| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Alice needs to take a nap | |||||||
| Air date | February 27, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
| |||||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
SCENE 1 | Big Bird welcomes the viewer, and points out that Bob is trying to get Alice to sit still and take her nap while her mother is out shopping. Big Bird thinks a bedtime poem will get her to nap, saying it's a trick that his Granny Bird used. He reads her the one he wrote, but Alice prefers to play tag and runs off. He begins to chase after her while reading it, claiming Granny had done the same. |
 |
Animation | Can you find the flamingos? (First: Episode 2791) |
 |
Muppets | Guy Smiley sings "I'll Love You in Springtime." (First: Episode 2088) |
 |
Cartoon | A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) |
 |
Film | A mandrill carries her young. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0039) |
 |
Muppets | "Once Is Not Enough" (First: Episode 2921) |
 |
Cartoon | 9 Ants Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1485) |
  |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird follows Alice into Hooper's Store after reading the poem for the fourth time. She gets thirsty, so Bob almost gives her a big bowl of water when Big Bird notes that they should use a bigger bowl for the amount of water a Snuffleupagus needs. While Bob tries reading the poem again, Big Bird fetches the bowl that Alice's mom left with them, fills it with water using a hose, and brings it into the store; Bob says it's the biggest bowl he's ever seen. After Alice drinks the water, she almost settles down to sleep but now needs to use the bathroom. |
 |
Animation | Big, bigger, biggest (oxen pulling rocks) (First: Episode 0764) |
 |
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 pound weight, but the more weight that is placed on the wall causes the ground they're standing on to tilt! (First: Episode 2577) |
|
Song | "Me and My Chair" (First: Episode 1706) |
 |
Cartoon | A poem about dogs of different sizes, feelings and colors. Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2924) |
 |
Song | Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (house) (First: Episode 2672) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Before and After — Bert explains the concept of "before and after" to Ernie using a plate of cookies. (First: Episode 0007) |
 |
Cartoon | G for Gorilla (First: Episode 2491) |
 |
Insert | At Birdland, Lillian sings "Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5" with The Count and his All-Bat Band. (First: Episode 2834) |
 |
Cartoon | Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1637) |
 |
Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover tells Mr. Johnson the menu, which has the items numbered. Number 9 is the special of the day. It turns out to be a real number nine, but Mr. Johnson doesn't want it. (It's medium rare, and he likes his nines well-done.) (First: Episode 1377) |
 |
Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) |
 |
Film | Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. (First: Episode 0984) |
 |
Muppets / Celebrity | Pretty Great Performances Live from Sesame Hall, Phil Harmonic introduces Maria and James Galway, who perform "Concerto for Flute and Pool Toy" by Ludwig von Splash. (First: Episode 2541) |
 |
Cartoon | Letter E ("See me... eating a peach...") Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001) |
 |
SCENE 3 | Alice still isn't sleepy after another reading of Big Bird's poem. Bob, who calls himself "king of the lullabies," sings "See You Tomorrow" and Alice falls fast asleep. |
 |
Cartoon | What's missing? (a baby) (First: Episode 2023) |
 |
Muppets | Cookie Monster comes to the bakery looking for something delicious that rhymes with BUY. He tries the I (from the MIKE'S BAKERY sign) and the baker's TIE, both of which aren't that delicious. Finally, Guy Smiley comes in and loudly announces that he would like to BUY a PIE. Cookie then knows what he can get in the bakery that rhymes with BUY and is delicious: it's GUY! A chase ensues, and Cookie requests for the baker to send him the bill. (First: Episode 0481) |
 |
Film | Squares are shown in close-up. (First: Episode 0420) |
 |
Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733) |
 |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Ideas for Games — Elmo fights Kermit for his microphone. (First: Episode 2185) |
 |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: E-Ear (First: Episode 0807) |
 |
SCENE 4 | While Alice sleeps, Bob and some kids talk about taking a nap and its benefits before pretending to take one. |
 |
Cartoon | A British man narrates how chewing gum is made in Guatemala. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2830) |
 |
Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. (First: Episode 1167) |
 |
Cartoon | Letter G drawing with kid voice-over. (First: Episode 0306) |
 |
Film | James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico. (First: Episode 0153) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree." (First: Episode 1920) |
 |
Cartoon | A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a huge bubble, and flies away. (First: Episode 0617) |
 |
SCENE 5 | Bob and the kids are still "asleep" when Alice wakes up from her nap. Bob announces the sponsors as the kids play tag with Alice. |
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 2953 | Episode 2955 |