Sesame Street | |||||
Monster detectives (repeat of 2699) | |||||
Air date | December 3, 1991 | ||||
Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Telly and Elmo pretend to be detectives: they're dressed in Sherlock Holmes-esque outfits, holding magnifying glasses, and even have some mysterious music backing them up. Telly wants to quit, though, as there aren't any mysteries on Sesame Street to solve. Elmo tries to make mysteries out of some nearby sounds, but Telly is quick to point out the sources. They don't hear anything after that and wonder why... which makes it a mystery! | |
Cartoon | A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from. (First: Episode 2248) | |
Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi. (First: Episode 2791) | |
Muppets | "Rebel L" (First: Episode 2217) | |
Cartoon | L for life, love, lizard, leap and lump Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1833) | |
Film | In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it. (First: Episode 1171) | |
Cartoon | Train #2 (First: Episode 0353) | |
SCENE 2 | Elmo starts their mystery search in the yard, though Telly isn't convinced there's a mystery around. Elmo has him run around and look for clues fast and slowly, complete with their music appropriately in tempo. Telly doesn't understand how this finds a mystery; Elmo responds that it doesn't - it's just fun! | |
Song | "Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745) | |
Cartoon | A snake displays shapes, which are identified in Spanish. (First: Episode 1584) | |
Cast | Maria and Luis perform "You Say Hola and I Say Hola." (First: Episode 2062) | |
Cartoon | A little girl leaves everything on in the house, until the TV set recites a poem about sharing electricity. (First: Episode 2845) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Park Sounds — Bert regrets not being able to go to the park today like Ernie did, but Ernie helps him imagine a quiet day at the park. (First: Episode 1953) | |
Cartoon | V for Van (live-action/animation hybrid) Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1181) | |
SCENE 3 | At Hooper's Store, Elmo decides to split up to cover more ground. Telly admits to Gina that he doesn't want to play detective anymore, but is unsure about telling Elmo. She convinces him to confess how he feels when Elmo returns. Elmo understands how Telly feels and agrees to play whatever he wants now. Telly doesn't have any ideas and runs off to find one. Elmo wonders what it could be - a mystery at last! | |
Cartoon | A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1394) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "Spin" and watch it spin around, getting dizzy in the process. (First: Episode 2595) | |
Film | A male frog hops around and bulges his throat. (First: Episode 0469) | |
Cartoon | L for locomotive, letter, lamp, light, lion, lettuce, lips (First: Episode 1716) | |
Muppets | Prairie Dawn and The Count are contestants on "Squeal of Fortune." (First: Episode 2331) | |
Cartoon | A man points to the number 2 on a door, and counts 2 of his fingers (and 2 dinosaurs). Artist: Chris Hinton (First: Episode 2602) | |
SCENE 4 | Telly returns to Hooper's with a board with four drawings - three have two steamboats and one has a single boat, leading to a round of "One of These Things." Elmo gets the right answer and believes the game was very similar to a mystery. Telly says it was a different kind of mystery - with a song. | |
Animation | Cecille sings "Brushin' Down the Doggies." (First: Episode 2862) | |
Muppets | Grover's Health Minute: Kermit the Frog and Grover talk about teeth. Grover notices that Kermit does not have any teeth at all, so he puts a pair of teeth in Kermit's mouth. Grover says to see a "tooth checker," to eat crunchy things like bananas and to clean teeth with a "tooth comb." (First: Episode 1949) | |
Cartoon | V for violin (First: Episode 2386) | |
Song | "Drink of Water" (First: Episode 2545) | |
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) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bernice Plays Checkers — Ernie is amazed that Bert's pigeon Bernice can play checkers. (First: Episode 1227) | |
Animation | Can you find the flamingos? (First: Episode 2791) | |
SCENE 5 | Since Telly doesn't want to be a detective anymore, Elmo has a new partner - Detective Jonathan. Together, they look at a picture and find the animals embedded into the artwork of a playground, with Elmo making animal sounds as clues. | |
Cartoon | Super 2 solves problems by doubling things. (First: Episode 1643) | |
Film | Children dance to different rhythms from around the world. (First: Episode 2499) | |
Cartoon | A boy puts together a fishbowl, and watches his fish swim around in it. (First: Episode 2030) | |
Muppets | Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman. (First: Episode 0135) | |
Cartoon | A blue man demonstrates in and out with the help of a barrel. (First: Episode 2084) | |
Song | 14 Karat Soul sings “Hand Talk." (First: Episode 2622) | |
Animation | A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away. | |
Song | "(Sittin' On) A Boat on a Lake" (First: Episode 2807) | |
SCENE 6 | Gina joins Detectives Elmo and Jonathan as they sit and wait for a very important sound. The sound turns out to be the closing theme, which means they can wave goodbye. Telly announces the sponsors. |
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