| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Merry is LOUD! | |||||||||
| Air date | November 20, 1992 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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COLD OPEN | Chicago joins Merry Monster as she introduces the sponsors for today. While she can't confirm if anything having to do with vegetables will be seen, Merry also mentions another topic of the day - "quiet" and "loud." She speaks very quietly, then so loud it scares Chicago away. |
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SCENE 1 | Merry explains what just happened to Big Bird and is confused why Chicago ran off. She re-enacts her yelling, scaring Big Bird off too. |
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Cartoon | A hippo who lives in the country, and likes it quiet, is disturbed when a mouse, who likes it loud, moves in. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1432) |
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Song | "Old Button Hole" (First: Episode 1727) |
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SCENE 2 | Chicago and Big Bird explain to Merry why they ran away: she was so loud she scared them away. She promises not to speak so loudly again, but does it once more to make sure it's the thing they don't want her doing and the two are frightened away once more. |
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Animation | Letter Garden: D |
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Muppets | Tim Robbins and Elmo talk about surprise. (First: Episode 2766) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Goats." (First: Episode 2366) |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of how pan dulce, Mexican bread, is made. |
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Cartoon | Seven rabbits Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1493) |
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Muppets / Cast | Luis reads the kids "The Story of the Princess." A prince happens upon a sleeping princess, but finds no successful way of waking her up. He recalls the Sleeping Beauty method and kisses her, which wakes her up, but also turns him into a frog. (First: Episode 2416) |
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Cartoon | 40 lemmings (doo-wop) (First: Episode 2873) |
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Film | A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse. (First: Episode 0484) |
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Cartoon | Rap #7 (First: Episode 2506) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "What's Prairie's Problem?" in which contestants try to figure out why Prairie Dawn can't use one of her senses (i.e., which part of her face is covered). (First: Episode 2466) |
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Film | Katie is going to be a big sister. (First: Episode 2769) |
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Muppets | "Fat Cat" (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | D-dart (First: Episode 0292) |
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Insert | Lillian stops at the Fix-It Shop to pick up her radio. She and Luis notice Barkley sleeping, and wonder what he's dreaming about. In Barkley's dream sequence, he sleeps in a field, when he hears some kids calling for him to play frisbee with them. One of the kids throws it high up into the air, and in slow motion, Barkley chases it and catches it in mid-air. He feels so happy as the kids play with him in the grass. Luis and Lillian wake Barkley up, and he feels disappointed that his good dream is over. (First: Episode 2969) |
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Cartoon | We Are Kids from Far and Wide: India (First: Episode 2758) |
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Film | A CERRADO sign spins around. A girl tries opening the door, but it's closed. (First: Episode 0937) |
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Muppets | Cerrado with Maria and an Anything Muppet (part 1). He sings a song about how everything is Cerrado, and at the end Maria gives him an Abierto sign, which opens everything in the house. |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (First: Episode 0439) |
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Film | Kids play in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0292) |
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Muppets | Abierto with Maria and an Anything Muppet (part 2). Now he sings a similar song about Abierto, and Maria's Cerrado sign closes everything. |
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Cartoon | A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1266) |
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SCENE 3 | Gina finds Baby Bear in a football uniform. Today, he's playing with Merry instead of Goldilocks, though Merry shows up in her baseball uniform. They cry out "Uh-oh!" and dash off, returning with the opposite sport outfit. They go back and forth doing this, explaining to Gina that they're not playing either football or baseball - it's the "UH-OH Game!" |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: D - Daisy (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "The Batty Bat." (First: Episode 2096) |
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Cartoon | A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." (First: Episode 0624) |
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Film | Megan goes to the doctor and gets a cast on her arm so it can heal. (First: Episode 1205) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Animation | Cecille sings "Brushin' Down the Doggies." (First: Episode 2862) |
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SCENE 4 | Baby Bear and Merry continue to play the "UH-OH Game" as Gina tries to explain the concept to Maria. Baby Bear and Merry then start switching into firefighter and clown outfits as Big Bird announces the sponsors. The credits follow. |
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