| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Ruby experiments with eyes (repeat of 2645) | |||||||
| Air date | January 10, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria has the day off and will be assisting Ruby with an experiment... only Ruby doesn't have one planned yet. Their friend Mike, who is blind, comes by and Ruby is amazed he was able to identify them without looking. She learns that he can tell how things are by hearing with his ears and feeling with his hands. Ruby also finds out that Mike is able to get to Hooper's Store with the help of his guide dog Duke. Ruby suddenly gets an idea for her experiment... |
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Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) |
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Muppets | Sneak Peek Previews: The Last Emperor — Telly and Oscar watch a film where monster emperors show "first" and "last." (First: Episode 2607) |
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Cartoon | K for kangaroo (First: Episode 2498) |
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SCENE 2 | Ruby has put on a blindfold and will learn what it's like being blind, first noting how dark it is. She plans on making her way to Hooper's Store without sight, but Maria points out she needs a guide dog so she won't bump anything. In lieu of one, Ruby has Maria guide her to the store while going "woof." |
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Song | "Litter Rap" (First: Episode 2646) |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: "Dial S for SuperGrover" - A little girl had plans to play with a friend, Bobby, but she has too much homework and has to cancel. Super Grover arrives to help her figure out how to tell him, but while Super Grover is busy coming up with ridiculous ploys, the girl decides to just telephone him. (First: Episode 2745) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria watches as Ruby tries to figure out her surroundings while wearing a blindfold. By feeling around, she's able to find out Snuffy is standing next to her and that she's at a table outside Hooper's. Snuffy and Maria both feel hungry, which gives her an idea about her next experiment. |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Joe Williams sings "The Birdland Jump." (First: Episode 2260) |
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Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) |
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Muppets | Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS. (First: Episode 0194) |
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Cartoon | "Magic Pig" Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 0772) |
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SCENE 4 | Ruby plans to find out what her lunch is without looking. Using her senses of touch, smell, hearing, and taste, she finds out she has a tuna fish sandwich with chips and milk. |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Cartoon | Nine Striped Cats (Maria voice-over added) Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1564) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Lullaby But Not Goodnight — After getting Bert to sleep by singing a lullaby, Ernie wakes him up to inform him that it's his turn to sing. (First: Episode 1331) |
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Cartoon | K is for Karate (First: Episode 0489) |
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SCENE 5 | After lunch, Ruby isn't sure what to experiment with next. Maria hears a piano playing and has Ruby try to guess what's happening by listening to the noises. Ruby hears some honking too and deduces Bob is giving a music lesson to someone playing the horn. She calls to him from below and finds out she's partially correct; he's giving a lesson to the Honkers! |
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Song | "Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | R for rose (First: Episode 2363) |
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Muppets | "We Are All Earthlings" (First: Episode 2835) |
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Cartoon | "Banana Samba" |
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SCENE 6 | Bob and the Honkers perform their scales, increasing the speed each time, but find they can't do it at a very rapid speed. They begin to cry until Bob encourages them to practice, reminding them of the lyrics from a song about practicing. The Honkers decide to keep going. |
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Film | Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0917) |
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Muppets | The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush." (First: Episode 2060) |
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Animation | A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away. (First: Episode 2892) |
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SCENE 7 | The Honkers are able to play the scales without Bob's accompaniment before moving on to play the theme song just for fun. Down below, Ruby tries to figure out what Maria's written down without looking but can't seem to read it with her other senses. Mike returns and Ruby asks how someone who can't see can figure it out. His solution is simple: ask someone to read it. Maria reads the sheet, which features the sponsors. The credits follow. |
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