| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Playing scientists | |||||||||
| Air date | January 6, 1994 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird, Gabi, and Elmo welcome the viewer, and present poems about the sponsors using giant signs for visuals. Big Bird does one for the letters O and V, and Gabi does another for the number 1. Elmo's poem is about the word of the day - "HOT," but he needs a reminder for what it means when words rhyme. He's able to do his poem, and soon he can't stop making more rhymes for "hot." |
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Animation | Match the word HOT. (new music added) (First: Episode 2055) |
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Song | "Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702) |
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Cartoon | O for open, off, owl, ocean (First: Episode 3091) |
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Muppets | Director Kermit: Oklahoma — Forgetful Jones can't remember his lines prompting frustration from Kermit. (First: Episode 2544) |
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Film | A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O. (First: Episode 3136) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo makes a few more rhymes for "hot" but gets upset and says "Rats!" when he can't think of anymore. Maria notices Elmo's bad mood and tells him that he can play something else until he thinks of more rhymes, or he could start over with a new word. Elmo feels better and thanks her by giving her his "HOT" sign. |
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Cartoon | "The Room Is Full of Chickens" (First: Episode 2971) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Rhyming Game — Ernie gets Bert to participate in a rhyme game, but Ernie ends the game just as Bert is starting to enjoy it. (First: Episode 0798) |
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Cartoon | Hortense beats one drum. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2570) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — A winged number 1 flies over a cuckoo's nest. (First: Episode 2674) |
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Cartoon | Kids count one duck in the pond. (Beginning with this episode, additional music cues are added to this segment.) (First: Episode 3095) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | As Los Lobos perform "El Canelo," the title character goes grocery-shopping for them. (First: Episode 3113) |
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Film | A girl's grandmother teaches Spanish to her parrot Kuka. (First: Episode 3101) |
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Cartoon | A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (First: Episode 0768) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Telly is shocked to see Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats at the library. They explain that in addition to being rock stars, they're also "Rock 'N Roll Readers." (First: Episode 2612) |
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Film | A girl floats around in a circle. (First: Episode 3130) |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2440) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Erik shows Grover his teeth, and tells him how teeth are used. (First: Episode 1639) |
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Cartoon | A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of. (First: Episode 1476) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo, Gabi, Big Bird, and Prairie Dawn are assembled at the playground, wondering what to play. Prairie suggests they play "scientists" and think of a question they could find an answer to. Elmo notices Big Bird pacing back and forth and wonders why he's walking like that, inspiring them to make a question: Why do people walk instead of hopping? They split up and go to find an answer. |
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Animation | See the lion walk. (First: Episode 0993) |
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Song | "Froggy Kickin'" (First: Episode 2155) |
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Cartoon | Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus. (First: Episode 0926) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | "Pond Full of Fish" (First: Episode 2840) |
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Cartoon | While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup. (First: Episode 0004) |
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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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Cartoon | A purple elephant tries to get 10 peanuts in his trunk at once, but can't, so he smushes them into peanut butter instead. (First: Episode 2987) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird and Gabi run into Carlo and ask him why he walks instead of hopping on one leg. He tells them to try it out for themselves, so they try hopping to Big Bird's nest and find it's difficult and tiring to hop a lot. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Meanwhile, Elmo and Prairie stop Mr. Handford and ask him why he walks instead of hopping on both feet. He tells them that he's able to get around faster by walking and demonstrates. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Back at the playground, the kids share their discoveries and conclude it's better to walk than hop... unless you're a frog or a rabbit, who happen to pass by. They hop along with the animals and Prairie remarks, "Don't you just love science?" |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2586) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air." (First: Episode 2688) |
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Cartoon | A poem about changing seasons. (First: Episode 0962) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | How paper is recycled (First: Episode 2710) |
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Cartoon | Jasper and Julius: Apple (First: Episode 0485) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | "Six Kids Subtraction" (First: Episode 2670) |
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Cartoon | V for violin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1157) |
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Animation | Ornate Vs spin around as a song about them plays. (First: Episode 2942) |
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Animation | Sand V/v (First: Episode 0637) |
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SCENE 5 | The rabbit and frog hop some more until the rabbit (Alice Dinnean) stops and asks the frog if he ever wonders why they don't walk instead of hopping everywhere. The frog replies with a simple "Nope," and they continue hopping. Maria announces the sponsors. |
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