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| The Count counts at day care | |||||||||
| Air date | January 19, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Maria finds Elmo in the yard all covered up to demonstrate in, on, and under. Maria lifts the blanket he was hiding under, which reveals the box he is sitting in. Maria notes that he forgot to show "on," so she helps him by putting Elmo on her lap. |
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Cartoon | An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others. (First: Episode 1478) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040) |
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Cartoon | Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Divide Licorice — Ernie has a licorice whip that he offers to share with Bert. (First: Episode 0461) |
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Cartoon | An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party. (First: Episode 0293) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria spies Forgetful Jones out in the yard, moving his hand in the air as if he's writing. She points out that he's forgotten some paper and a pencil to use, and supplies him with both. He finally writes himself a letter, reminding him to return the paper and pencil to Maria. He then decides to start painting a picture of Clementine, and begins waving his finger in the air again. |
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Animation | Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633) |
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Film | Two Navajo children visit their grandparents who live on a ranch. |
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Cartoon | A man finds and eats five apples, counting the number left after each one. (First: Episode 1578) |
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Muppets | Teacher Little Chrissy sings about how important it is to "Raise Your Hand." (First: Episode 1959) |
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Cartoon | The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees. (First: Episode 1653) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria is nearly driven mad as the Count counts every action she takes at the Fix-It Shop, having counted over 150 actions. When he realizes how angry she's become, he decides to stop. He instead accompanies Gordon and Miles to day care, where he will do even more counting. |
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Cartoon | Actor demonstrates anger towards casting director - literally! (First: Episode 2061) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Gone with the Wind — Kermit and Ms. Scarlett demonstrate subtraction. (First: Episode 2410) |
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Cartoon | Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702) |
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Cast | Bob and Luis put together two halves of a painting of a train tunnel. When they fit the parts together, a train goes through the tunnel and zooms to take up the entire screen, frightening Bob and Luis so much, they take down the tunnel again. (First: Episode 0549) |
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Cartoon | A for Acorn (First: Episode 1626) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola observe a letter A. Ernie calls out, "A, Bert!" (First: Episode 0551) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Sloth (First: Episode 2500) |
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SCENE 4 | After counting the 658 steps it takes to get to the day care center, the Count begins counting things happening around the center. A girl named Caroline introduces herself and recognizes the Count from Miles' stories. She too enjoys counting and impresses him by helping count the activities in the room (at one point literally stealing the Count's thunder). |
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Cartoon | A man talks about how much he loves his bones. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628) |
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Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Grover goes to the doctor for a check-up, and describes to the viewer what the doctor is doing. Grover gets scared when it's time for a booster shot, but is so scared that he doesn't notice when he gets it. (First: Episode 1968) |
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Cartoon | A man shows the viewers his "YES" machine. (First: Episode 0822) |
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Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) |
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Cartoon | Kids see animals in their alphabet soup. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1976) |
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SCENE 5 | The segment is cut off by "Monster on the Spot," where Telly is assigned to interview someone who lives on Earth. Assembled are Big Bird, Forgetful Jones, Oscar (inside his can), and a goldfish (Fran Brill) in its bowl (though she originally came from Japan). They all point out their respective homes, none of which they consider the Earth. Gordon overhears this and brings them a globe to show how they all live on the Earth. The "regularly scheduled alphabet" resumes, continuing where the segment left off. |
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Muppets | Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood." (First: Episode 1887) |
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Cartoon | I've got a mind: squares make a box. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0191) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N - Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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Muppets | "Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit. (First: Episode 0637) |
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Animation | A montage of boys, all of whom are named Joe, saying what their favorite sports are. The last one turns out to be a girl named Joanne. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1871) |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon comes to pick up Miles. The Count intends to come back tomorrow and continue counting, when Caroline points out that soon she and Miles will be moving to "the big time" - kindergarten! She invites him to visit them there, where he'll have even more things to count. Maria announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
Notes[]
- Miles and Caroline's journey to kindergarten continues the following week in Episodes 2668 and 2669.
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