| Sesame Street | |||||
| Linda gets a closed-captioning decoder (repeat of 2682) | |||||
| Air date | January 8, 1992 | ||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||
| |||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  |
SCENE 1 | Linda is angry because her television set at the Fix-It Shop won't be fixed until tomorrow. After she leaves in a huff, Maria explains to Telly that Linda just got a new closed-caption decoder, which will enable her to understand what they say on television for the first time, but with a broken set she can't use it. Telly doesn't understand how it works, so Maria imitates what TV looks like for Linda with and without closed captioning, using an old TV frame and a written message for the text. Telly sees how important the decoder is for someone who is deaf, and leaves to try and borrow Oscar's television for Linda. |
 |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for UP (First: Episode 0624) |
 |
Song | Lillian sings "Face Facts." (First: Episode 2760) |
  |
Muppets | Dicky Tick hosts "In, On and Under." He interviews Paul Pencil in a drawer, Vivian Vase on a mantle, and Jacques Shoesteau under a chair. (First: Episode 2360) |
 |
Cartoon | A map of Australia morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2646) |
   |
SCENE 2 | While Bob balances in strange positions to get the signal, Oscar has the decoder attached to his set and tunes into the NO channel on Grouch Television, on which a Grouch (Jerry Nelson) keeps saying "No." They turn on the captioning machine, and Linda is able to understand what the Grouch is saying! Maria finds the show repetitive and suggests that Linda wants to watch something that she would enjoy; Oscar can't think of a better program, claiming the show has won five Whammy Awards. Bob gives up balancing and loses the signal, so Telly starts looking for another set. |
 |
Cartoon | "Have you seen my NO?" (First: Episode 0773) |
 |
Celebrity | Smokey Robinson performs “U Really Got a Hold on Me” with a clingy letter U. (First: Episode 2022) |
 |
Animation | Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860) |
 |
Song | "Frog Kick" (First: Episode 2155) |
 |
Cartoon | A man (Jim Thurman) is told that his dog looks thirsty, and says that his dog is a hot dog. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1180) |
 |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings "Big Round Nose" while pulling the noses off of passersby. (First: Episode 1950) |
 |
Cartoon | Nineteen kernels of popcorn pop. (First: Episode 2855) |
    |
SCENE 3 | Maria and Linda talk about watching Edge of Tomorrow, Maria's favorite soap opera, when Telly excitedly rushes in and asks them to come see what the Count has brought. Out in front of 123 Sesame Street, the Count reveals that he has brought 20 televisions! After counting all 20 sets, they are disappointed to learn that each one is broken, and they're only for counting purposes. Big Bird comes to the rescue when he announces that they can use Mr. Snuffleupagus' TV, and he pulls Snuffy's giant-sized portable set into the yard. |
 |
Film | A variety of cat-shaped objects walk in front of the screen. (First: Episode 1802) |
 |
Cartoon | Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset solve the case of the midnight voices. Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1183) |
 |
Muppets | The Oinker Sisters sing about what's "Important" to them. (First: Episode 2818) |
 |
Animation | Sand U/u (First: Episode 0624) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Feelings Game — Bert doesn't want to play "The Feelings Game" with Ernie. (First: Episode 2356) |
 |
Cartoon | A party is full of "Nineteen" of things. (First: Episode 2827) |
   |
SCENE 4 | Using the decoder, they watch a re-filmed version of Joe Raposo's song "Starfish."(First: Episode 2487) Linda then recites the song in sign language, confirming that the closed captions helped her understand what was being sung. Next, they watch a fast-breaking news story... |
  |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: First Day of Monster School — Cookie Monster is afraid of kindergarten. (First: Episode 1628) The segment starts on the TV in SCENE 4, and is shown with closed captioning. |
 |
Cartoon | A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2088) |
 |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska", along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community. (First: Episode 2356) |
 |
Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
 |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster brings in a suitcase filled with heavy and light objects, and places them on a wall. The right half lays out a feather, a ribbon, and a tissue. The left half puts down a book, a brick, a rock, and a 1000 pount weight, but the more weight that is placed on the wall causes the ground they're standing on to tilt! (First: Episode 2577) |
 |
Cartoon | A mother sings the story of how water travels down the drain and becomes rain. (First: Episode 2865) |
 |
Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy: Two boys are fighting over a swing, so Teeny Little Super Guy shows them how to share. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1967) |
 |
Cartoon | Kids observe cloud formations, until it starts to rain. (First: Episode 2074) |
   |
SCENE 5 | Snuffy has joined the group as Linda and Maria watch Edge of Tomorrow. Snuffy finds the idea of a soap opera comical: "Soap can't sing!" Maria shushes them as they finish watching today's thrilling episode, where Crystal (played onscreen by Fran Brill) reveals she has been discussing business with Doctor Bob, threatening her relationship with Kimberly. At the episode's conclusion, Linda and Maria discuss what they've witnessed, and Linda is happy to be able to watch TV with her best friend. Snuffy decides he'll let Linda borrow his TV for the rest of the day... even if it means missing Mister Rogers. He and Big Bird then begin a rousing discussion on their favorite parts of that show. |
 |
Film | Amelia pretends she's an astronaut. |
 |
Muppets | "We Got a Brand New Baby" (First: Episode 2061) |
 |
Cartoon | Pistons push a capital H through a tunnel, where it breaks and turns into a lowercase h. (with voiceover by Roscoe Orman) (First: Episode 2217) |
 |
Song | Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (apple tree) (First: Episode 2654) |
  |
SCENE 6 | Oscar has a closed-captioning decoder of his own for Irvine to help her learn to read. After learning from the NO channel for a while, they switch to the PHOOEY channel, which consists of nothing but a Grouch (Martin P. Robinson) reading "Phooey!" over and over. Bob announces the sponsors. |
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 2917 | Episode 2919 |