| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo and friends play Wubbaball | |||||||||
| Air date | April 3, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Norman Stiles | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Jelani welcome the viewer when Elmo comes rushing in. He tells them and the kids about what just happened to him involving some blue monsters and a Wubbaball. Big Bird tries to get him to clarify what a "Wubbaball" is, but Elmo cuts him off as he starts his story... |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | In the park, Elmo comes across four blue monsters playing with a Wubbaball. Elmo asks if he can join, but one monster, Greta, tells him he can't - his fur is a different color than theirs. Elmo sulks off and another monster, Lila, speaks up in defense of letting Elmo play. Greta asserts her position, so Lila takes her Wubbaball back and brings it to Elmo. The two male monsters follow and they all play together, while Greta leaves the park, dejected. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Elmo now introduces his friends to Lila. Big Bird tries to ask about the Wubbaball again, but there's more to Elmo's story. After playing in the park, Elmo and Lila saw two very different robins... Much of the scene is cut from the HBO Max version. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Robin Williams and a robin observe how similar they are. Afterwards, the robin sings "Lullaby of Birdland." cut from the Max version |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Big Bird still wants to know more about the Wubbaball, but Lila first wants to see how everyone else is different and the same. Big Bird gets frustrated when Elmo starts telling another story... |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | After seeing the two Robins, Elmo and Lila continued to play Wubbaball, now on Sesame Street. Gordon, Susan, and Miles happen by and learn what the Wubbaball is - a monster toy that says "Wubba" when you squeeze; how hard you squeeze determines how many "wubbas" it says. Miles gives it a good, hard squeeze and they count the 40 wubbas it makes. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Big Bird doesn't quite believe the ball's ability and then witnesses it first hand. Jelani gives it a toss in the air and it ends up landing in Big Bird's slack-jawed beak. |
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Song | "(Sittin' On) A Boat on a Lake" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2807) |
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Film | A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance. (First: Episode 2498) |
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Animation | P - Pyramid (First: Episode 2061) cut from the Max version |
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Muppets | A heartbroken groom sings "Don't Walk." (First: Episode 2454) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: DON'T WALK (First: Episode 1162) |
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Film | Sheep dog (First: Episode 1012) |
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Cartoon | Seven owls Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1562) cut from the Max version |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Loretta Lynn and Count von Count sing "Count on Me." (First: Episode 2026) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for carrot (First: Episode 0203) |
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Song | "Playground Map Song" (First: Episode 2680) |
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Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 5 + 1 = 6. (First: Episode 0548) |
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Insert | On the street, a group of girls do a chant about front and back. |
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Cartoon | A boy puts together a fishbowl, and watches his fish swim around in it. (First: Episode 2030) |
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Muppets | Upon Mr. Johnson's latest visit to Charlie's Restaurant, the waitstaff has been implemented with a new service device. Grover instructs his guest to ring the bell three times to get his attention, instead of yelling across such an upper-crust establishment. After Mr. Johnson has trouble deciphering the speed with which he must ring the bell, he calls Andre the manager out to address his concerns. Andre, having been interrupted while eating a sour cream soufflé, doesn't think there's anything wrong with the bell. In fact, he thinks it looks so good that he eats it, as Mr. Johnson notices the time, and rushes out of the restaurant. |
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Cartoon | Kids around the world say "ME." (First: Episode 0389) |
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Film | A blind boy narrates his day. He reads braille, adds with an abacus, and plays in the playground with his friends. (First: Episode 1757) cut from the Max version |
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Cartoon | Three little men climb up the three flower stems. (First: Episode 0634) |
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Muppets | Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece. (First: Episode 0911) |
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Song | "At School," with animation bookended by live-action footage. (First: Episode 2782) |
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Cartoon | C is for Canary (First: Episode 0703) |
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Cast | Live at Sesame Hall, Bob, Maria, and Luis sing "The Curious Cantata" about a bird who asks a lot of questions, played by the ever-curious Big Bird. (First: Episode 2160) |
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Animation | Ocean countdown 10-1 |
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Insert | Hoots does "The Birdcall Boogie" with Gina, Mike and some kids. (First: Episode 2644) |
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Film | Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is. (First: Episode 0772) cut from the Max version |
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Muppets | A group of female Anything Muppets sing about the many things "Women Can Be." (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cartoon | A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track. (First: Episode 1447) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie tries to figure out what time it is at night. It's too dark to see the clock, so Ernie has a new solution: he pokes his head out the window and sings some loud, off-key opera ("O SOLE MIO, O SOLE YOU-OH") which causes everyone to wake up and yell at him to stop singing, and even mention what time it is. It's 3:00 AM. (First: Episode 1153) |
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Cartoon | The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (First: Episode 2243) cut from the Max version |
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SCENE 2 | At nighttime in Big Bird's nest area, Big Bird and Lila prompt each other while announcing the sponsors, followed by Gordon with the CTW slogan. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include David Rudman (shaggy blue monster) and Jim Martin (fat blue monster).
- The park scene would later be used as a stand-alone Muppet segment on several international co-productions, including Sesamstrasse.
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