |
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Muppets | Grundgetta shows Oscar a postcard they just got, and they wish they could visit Swamp Mushy Muddy. Instead, they imagine themselves there, floating on a swamp in a barrel. Oscar serenades Grundgetta by singing "Alone in a Swamp." (First: Episode 2301) |
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Film | Flamingos walk around to classical music. (First: Episode 2498) |
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Cartoon | Yo-yo elevator (First: Episode 1971) |
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SCENE 4 | Slimey, Irvine, and Alice all want to give something to the baby, but all their gifts have problems: Slimey's baby shoe, rattle, and book are too small, Alice's comb is too big, and Irvine's cup is broken. Hiroshi gets an idea, and gathers up everybody's items. |
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Cartoon | A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1017) |
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Film | How Crayons are Made Music: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey (First: Episode 1579) |
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Cartoon | Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1941) |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing the African Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 2431) |
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Cartoon | A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1736) |
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SCENE 5 | Hiroshi shows Maria and Luis his surprise: a mobile he's made of the others' gifts! |
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Animation | A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track. (First: Episode 1447) |
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Song | "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tuba Sounds — Bert begs Simon Soundman to teach him how to make tuba sounds. (First: Episode 2386) |
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Animation | 2 farmers (First: Episode 1599) |
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Film | A gemsbok runs fast, then faster. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand. (First: Episode 1669) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment —: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally." (First: Episode 0467) |
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Film | David points out the circular shape of a tire. (First: Episode 0670) |
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Cartoon | A report on homes around the world. (First: Episode 1711) |
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SCENE 6 | The room is now finished and Maria loves it. Big Bird gives the unborn child a tour of the room by talking to Maria's tummy as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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