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| Mr. Handford serenades Maria's aunt | |||||||
| Air date | February 3, 1993 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis informs Big Bird and Rosita that Maria’s aunt, Tía Lola (Graciela Lecube), has arrived from Puerto Rico. Big Bird calls over Mr. Handford to meet her but he claims he’s busy... until he sees her and is smitten. Big Bird tries communicating with Tía Lola only to learn that her English is not very good. As the grown-ups help her get settled and go back to work, Big Bird and Rosita have noticed how Mr. Handford and Tía Lola seem to really like each other and begin scheming on how to get them together. Rosita recalls how her grandfather won her grandmother over: by playing a song outside her window while playing the guitar. They decide they need to write him a song. |
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Cartoon | The letter F morphs into cartoon faces. (First: Episode 2916) |
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Film | Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Cartoon | An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog, and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2794) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop". (First: Episode 2071) |
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Cartoon | Hortense counts 3 peas. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2519) |
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SCENE 2 | Rosita and Big Bird go to Mr. Handford and explain their plan and sing their song for him. As much as he likes it, Mr. Handford points out that Tía Lola knows little English and their song is completely in English. They leave to rewrite the song in Spanish, and Mr. Handford intends to ask Luis for accompaniment. |
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Film | Letter Garden: F (First: Episode 3048) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Carton of Eggs (First: Episode 2661) |
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Cartoon | Two white squares try to push a great big object, and are reluctant to let a black square join them at first. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2849) |
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Song | "At School", with animation bookended by live-action footage. (First: Episode 2782) |
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Cartoon | It's a squirrel Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1736) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Handford, with Luis on guitar, is ready to sing the Spanish lyrics. They sing toward the window of Luis and Maria's apartment, but Tía Lola doesn’t respond. Maria and Lola appear from behind them, having been in Hooper's Store the whole time. Maria sees they’re preoccupied and leaves with Lola. |
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Cartoon | A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717) |
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Song | "Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702) |
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Cartoon | Letter B/b (bouncing circles) (First: Episode 2222) |
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Muppets | Live from the Nestropolitan Opera, Phil Harmonic introduces the staged production of Peligro starring Placido Flamingo. (First: Episode 2273) |
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Cartoon | A red PELI and an explosive GRO form the word PELIGRO. (First: Episode 0787) |
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SCENE 4 | They find Lola with Maria inside the Fix-It Shop, but Big Bird points out that the lyrics mention her coming to the window and the shop doesn’t have a window that will open. They change it to “puerta” (door), but find that Lola is busy listening to music in her headphones and can’t hear the song. |
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Cartoon | AMOR, amor, amor ... amoramor ... amoramor ... (First: Episode 2116) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Randy Travis sings "How Should I Tell You I Love You" while Telly acts it out. (First: Episode 2800) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs slide past, counting one, two and three. |
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Muppets | Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse look for water in the desert. Grover sees mirages of a waterfall and a fountain, and Fred reminds him that he brought a canteen. (First: Episode 2874) |
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Song | "(Sittin' On) A Boat on a Lake" (First: Episode 2807) |
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Film | How paper is recycled (First: Episode 2710) |
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SCENE 5 | Rosita and Big Bird try to cheer Mr. Handford up, despite his protests that he’s not sad. Just then, they reveal a surprise: Luis arrives playing the song on guitar, and Tía Lola sings the song for Mr. Handford! |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Muppets | While shopping in a China store, Simon Soundman helps Old McDonald find his lost animal - however his animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store. |
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Cartoon | Sporty 3 demonstrates his agility in various sports. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Song | Spanish Food Market Song (First: Episode 1111) |
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SCENE 6 | Monty enters the store to help Mr. Handford prepare for his date, claiming to know Spanish. However, the only words he knows are “hola” and "adios." |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats". Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855) |
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Animation | Pencil Box B / b (First: Episode 3040) |
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Muppets | Caveperson Days Caveperson Bert invents a window so that he and Ernie can see outside without going all the way to the cave's exit. (First: Episode 2607) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356) |
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Cartoon | A man counts forty stars at night. (First: Episode 2243) |
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SCENE 7 | Maria and Luis watch Mr. Handford and Lola arrive back from their date. They have both learned a little more of their respective languages, and Mr. Handford tells them they went dancing. They all begin to dance together to a tango version of the closing theme as Rosita announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 26 as Episode 3282.
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