| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Jamie Lee Curtis visits (repeat of 2556) | |||||||||
| Air date | December 6, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Norman Stiles | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo has Gordon read him a letter he received today. The letter tells Elmo that a friend will be visiting him at Hooper's Store at 4 o'clock. Before Gordon can finish, Elmo states it's from his friend Jamie Lee. He knows this because his daddy read it to him earlier. Gordon asks why he's reading it again, and Elmo replies that he loves hearing it and asks Gordon to read it again. |
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Cartoon | Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | The Count invites the Countess to his castle to watch their favorite show, "twentysomething", where a couple (played by themselves) and Prairie Dawn learn that "twentysomething" is not a number. (First: Episode 2556) |
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Cartoon | Hortense counts four ants. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2501) |
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Song | "Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | N is for nose. (First: Episode 1173) |
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SCENE 2 | At a little over 3:30, Elmo checks the time on a clock on Maria's workbench. He runs to and from Hooper's, checking the time and hoping he won't miss Jamie Lee when she arrives. Maria has a better idea - take the clock over to Hooper's so Elmo won't have to run back and forth. Elmo eventually moves it back, finding the running to be more fun. |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2404) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster trips over the parts of the word TRIP. (First: Episode 2721) |
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Song | "Mom and Me" (First: Episode 2462) |
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Cartoon | Four dolphins Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1491) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old MacDonald's Health Farm — Old MacDonald opens a health resort for his animals. (First: Episode 2688) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano (First: Episode 1980) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo is getting a little tired of running, so Maria recommends he stop and rest by playing a game of "Three of These Things" using the clock, another clock she's repairing, her wristwatch, and a screwdriver. After the game, Elmo rushes back to Hooper's when he realizes that Jamie Lee is late. |
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Cartoon | Two men go birdwatching, while one of them tries to alert the other about the closed bridge. (First: Episode 1972) |
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Muppets | On Vacation with Guy Smiley Guy Smiley and his tour guide have difficulty taking pictures of animals in the jungle because of Guy's uncontrollably loud voice. A tiger recognizes him, and offers to take a picture of him and some other animals. "Say TREES!" (First: Episode 1949) |
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Animation | Pieces of fruit make their way out of a basket and arrange themselves into groups. (First: Episode 1464) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2586) |
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Muppets | A monster sings "Comb Your Face." (First: Episode 1851) |
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Film | A little girl narrates a film about how cans can be recycled. She washes them and collects them in a wagon, which she takes to the recycling center. There it is sorted and separated with a magnet. After it's loaded onto trucks, it is taken to a factory to be melted and shaped into new cans like the ones seen in her fridge at home. (First: Episode 2740) |
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Cartoon | A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 2067) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo's friend Jamie Lee finally arrives - Jamie Lee Curtis to be exact. The two run to each other in slow-motion and embrace with a hug. Elmo describes how he felt both happy and sad while waiting for her, and now he can finally tell her something he's been waiting to say: "Tag, you're it!" |
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Cartoon | A salesman offers a passerby the letter N for next to nothing. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1804) |
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Muppets | The Martians: Book (First: Episode 2731) |
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Song | David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2525) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Postman Always Rings Twice — Grover waits for the postman to deliver his important letter. (First: Episode 2729) |
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Cartoon | A little boy describes a time when he got angry after his toy truck was destroyed by a big kid. Artist: ArtistMike |
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SCENE 5 | Jamie Lee is tired of tag and Elmo suggests they pretend instead. Jamie Lee pretends to be fishing, while Elmo is "a fish called Elmo." He leaps into her "boat" and starts yet another game of tag. |
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Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (First: Episode 0507) |
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Cast | Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob accompanies him on glasses of water. (First: Episode 1344) |
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Film | A blind class goes on a field trip to the park, using their other senses to experience their surroundings. The teacher sings "If You're Happy and You Know It." (First: Episode 2566) |
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Cartoon | A lost man in the desert asks a stranger for directions to the city. He builds a pretend city out of sand to show what it looks like. As it turns out, the stranger is an alien. (First: Episode 0763) |
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SCENE 6 | Jamie Lee finishes a piggyback ride with Elmo and says it's time to say... but, before she can finish, Elmo mopes. He assumes she's saying "Goodbye" and will miss her again. She assures Elmo that they'll still write to each other, talk on the phone, and meet up again soon. She then points out that what she was going to say was, "Tag! You're it!" The two engage in another game of tag, where at one point Jamie Lee appears in Oscar's trash can. The two share a final hug as Maria announces the sponsors. |
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