| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Flo Bear writes about babies | |||||||
| Air date | December 28, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Flo Bear is doing research for her new book, Everything You Wanted to Know About Babies, But Were Too Shy to Ask by visiting Luis and baby Gabi. Luis assumes Flo will ask him questions about being a parent, but Flo is instead going straight to the source - Gabi. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Little Things". re-filmed version (First: Episode 2485) |
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Muppets | Ice Follies: Count von Count skates to the tune of "The Song of the Count" ending with the rink lights simulating lightning. (First: Episode 0884) |
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Cartoon | Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cast | Gordon acts out Maria's 13 Step Method of Lifting a Heavy Barbell. (First: Episode 2595) |
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Animation | Un rectangulo (First: Episode 1630) |
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SCENE 2 | As Luis changes Gabi's diaper, Flo shares some of the recordings she's made of her conversation with Gabi. She's able to tell how Gabi feels despite the baby talk. |
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Cartoon | A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1266) |
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Muppets | "Do De Rubber Duck" (First: Episode 2304) |
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Cartoon | C is for Canary (First: Episode 0703) |
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Film | A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider. (First: Episode 1585) |
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Cartoon | Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly comes by Flo, who is currently watching over a baby Honker. Flo notes how curious the baby is, especially over Telly's nose (which he refuses to let go of). |
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Cartoon | What kind of print does a hand make? (First: Episode 0776) |
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Song | "What Do People Do All Day?" (First: Episode 1511) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: Coffee (First: Episode 1169) |
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Muppets | Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backwards from four and yell "action", but she counts forwards instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!", which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene. (First: Episode 2298) |
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Cartoon | Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall. (First: Episode 0303) |
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SCENE 4 | Flo sets up a game for Susan, Nathan, and Nadia to play. She has some photos of mothers - Maria, a cow, a bird, and herself, and asks everyone to match photos of babies to the mothers. Susan is confused when a picture of books are placed next to Flo's picture, and Flo explains that she considers the books she's written as a sort of surrogate children. |
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Cartoon | C is for Candle (the candle blows back) (First: Episode 0703) |
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Film | A farmer takes care of baby calves. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cast / Muppets | Olivia sings about her "One Two Blues" with two Anything Muppets. (First: Episode 1493) |
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Animation | An owl is formed out of seeds. (First: Episode 2368) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly makes sure Gabi knows the difference between her arms and legs, hoping she doesn't grow up trying to walk on her arms instead. Luis tells him that's not necessary, as she will naturally learn what her arms and legs are for as she grows up. Telly does note another thing arms are good for - hugging. |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0561) |
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Film | Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are. (First: Episode 0326) |
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Celebrity | The Four Tops sing "Standing at the Bus Stop Sign," while waiting for the bus to arrive. Big Bird pulls up in an imaginary bus. (First: Episode 2290) |
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Cartoon | The secret drawing is a mailman. (First: Episode 0220) |
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Film | A boy compares the growth of the sunflowers to his own height. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0589) |
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Cartoon | Pistons push a capital H through a tunnel, where it breaks and turns into a lowercase h. (with voiceover by Roscoe Orman) (First: Episode 2217) |
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SCENE 6 | Telly talks to Gabi's toes as if they are the actual pigs from "This Little Piggy." He feels bad and consoles her fourth toe, since it's the one that "had no roast beef." |
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Cartoon | A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster tells his little cousin monster to get him something special that starts with the letter C. He hopes she'll bring him a cookie, but she brings a carrot, a cucumber, a cauliflower, and an ear of corn. Finally, she realizes that cousin also starts with C, and assumes he was referring to her. (First: Episode 1319) |
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Cartoon | Madrigal Alphabet Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0615) |
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Film | In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom. (First: Episode 0647) |
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SCENE 7 | Telly has written his own version of "This Little Piggy" ensuring that the fourth pig had a very big meal. Luis reminds him that he left out the fifth piggy in his story. As Telly panics and plans out the fifth pig's meal, Flo announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The scene with Flo and the baby Honker would be used in international versions of Sesame Street, including Sesamstrasse.
- The photo of Flo used during her sorting game features her sitting in an airport restaurant from one of the Waiter Grover bits.
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