Sesame Street | |||||||
Air date | February 13, 1992 | ||||||
Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Gordon, Big Bird, Yoko, and Mohamed play "Find Elmo on the Map." Using a map of Sesame Street, they figure out they are currently standing in front of the Fix-It Shop and make their way to the part of the map marked with a big X. They find Elmo hiding in the tree in front of 123 Sesame Street, and he lands safely in Gordon's arms. | |
Cartoon | Rubber Stamp #11 (First: Episode 2885) | |
Song | "Starfish" by Joe Raposo. (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 2487) | |
Cartoon | In the forest, a small tree feels insignificant, until a mother bird gives him a pep talk. (First: Episode 1872) | |
Muppets | The Count reads some kids a poem about "The Countess Who Lived in the Woods." She is visited by cold, needy animals, all of whom she helps out by giving them the things she was about to count. | |
Cartoon | Rap #11 (First: Episode 2531) | |
Film | Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!" (First: Episode 0536) | |
Cartoon | A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT. (First: Episode 1879) | |
Muppets | "The Zizzy Zoomers" (First: Episode 0359) | |
Cartoon | Z for Zebu Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1185) | |
SCENE 2 | Elmo poses a question to the viewer: which glass has the most juice - the tall, thin one or the short, wide one? In a flashback, Linda pours each glass separately using a measuring cup, showing that despite them having different shapes and widths, both glasses can hold the same amount. In the present, Elmo poses the same question to Snuffy, who has his own method of figuring it out - drinking from one glass with his snuffle, thus making the other one the most full. | |
Animation | T for toothbrush and toothpaste (First: Episode 2811) | |
Film | A class goes on a field trip to Prospect Park, where Ranger Roseanne gives them a tour. | |
Muppets | Muppet and Kid Moments: Grover and Karlena talk about the word "love" on a sign. (First: Episode 2392) | |
Cartoon | La letra T es para tigre, tomate, taxi, toro, telefono, televisión, y el terrible tiburon. (First: Episode 0351) | |
Film | With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names. (First: Episode 1735) | |
SCENE 3 | Bob, Elmo, Yoko, Mohamed, and Brittney try to guess Linda's favorite food as she mimics making it - pizza. She then shows the sign for "pizza," followed by what she likes to drink with it: she signs the words "skinny pop" as a way to say diet soda. | |
Cartoon | Sign Sounds: BINGO (First: Episode 1171) | |
Song | "Off to School" | |
Cartoon | At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions. (First: Episode 0816) | |
SCENE 4 | Shelley the Turtle, Natasha, and Gordon demonstrate fast and slow. Shelley first shows how slow he can walk, while Natasha craws away at a fast pace once Gordon puts her on the ground. | |
Cartoon | The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up 40 steps, but the turtle takes the elevator. (First: Episode 2258) | |
Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog. (First: Episode 0601) | |
Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches. (new sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1347) | |
Celebrity | Maria and the kids visit Herbie Hancock's studio, where he demonstrates how to make electronic music. (First: Episode 2037) | |
Cartoon | An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests. (First: Episode 1481) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276) | |
Cartoon | Snacks On Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171) | |
SCENE 5 | Gordon struggles getting Natasha to take her nap. Snuffy offers to help by rocking her to sleep the Snuffleupagus way - by curling her up in his snuffle and gently rocking her back and forth. After 40 swings, Natasha sleeps peacefully. | |
Cartoon | "Signing Alphabet," an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara. (First: Episode 1056) | |
Muppets | Spaceship Surprise The crew lands on the Planet SH, where they are greeted by Sheriff Shrimp, and meet a shouting shovel and shopping sheep. (First: Episode 2468) | |
Film | Island (in sped-up film, kids travel to an island) (First: Episode 2731) | |
Cartoon | Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579) | |
SCENE 6 | Natasha is still sound asleep in Snuffy's snuffle as Gordon announces the sponsors in a whisper. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers in The Count's story include Camille Bonora (mouse), Martin P. Robinson, Jim Kroupa, Noel MacNeal (the rabbits, two recycled from Rudder and Preston), and David Rudman (frog).
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