| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Poem Day | |||||||
| Air date | December 20, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | In verse, Big Bird, Telly, Maria, Luis, Marleny, and Zelda announce that today is Poem Day and segue to the next bit starring Grover... |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams. After reading a series of wrong telegrams, he reads another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from. (First: Episode 1828) |
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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 | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
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SCENE 2 | While Big Bird is waiting for a delivery from the Letter and Number Store, Slimey serves as the letter S so Big Bird can tell his S poem. Anything Muppet delivery men Tyrone and Gus arrive too late with the letter S and have to go all the way back to the store to fetch the other letter Big Bird ordered. |
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Cartoon | S for sing (First: Episode 0824) |
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Muppets | A heartbroken groom sings "Don't Walk." (First: Episode 2454) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria finds Telly asking Oscar for help writing a poem. Oscar suggests he write one about him (Oscar) moving away from Sesame Street so he doesn't have to hear Telly's poem. Telly gets sad writing the poem, so Maria suggests he write one about Oscar coming back. Telly is happy and wants to hug and kiss Oscar, who prefers the sad poem better. Telly switches from between the two poems for Oscar and Maria (alternating between feeling sad and happy) until he makes a compromise and writes a new poem about feeling sad when Oscar moves and hugging Maria to feel better. Both Oscar and Maria like this poem, especially since it gives Oscar the chance to leave. |
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Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before and after. (First: Episode 0694) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "What Do You Do With a Fruit?" (First: Episode 2050) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Disguise Kit — Ernie tries to fool Bert with his many disguises. (First: Episode 1170) |
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Cartoon | A boy has fun with his wood plank. (First: Episode 1503) |
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SCENE 4 | The delivery men are late again, so Alex helps Big Bird recite his poem about the letter Q by drawing it on an easel. The delivery men show up and say they were late this time because they got stuck in the Martian Day Parade. Big Bird cancels his Q order and asks if they brought the numbers he asked for, which they did not. They head back to the loading dock as Big Bird remarks that it's too bad Poem Day and Martian Parade Day always fall on the same day. |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Celia Cruz and the Anything Muppets sing "Numero Comparsa." (First: Episode 2318) |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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Film | Flowers with rain and dew drops. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo (First: Episode 0008) |
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SCENE 5 | Mr. Snuffleupagus leads Big Bird, Maria, Luis, and the kids in a game he calls "Finish My Rhyme." |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Muppets | At the saloon, Clementine asks for Forgetful Jones to sing a song. Buster plays "What's the Name of That Song?" on the piano, and the crowd (including a cow) sings along, but Forgetful keeps asking what the name of the song is. (First: Episode 1696) |
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Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | Find the camouflaged parrot. Voice: Paul Dooley (First: Episode 0516) |
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SCENE 6 | The delivery men are finally on time, and they assist Big Bird with a poem about the numbers 1, 9, and 19. "You know, it's moments like these that make me remember why I chose this line of work," Gus comments when Big Bird strikes up some cheers and applause for their effort. |
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Cartoon | Rap #19 (First: Episode 2560) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Picture of Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen. (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.” (First: Episode 0046) |
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SCENE 7 | Maria and Luis recite a poem about Gabi and how she can pick up cookies and toys. The delivery men like it, but say that they can pick things up too and drive a truck, so why hasn't anyone written a poem about them? Luis, Maria, and Big Bird come up with a poem in appreciation for all the delivery men's trips through the traffic and Martian Day Parade, and their words bring Gus to tears. |
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Cartoon | A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark. (First: Episode 0829) |
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Film | In Alaska, a sculptor makes carvings of cold climate animals. Music: David Snell (First: Episode 2365) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl reads "hug" with Herry. (First: Episode 1084) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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SCENE 8 | The kids tell Maria, Luis, and Telly their own poems; Telly makes up a poem on the spot when given the word "blue." |
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Animation | "¡Él juega beisbol!" (First: Episode 2101) |
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Muppets | "Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614) |
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Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. (First: Episode 0537) |
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SCENE 9 | Maria asks Telly for a poem about saying goodbye, but he gets into his sad fit again. She suggests he write a poem about seeing everyone tomorrow, and he comes up with one that sounds somewhat familiar. He goes into a happy fit as Oscar announces the sponsors. |
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