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| Maria's pregnancy — Maria cleans to prepare for the baby | |||||||
| Air date | May 10, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis takes a call from his Tío José while Maria cleans the apartment to get ready for the baby. Though Luis would prefer she take it easy, Maria can't help feeling like cleaning everything, from vacuuming the floor to polishing Luis' phone and glasses. |
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Cartoon | What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Baby Monster Day Care Center — Cookie Monster seeks Kermit's reward. (First: Episode 1322) |
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Cartoon | A detective sees a lever and wonders what will happen if he pulls it. |
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Film | Kids narrate footage of whales. (First: Episode 1407) |
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Muppets | Grover is about to talk about rhymes when a fox shows him a box that has locks and a hand inside that knocks and drops rocks and socks. An ox comes by and reveals he's the owner of the box. After all the commotion, Grover tries to finish his talk, but can't think of any rhymes. (First: Episode 2572) |
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Cartoon | 7 chicks plus 1 alligator makes 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1510) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria has gone to Hooper's Store to relax a little. Even when she sits and has some milk, she finds herself cleaning the booth counter and attempting to scrub the floor. Luis arrives and Maria apologizes for feeling so antsy. David decides that since she wants to clean up so badly, he asks her to help him clean some of the store shelves for the time being. |
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Film / Song | "At the Animal Doctor": Two boys take their dog to the vet (First: Episode 1016) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster blows bubbles. (First: Episode 1738) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep. (First: Episode 2047) |
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Cast | Gordon sings "I Heard My Dog Bark" as Susan, Bob, Uncle Wally, and some kids make the animal sounds. (First: Episode 2169) |
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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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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Diana talk about ideas. (First: Episode 2582) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster showcases eight skating penguins. (First: Episode 1291) |
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Film | Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people. (First: Episode 0455) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano (First: Episode 1980) |
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Muppets | The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush." (First: Episode 2060) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball studies wet things which eventually become dry. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
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SCENE 3 | Maria is about to head home when she gets an idea to teach the viewer about litter. Oscar can't believe his ears when she asks him to throw some trash all over the sidewalk. (Oscar: "What is this, some kind of cruel hoax?") He eagerly tosses down some crumpled papers but gets discouraged when she continues her lesson on cleanliness, getting the uncontrollable urge to start sweeping Oscar's mess. |
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Cartoon | Un pajaro. (First: Episode 1977) |
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Muppets | Harry Belafonte and The Count sing "Coconut Counting Man." (First: Episode 1692) |
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Cartoon | Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V. (First: Episode 0110) |
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Muppets | Captain Breakfast unsuccessfully encourages a little girl to eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day. (First: Episode 1492) |
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Cartoon | Four plus one makes five. (First: Episode 0568) |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of what happens when it changes from fall to winter. (First: Episode 2459) |
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Cartoon | A sleepy man counts 8 sheep. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 2188) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird asks if Maria can clean his nest next, but she declines as she's now out of her cleaning mood. They sit on the stoop and take it easy, when Maria feels a sudden contraction. Big Bird counts to determine whether the baby is coming or not. Maria says it's a false alarm, but Big Bird continues counting past 20 anyway. |
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Cartoon | Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: When the Cat's Away — Ernie realizes that Bert's not home and that he can do whatever he wants. (First: Episode 1949) |
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Video | Triangle in space (David voiceover) (First: Episode 1548) |
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Film | A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "It's Alive." (First: Episode 2029) |
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Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird has counted over 100 seconds and there doesn't seem to be any indication the baby is coming. He goes off to play in the meantime. As David announces the sponsors, Maria feels more pushing coming on and Big Bird returns to count some more. |
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