| Sesame Street | |||||||
| A tribute to the word "agua" | |||||||
| Air date | April 27, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly and Rosita are fascinated by the Spanish word "agua," admiring a dimensional version of the word; Maria is not as impressed, though she thinks it's okay. Telly suggests they should find a way to praise the word and he and Rosita decide to write a song about "agua"... only Telly doesn't know what it means. Maria tells him it means "water," and they go off to find things that agua does so they can write a song about it, thinking it'll be an easy task. |
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Cartoon | The word AGUA fills up with water. (First: Episode 0523) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: First Day of School in History — Kermit observes a school from prehistoric times. (First: Episode 1953) |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover N/n (First: Episode 2283) |
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Film | A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider. (First: Episode 1585) |
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Cartoon | An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A. (First: Episode 2813) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria asks Telly and Rosita how their agua song is coming, and they are frustrated that they can't learn anything about agua besides using it for drinking and washing. The Amazing Mumford appears and is eager to help by showing them his new trick to make it rain. Telly think it won't help until Mumford explains where water comes from and how it gets to people's homes. He waves his wand, only to have it rain solely on Maria. Mumford is too involved in getting his trick perfected to see Maria's plight, not noticing how soaked she and her lunch have become. |
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Cartoon | A mother sings the story of how water travels down the drain and becomes rain. (First: Episode 2865) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Shapes — The monster observes different shapes. (First: Episode 1629) |
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Cartoon | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Little Things". re-filmed version (First: Episode 2485) |
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Animation | Counting to 16 on quilt patterns |
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SCENE 3 | Mumford tries another agua trick, this time an attempt to make ice without a freezer. After explaining to Telly how water can turn into ice when very cold, he says his magic words and waves his wand again, but isn't able to make any ice cubes appear in his glass of water. However, he does make a slick sheet of ice on the ground from the water left over from his rain trick. As Mumford joins the monsters to help with their song, Maria feels chilly and leaves to get a sweater, slipping on the ice on the way home. Soon after, a group of penguins arrive and decide to use the icy patch for a game of hockey. |
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Cartoon | Actor demonstrates anger towards casting director - literally! (First: Episode 2061) |
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Song | "At the Coastline" (Beach Boys style) (First: Episode 2792) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Cartoon | Big, Bigger, Biggest (oxen pulling rocks) (First: Episode 0764) |
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Cast | What Happens Next? — Gordon asks the audience what would happen next with help from the Dinger and Maria (as Charlie Chaplin). (First: Episode 2328) |
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Cartoon | A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (First: Episode 0769) |
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Song | Lillian sings "Face Facts." (First: Episode 2760) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly doesn't think they'll be able to finish their song because he can't think of a word that rhymes with "rain." After brainstorming a few words that rhyme but don't fit the song, one of the penguins asks them where he can catch a bus to Antarctica, since the ice patch he and his friends were playing on melted and went down the drain. Telly and Rosita thank them for their help, and the penguins offer their services as musicians to help with the song. |
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Cartoon | The Great Inventors Series: Willy Pinkham, intern at the rubber glove factory, invents the balloon. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2579) |
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Muppets | "Sixteen Samba" (First: Episode 2822) |
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Cartoon | A report on homes around the world. (First: Episode 1711) |
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Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) |
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Cartoon | A for apricot, alligator, acrobat, accordion, artist, airplane. (First: Episode 1586) |
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SCENE 5 | After a grand introduction, Telly and Rosita sing their musical tribute to the word "agua" for Maria, accompanied by the penguin musicians and Mumford on his glockenspiel. |
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Animation | Growing Numbers #16 |
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Muppets | Grover the Salesman: When Grover comes to Kermit's home dressed in salesman attire, Kermit quickly tells Grover that he doesn't want whatever it is that Grover is selling, since Grover always tries to sell him things that he has no use for. However, Grover tells Kermit that he has come to give him something: a hairpiece. Once it is on Kermit's head, Kermit decides that it doesn't look very good. Grover agrees, and offers to sell him a comb, a hair brush, some shampoo, and hair tonic. (First: Episode 1972) |
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Song | "Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 1877) |
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Celebrity | Blair Underwood swings Elmo sixteen times. (First: Episode 2794) |
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Cartoon | "Song of the Inuit Child" (First: Episode 2112) |
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SCENE 6 | Chicago wants to show Telly and Savion his trick. Telly gets excited for a circus trick, but Chicago has a card trick in mind instead. Savion picks a card, and Chicago tells him which card he picked... by guessing each number in sequence. Telly is impressed, and Chicago gives away his secret: he just counted. Savion announces the sponsors, afterward telling Chicago that even though he didn't really do a magic trick, he counted very well. |
Notes[]
- Performers of the penguins include David Rudman (Eddie), Peter Linz (Paddy), and Rick Lyon.
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