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Help from Helena | |||||||
Air date | February 19, 1990 | ||||||
Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Gina encounters Little Bird sitting on a table in the yard, trying to communicate with a bird (David Rudman) on the nearby fence that she wants to be friends with. She chirps too quietly to be heard at such a distance, and Gina suggests she try being a bit louder, chirping herself loud enough to demonstrate and grabbing the other bird's attention. Together, they all play a loud chirping game. | |
Cartoon | Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house. | |
Film | Jerry Nelson counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (First: Episode 1097) | |
Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Miami Mice — Kermit interviews Tito and J.P., the Miami Mice. (First: Episode 2200) | |
Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. (First: Episode 0538) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik play a rhyming game. (First: Episode 1754) | |
Cartoon | Sign Sounds: DIRTY (First: Episode 1121) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Tracey Ullman and some kids play a Simon-style game with Mr. Honker, a Dinger, and a duck. (First: Episode 2584) | |
Cartoon | I Thought a Thought ... about big things. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0226) | |
Film | Saxophone factory (First: Episode 1446) | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) | |
Muppets | An octopus sings "Octopus Blues." (First: Episode 2221) | |
Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... (First: Episode 0787) | |
SCENE 2 | From Hooper's Store, Gina presents "Help from Helena," an advice show hosted by a young green monster named Helena. She begins to describe how one is unable to use a bone to call someone far away, when Gina corrects her rhyming error. Helena points out that while "bone" and "phone" do rhyme, her advice on what not to use remains the same, meaning she is giving good advice after all. | |
Animation | 2 houses plus 2 equals 4. (First: Episode 0298) | |
Film / Animation | Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (First: Episode 1802) | |
Muppets | Ernie is in a counting mood, and decides to count all of the cookies in a box of them. Cookie Monster overhears this and asks if he can have all of the cookies after they are counted, and Ernie agrees. But after opening the box, Ernie finds that there are 0 cookies in it. Ernie has another box, but it also has 0 in it. Ernie then remembers that he put all of the cookies into a cookie jar, and starts to count, but Cookie Monster impatiently eats all of the cookies before Ernie can finish counting. (First: Episode 2586) | |
Cartoon | The detective sees a lever, and thinks about what might happen if he pulls the lever, being prepared for anything. (First: Episode 2613) | |
SCENE 3 | "Help from Helena" continues, where Helena advises viewers not to wear shoes and rocks. Again, Gina clarifies the mistake she's made even if the advice still stands. | |
Cartoon | The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (First: Episode 2243) | |
Film | A kid describes how they feed cows hay from a flatbed truck. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0787) | |
Cartoon | A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster blows bubbles. (First: Episode 1738) | |
Animation | Can you find the hidden objects in the picture? (First: Episode 1520) | |
SCENE 4 | Big Bird is the usher at Birdland tonight and shows Susan, Gordon, and Fabina to their table. However, the table he's chosen has only two chairs, so Gordon has no place to sit down. Big Bird tries re-arranging the chairs, not realizing this won't create an extra spot for him. Gordon proposes they simply take a chair from an empty table and move it to this one. Big Bird is pleased the plan works out until Gina arrives and asks to sit with them. | |
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Cartoon | C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703) |
Film | In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water. (First: Episode 2039) | |
Muppets | Here Is Your Life: A loaf of bread is profiled. (First: Episode 0709) | |
Cartoon | A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it. (First: Episode 1824) | |
SCENE 5 | Athena introduces the main act of the night - The Shagri-Las, who reunite to sing about how they got their name. | |
Cartoon | A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Lullaby and Goodnight — Ernie and Bert go off to sleep but Ernie starts to sing himself "Brahms' Lullaby." (First: Episode 0841) | |
Film | Fay Ray subtracts four balls. (First: Episode 2586) | |
Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) | |
Muppets | The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!" (First: Episode 2601) | |
Cartoon | Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691) | |
SCENE 6 | In today's final edition of "Help from Helena," she advises viewers not to say "good-fly" because it sounds silly. Gina announces the sponsors. |
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