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| Roxie Marie and Elmo capture a Doozie bug (repeat of 2910) | |||||||||
| Air date | December 31, 1993 (New Year's Eve) | ||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | A strange little bug crawls across a crate in the yard. Roxie Marie tells Elmo to get out of her way when they both rush in, as she wants to follow the bug: "It's a real Doozie!" Elmo wants to help her chase the Doozie bug, but she doesn't want him to get in her way. He promises not to, but it's a difficult promise to keep... |
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SCENE 1 | Roxie has set out some books, one of which she hopes will have information about the Doozie bug. Maria points out that some bugs are dangerous, which Roxie is already aware of. They go through the stack of books, including one called Bugs, a Rabbit to Remember! (Roxie: "Hey, that's the wrong Bugs! How'd that get in there?") when they get to the last one in the stack: All About Bugs. Roxie learns that the Doozie bug is a non-dangerous creature with seven legs, lives only on Sesame Street, uses a pogo stick to get around, wears a feathery hat, and whistles through its nose. Its favorite food is corn on the cob, and its hobbies are building with blocks, using a typewriter, and playing the guitar. Just then, they spot the very bug they've been reading about, and Roxie struggles to get Elmo out of her way so she can chase it. |
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Cartoon | A caterpillar sings "Exercise Song." Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2839) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird visits Union City, New Jersey, where he learns how to play some Cuban games with some kids. (First: Episode 3061) |
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Cartoon | A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT. (First: Episode 1879) cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | A Keith Haring mural comes to life after some kids EXIT. (First: Episode 3006) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711) cut from the Noggin version |
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Song | "Playground Map Song" (First: Episode 2680) |
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SCENE 2 | Roxie lets Elmo borrow her bug net, but makes it clear that the bug she's going after belongs to her, not Elmo. After she goes away, Elmo hears the sounds of typing on a typewriter and guitar playing. He also spots a stack of giant blocks in the yard. He remembers that the Doozie bug likes all of these things so he rushes over, thinking the bug is there. Instead of catching the bug, he learns that the blocks belong to Telly, Luis was playing the guitar, and Gordon was using a typewriter. Just then, Roxie spots the bug and tells Elmo to give her the net, but he's looking in the wrong direction for it... |
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Cartoon | Fleas have fun in fur! Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0630) |
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Celebrity | Take 6 sings their own version of The Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 2998) |
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Cartoon | A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1378) |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls. (First: Episode 2529) |
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Muppets | "Honk Around the Clock" (First: Episode 1631) |
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Animation | A girl plays in, on and under a sculpture. (First: Episode 2898) |
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SCENE 3 | Roxie has set up a trail to lead the bug towards her, using Gordon's typewriter, Luis' guitar, and a plate of corn on the cob. She thinks she has succeeded in trapping the bug when she hears the associated noises, but finds it was Elmo who fell into the trap (he wanted to see what it felt like to be a bug). Suddenly, they hear the same noises and see the Doozie bug, who asks for more corn. Roxie quickly throws her net over the bug, who remarks, "I am not amused..." |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Sloth (First: Episode 2500) |
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Animation | The word TOY is displayed, followed by a wind-up drum-playing panda. (First: Episode 3067) |
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Muppets | "The Elephant Elevator Operator" (First: Episode 3067) |
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Animation | F candles (First: Episode 3081) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Morgan sings the alphabet for Grover. (First: Episode 3133) |
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Cartoon | A map of Africa morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2627) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | A boy who lives in the Congo narrates a film of the kinds of games he and his peers play. (First: Episode 2668) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria gives Roxie a shoebox for the bug with holes all over it so it can breathe. Roxie plans to take the bug home and keep it in her room when suddenly, she and Elmo hear the bug crying inside the box. Elmo lets the bug out and learns that it wants to go home to its family. Roxie sadly realizes that she has to let the bug go, and says goodbye to it. Elmo comforts her by saying, "It's nice to make a bug happy, Roxie." |
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Animation | A paper crumples to reveal Q, q and Qq. (First: Episode 3105) |
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Film | A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (First: Episode 1716) |
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Cartoon | Q-quiet! (tree chopping) (First: Episode 0675) |
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Muppets / Cast | Ernie and Bert: The Picnic at the Movies — Ernie and Bert go to the movies to see a silent movie called "The Picnic." (First: Episode 2071) |
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Animation | Fans unveil Q and q. (First: Episode 2895) |
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Film | A park ranger speaks to a group of kids about trees and the fruits that come from them. Then all the kids hug a tree. (First: Episode 2891) |
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SCENE 5 | Hoots notices Roxie feeling very sad about letting her bug go. He knows how she feels - owls like bugs as well (but for a different reason). It becomes dark as he plays his saxophone and sings the "Lost Bug Blues" with his back-up band. |
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Cartoon | Snacks On Parade: How peanut butter is made, from peanuts growing in the ground, how it gets to your plate, and where you should keep peanut butter with you (underwater). Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1301) |
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Muppets | Bip Bippadotta and The Androoze Sisters sing "Everybody's Song." (First: Episode 2064) |
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Cartoon | A young bespectacled man with an accordion asks how much it costs to cross the bridge. The Bridgekeeper says admission is free, but requires that the young man show him three triangles. Two of them are found in the bridgework, and the man uses the bridgekeeper's staff to draw a third triangle in the dirt. Although the bridgekeeper has his order filled, he asks the man to play a tune on his accordion. This additional request takes the young man by surprise, but he is told to do so for the opportunity to cross the bridge. (First: Episode 1572) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - Ola Part 1 (First: Episode 3160) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - Ola Part 2 (First: Episode 3160) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams must save the world by cleaning it. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2839) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - Ola Part 3 (First: Episode 3136) |
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SCENE 6 | Roxie talks with Maria and Gordon about having to let the bug go when Elmo runs in and tries to tell her something important. She refuses to talk to Elmo anymore today, since he seemed to get in her way of everything. Elmo shrugs, and goes off to play with his new Doozie bug pals by himself. Roxie is surprised and tries to catch up when they head for Elmo's house. Hoots announces the sponsors, and the "Big Bird in the park" credit sequence follows. |
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