Sesame Street | |||||||
As the Worm Turns/Mr. Handford and the pogo stick | |||||||
Air date | February 11, 1992 | ||||||
Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Oscar appears as a director, giving directions to Slimey and co-star Susan Squoochy through a megaphone. He gives the two a few scenarios to react to, and when he asks them to act afraid they flee the scene completely. "You know what my problem is? They're too talented!" | |
SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, Gina, Mr. Handford, and Grouchketeers Kimmy and Nicole tune into WORM-TV to see Oscar's new "mud opera," As the Worm Turns. Slimey stars as Dr. Brad, with Susan as Crystal. Oscar narrates as the two prepare for a fishing trip at Lake Mudpie when their car runs out of gas on the way there. Will they make it to the lake? As the program pauses, the Hooper's gang discuss possible ways to solve the problem when Oscar teases that the real answer will be followed after these messages of importance... | |
Cartoon | "Pirate Plan" Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2236) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover shows Torian the difference between back and front. (First: Episode 2588) | |
Film | Kids narrate a film of how a river is formed. (First: Episode 2710) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Cab Calloway sings "Hi De Ho Man." (First: Episode 1540) | |
Animation | Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633) | |
SCENE 2 | As the Worm Turns resumes, where it is revealed that Dr. Brad and Crystal push their vehicle to the nearest worm gas station. Dr. Brad is too tired to drive, but Crystal has plenty of energy since she exercises more. What will happen? Another pause in the program gives Gina, Mr. Handford, and the kids time to guess what happens next. The program continues and Crystal takes the wheel while Dr. Brad rests. The two reach the lake and start fishing, when something big grabs onto the line. What is it? Stay tuned... | |
Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old MacDonald's Spaceship — A spaceship lands on Old MacDonald's farm. (First: Episode 2021) | |
Cartoon | A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2773) | |
Song | "Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702) | |
SCENE 3 | Oscar narrates the conclusion of As the Worm Turns: Dr. Brad and Crystal catch a big fish, but how will they get the fish home? The Worm Scouts arrive, and Dr. Brad offers to share the fish if they can help. The show ends, and back in the store the others come up with ideas for how the worms might cook the fish. | |
Cartoon | "Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0050) | |
Muppets | Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air." (First: Episode 2568) | |
Cartoon | A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0247) | |
Muppets | Is Barkley a DOG or a BANANA? (First: Episode 2724) | |
Film | A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city. (First: Episode 2226) | |
Cartoon | Que es Esto?: Horse (First: Episode 1974) | |
SCENE 4 | Lillian and the "Sting Quartet" (a small, insect Dixieland band) sing "It's Not How Big You Are." | |
Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) | |
Muppets | Waiter Grover: Hamburger - Mr. Johnson wants a hamburger. The restaurant offers two sizes: the big hamburgers and the small hamburgers. When the small hamburgers are too small, he orders a big one, but because there have been some problems with the big hamburger, Grover tries to convince him to order several small ones. (First: Episode 0705) | |
Film | The Count (in voiceover) subtracts from five to three to zero children on a park bench. | |
Cartoon | Henson: Eleven Cheer (First: Episode 0273) | |
SCENE 5 | Mr. Handford watches Evan jump on her pogo stick, which reminds him of the one he had as a kid. In a flashback, he's seen bouncing on his own pogo stick when his mother tells him to stop and do his homework. In the present, he brags about being a pogo stich champion and shows Big Bird and the kids how he used to bounce using Evan's pogo stick. He misses a call from his mother on the phone, but Gina passes along the message: "Stop jumping and do your homework!" | |
Cartoon | How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824) | |
Muppets | Telly and Elmo sing about the difference between "Heavy and Light." (First: Episode 2809) | |
Cartoon | Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843) | |
Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) | |
SCENE 6 | Mr. Handford continues jumping on the pogo stick while Gina is stuck with all the work at Hooper's; she decides to take action and makes a call. Later, Mr. Handford's mother arrives on the street and tells him to return to work. They go inside for a soda as Big Bird observes, "Gee, sometimes you forget grown-ups used to be kids, but they were!" | |
Cartoon | Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2745) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "But I Like You." (First: Episode 1952) | |
Animation | Ornate Vs spin around as a song about them plays. | |
Film | Sounds Around the House v2: chimes, snoring, a boy pretending to be an airplane, a man playing a trumpet, and a motorcycle outside. (First: Episode 1713) | |
Cartoon | A man asks the viewer to circle him, draw a line to him, follow him with arrows, etc. (First: Episode 2058) | |
SCENE 7 | Oscar and the Grouchketeers watch as Slimey bounces on his pogo stick. Oscar reiterates what Lillian sang about earlier: "It's not how big you are, it's what you can do!" Mr. Handford announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The credits of As the Worm Turns features spoof names of the actual Sesame Street production staff, including Inchy Slinger (Dulcy Singer), Misa Slimon (Lisa Simon), Sluggo Stone (Jon Stone), Grub Geiss (Tony Geiss), Planeria Di Crapoli (Victor DiNapoli), Catter Pillips (Bob Phillips), and Mikey Maggotuso (Mike Pantuso).
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