| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Roxie Marie and Elmo capture a Doozie bug | |||||||||
| Air date | December 27, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | A strange little bug crawls across a crate in the yard. Roxie Marie tells Elmo to get out of her way when they both rush in, as she wants to follow the bug: "It's a real Doozie!" Elmo wants to help her chase the Doozie bug, but she doesn't want him to get in her way. He promises not to, but it's a difficult promise to keep... |
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SCENE 1 | Roxie has set out some books, one of which she hopes will have information about the Doozie bug. Maria points out that some bugs are dangerous, which Roxie is already aware of. They go through the stack of books, including one called Bugs, a Rabbit to Remember! (Roxie: "Hey, that's the wrong Bugs! How'd that get in there?") when they get to the last one in the stack: All About Bugs. Roxie learns that the Doozie bug is a non-dangerous creature with seven legs, lives only on Sesame Street, uses a pogo stick to get around, wears a feathery hat, and whistles through its nose. Its favorite food is corn on the cob, and its hobbies are building with blocks, using a typewriter, and playing the guitar. Just then, they spot the very bug they've been reading about, and Roxie struggles to get Elmo out of her way so she can chase it. |
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Cartoon | Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | How Now Brown and the Moo Wave perform the song "Danger's No Stranger." (First: Episode 2030) |
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Animation | Fans unveil Q and q. (First: Episode 2895) |
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Film | As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801) |
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Cartoon | Geronimo 10-0: Instead of a parachute, she has a helicopter propeller. (First: Episode 2262) |
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Muppets | "Honk Around the Clock" (First: Episode 1631) |
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Cartoon | A determined little boy makes several attempts to fly, and eventually gets his dad to take him on an airplane. (First: Episode 1871) |
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SCENE 2 | Roxie lets Elmo borrow her bug net, but makes it clear that the bug she's going after belongs to her, not Elmo. After she goes away, Elmo hears the sounds of typing on a typewriter and guitar playing. He also spots a stack of giant blocks in the yard. He remembers that the Doozie bug likes all of these things so he rushes over, thinking the bug is there. Instead of catching the bug, he learns that the blocks belong to Telly, Luis was playing the guitar, and Gordon was using a typewriter. Just then, Roxie spots the bug and tells Elmo to give her the net, but he's looking in the wrong direction for it... |
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Song | "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Animation | Sand Q/q (First: Episode 0623) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Kadeem Hardison says the alphabet with Natasha. (First: Episode 2787) |
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Film | A man takes two kids on a boat ride through the Louisiana bayou. (First: Episode 2520) |
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Cartoon | A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT. (First: Episode 0304) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "Dialing for Prizes Movie." (First: Episode 0629) |
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Cartoon | A football player talks about his favorite sport. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) |
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SCENE 3 | Roxie has set up a trail to lead the bug towards her, using Gordon's typewriter, Luis' guitar, and a plate of corn on the cob. She thinks she has succeeded in trapping the bug when she hears the associated noises, but finds it was Elmo who fell into the trap (he wanted to see what it felt like to be a bug). Suddenly, they hear the same noises and see the Doozie bug, who asks for more corn. Roxie quickly throws her net over the bug, who remarks, "I am not amused..." |
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Animation | Planet Q / q (First: Episode 2838) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft. (First: Episode 0432) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2520) |
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Muppets | Ernie plays a game of "Touch Your Face" with the viewer. (First: Episode 0869) |
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Cartoon | "The Story of Princess Twelvia". Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1676) |
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Muppets | At the saloon, Clementine asks for Forgetful Jones to sing a song. Buster plays "What's the Name of That Song?" on the piano, and the crowd (including a cow) sings along, but Forgetful keeps asking what the name of the song is. (First: Episode 1696) |
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Cartoon | Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2687) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria gives Roxie a shoebox for the bug with holes all over it so it can breathe. Roxie plans to take the bug home and keep it in her room when suddenly, she and Elmo hear the bug crying inside the box. Elmo lets the bug out and learns that it wants to go home to its family. Roxie sadly realizes that she has to let the bug go, and says goodbye to it. Elmo comforts her by saying, "It's nice to make a bug happy, Roxie." |
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Cartoon | Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster looks at itself in mirrors, and the right half notices that both of them are the same; they have the same nose, mouth, and hands. The other half points out that they're different: their horns point different ways, their hair is different, and their laughter is different. (First: Episode 1769) |
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Cartoon | Can you see the car, frog and bird in the picture? (First: Episode 1479) |
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Insert | Wanda the Word Fairy demonstrates the word TELEPHONE, but is unable to remove the word from the telephone booths. (ending edited) (First: Episode 2655) |
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Film | A boy who lives in the Congo (in Africa) narrates a film of the kinds of games he and his friends play. (First: Episode 2668) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441) |
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SCENE 5 | Hoots notices Roxie feeling very sad about letting her bug go. He knows how she feels - owls like bugs as well (but for a different reason). It becomes dark as he plays his saxophone and sings the "Lost Bug Blues" with his back-up band. |
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Cartoon | F - finished (First: Episode 0128) |
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Film | Body part shout-out (First: Episode 0264) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Postman Always Rings Twice — Grover waits for the postman to deliver his important letter. (First: Episode 2729) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches. (First: Episode 1295) |
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SCENE 6 | Roxie talks with Maria and Gordon about having to let the bug go when Elmo runs in and tries to tell her something important. She refuses to talk to Elmo anymore today, since he seemed to get in her way of everything. Elmo shrugs, and goes off to play with his new Doozie bug pals by himself. Roxie is surprised and tries to catch up when they head for Elmo's house. Hoots announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 25 as Episode 3165.
- David Rudman performs the Doozie bug, with Martin P. Robinson as its friend.
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