| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | December 29, 1989 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Bob sings "The Opposites Song" to Miles and the kids as they illustrate various opposites. |
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Cartoon | The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover talks to Zelda about "fast" and "slow." (First: Episode 2611) |
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Film | Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown. |
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Cartoon | "Dinner for Nine" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1658) |
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Muppets | Mother Goose tries to write a nursery rhyme for the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, while her many children wreck havoc on her office. (First: Episode 1328) |
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Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina and Shelley the Turtle sing about "Fast and Slow." Shelley sings a slow verse, while Gina sings a fast one, then they form a counterpoint duet. The song exhausts Gina, who faints when Shelley proposes they sing it again. |
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Cartoon | Which footprint doesn't belong? (First: Episode 0491) |
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Film | Lemurs rest on tree branches. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) |
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Cartoon | "Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away. (First: Episode 0305) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Someone to Watch Over Me — Ernie enjoys watching Bert read a book, but Ernie's staring at him is driving Bert bananas. (First: Episode 1741) |
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Cartoon | Un pajaro. (First: Episode 1977) |
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Insert | Mr. Snuffleupagus is invited to jump on Big Bird's trampoline, and the Count decides to count how many times Snuffy jumps. He counts a total of 19½, with his last jump bouncing him to the top of 123 Sesame Street. (First: Episode 2148) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Nancy Einstein shows how the brain works. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2607) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog goes to see his doctor, who listens to his heart. Describing what he hears as "groovy", the doctor sings "Heart of a Frog" about different kinds of noises (backed by frog nurses). |
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Cartoon | A pattern of daisies and tulips - can you tell what comes next? (First: Episode 2256) |
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Film | Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Cartoon | "The Stranger" - a song about a baseball team hesitantly allowing a newcomer to join them, who ends up helping them win the game. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2108) |
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SCENE 3 | Forgetful Jones and Jason finish their sandwiches. Forgetful collects the wrapping, but can't remember what to do with it afterwards. As he thinks, Jason takes the litter and tosses it into the trashcan nearby. Forgetful finally remembers to throw the things in the can... but now forgets what he was supposed to throw away. |
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Animation | Counting 1-9 in Spanish (First: Episode 1594) |
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Muppets | Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office. (First: Episode 1650) |
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Cartoon | The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299) |
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Animation | A snail shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2039) |
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Cartoon | K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1160) |
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Muppets | Betty Lou learns some Spanish words from her friend Carlos, including "Amigo." (First: Episode 2042) |
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Cartoon | Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Susan Sarandon learns the Meryl Sheep method of acting: switching emotions while saying the alphabet. (First: Episode 2567) |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Heavy and Light — Ernie wants to play a game with Bert about heavy and light. |
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Cartoon | Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil. Artist: Jim Jinkins (First: Episode 2538) |
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Song | "School Song" (First: Episode 0986) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly and the kids put on blindfolds and identify various sounds around them. Oscar pops out to tell them to scram, but finds himself as one of the sounds they're identifying. Gina announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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