| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | January 26, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob comes across Telly making the call of the Blue Tufted Fluter-Tooter, of which there is only one in the world. Telly shows Bob the listing in his Unusual Bird Guide Book - the bird has blue plumage and carries a small suitcase. After Telly sees a Red Breasted-Baseball Bird (David Rudman) and a Playful Purple Party-Pigeon (Camille Bonora), the Blue Tufted Fluter-Tooter (Jim Martin) appears. Telly invites him to live with him, until the bird starts listing his many necessities. |
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Cartoon | "Sing a Song of 14" |
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Muppets | Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed. He already has a scale at home, but he'd like to buy the apples and bananas. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Film | A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510) |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover N/n (First: Episode 2283) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo has a pretend storybook to read to baby Gabi - "Once upon a time... they lived happily ever after. The end!" Maria notes that the story is rather short, and that he neglected to tell the middle of the story. Elmo "reads" it again, this time mashing up various aspects of other fairy tales. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round." (First: Episode 0413) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | A little boy tells his grown-up friends to "Take My Hand" while they cross the street. (First: Episode 1857) |
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Film | Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0917) |
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Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #2) (First: Episode 0101) |
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Cartoon | "Young MacDonald Went to Town" (First: Episode 0787) |
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SCENE 3 | Herry Monster brings his soft-spoken monster friend Merry into Hooper's Store, where Gina has finished preparing 40 pancakes. Herry orders all 40, as well as a small glass of juice. Gina is surprised that the meek Merry is the one to gobble all the pancakes, while the burly Herry sips the small glass of juice. |
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Cartoon | Something's missing ... is it a frog or a dog? (First: Episode 2389) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: First Day of School in History — Kermit observes a school from prehistoric times. (First: Episode 1953) |
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Cartoon | A kid voice-over says, "Ocean," as a fish is seen swimming in the ocean. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
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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 | Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2586) |
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Muppets | Clementine sings about "My Triangle Home." (First: Episode 2476) |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo thanks Luis for fixing his toy car's siren. He imagines being a fixer himself when he grows up, successfully repairing Luis' vacuum-toaster-music box. Back in reality, Luis recruits Elmo to hold a string down as he ties it around a package, thanking him for the help. |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is asked to carry a guest's two small (but heavy) bags to Room 14. (First: Episode 2571) |
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Film | Fay Ray dresses up as different animals. ("It's Kermit the Dog!") (First: Episode 2639) |
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Muppets | "Six Kids Subtraction" |
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Cartoon | I am dry, they are wet (man laying on the beach) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird observes Hiroshi painting in the yard on a very windy day. He tells Big Bird he's painting a picture of the wind, but Big Bird thinks this isn't possible since air is invisible. Hiroshi shows how with the finished painting - a self portrait of himself with his hair and scarf being wind-blown. |
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Cartoon | An owl and a bluebird work out a compromise. (First: Episode 1493) |
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Song | "Drink of Water" (First: Episode 2545) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Arkansas Traveler — Bert urges Ernie to close the window while it's raining. (First: Episode 0344) |
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Cartoon | Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat. (First: Episode 1580) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo pretends to be an astronaut ready to blast off, claiming Oscar's trash can is the control tower. Oscar gives him a countdown, hoping to be rid of the monster when he blasts off. Unfortunately for him, Elmo's idea of space is the area around his trash can. He announces the sponsors as he zooms around, and the credits follow. |
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