| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo stands on his head / Bob babysits Natasha | |||||||
| Air date | February 3, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo, standing upside down on his head, welcomes the viewer and sees how many more things he can do before falling down. He starts by reciting the alphabet. Next, he watches a segment about the number 8... |
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Cartoon | "Candy Man" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0359) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
After the segment, Elmo says he could tell it was the number 8 because it looks the same upside down as it does right-side up. A stylized 8 appears onscreen and rotates to prove his point. Elmo then thinks about what else he can do while standing on his head until he realizes that he's already doing something: thinking. |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of what happens when it changes from fall to winter. (First: Episode 2459) |
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Cartoon | A poem about changing seasons. (First: Episode 0962) |
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Muppets | Telly hosts "Here and There" from the library, where it's quiet. His co-host, Deborah Starr, is at the airport, where it's loud. The loud noises of the airport eventually make it hard for Telly to hear Deborah, so he has to talk louder into the microphone for Deborah to hear him, which results in his expulsion. (First: Episode 2864) |
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Cartoon | "The Little Letter L: A Poem by Louise" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1526) |
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Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo continues to think of what to do while standing on his head when a pair of feet wearing tap shoes walks toward him. It happens to be Savion, who asks Elmo if he can practice his tap dancing. Elmo gladly accepts and watches him practice. After Savion finishes, Elmo decides to practice tap dancing while standing on his head and he finally falls down, learning that he can't do both at the same time. |
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Cartoon | A boy learns to play his violin by practicing. (First: Episode 1513) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705) |
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Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. All voices by Hal Smith. (First: Episode 0538) |
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Film | Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339) |
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Cartoon | Birds pop balloons of all the letters of the alphabet, making them lowercase. (First: Episode 2552) |
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Film | How sweaters are made from sheep's wool. (First: Episode 1009) |
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SCENE 3 | Savion gives a special tap dancing class for Slimey. Elmo's confused by this since Slimey doesn't have legs or feet. Slimey then hops along with one tap shoe on the end of his body. Savion puts another shoe on Slimey's head so he can tap dance with both ends. Elmo remarks "Slimey is a very talented worm." |
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Animation | Arrows give a presentation of the human body. (First: Episode 2839) |
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Muppets | Director Kermit is making a western film with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful is supposed to enter through the saloon doors and shout, "Everybody freeze!" Of course, he forgets this, and instead enters under, around and over the door. He gets the line right for the first three takes, but when he finally goes through the door: "Everybody ... frolic!" (First: Episode 1922) |
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Cartoon | A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse. (First: Episode 1020) |
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Film | A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0476) |
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Muppets | A Lavender Anything Muppet and a choir sing "Lonely". (First: Episode 1165) |
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Cartoon | L for life, love, lizard, leap and lump Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1833) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob takes care of Natasha when Flo Bear comes by to give her a reading lesson. She tries to teach Natasha the word "milk" using a sign with the word written on it, but Bob explains that she's too young to read and can't even talk yet. Flo questions Natasha's babbling, and Bob replies that it's baby talk. Flo then takes out a sign written in a series of random letters - she says it's "baby talk," which Natasha reads out perfectly. |
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Song | "Brothers Song" (First: Episode 1476) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: A man rearranges a LIMK sign to make the word "MILK". (First: Episode 1116) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Sneak Peek Previews: Siskel & Ebert — Oscar and Telly get a lesson on "Thumbs up, thumbs down" from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. (First: Episode 2791) |
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Cartoon | A boy leads his sister up and down a staircase. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0526) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Brush Boogie" (First: Episode 2827) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: Z for Zoo (First: Episode 0776) |
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Film | Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. (First: Episode 0944) |
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Muppets | Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low. (First: Episode 2448) |
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Film | Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street. (First: Episode 1161) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "pie," and gets hit with one, to Gordon's surprise. (First: Episode 2712) |
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Cartoon | Eight frogs Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1506) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Harry Belafonte sings of about the "Coconut Counting Man," who is actually The Count. (First: Episode 1692) |
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Cartoon | Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth. (First: Episode 1487) |
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SCENE 5 | Bob tries to get Natasha to take her nap when Chicago the Lion lets out a roar. Soon, three kids show up dressed up in sandwich boards depicting vegetables. Chicago explains he's on a pretend vegetable hunt, but Bob tells him that his roaring is keeping Natasha awake. Chicago decides to express his excitement without roaring, letting out a Tarzan yell instead. As Chicago runs off for the hunt, Elmo announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 25 as Episode 3176.
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