| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Placido Flamingo's Animal Opera | |||||||||
| Air date | November 22, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob walks down Sesame Street and bumps into Buster the Horse, Hoots the Owl, Gladys the Cow, and Rudder Rabbit, all practicing their singing. | |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Bob finally encounters Placido Flamingo, who has been looking for him. He tells Bob about his new opera, which will star all of the singing animals, including the bumblebee (which will be played by Bob). Bob thinks it might be fun, even if the bumblebee comment confuses him... | |
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Cartoon | Two orange balls perform "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2160) | |
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Film | A boy talks about living in Alaska and about racing sled dogs. (First: Episode 2388) | |
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Animation | Arnold uses his imagination. Artist: Craig Bartlett | |
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Muppets | A shark sings about his "Perfectly Pearl-White Teeth." (First: Episode 1446) | |
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Cartoon | A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen to it if not taken care of. (First: Episode 1476) | |
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Film | City Alphabet (Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0132) | |
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Cartoon | A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. (First: Episode 0542) | |
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SCENE 2 | With the help of his "little assistant" Bob, Placido assigns everyone their parts in the opera. Each player's envelope has a rhyme which describes what kind of animal they are, and everybody tries to guess which envelope is theirs. | |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Bob gets down to the last two envelopes, and thinks he has the one that reads, "I sing and I sing / It's the perfect thing" - but that one actually goes to Placido. Bob gets the part of the bumblebee as Buzzy the bee couldn't make it. | |
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Film | A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082) | |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther karate chops a "K" out of rock (First: Episode 0241) | |
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Film | Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting. (First: Episode 0284) | |
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Muppets | Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit. (First: Episode 0407) | |
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Film | Alphaquest: D (First: Episode 2723) | |
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Film | Subway Train Empty & Full. (First: Episode 0415) | |
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Cartoon | An animated number 15 sings "How Hard It Is to Be 15" to a child who is trying to count from 1 to 20, but can't remember 15. (First: Episode 2743) | |
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Cast | (Same and Different) Maria and Linda dress the same, then Linda dresses differently. (First: Episode 1819) | |
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Animation | Where do the Ds fit? (First: Episode 1617) | |
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SCENE 3 | Once Bob arrives with his ridiculous-looking bee costume on, Placido's opera, "The Perfect Thing" is performed. It is about the sounds animals make; whatever sound they make is the perfect thing (especially for Placido, who sings). | |
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When the opera finishes Bob is ready to get out of the bee costume, but Gladys wants him to pose for her... | |
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Cartoon | A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him. (First: Episode 0799) | |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) | |
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Cartoon | Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1637) | |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert are camping. It's time for them to sleep, but Ernie keeps distracting Bert by pointing out the various sounds that they hear. (First: Episode 1808) | |
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Cartoon | I Thought a Thought ... about small things. A man thinks about small things, and lists them. A sea monster thinks it is small, especially when compared to its father! Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0241) | |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." (First: Episode 0407) | |
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Cartoon | A lowercase "k" kisses everything. (First: Episode 0131) | |
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Muppets | Kermit's Lectures - Kermit watches some live bears do exercises. (First: Episode 0044) | |
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Animation | Sand D/d (First: Episode 0640) | |
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SCENE 4 | Gladys has finished a painting of Bob as a bee, as well as a flamingo, an airplane, and a cow - the perfect cue for a game of "Three of These Things." Which one doesn't belong? Whether it's the cow or the airplane, both of those answers are right. Of course, Gladys believes the cow doesn't belong since she's much more talented, but her bird impressions leave something to be desired.
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Cartoon | "Mother Brown's Farm (Number Fifteen Song)" (First: Episode 2693) | |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) | |
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Cartoon | Bruce the Moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498) | |
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Muppets | The School Game, hosted by Guy Smiley. Three students have to guess what their teacher does and doesn't do for a living. (First: Episode 2282) | |
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Cartoon | "K" Key- A man, Leonard, puts a key into a keyhole, but instead of just opening a door, he opens the entire front of a house. (First: Episode 0040) | |
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Film | Fay Ray listens to classical music on headphones. "Are you listening to me?" (First: Episode 2614) | |
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Cartoon | Number creatures: 15. (First: Episode 2693) | |
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SCENE 5 | Bob wants to get out of his bee costume, but Placido needs him to stick around while he performs "The Insects In Your Neighborhood." Bob thinks he'll finally get to put his costume to better use by singing a verse, but instead Placido sings with a grasshopper (Jim Martin) and a spider (Camille Bonora) with Bob acting as the audience. | |
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Bob is upset that he didn't get to sing a verse. Once Placido leaves, he sings what he thought would have been his verse in the song, as well as an accompanying wisecrack. Hoots announces the sponsors, commenting, "Nice suit, Bob. Sheesh!" |
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