| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo borrows Radar from Big Bird | |||||||||
| Air date | April 18, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | Count von Count sings "Lambaba" as he counts sheep and other animals that pop into the room. (First: Episode 2789) |
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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 | All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2829) |
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SCENE 1 | Savion plays a rhyming game with the viewer while tap-dancing. |
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Muppets | Spaceship Surprise The crew lands on the Planet SH, where they are greeted by Sheriff Shrimp, and meet a shouting shovel and shopping sheep. (First: Episode 2468) |
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Cartoon | A mother and child make juice popsicles. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1193) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird recites a poem for Gina, Snuffy, Savion, and the kids and they must guess who the subject is. He's someone with them right now, covered in fur, and is cute and small - it's Radar! |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Guy Smiley salutes the life of a house, 2102 Shady Lane, with visits from Frank Lloyd Left the architect, Mr. Bricklayer and Ms. Carpenter who built the house, Tommy and Sally Wilson, children of the family that once lived in the house, and even 2104 Shady Lane, the house that used to be located next door to 2102 Shady Lane, before it was replaced with a highway. (First: Episode 2225) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano (First: Episode 1980) |
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Insert | Bob introduces the "Seal Harmonic," who perform "Are You Sleeping, Brother John?." The Honkers play their noses, Bob conducts his kid chorus and Wolfgang the Seal plays some horns. (First: Episode 2638) |
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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 | Professor Grover teaches his students what "school" is, but he instead gets the lesson. (First: Episode 1969) |
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Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (First: Episode 0507) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo wants to spend the day playing with Radar. Big Bird isn't sure he wants to part with his teddy bear for such a long time, but grants Elmo permission as long as he plans ahead. Big Bird shows Elmo the lunch, storybook, clothes, and umbrella he's packed for Radar in his little red wagon and leaves with it; Elmo realizes his sneaky trick and runs after him. |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Film | A child in a classroom draws a picture of her dog Puck, and goes over the care required to keep a pet. A Bert and Baby Fozzie plush can be seen in the little girl's bedroom. (First: Episode 2853) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is told that somebody at table 18 has a phone call, and after he struggles to get to the table, he is told to take a message. (First: Episode 2549) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird has returned with the wagon, and Elmo is about to leave with Radar until Big Bird says goodbye to him in several different ways. |
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Cartoon | A spoof of Alice Cooper's "Eighteen" - the number of sandwiches the singer has to choose from. Artist: Merrill Aldighieri |
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Muppets | Director Kermit is making a western film with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful Jones is supposed to enter through the saloon doors and shout, "Everybody, freeze!" Of course, he forgets this, and instead enters under, around, and over the door. He gets the line right for the first three takes, but when he finally goes through the door: "Everybody ... frolic!" (First: Episode 1922) |
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Animation | We Are Kids From Far and Wide: India (First: Episode 2758) |
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Film | Looking for rectangles in the city (Maria voice-over) (First: Episode 2714) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird misses Radar, so he and Snuffy think of ways to check up on him. They can't send a letter or visit him, but Snuffy says he can call him on the telephone. Big Bird goes to use the pay phone at Hooper's Store, and Elmo hands the phone to Radar so they can "talk" with each other. |
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Cartoon | I Love You, in American Sign Language Artist: Steve Finkin (First: Episode 1170) |
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Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Shelley the Turtle sings "I Get There" on his way to a picnic. (First: Episode 2314) |
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Cartoon | Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301) |
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SCENE 6 | It's the end of the day and Elmo returns, but Big Bird sees Radar isn't with him. Elmo has made a special poem (much like Big Bird's game earlier) that explains where he's put Radar. Big Bird rushes around searching for him before finally finding the bear inside his nest. |
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Animation | Planet Y/y |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Kadeem Hardison says the alphabet with Natasha. (First: Episode 2787) |
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Muppets | Grover, on a surfboard, demonstrates near and far. |
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Film | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2505) |
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Animation | Abstract #18 |
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SCENE 7 | To thank Big Bird, Elmo now lets him play with his doll, Baby David. Elmo has trouble parting with him, though, and says goodbye to him in various different ways as Gina announces the sponsors. |
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