| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo and the cloud | |||||||||
| Air date | December 21, 1989 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Hoots does "The Birdcall Boogie" with Gina, Mike, and some kids. |
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Animation | Draw a line from the dog to the bowl and underline the hen. (First: Episode 2178) |
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Film | A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak. (First: Episode 0297) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "What's My Job?" in which blindfolded monster contestants guess the occupations of different professionals, including Sonny Friendly. (First: Episode 2573) |
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Cartoon | Rap #17 (First: Episode 2488) |
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Cast | Linda teaches a boy how to say "STREET" in sign language. |
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Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "The Batty Bat." (First: Episode 2096) |
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Cartoon | V for violin (First: Episode 2386) |
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Celebrity | Suzanne Farrell takes small and big steps, then has a little lunch and a big lunch. (First: Episode 1422) |
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Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Banana — Bert asks Ernie to share a banana with him. Ernie gets the inside of the banana, and gives Bert the peel. (First: Episode 0464) |
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Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (First: Episode 0787) |
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SCENE 2 | Mike listens as Shelley the Turtle types up a story inside his shell. When he emerges, Mike reads the story - "Once upon a time, there was a turtle." Mike suggests he add some more details and plot to make the story more interesting. Shelley agrees and gets back to work while Mike cues for a break. |
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Cartoon | Gordon's Voiceover 'T/t': Two caterpillars form T and t. (First: Episode 2223) |
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Film | "I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727) |
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Cartoon | Drill sergeant 0 roll-calls army of numbers 1-20. (First: Episode 0536) |
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Muppets | In ancient times, Grover invents the wheel to help Biff move a stone up a hill. (First: Episode 0915) |
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Cartoon | Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1487) |
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Muppets / Cast | Cookie Monster has agreed to help Maria on her lecture on good things to eat. Unbeknownst to Cookie, she has raisins, cucumber spears, carrot sticks and apples. Cookie tries all of them and he likes them. He finishes by eating all the dishes. (First: Episode 1518) |
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Cartoon | Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy "V." (First: Episode 0311) |
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SCENE 3 | Shelley has not only made a full story but a book complete with illustrations, and Mike reads it to the kids. The story is about a turtle looking for a home, unaware that his shell is already one. |
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Cartoon | "T" for Turtle (First: Episode 1146) |
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Muppets | "Circle the Girl" (First: Episode 1768) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: "WALK TALL" - A snake tells the man that all he (the snake) can do is "crawl tall." (First: Episode 1161) |
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Film | In a classroom, kids learn the musical scales through various exercises. (First: Episode 1717) |
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SCENE 4 | Gina finds Elmo talking to a cloud in the sky. Gina tells him that clouds aren't alive, so they can't converse with furry, little monsters. Elmo understands and gets another idea - he wants to hug the cloud! He tries running and jumping which doesn't work, but he gets an idea. |
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Cartoon | In still photographs, a boy asks his friend what his mother does. The mother's shoes become animated, as she describes what she did today. She turns out to be a policewoman. (First: Episode 1578) |
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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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Muppets | Kermit the Frog explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example. (First: Episode 1767) |
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Film | Body Part Shout-Out Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0264) |
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Cartoon / Film | A cartoon man climbs a live-action boy. (First: Episode 0494) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo has set up a ladder to get to the sky. Gina tells him this won't work either as the clouds are far too high to reach. When thunder blares, they take shelter under the Fix-It Shop awning and find that the cloud can touch Elmo in some way - through the rain. |
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Cartoon | A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cast | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Film | Children dance to different rhythms from around the world. (First: Episode 2499) |
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Cartoon | This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo calls Gina out from Hooper's Store to tell her that the cloud has disappeared. Gina explains that since it stopped raining, the puffy cloud he saw before is gone. Since the rain has left a puddle on the sidewalk and droplets on a flower, he can still touch the cloud in a way. Elmo begins to splash in the puddle and talk to the flower drops as Gina announces the sponsors. |
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