| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Trip to Montana — Francis' ceremony | |||||||||
| Air date | November 22, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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COLD OPEN | Gordon is about to go out for some morning exercise and runs into Snuffy, who shows Alice where Montana is on a map of the United States of America. This is followed by the Montana variation of the "Sesame Street Theme." |
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Muppets | Herry Monster wakes up and says "Good Morning, Morning" to everything. (First: Episode 2847) This airing omits the ending where Telly suggests that they play with Oscar, due to Oscar's absence on the street. |
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Cartoon | An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A. (First: Episode 2813) |
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Song | "Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | Don't cross the street alone. (First: Episode 1942) |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird stands in the middle of all the commotion as everyone gets ready for Francis' upcoming ceremony. He notices how much food has been prepared, but mostly gets in the way as the grown-ups carry the food, chairs, and other necessities for outside. The adults finish clearing everything out that they need, leaving Big Bird alone until Francis returns to collect one more thing - Big Bird! |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2404) |
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Muppets | Mysterious Theater: Dial M for Mother! — Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out what he needs to call his mother before Big Ben strikes midnight... as he stands next to a London telephone booth. The message Sherlock has is to wish his mother a happy birthday. (First: Episode 2727) |
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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 | Rubber Stamp #11 |
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Cast | Gina plays and sings "Follow the Leader" with the kids. (First: Episode 2604) |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2745) |
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Song | "Around and Around" (First: Episode 2753) |
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Animation | Planet H / h (First: Episode 2851) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "What is Friend?" (First: Episode 2840) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a parrot. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Animation | A/a (Gordon voice-over) (First: Episode 2240) |
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SCENE 2 | Out in the field, everyone is gathered for the ceremony. Maria tries to persuade Oscar into leaving his can to see it, but he insists on staying until he's back on Sesame Street. (Maria: "Oscar! You'll never see anything like this on Sesame Street!" Oscar: "Yeah, if I'm lucky.") |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | In the teepee, Big Bird learns the importance of the face paint as Lonn puts it on Francis - it represents a special moment just as the sun rises that the Crows believe gives off great power, but only for a split second, and the paint represents that moment and instills the power in Francis. Big Bird thinks Francis looks just like his dad and that they both look great. Everyone is amazed when Francis exits the teepee. |
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Cartoon | "Ducklings" (First: Episode 2852) |
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Celebrity | Robin Williams demonstrates the uses of knees. (First: Episode 2765) |
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Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) |
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Muppets | The Three Little Pigs look for the Big Bad Wolf in a police line-up. (First: Episode 2541) |
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Cartoon | A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (inaudible dialogue) Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849) |
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Cast | Mr. Snuffleupagus feels sad that his back half is better at tap-dancing than his front. In song, Savion shows him that his front half can rap while his back half taps. (First: Episode 2832) |
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Cartoon | A bird displays the front and back of a turtle. (First: Episode 0789) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Bird Family — Kermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together. (First: Episode 2695) |
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Cartoon | How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Song | "My New Computer" (First: Episode 2857) |
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Cartoon | Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Bruce Stringbean, Clarice and S Street Band perform "Born To Add." (First: Episode 1375) |
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Cartoon | Magical Herman's number trick (First: Episode 0773) |
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SCENE 3 | The Crow ceremony begins as the Sesame Street gang watches on, with Billie Rose telling Big Bird what everything means. Francis will be "adopted" into elder Philip's Crow family, and Philip gives a speech in Crow language. Four Indians then dance around those gathered until they find Frances in the crowd. He is brought before Philip, who bestows the name "Fortunate Young Man" upon him. Frances then dances with Philip and his wife for the first time. Luis and Maria also receive ceremonial gifts. Next, Francis bestows a special gift to a special friend... and he's chosen Big Bird, who receives a quilt. Big Bird joins Francis and the two continue dancing. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Everyone (even Oscar still within his can) joins in the dance. Big Bird announces the sponsors, and the credits follow over a montage of clips from the Sesame Street gang's trip in Montana. |
Notes[]
- This is a rare Friday-episode instance in which the "Sesame Street/CTW" message is announced before the credits roll.
- Clips from Scene 2 were used in the opening montage for Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
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