| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Sir John Feelgood returns | |||||||
| Air date | March 1, 1993 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and the Birdketeers are excited because they're about to meet "the world's greatest actor." Just then, they think they hear the sound of Wolfgang barking, and soon find out that it's really Sir John Feelgood pretending to be a seal! He gets a standing ovation from the unseen crowd, and Big Bird remarks how convincing he was just now. Sir John points out that all it takes to be an actor is a great imagination, and sings "That's Pretending" as he tells Big Bird and the Birdketeers the many things they can pretend to be. |
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Animation | Amelia likes to pretend she can fly. (First: Episode 2902) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover has a new method of remembering orders: He makes up a poem to remember what is ordered and who ordered it. Mr. Johnson orders a cheeseburger with a pickle and French fries, which Grover interprets as "Round and tasty on a bun, pickles, French fries, yum, yum, yum!" However, he brings Mr. Johnson a grapefruit on a bun. (First: Episode 2418) |
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Cartoon | Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579) |
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Film | A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0474) |
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Cartoon | Fruita Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1485) |
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Animation | Growing Numbers #13 (First: Episode 2924) |
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Cartoon | Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird points out to Maria that Sir John is coming to the Fix-It Shop to get his toaster fixed. "Alas, poor toaster," he laments sadly, "I knew you well." He notes that his sadness is genuine, and pretends to be a slice of bread going down into the toaster, then popping up ("I was once the toast of Broadway, you know!"). He then demonstrates what his broken toaster does now, popping down then back up. "I think there's a screw loose somewhere," Maria comments and tells him to pick up his toaster later. Sir John sadly says goodbye to his toaster with an emotional exit, keeping his eye on the toaster until the last moment. Big Bird says goodbye to Maria in the same way, but accidentally crashes into something while walking backwards. |
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Cartoon | A man shows the difference between a regular slice of bread and a toasted one. (First: Episode 1497) |
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Muppets | The Adventures of Prairie Dawn: The Empty Box — Prairie Dawn finds herself in a real adventure when trying to throw away an empty box. |
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Cartoon | Cap'n Feenie asks, "What is it?" It's the ocean. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2710) |
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Muppets | "Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614) |
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Cartoon | Can you think of words that rhyme with BALL? (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler) (First: Episode 0773) |
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Cast | Savion plays a rhyming game with the viewer while tap-dancing. (First: Episode 2859) |
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Cartoon | A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. (First: Episode 1167) |
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Cartoon | A bird displays the front and back of a turtle. (First: Episode 0789) |
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Video | Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on. (First: Episode 2600) |
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Animation | CH words are formed on a set of hanging click-balls. (First: Episode 2591) |
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SCENE 3 | At Hooper's Store, a woman tries to get her daughter Kaity to try oatmeal for the first time, but she is reluctant. Sir John comes in and helps by re-enacting the time when he tried cereal as a boy, assuming the roles of himself, his mommy, his uncle Wilfred, his aunt Lavinia, and his dog Alphadophilus. While Sir John is caught up in the routine, he doesn't notice that Kaity has finished eating all the oatmeal. They're pleased to see that she is not pretending, and the unseen audience tosses flowers to her in admiration. |
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Cartoon | A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying. (First: Episode 0862) |
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Muppets | Grover, Herry, Cookie Monster, and Frazzle sing "Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)." (First: Episode 1644) |
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Animation | Sand A/a (First: Episode 0628) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Robin Williams shows Elmo the many fun things one can do with a stick. (First: Episode 2835) |
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Cartoon | A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Film | Fay Ray dresses up as a "green elephant", a moose, and "Kermit the dog". (First: Episode 2864) |
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Animation | Abstract count to 13. (First: Episode 2809) |
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SCENE 4 | Sir John comes back to Hooper's, and asks Mr. Handford for something to read. He picks Wheels and Speed magazine because he likes to pretend he's a fast racing car - which he does, scattering the newspapers in the stand as he zips around. He also spots Elephants Illustrated which reminds him how much he likes pretending to be an elephant. He lets out a trumpeting noise, which is so good it attracts the attention of a real elephant (David Rudman) who confuses him for his uncle Fred. Finally, he asks Mr. Handford for Cuckoo Clocks and Gardens, but Hooper's doesn't have a copy of it; Sir John pretends to read it instead, and the elephant joins him in saying "Cuckoo!" |
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Animation | Cecille sings "I Want to Be Me." (First: Episode 2791) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya? (First: Episode 0293) |
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Cartoon | A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster reads the sign atop a miniature school building, and observes a small group of children that run out of it. Once they've left, the monster picks up the now empty building, and declares, "School's out!" (First: Episode 1907) |
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Cartoon | An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A. (First: Episode 2813) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark". Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2520) |
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Cartoon | A boy puts together a fishbowl, and watches his fish swim around in it. (First: Episode 2030) |
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Muppets | Four lambs sing about how they always add up to four. (First: Episode 2980) |
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Animation | Dot Bridge #1: 30 dots (perfect) (First: Episode 0001) |
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Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria gives Sir John back his toaster, which is finally fixed. Big Bird asks him to come back again sometime, and he says he will because being on Sesame Street makes him happy (without having to pretend). Maria announces the sponsors as Sir John points out the other feelings he could pretend to have, and flowers fly at him from all directions from his adoring and ubiquitous audience. |
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