| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Understanding Barkley (repeat of 2392) | |||||||
| Air date | January 30, 1990 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Linda has invited Telly to have lunch outside Hooper's Store. She tells Telly that she's going to get some food, and Telly is able to tell what she said by the gestures she used with her signs. While she's away, Barkley tugs the tablecloth off, causing a mess. Telly wonders how he can explain what happened if he can't sign very well. When she gets back Telly does some gestures, indicating what happened. Linda properly reprimands Barkley and Telly thinks he's better at signing than he thought. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: Hand (First: Episode 1179) |
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Muppets | A Honker counts to 3. (only part 1 is shown) (First: Episode 1458) |
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Cartoon | A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Song | Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (house) |
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Animation | Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert's Purple Hand — Bert can't go to the beach with Ernie because his hand has purple paint on it. (First: Episode 0386) |
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Cartoon | Luis counts three blackbirds, which lay three eggs. (First: Episode 2194) |
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Film | Kids play in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0292) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster discovers Cousin Monster doesn't want cookies and would rather eat Ernie's healthy food. (ending shortened, with music tag added earlier) (First: Episode 1240) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for carrot (First: Episode 0203) |
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Song | "Me and My Chair" (First: Episode 1706) |
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Cartoon | 'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475) |
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SCENE 2 | Luis plays and sings "Las Chiapanecas" with Snuffy, Maria, and the kids. While the kids clap along, Snuffy instead stomps his feet. |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster tries to cure itself of hiccups. (First: Episode 1318) |
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Cartoon | A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1510) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley sings "I'll Love You in Springtime." (First: Episode 2088) |
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Cartoon | A top-hatted man tries to show a girl how many uses a box has, but she prefers kicking it. (First: Episode 0763) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria tries to understand what Barkley wants, and imagines herself as the only human in a world inhabited by dogs. In her dream, Barkley is seen in everything on TV, and even runs Hooper's Store, which now carries the newspaper "The Daily Woof-Woof." Back in reality, Maria gives Barkley a good scratch, which is what he wanted. |
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Cartoon | A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239) |
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Song | "Spanish Foods Song" (First: Episode 1111) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents 3 high-flying felines (cats to us) who fall into a barrel of water. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1339) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music — Grover's hill comes alive with the sound of music. (First: Episode 1814) |
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Cartoon | A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. (First: Episode 2053) |
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Celebrity | Rubén Blades sings "Ayuda" with Piri and the kids, who shout out the title word throughout the song. (First: Episode 2211) |
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Cartoon | J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) |
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Film | Wendy makes cookies with her grandmother. They later visit Wendy's great-grandmother at the nursing home, and give her some of the cookies. (First: Episode 2214) |
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Cartoon | A map of Africa morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2627) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Princess and the C — Kermit meets the wrong princess. (First: Episode 2527) |
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Cartoon | An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1274) |
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Muppets | Big Bird and Snuffy make up a story about a castle under the sea where a deep-sea diver prince lived. (First: Episode 1797) |
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Cartoon | Roxanne and Violet Gorflatch are alike in many ways, but different in others. (First: Episode 1480) |
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Film | Gibbons make screeching noises. (First: Episode 0276) |
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Cartoon | The alphabet is presented in a chain reaction of events. (First: Episode 1113) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis plays the "Mexican Hat Dance" as Snuffy, Maria, and the kids dance. Bob announces the sponsors. |
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