| Sesame Street | |||||||
| A day at the movies | |||||||
| Air date | March 10, 1993 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Elmo mentions today's sponsors and catches up with Big Bird, Snuffy, Savion, and Gina because they're all going to see a movie today called Honey, I Shrunk the Snuffleupagus. "This should be interesting," Savion comments to Gina as they make their way to the movies. |
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SCENE 1 | At the movie theater, a couple discusses the movie they're about to see, and the husband points out that they came early to get good seats. Just then, the gang arrives at the theater one by one, and the couple has to move one seat over every time someone sits in front of them. Once Snuffy comes in and reports that they're out of cabbage candy, the wife becomes furious and the husband follows her out of the theater; Snuffy thinks they must really like cabbage candy. |
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Cartoon | A parade of toys illustrates first and last. (First: Episode 2857) |
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Song | "Ookyook Song," a Joe Raposo song with the Alaskan words for all the things you need to put on when it's Ookyook (winter). (First: Episode 2360) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At night, Ernie gets creative inspiration to write a poem about what he likes, but has trouble with finding a word that rhymes with "dirt." (First: Episode 2399) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Marmoset. (First: Episode 2487) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird, Snuffy, and Elmo get impatient for the movie to start, but Savion and Gina suggest finding something else to do while waiting. Elmo decides to imagine his own movie about a "turtle bird" (a winged turtle that can fly and swim) that rescues a kitten from a tree. Savion then tells them to imagine the lights getting low and the movie starting. The lights do dim, and the first of several features (rated L and K) come on... |
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Cartoon | L for Laugh Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2767) |
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Film | Children dance to different rhythms from around the world. (First: Episode 2499) |
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Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, kitten (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets / Celebrity |
"Pretty Great Performances" features Placido Flamingo and the All-Animal Orchestra, led by conductor Seiji Ozawa (First: Episode 2485) |
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Cartoon | 19 kernels of popcorn pop. (First: Episode 2855) |
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Cast | Luis sings "Baa Baa Bamba." (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2829) |
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Film | Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. (First: Episode 0984) |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 1. (First: Episode 1561) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." (First: Episode 0492) |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 2. (First: Episode 1521) |
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Film | A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts. (First: Episode 1125) |
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Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 3. (First: Episode 1463) |
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Cartoon | Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter. (First: Episode 0619) |
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SCENE 3 | Snuffy really wants to see the movie, but he has to wait for the coming attractions to finish. The next trailer they see is for a movie called Wet Paint, about a couple (who coincidentally look just like Gina and Savion) and their lives being forever touched by... WET PAINT! The couple ends up getting paint stains on their clothes wherever there is a "wet paint" sign nearby (even on the dance floor). When the trailer concludes (and Gina and Savion comment that they'll likely be skipping that one), Snuffy now fears he'll miss the main attraction because he has to use the restroom. Savion accompanies him, and soon Big Bird and Elmo decide to join them as well. |
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Cartoon | A painter pops out of a box and paints a lion, then hangs a "wet paint" sign on it. (First: Episode 1397) |
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Song | "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in Line — Kermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium. (First: Episode 1327) |
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Cartoon | K for kangaroo (First: Episode 2498) |
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Muppets | "One Banana" (First: Episode 1941) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #19 (First: Episode 2937) |
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Cartoon | Different uses of a triangle (Spanish) (First: Episode 1753) |
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SCENE 4 | The feature presentation, Honey, I Shrunk the Snuffleupagus, finally begins and Snuffy becomes excited. In the first scene (only heard in voiceover), Dr. Snuffenstein shows his assistant Lola the Snuffleupagus-shrinking machine he's going to try out on himself. Snuffy is suddenly terrified at the idea of a Snuffleupagus becoming smaller, and Gina follows him as he runs out into the lobby. |
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Cartoon | Dr. Nancy Einstein shows how the brain works. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2607) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones climb the "Mountain of Love." (First: Episode 2733) |
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Film | Empty / full playground (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0415) |
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Cartoon | At a construction site, a blue man builds a cuckoo clock, which gives him his lunch. (First: Episode 1924) |
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Film | A panda tries to scratch an itch. (First: Episode 0931) |
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Muppets | Ernie plays a game of "Touch Your Face" with the viewer. (First: Episode 0869) |
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Cartoon | A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things. |
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SCENE 5 | Back at Hooper's Store, the gang tells Mr. Handford how the movie was, though Snuffy and Gina didn't really see it because Snuffy was too scared to watch the rest. They all reassure Snuffy that the movie had a happy ending, but when they describe it from the beginning (when the Snuffleupagus got smaller and smaller), Snuffy runs away in fear again and the gang follows him. Mr. Handford stays at the store and announces the sponsors. |
Supporting cast[]
- Jerry Nelson as Homer and Dr. Snuffenstein
- Julianne Buescher as Pauline and Lola
- Martin P. Robinson as coming attractions announcer
- Jim Martin as the Wet Paint trailer announcer
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 26 as Episode 3288.
- Among the coming attractions that can be heard before the movie is one for "Spaceship Surprise."
- Puppeteers Judy Sladky and Jim Martin and talent producer Danette DeSena make on-screen cameos as theater patrons.
- Snuffy had no previous qualms about a tiny Snuffleupagus when he himself shrank by magic in Episode 2192.
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