| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo and Telly play kings | |||||||
| Air date | November 18, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | G. Ross Parker | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and the kids perform a play that he's written entitled "Bye Bye Birdie." Susan pulls up a chair and watches the show unfold - Big Bird must leave, and the kids wave and say, "Bye bye, birdie." The end! Big Bird starts work on his next production, "Hi Hi Birdie." |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches. (First: Episode 1295) |
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Muppets | "Let's All Exercise" (First: Episode 1961) |
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Cartoon | What does the word COLD match with? (First: Episode 2087) |
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Cartoon | Teeny Little Super Guy explains to Eugene why going to school is important. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | Kids try to guess what a bunch of shapes will form; eventually they form a chicken. (First: Episode 2838) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria sees Biff waiting on the curb, dressed in a coat, scarf, and earmuffs. He's unable to hear Maria with the earmuffs and finally explains why he dressed like that despite the warm weather - he's waiting for Sully to pick him up on his way to a nice vacation up in the mountains to get away from all the loud sounds at work (as well as Maria, who has to yell to get his attention). |
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Song | "Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2780) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life Guy Smiley salutes a still life painting of a bowl of fruit. (First: Episode 2572) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Q": A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0048) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird wants to draw a picture of Barkley, who has trouble staying in place. Big Bird finally gets him to settle down until Barkley hears a cat and runs off to chase it. Gordon offers to take his place as Big Bird's subject when Susan tells him there's a phone call for him. Big Bird throws down his easel in frustration when Barkley returns and sits in place, ready to be drawn. |
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Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) |
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Song | "Off to School" (First: Episode 2944) |
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Cartoon | A runner leaps over letter H hurdles. (First: Episode 2519) |
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Muppets | "Long Time, No See" (First: Episode 1698) |
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Cartoon | What's missing? (a guitar) (First: Episode 1971) |
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Celebrity | Carly Simon sings "Be With Me" with Telly and some kids. (First: Episode 2039) |
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Cartoon | A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Finger String — Ernie has a piece of string on each finger, in order to remind himself that they're all out of string. (First: Episode 0163) |
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Film | Alphaquest: H Heading over the hills in a helicopter to a hippo's house. (First: Episode 2741) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old MacDonald's Spaceship — A spaceship lands on Old MacDonald's farm. (First: Episode 2021) |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis fiddles with paperwork at the Fix-It Shop when Telly enters in a royal cap, blaring a short fanfare on his tuba. He announces the arrival of King Elmo, whose every action is dictated by Telly and his horn as he goes in and out of the shop. Luis needs some quiet to work when they recommend he take a break and join in their pretend game. Telly assigns him the role of describing what King Elmo does, and Luis gets them to leave the store and play with the kids outside. |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse (First: Episode 1167) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music — Grover's hill comes alive with the sound of music. (First: Episode 1814) (re-filmed Alistair Cookie wraparounds) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a farm backdrop for the animals. (First: Episode 0925) |
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SCENE 5 | Susan watches as King Elmo does his arm exercises, with Telly proclaiming each movement as Elmo puts his arms up and down. King Elmo then has Telly declare that now he will stop exercising and instead do nothing at all when he gets too tired. |
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Cartoon | A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade. (First: Episode 2887) |
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Film | A boy who lives in Arizona narrates a film of himself and his family, who travel through a canyon with their sheep to stay at their summer house. (First: Episode 2678) |
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Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Feelings Game — Bert doesn't want to play "The Feelings Game" with Ernie. (First: Episode 2356) |
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Cartoon | A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717) |
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SCENE 6 | While King Elmo gets something to drink at Hooper's Store, a weary Telly tells Maria that he's tired of being a king's assistant since Elmo's job is much easier. When King Elmo returns, Telly admits how he feels and Elmo finds it a great idea to switch places, and imitates the horn (since his playing is subpar). Maria gives Telly Elmo's crown and King Telly's first decree is... to stop playing king and do something else! After she is given the hats and Telly's tuba before they run off, Maria announces the sponsors. |
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