Sesame Street | |||||||
Gina calls out sick (repeat of 2967) | |||||||
Air date | January 18, 1994 | ||||||
Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Gina is too sick to come into work at Hooper's Store today, so Mr. Handford has Savion fill in. Gina tries to assure she's fine but Mr. Handford and Savion tell her they've got the store covered. Big Bird comes in for his usual breakfast and is disappointed that Gina isn't there since she always makes it for him. Savion instead prepares him his "surprise breakfast": he hands Big Bird the ingredients as he adds them to the bowl. Big Bird doesn't get the surprise since he was told the ingredients ahead of time. The surprise turns out to be that Big Bird made the breakfast himself! Gina calls in again and is a little sad to hear how things are going well without her. | |
Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) | |
Celebrity | Take 6 sings their own version of The Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 2998) | |
Cartoon | Fish form capital and lowercase T's. (First: Episode 3126) | |
Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) | |
SCENE 2 | Savion assures Gina again on the phone that everything at Hooper's is fine. She hears the Count enter the store and tells Savion that the last time the Count visited, he had her take everything off the shelves to count them. Savion avoids the mess by agreeing not to do the same, saying that the air around them will help with his counting problem. The Count is skeptical until Savion begins blowing dozens of bubbles for him to count. | |
Cartoon | A boy shares his bubbles with some kids dancing in a field. (First: Episode 1926) cut from the Noggin version | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Mirror, Mirror — Kermit is declared the fairest of them all. (First: Episode 0685) | |
Animation | A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things. (First: Episode 3093) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Kana breathe in air. (First: Episode 3174) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 2518) | |
Cartoon | T for Turtle Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1146) | |
SCENE 3 | While Savion serves some popcorn to a couple of Honkers, Prairie Dawn calls Gina to see how she's doing. She tells her she's written a play about today's experiences... and how Savion saved the day. | |
Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) | |
Muppets | Phil Harmonic hosts another evening at the Nestropolitan Opera, featuring a performance by Placido Flamingo, "The Telephone of Brazil," to the tune of "Funiculì, Funiculà." (new music button added) (First: Episode 2457) | |
Film | Looking for shapes in a metal junkyard (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2702) cut from the Noggin version | |
Animation | Rubber Stamp #20 (First: Episode 2935) | |
SCENE 4 | Savion, the Count, and Prairie give Gina a surprise visit while Mr. Handford watches the store. The Count has brought the bubbles to cheer her up and Prairie has a book - 1001 Careers. Savion admits how hard running the store is, and tells Gina how great she is and that everyone misses her. He puts on a Fred Astaire tape for them to watch while he does a little tap dance as he blows bubbles for the Count to count; Gina states that she's feeling much better. | |
Video | Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on. (First: Episode 2600) | |
Animation | An umbrella is shaped like an octagon ... and so is a STOP sign. (First: Episode 2092) cut from the Noggin version | |
Muppets | "In South America," they say "Buenos Dias" for good morning, and "Buenas Noches" for good night. (First: Episode 3105) Some of the opening vamp was cut from the Noggin version. | |
Cartoon | A lion named Kent says that he gets a Kick out of being King of the Forest. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0463) | |
Animation | A girl dances her way into a family portrait. (First: Episode 3134) | |
Cast | Luis sings "Baa Baa Bamba". (First: Episode 2360) | |
Film | Sounds Around the House v1: a dripping water faucet, a man playing the violin, a woman vacuuming, a teenager listening to pop music, and a passing elevated train. (First: Episode 1706) cut from the Noggin version | |
Cartoon | Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 2843) cut from the Noggin version | |
Insert | At the Grouchland Ballroom, Gordon and Susan win a T-shaped award for their performance of the "Trashcan Tango". (First: Episode 1725) | |
Film | The letter T is a very useful letter. (First: Episode 0402) | |
Transition | Crystal bridge: diagonal crossover | |
Film | Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old. (First: Episode 1403) | |
Animation | Counting six red balls (First: Episode 0278) | |
Cast | Linda shows Jonathan how to sign the word "open." (First: Episode 2579) | |
Cartoon | Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438) cut from the Noggin version | |
Muppets | Cerrado with Maria and an Anything Muppet (part 1). He sings a song about how everything is Cerrado, and at the end Maria gives him an Abierto sign, which opens everything in the house. (First: Episode 3015) | |
Cartoon | Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. (First: Episode 0142) | |
Muppets | Abierto with Maria and an Anything Muppet (part 2). Now he sings a similar song about Abierto, and Maria's Cerrado sign closes everything. (First: Episode 3015) | |
Film | Examples of people and animals going down. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) | |
SCENE 5 | Herry Monster picks out a get well card for Gina, but doesn't remember how to mail it. Savion prepares the envelope for him and Herry rushes to the mailbox. After his immediate return, he's shocked to find out it'll take a few days before Gina receives it; he wants her to see it now. Herry rushes out of the store again. | |
SCENE 5 cont'd | Mr. Handford and Savion witness Herry trying to pull the mailbox from the ground, attempting to bring the whole thing to Gina. They get him to stop and suggest he go visit her instead. Herry runs off and the two return to the store as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
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