| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Fun with a stick! | |||||||
| Air date | April 13, 1993 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Luis welcomes the viewer and mentions today's sponsors, while Maria reminds him that they have to gather all the toys for Gabi's play date with Big Bird, Snuffy, and some kids. |
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SCENE 1 | Luis isn't sure that the kids will play with so many toys as he and Maria greet the parents who drop their kids off. Big Bird and Snuffy arrive, and Big Bird notices a long stick sitting on top of Oscar's trash can. Big Bird has lots of ideas on how to play with the stick, such as pretending to be a conductor, a trumpet player, or a cowboy, and then decides to lead the kids in a parade. They all follow Big Bird as he marches, leaving Maria and Luis still holding the toys. |
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Cartoon | Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795) |
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Animation | Computer: forward / backward (First: Episode 3077) |
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Muppets | A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie". (First: Episode 2957) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry. (First: Episode 2641) |
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Cartoon | A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2773) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under. (First: Episode 0517) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria and Luis watch Big Bird lead the parade of kids (with Snuffy at the end) until Maria decides to lead them in a rendition of "If You're Happy and You Know It". She tries to get Luis to help out, but the kids don't follow along with the song and would rather keep playing "parade" with Big Bird. |
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Cartoon | Don't mess with the Mighty M. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1578) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Monster in a Box — Spalding Monster appears in a "one monster show." |
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Cartoon | Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393) |
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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 | Looking for shapes on the Aztec Calendar Stone (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 3049) |
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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. (First: Episode 3068) |
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Cartoon | Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702) |
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SCENE 3 | By now, Big Bird is getting bored with playing "parade" and asks Maria if they have any other games to play. Maria throws a frisbee towards them, but it lands in a tree nearby. She tries shaking it but it's wedged in a branch. Big Bird then gives her the stick so she can knock it out of the tree, and it works! Big Bird and the kids go off to play "jump over the stick," while Luis says he'll play frisbee with Maria. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0989) |
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Film | Fay Ray gets on and off a rug. (First: Episode 2635) |
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Muppets | Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air." (First: Episode 2688) |
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Cartoon | Pencil box I/i (First: Episode 2890) |
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Muppets | The Count reads the story of "Countilocks and the Twenty Rabbits" starring himself as the main character. Countilocks walks through the forest with the intention of counting her friends, The Three Bears. When she discovers that they have moved to Florida, she counts the cottage's new residents. |
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Animation | Stop-motion: tap-dancing shoes. (First: Episode 2367) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria and Luis set some food on the table in the yard and call the kids over for lunch. Big Bird and the kids are still busy playing with the stick, but then Maria gets an idea: she has everyone play "freight train," where they get in a line and pretend to be a train. Big Bird is the engine, Snuffy is the caboose, and the kids hold the stick as their freight. As they choo-choo into the yard, Maria and Luis point out that the "train" needs "coal" for energy, and give the kids some sandwiches. Big Bird jokingly asks, "When we finish this coal, Maria, can we go have our lunch?" |
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Animation | Pencil box M / m (First: Episode 3077) |
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Muppets | In song, a boy wanders into the Animal Lost and Found, looking for his pet named Homer. The shopkeeper says, "Describe Your Pet to Me." (First: Episode 2967) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle - elephant (First: Episode 0389) |
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Cartoon | "Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1656) |
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Cast | "A word from your local chicken" - A nerdy Gordon interprets a chicken's words. (First: Episode 2329) |
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Animation | A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!" (First: Episode 1981) |
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Film | An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I". (First: Episode 1077) |
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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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Muppets / Celebrity | Jodie Foster tells Oscar what the word important means, and lists the reasons why he is important to her, making him more and more annoyed. |
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Cartoon | "Magic Pig" Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Film | A child narrates a film of him and his brother, Andrew, taking a ride on the ferry. (First: Episode 2951) |
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Animation | The letter M in various typefaces. (First: Episode 2864) |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock." (First: Episode 2817) |
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Film | Kids talk about the various writing methods they use. (First: Episode 2376) |
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Cartoon | "Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1731) |
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SCENE 5 | The parents come by to pick up their kids. Before they leave, Big Bird and Snuffy elicit cheers for Maria and Luis for being such good caretakers, and Big Bird gives them the stick. Maria gladly decides to keep it on their bookcase so they can loan it to anyone who wants to play with it. Maria and Luis gather the toys and go home with Gabi while one of the kids announces the sponsors. |
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