Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Sesame Street
Just Say No
Air date March 19, 1990
Season Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by Jon Stone
Production December 19, 1989
Sponsors B, G, 12

2706

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
2706a

2706b
SCENE 1 Snuffy tries tapping his feet in time to some music as instructed by his Snufflegarden teacher, but he just can't. Elmo comes by and employs a trick he's learned from Barkley. He hops into Snuffy's back and starts scratching him, making one of Snuffy's rear feet tap right in time with the music.
Musicalnotes.G
Animation G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover)
(First: Episode 2233)
2269l
Cast Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
(First: Episode 2033)
Toon.somemoremost.hair
Cartoon I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most.
(First: Episode 0542)
Film.WhoAmI-Olivia.song
Song Olivia sings "The Riddle."
(First: Episode 1721)
2706c
SCENE 2 Elmo now wants to help out Maria at the Fix-It Shop, but she is preoccupied with a broken VCR. She sees how sad Elmo has become and suggests he help himself by practicing the alphabet and counting to 10 in Spanish (with a little help from herself).
2706d
SCENE 2 cont'd Over at his workshop, Biff struggles to hammer a nail without Sully (who's at a pancake breakfast at the firehouse). Elmo appears and offers to help. Biff gives him some small change to get him a cup of java from Hooper's Store.
3853-26
Cartoon The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls.
(First: Episode 2529)
HiDeHoMan
Muppets / Celebrity Cab Calloway sings "Hi De Ho Man."
(First: Episode 1540)
Orangutansfilm
Film Orangutans playing (piano music)
(First: Episode 2486)
2706e
SCENE 3 On his way to Hooper's, Elmo runs into Smelly Tavales, a word salesman. He gives Elmo a first-time, pro-bono word - NO, and encourages Elmo to say it all the time. "Take my word for it, kid, it'll change your whole life," he says. Elmo begins repeating the word as he continues his trek.
2963-D7
Film Colored sand forms the letter B and a buffalo.
(First: Episode 2427)
Song.WhatAreKidsCalled
Song Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called"
(First: Episode 0096)
Watson
Muppets Mysterious Theater
Sherlock Hemlock is commissioned to find the shape of a circle in an antique castle before time runs out at 5:00. Watson does his best to point out that the face of a clock is the shape of a circle.
2257x
Cartoon "Five Baby Oysters"
(First: Episode 2257)
2706f
SCENE 4 Elmo comes back to Biff, who holds a drawer steady while the glue dries. Elmo answers all his questions with "NO," forcing Biff to scratch his itchy nose on the wood. Elmo finds this funny and goes to see if something similar will happen with Maria.
2706g
SCENE 4 cont'd Elmo returns to the Fix-It Shop. Maria tries to refresh his memory on Spanish numbers while he keeps saying "NO." She doesn't seem to be doing anything silly, so he darts off.
3stripes
Animation Three stripes form a jazz trio.
(First: Episode 2410)
Someclowns
Film Some clowns, more clowns
(First: Episode 0563)
Ernie12poem
Muppets Every time Ernie tries to recite a poem about the number 12, it switches itself around to the number 21 (and vice versa).
(First: Episode 2329)
2477t
Cartoon A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him.
(First: Episode 0799)
Swingalonewithme
Song A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High."
(First: Episode 0408)
2706h
SCENE 5 Elmo tries his word out with Gordon, who invites Elmo to the movies, followed by milkshakes and mini-golf. Elmo has no choice but to respond "NO" and realizes the word may not be as fun as he thought.
GforGiggle
Cartoon G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
(First: Episode 0357)
Hairfurcut
Muppets "I'm Going to Get My Hair Cut"
(First: Episode 1822)
Specialolympics
Film Kids with special needs do gymnastics at the Mamaroneck Co-Op Camp.
(First: Episode 0953)
Ivelostmypet
Cartoon A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday.
(First: Episode 0764)
2706i
SCENE 6 On another city block, Maria and Gordon run into each other. They realize Elmo has been saying "no" a lot and acting strange and decide to see what the problem may be.
3154h
Film Alphaquest: B
Seasonssong
Song "Four Seasons"
(First: Episode 0276)
SH-dinner
Muppets Guy Smiley hosts a dinner for all things that begin with the sound SH. Guests include a shirt, a shrieking shovel, a shepherd, and a shark.
(First: Episode 2564)
2234-SameDifferent
Cartoon Things that are same and different.
(First: Episode 0300)
2706j
SCENE 7 Maria and Gordon confront Elmo about his behavior today. Elmo tearfully tells them about his day, including his encounter with Smelly Tavales. He doesn't feel good about using the word, especially seeing how he's upset people and even missed playing mini-golf (his favorite game). As Maria comforts Elmo, he vows to be the old helpful Elmo again, and Gordon promises him that they'll go play mini-golf tomorrow. Maria then tells Elmo (and the viewer) that if he ever meets a stranger offering something, he should say "no" and get away quickly. Elmo understands and sees the word "NO" has some good use after all.
Bearbicycle
Cartoon B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee.
(First: Episode 0008)
Ssnews.waitinginline
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in LineKermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium.
(First: Episode 1327)
There's a Bird on Me
Song Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me."
(First: Episode 0416)
2706k

2706l
SCENE 8 Smelly tries handing out more words to some other kids, when Maria and Gordon now confront him. He opens his coat to show them some of the words he's been selling (unseen to the viewer, but implied to be very bad words). Maria sends Elmo to get Biff's coffee while they continue dealing with Smelly. The salesman asserts it's a free country and he has every right to be selling his wares around Sesame Street. Gordon agrees it's a free country and whispers some actions he'll take with Smelly using those freedoms. They then force him to hand over all his words before he leaves, grumbling. They dispose of the words in the trash, as Elmo announces the sponsors ("Good riddance, Mr. Smelly!").

Notes[]

  • This episode uses the selling of words as a correlation for drug use.


Previous episode: Next episode:
Episode 2705 Episode 2707
Advertisement