| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Ruby experiments with eyes | |||||||||
| Air date | December 22, 1989 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria has the day off and will be assisting Ruby with an experiment... only Ruby doesn't have one planned yet. Their friend Mike, who is blind, comes by and Ruby is amazed he was able to identify them without looking. She learns that he can tell how things are by hearing with his ears and feeling with his hands. Ruby also finds out that Mike is able to get to Hooper's Store with the help of his guide dog Duke. Ruby suddenly gets an idea for her experiment... |
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Cartoon | Rap #9 (First: Episode 2509) |
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Muppets | On Vacation with Guy Smiley Guy Smiley and his tour guide have difficulty taking pictures of animals in the jungle because of Guy's uncontrollably loud voice. A tiger recognizes him, and offers to take a picture of him and some other animals. "Say TREES!" (First: Episode 1949) |
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Film | A gazelle runs fast across a plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0478) |
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Cartoon | David reminds a boy to wash his face and brush his teeth before going to bed. (First: Episode 1968) |
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SCENE 2 | Ruby has put on a blindfold and will learn what it's like being blind, first noting how dark it is. She plans on making her way to Hooper's Store without sight, but Maria points out she needs a guide dog so she won't bump anything. In lieu of one, Ruby has Maria guide her to the store while going "woof." |
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Cartoon | K for Kite (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets | Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here." (First: Episode 2208) |
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Film | A girl visits the stamp factory to see how stamps are made. (First: Episode 2263) |
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Cartoon | A playground is destroyed by bad weather, and a teacher has her class rebuild it from memory. (First: Episode 1453) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria watches as Ruby tries to figure out her surroundings while wearing a blindfold. By feeling around, she's able to find out Snuffy is standing next to her and that she's at a table outside Hooper's. Snuffy and Maria both feel hungry, which gives her an idea about her next experiment. |
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Cartoon | Different uses of a triangle (Spanish version) (First: Episode 1753) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster has Tara help him explain the word information by giving him cookies to eat. (First: Episode 2589) |
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Film | Fay Ray moves clockwise and ticks, until an alarm sounds. (First: Episode 2597) |
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Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive: After Bad News Barton fails to make the swimming team, Billy and Smart Suzie teach him to eat healthier. (First: Episode 1437) |
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Muppets | After fighting with each other, the Two-Headed Monster reads the word "Love" and forgets their feud. (First: Episode 1282) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764) |
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SCENE 4 | Ruby plans to find out what her lunch is without looking. Using her senses of touch, smell, hearing, and taste, she finds out she has a tuna fish sandwich with chips and milk. |
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Cartoon | K for kangaroo (First: Episode 2498) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Joe Williams sings "The Birdland Jump." (First: Episode 2260) |
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Film | SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Cartoon | One cube plus two equals three. Three cubes plus two equals five. (First: Episode 2220) |
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SCENE 5 | After lunch, Ruby isn't sure what to experiment with next. Maria hears a piano playing and has Ruby try to guess what's happening by listening to the noises. Ruby hears some honking too and deduces Bob is giving a music lesson to someone playing the horn. She calls to him from below and finds out she's partially correct; he's giving a lesson to the Honkers! |
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Cartoon | AMOR, amor, amor ... amoramor ... amoramor (First: Episode 2116) |
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Muppets | The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!" (First: Episode 2601) |
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Film | A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city. (First: Episode 2226) |
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Cartoon | R for rose (First: Episode 2363) |
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SCENE 6 | Bob and the Honkers perform their scales, increasing the speed each time, but find they can't do it at a very rapid speed. They begin to cry until Bob encourages them to practice, reminding them of the lyrics from a song about practicing. The Honkers decide to keep going. |
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Cartoon | A boy shares his bubbles with some kids dancing in a field. (First: Episode 1926) |
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Muppets | "African Alphabet Song" (First: Episode 2360) |
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Film | A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Cartoon | Children and animals numbered 1-12 race in a marathon. The #9 runner wins. (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 7 | The Honkers are able to play the scales without Bob's accompaniment before moving on to play the theme song just for fun. Down below, Ruby tries to figure out what Maria's written down without looking but can't seem to read it with her other senses. Mike returns and Ruby asks how someone who can't see can figure it out. His solution is simple: ask someone to read it. Maria reads the sheet, which features the sponsors. The credits follow. |
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