| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Taking a trip to Africa | |||||||
| Air date | April 25, 1990 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Snuffy imagine they're on a trip somewhere very different from Sesame Street. They picture themselves on an island in the middle of the ocean, but don't have much to do as they didn't imagine a pail and shovel. After their fantasy, the two enjoy the idea of visiting someplace new so much that they decide to take a real trip. Remembering what happened during their imagining, they begin to start planning ahead. |
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Cartoon | Spike's Scribble Theatre Presents: "Island" (First: Episode 2673) |
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Muppets | Game Show: Happiness Begins at 40 Guy Smiley gets the Sad Family out of their rut by having them count to 40. (First: Episode 2467) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: WALK TALL (First: Episode 1161) |
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Film | Fay Ray gets on and off a rug. (First: Episode 2635) |
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Cartoon | C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones climb the "Mountain of Love." |
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Animation | Two balls play on a seesaw, when a third ball wants to join them (ending up in the middle). (First: Episode 2054) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina learns of Big Bird and Snuffy's trip plans, though Big Bird feels he's forgotten something. They go through what Big Bird plans to bring, but Gina is left confused as to why Big Bird has packed items suited for both hot and cold weather. This helps Big Bird realize what he's forgetting: he hasn't planned on where he and Snuffy are going yet! |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: After the Bath — Ernie comes from finishing his bath and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1336) |
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Film | Megan goes to the doctor and gets a cast on her arm so it can heal. (First: Episode 1205) |
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Cast / Celebrity | Wanda the Word Fairy introduces the viewer to her parents. (First: Episode 2678) |
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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) |
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SCENE 3 | As Gina comes out of Big Bird's nest, Ruby stops her and has her watch as she asks Big Bird if she can join him and Snuffy on their trip. Big Bird says it's okay, and the girls celebrate. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster blows bubbles. (First: Episode 1738) |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." (First: Episode 0492) |
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Cartoon | Three little men climb up the three flower stems. (First: Episode 0634) |
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Muppets | Grover demonstrates near and far. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Cartoon | F for fire, fountain, face, farmer, etc. (First: Episode 1614) |
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SCENE 4 | Ruby informs Gordon and Linda that she, Big Bird, and Snuffy will be taking a trip to Africa. Ruby shows off her exploring hat, as well as the stuff she has in her pocketbook (which she stores in her backpack). However, Big Bird breaks some bad news: they can't take the trip because Snuffy's mommy won't allow them to cross the street without a grown-up friend. Linda has a plan and offers to take them to Africa. |
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Film | In a village in Africa, people catch fish and celebrate afterwards. (First: Episode 2669) |
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Cartoon | Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil. Artist: Jim Jinkins (First: Episode 2538) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her, she eats it just like Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop". (First: Episode 2071) |
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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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Film | As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801) |
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Cartoon | "Do The Continental" - two kids jump into Africa. Artist: Marie Poe |
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SCENE 5 | Instead of actually visiting Africa, Linda provides the youngsters with a book mapping out Africa. With some help from Gordon they "visit" different parts of the continent by reading different parts of the book, starting with learning about kids from the Maasai tribe. |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C - Cap (First: Episode 0154) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tuba Sounds — Bert begs Simon Soundman to teach him how to make tuba sounds. (First: Episode 2386) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. (First: Episode 0561) |
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Film | College students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2227) |
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Insert | Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0120) |
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SCENE 6 | Ruby tells Gina she's going to take a trip to the moon... using a book about it, that is. The two do a make-believe blast off, and then read the book together as Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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