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| The strange squeaky sound at the Furry Arms Hotel / Gordon tutors Carlo | |||||||||
| Air date | December 20, 1993 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||
| Written by | Jon Stone | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | The camera follows Big Bird's view as he peers into the Furry Arms Hotel, where business is silly as usual. After Humphrey and Ingrid deal with an irate customer wishing that his pet human were allowed in, Miss Netherland reminds them to have the Tillstrom Suite ready for a tour bus full of sheep, as well as doing something about the nasty squeaking noise she's been hearing. The two managers constantly give Benny Rabbit orders concerning his hotel duties and the squeak, frustrating him as he's still on his break. He gives in and gets back to work, squeaking his teeth in aggravation... revealing the source of the sound. (YouTube) |
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Cartoon | A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1518) cut from the Noggin version |
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Song | "Elbows and Knees" (First: Episode 2641) |
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Cartoon | D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done (First: Episode 3060) |
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Film | D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs and hobbies that begin with D. (First: Episode 0367) |
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Cartoon | D-dart (First: Episode 0292) |
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SCENE 2 | Benny has retrieved a bucket of chicken fat from the kitchen (earning the ire of an angry chicken). He falls and spills some on the lobby floor before greasing the revolving door, seeing if that will fix the squeak. Several penguin guests end up slipping on the chicken grease (followed by a barking Wolfgang) when the sheep from the tour bus arrive. Since the Tillstrom Suite isn't ready, Humphrey and Ingrid decide to put them in the Baird Suite instead. Benny counts as the 17 sheep fly through the over-greased revolving door, and the monsters slip on the grease when retrieving their luggage. (YouTube) |
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Cartoon | A frog pushes another frog in a wheelbarrow while walking on a planet, as kid voice-overs count to 10. (First: Episode 3109) |
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Animation | Native American bead designs display some wild animals, which have Indian names. (First: Episode 2972) |
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Film | A Navajo boy who lives in the dessert talks about how his family has to pump water from the ground. (First: Episode 2646) |
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Muppets | "City-Country Song" (First: Episode 0681) |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly find a place for their picture of their favorite rock star, Danny. (First: Episode 1295) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Kids take swimming lessons. (First: Episode 1232) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures #17 (First: Episode 2745) |
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SCENE 3 | Benny confides to the Dinger bellhop that he's put chicken fat on the ceiling fan, hoping that will get rid of the squeak. As a result, the fan spins extra fast making the lobby very windy. A passing elephant slips on the spilled chicken fat and flies up to the ceiling fan, getting stuck! Benny puts up a "DANGER" sign, which Humphrey and Ingrid try to read. (Humphrey: "'DAN-GER'... who's Dan Ger?" Ingrid: "Didn't he play for the '69 Giants?") The monsters realize the sign really says "danger," but it's too late: the elephant lands on Humphrey and Ingrid and flattens them. Meanwhile, Miss Netherland hears the squeak again and traces it to Benny's teeth. She politely asks him if he has a mouse in his mouth before deciding that the hotel will just have to live with the noise. |
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Cartoon | A baby sees a "danger" sign, which points to several dangerous images. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Song | "We Got the Power!" - a hip-hop song about computers (First: Episode 3058) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: G-gorilla (First: Episode 0085) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows. (new music added) (First: Episode 0210) |
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Cartoon | A Gorilla applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Cast | Savion, Gina and Big Bird play "Rhyme Out." (new music button added) (First: Episode 2979) |
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Cartoon | A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0244) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik play a rhyming game. (First: Episode 1754) |
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Cartoon | Rap #17 (First: Episode 2488) |
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Film | Fay Ray listens to music on a walkman. (First: Episode 2614) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo plays a game called "Statues" with the viewer. The object of the game is to dance whenever the upbeat rock music plays, and to hold completely still like a statue whenever the music stops. |
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Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi. (First: Episode 2791) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: How the Three Little Pigs Feel — Kermit gets reactions to the Big Bad Wolf blowing down the Three Little Pigs' houses. (First: Episode 1974) |
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Song | 14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street." (First: Episode 2556) |
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SCENE 5 | At his apartment, Gordon explains that Carlo, one of his students, wants to go to a science school and is preparing for an entry exam. He promised Carlo that he'd tutor him, and in exchange Carlo will teach him Spanish; since he has so many students that speak Spanish, he feels that he should study for them since they study for him. Carlo arrives and notices Gordon's flute. He ends up tricking Gordon into believing he can't play it before performing an elaborate melody for him. Gordon then asks if Carlo can give him Spanish and flute lessons. |
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Cartoon | A Spanish-speaking man falls into a hole, and a dragon helps him out. Artist: Chris Hinton (First: Episode 2211) |
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Film | Penguins take a bath. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0233) |
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Cartoon | Two men compete to be in front. (First: Episode 0789) |
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Film | A mother helps her child play the drums. |
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SCENE 6 | Now out on the stoop, Gordon explains to Carlo that when a sound is made, it actually takes a while for it to get into somebody's ear because of the vibration; Carlo surprises Gordon by knowing the speed of sound. Oscar overhears the two and tells Gordon that what he's teaching Carlo is interesting. He then tricks Gordon into walking down Sesame Street to conduct an experiment by moving as far away as possible and make a sound to travel through the street. Gordon makes it to the park before realizing that he's been had by both Oscar and Carlo today. ("You know, before the day is through, one of them is gonna try to sell me the Brooklyn Bridge!") |
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Cartoon | A green man demonstrates dark and light. (First: Episode 1129) |
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Muppets | The Squirrelles sing "Nuts About Nuts." |
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Film | Beads arrange themselves in different ways, and finally stick themselves to a boy's jacket. (First: Episode 3045) |
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SCENE 7 | Aley and Jon help Elmo announce the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 27 as Episode 3414.
- Additional performers include Martin P. Robinson (as a chicken and Frazzle, in a rare moment where he speaks coherently), Brian Muehl (as a pony), Peter Linz (as a penguin and sheep), Pam Arciero (as a penguin), Noel MacNeal (as sheep), and Jim Martin (as a sheep), with Joey Mazzarino (as sheep).
- The script for this episode refers to the meek little AM man that is the monster's pet as a "Tony type," referring to an old Sesame Street character who was frequently accosted by large monsters.
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