| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Savion collects used shoes | |||||||||
| Air date | April 5, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Savion is collecting old shoes for his school, which will be refurbished and donated to those in need. He picks out a small pair of tap shoes, which were his very first pair. He flashes back to his time as a child in dance class (with Sesame Street stage manager Hank Smith as his instructor). He then debates giving them away. |
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Cartoon | I've Got the "Sixteen Blues" (First: Episode 2755) |
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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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Cartoon | An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky. (First: Episode 0770) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Cookie Monster name the things they eat at "Breakfast Time." (First: Episode 1280) |
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Cartoon | L for Laugh Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2767) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo finds Savion still deciding on what to do with his old tap shoes. Elmo has an idea - give them to him, that way he won't miss them so much and can see them when Elmo comes to dance class. Elmo tries the shoes on and attempts a little dance, but fails to tie them first. (Elmo: "Elmo will need to go to shoelace-tying class.") |
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Cartoon | A for apricot, alligator, acrobat, accordion, artist, airplane. (First: Episode 1586) cut from the Max version |
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Film | Looking for shapes in a metal junkyard (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2702) |
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Animation | A montage of boys, all of whom are named Joe, saying what their favorite sports are. The last one turns out to be a girl named Joanne. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1871) |
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Muppets | The Oinker Sisters sing about what's "Important" to them. (First: Episode 2818) |
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Cartoon | A duckling dresses itself, naming all the parts of its coat. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1195) |
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SCENE 3 | Savion shows Elmo how to tie his shoelace in song. |
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Cartoon | A small man tries to use a seesaw, but can't get his associate (a very large man) to go up. (First: Episode 1121) cut from the Max version |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Hickory Dickory Dock — Kermit witnesses various animals attempting to run up the clock. (First: Episode 0710) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover talks to Chelsea about what their eyes, ears, nose, and mouth can do. Chelsea mentions that they both have them and also have hands, feet, bellies, necks, arms, backs, and shoulders. Grover replies they have a cornucopia of parts, which means they have a lot of good stuff. (First: Episode 2389) |
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Song | "Sharing Swing with Kids Song" (First: Episode 0926) |
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Cartoon | Two cavemen argue, each chanting "Me!" A large monolith bearing the word ME puts fear in both of them. (First: Episode 0793) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Waylon Jennings joins Big Bird in a song about how he built a high block tower. |
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Animation | The word ICE is formed with ice cubes, which melt. (First: Episode 1177) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Special Day — Bert is curious as to whom Ernie is decorating the room for. (First: Episode 0352) |
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Cartoon | A snake has a knot in his middle, and he can't find his end. The detective helps the snake find his end ... playing drums in a band. (First: Episode 2600) |
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Film | Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466) |
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Cartoon | Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393) |
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SCENE 4 | Phil, Lil, and Bill Rhymington, who rhyme all the time, bring Savion some cold shoes, some gold shoes, and some holed shoes. Savion thanks them for their contribution with a rhyming tap routine. |
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Cartoon | "Animal Elevator": 1-10 (First: Episode 2530) |
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Muppets | Herry, Telly, and Ruby star in a Pageant about an island. |
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Song | "Litter Rap" (First: Episode 2646) |
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Cast | Maria is dressed for summer weather, while Linda is dressed for the snow. They switch clothes and scenarios. (First: Episode 1819) |
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Cartoon | A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. (First: Episode 2053) |
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SCENE 5 | Jelani offers to help carry the box of shoes when a trio of horses rush in to donate a sack of used horseshoes. They're surprised to see all the different types of shoes they've collected, and sing about how horses all use "The Same Kind of Shoe." As they trot off, Savion carries the box of shoes, leaving Jelani with the heavy sack of horseshoes. |
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Cartoon | A man recites a poem about how curious he is. (First: Episode 2361) |
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Muppets | "Rebel L" (First: Episode 2217) |
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Cartoon | L - circuits (First: Episode 2237) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Animation | Sixteen TV sets are counted. |
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SCENE 6 | Savion gives the kids a tap lesson, having them repeat the sounds they hear around the neighborhood by tapping. They begin to tap along to the closing theme as Elmo announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
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