| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Big Bird's taxi | |||||||||
| Air date | December 26, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Robert Kelly | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Gordon needs to move his broken - and heavy - TV set over to the Fix-It Shop. Big Bird pulls a wagon down the street, pretending it's a taxi. He gives Gordon several suggestions on how he can move the TV (like using a crane or getting Snuffy's help), though none of them will do. Gordon suggests putting the TV into the "taxi" and driving it to the Fix-It Shop, but Big Bird claims to be "off duty." He relents it was just a joke and offers to help. |
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Animation | Cecille sings “Up Down, In Out, Over and Under.” (First: Episode 2746) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bed Making Cooperation — Ernie and Bert attempt to make a blanket even on both sides of the bed. (First: Episode 1388) |
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Cartoon | "Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002) |
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Film | A man and children observe the life along the river. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake ... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 2 | Oscar sings "I'm So Happy Bein' a Grouch." |
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Cartoon | At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2085) |
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Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents 3 high-flying felines (cats to us) who fall into a barrel of water. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1339) |
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Song | "Conga Counting Song" |
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Muppets | Is Barkley a DOG or a BANANA? (First: Episode 2724) |
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Cartoon | Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat. (First: Episode 1580) |
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Muppets / Cast | Luis reads the kids "The Story of the Princess." A prince happens upon a sleeping princess, but finds no successful way of waking her up. He recalls the Sleeping Beauty method and kisses her, which wakes her up, but also turns him into a frog. (First: Episode 2416) |
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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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Film | A boy who lives in Arizona narrates a film of himself and his family, who travel through a canyon with their sheep to stay at their summer house. (First: Episode 2678) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: Y for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets | The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!" (First: Episode 2601) |
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Cartoon | A man (Jim Thurman) is told that his dog looks thirsty, and says that his dog is a hot dog. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1180) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy: Two boys are fighting over a swing, so Teeny Little Superguy shows them how to share. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and the kids measure Big Bird's birdfeeder and toy car, after having been taught how to use a ruler by Maria. They try to measure Slimey and at first find he's seven inches long, but they can't get an accurate and consistent number because he keeps squirming around. Big Bird concludes that he's "however long he wants to be." |
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Cartoon | Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Film | Sounds Around the House v1: a dripping water faucet, a man playing the violin, a woman vacuuming, a teenager listening to pop music, and a passing elevated train. (First: Episode 1706) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog goes to see his doctor, who listens to his heart. Describing what he hears as "groovy", the doctor sings "Heart of a Frog" about different kinds of noises (backed by frog nurses) (First: Episode 2650) |
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Cartoon | Y for Yak Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1184) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Ray Charles, Telly, Elmo and the kids sing "The Alphabet Song." |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster says RUN! (First: Episode 1446) |
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Cartoon | A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1017) |
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Film | Two boys walk though a city neighborhood to some funky break dancing music. (First: Episode 2679) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: it has four legs, a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep. (First: Episode 2081) |
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Cartoon | A man tries to get directions to a parking space, and eventually uses a map to get there. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 2734) |
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Animation | A snail shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2039) |
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Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (First: Episode 1471) |
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Muppets | The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!" (First: Episode 2705) |
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Cartoon | Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details. Artist: Marv Newland (First: Episode 0510) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria finishes working on Gordon's TV and he again struggles to carry it home. Big Bird is still available to transport it, despite changing his taxi to a truck. Maria announces the sponsors as the two start loading the wagon. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Martin P. Robinson (as a baby during Oscar's song).
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