| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Looking for bananas; Oscar helps Ruthie | |||||||||
| Air date | December 6, 1993 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||||
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COLD OPEN | Swinging from their tails on the swing set bar in the park, Joey and Davey Monkey introduce today's sponsors, as well as their favorite word: BANANA. They have a banana for their lunch, but Davey isn't sure if it's really a banana. It may look like one and smells like one, but Davey confirms it by eating the whole thing, infuriating his brother. |
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SCENE 1 | Davey and Joey find Jamal on his break, asleep on a park bench with a banana next to him. Since Davey ate the last banana, he gives Joey ideas on the best way to get it, settling on just asking for it. As the two argue over whether he should do it softly or loudly, Jamal wakes up and eats the entire banana. |
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Cartoon | "Five Baby Oysters" (First: Episode 2257) |
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Film | Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city. (First: Episode 2889) |
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Cartoon | A for Acorn (First: Episode 1626) |
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Animation | Letter Garden: A Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3027) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola observe a letter A. Ernie calls out, "A, Bert!" (First: Episode 0551) cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | A snail shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2039) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | "I Love You (More or Less)" (First: Episode 2990) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is told that somebody at table 18 has a phone call, and after he struggles to get to the table, he is told to take a message. (First: Episode 2549) |
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SCENE 2 | Davey and Joey visit Hooper's Store and see Gina is selling bananas for 25 cents each. Since they have no money, they offer jokes instead. After their corny song-and-dance routine and unfunny jokes, Gina offers them a banana if they agree to leave her alone. |
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Cartoon | Why did the chicken cross the road? (First: Episode 2050) cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | In stop-motion, sandwich ingredients square-dance in a ring and arrange themselves into a sandwich, which gets a bite taken out of it in a refrigerator. (First: Episode 3080) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A spoof of Alice Cooper's "Eighteen" - the number of sandwiches the singer has to choose from. (First: Episode 2859) |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn directs Grover in "Singin' in the Rain." (First: Episode 2961) |
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Animation | Abstract #18 (First: Episode 2859) |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story" over film footage which shows the insides of ordinary household items. (First: Episode 2724) |
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Cartoon | A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2808) |
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SCENE 3 | Davey and Joey finish the banana, and Joey wishes he had more. He even wishes everything he touched would turn into bananas. In a fantasy, Joey turns several items at Finders Keepers into bananas, but accidentally turns Davey into a bunch when hugging him. Back in reality, Joey is relieved his friend is okay before they go off in search of more bananas. |
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Cartoon | "Banana Samba" (First: Episode 2920) |
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Muppets | After sounding out the word "cheese," the Two-Headed Monster poses for many pictures. (First: Episode 2742) |
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Song | "Say Cheese" |
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Cartoon | A girl talks about her skin. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2611) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Three Anything Muppet babies sing "A Baby's Life." (First: Episode 1423) |
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Cartoon | In the "Land of No Shoelaces", people find it difficult to play basketball, swing, and run, until Edna Lovelace comes along. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3102) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Prairie Dawn is sad because of how small she is; Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers cheer her up by singing "Small People". They are joined by Big Bird, Snuffy, the Birdketeers, Natasha, Merry Monster, and Billy. (First: Episode 2945) |
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Cartoon | Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733) |
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Film | Two Navajo kids go to school in Arizona. This year, Dante enters pre-school. (First: Episode 2680) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A chicken sings "It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather." (First: Episode 2979) |
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Animation | Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar lets Ruthie use his pet mule Iago (David Rudman) to help carry her items while her motorcycle is in the shop. Ruthie finds Oscar's goodwill very out of character until she learns that stubborn Iago won't go the same way she pulls. Ruthie remembers a trick she learned when dealing with another mule - if she pulls the opposite way, Iago will instead go the way she wants. This method works and she leads him to around the corner. |
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Animation | Cecille sings “Up Down, In Out, Over and Under.” (First: Episode 2746) |
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Film | A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Cartoon | This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507) |
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Animation | Ornate Vs spin around as a song about them plays. (First: Episode 2942) |
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Cartoon | A boy's friends bring him flowers to cheer him up, not knowing that he's allergic to them. (First: Episode 1524) |
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Film | Fay Ray climbs over a box. (First: Episode 2620) |
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Cartoon | In song, an ostrich, frog, mole and bee change lifestyles, which alters which one is over, under, around and through. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1716) |
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SCENE 5 | Ruthie and Iago make it back to Finders Keepers after running her errands, just in time to say goodbye. Ruthie pulls out miniature versions of the sponsors from one of Iago's bags and announces them, but Iago runs off before she can finish unloading the rest of her stuff. |
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