| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Planning a world trip | |||||||
| Air date | February 21, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Maria observes Big Bird and Snuffy exclaiming, "Around!" as they walk around the manhole cover in the yard. She presents today's sponsors and wonders what those two are up to. |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Snuffy explain to Maria that they intend to take a trip around the world, and are practicing the "around" part by going around the manhole cover. They're surprised to learn that the Earth is much bigger than they thought, so they practice walking around something bigger - Maria. |
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Song | "Around and Around" (First: Episode 2753) |
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Cartoon | A flame burns through a capital letter F, ultimately revealing a lowercase letter f. (First: Episode 2288) |
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Film | Alphaquest: F A faucet finishes a fire, and flood of freaky fish. (First: Episode 2759) |
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Cartoon | Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (First: Episode 0128) |
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Muppets | As a Sesame Street Travel Tip, a pair of Anything Muppets sing about the latest travel destination, Antarctica! (First: Episode 2938) |
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Film | A mother helps her child play the drums. (First: Episode 3156) |
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Cartoon | Dinah from South Carolina exchanges letters with her friend Ling Lu in China. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Snuffy arrive at Finders Keepers, where Ruthie informs them that if they're planning a world trip, they must account for the various weather conditions. She gives them various items to shield them from the elements, like an umbrella to protect them from the heat, galoshes for the wet weather, and a sled to slide down big mountains. She also points out that they won't be able to swim the oceans (even with floaties), so she gives them an inflatable raft. |
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Cartoon | A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0413) |
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Muppets | Sonny Friendly hosts "The Crying Game," where Sonny tells a sad story, and whoever (Luke Warm, Ida Nomer, and Gordon Blue) cries the hardest wins. However, after Sonny learns that the prize is his own teddy bear, he cries the hardest and wins. |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Animation | Playing cards form the letter T; the jack and queen tango. (First: Episode 3138) |
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Cartoon | T for Turtle Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1146) |
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SCENE 3 | Inspired by Big Bird and Snuffy's world trip, Celina teaches the kids some dances from around the world at her dance studio. They all perform dances from Spain, Nigeria, India, and Russia. |
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Cartoon | A lizard, a girl and a dog dance. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2795) |
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Film | A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance. (First: Episode 2498) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster goes to the bakery for a special birthday cookie. The baker lists all the ingredients of the cookie, as Cookie visualizes it. The visualized image looks so delicious that he eats it. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before and after. (First: Episode 0694) |
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Film | Various situations of before and after, to a hip-hop beat. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Randy Travis sings "You Gotta Ask Some Questions." (First: Episode 2782) |
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Animation | "We Are Kids From Far and Wide": A girl describes the preparation for the Galungan festival in Bali, Indonesia. (First: Episode 2750) |
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SCENE 4 | Snuffy and Big Bird find Gina to request one last item for their trip: another head of cabbage, as Snuffy won't be able to request any in the foreign lands if he can't speak the native language. Ava, Vanna, and Jamel teach them the different ways to say "cabbage" in Russian, Indian, and Nigerian respectively. Gina chimes in, giving the French translation. Big Bird proposes they make a list of the different translations, though Snuffy insists they still take the cabbages along with them (in case they lose the list). |
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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 boy dances his way into his family's portrait. (First: Episode 3129) |
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Muppets | Kermit and some Anything Muppets sing "I Wonder 'Bout the World Above." (First: Episode 2679) |
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Film | Kids narrate footage of whales. (First: Episode 1407) |
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Cartoon | A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa. (First: Episode 0765) |
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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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SCENE 5 | Big Bird and Snuffy are ready to depart and assume Maria will be joining them, as she'll help them cross the street. They also believe they can be back within two hours, though Maria and the others point out it'll take many, many days (even past Snuffy's suppertime). With this new information, the two begin to get upset until Maria suggests that they pretend they're traveling the world instead! Everyone joins Big Bird and Snuffy in their pretend trip. |
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Film / Animation | Lake (time-lapse) (First: Episode 2700) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street Movie Classics presents: "High 12" In a parody of High Noon, Clementine doesn't want Forgetful Jones to meet Sinister Sam, the meanest man in the west, at the traintracks at noon, especially since it's their wedding day. But both Forgetful Jones and a horse (in song, referencing "Do Not Forsake Me" from High Noon) convince her that "a man's got to do what a man's got to do". Sinister Sam shows up and, in a threatening manner, informs Forgetful Jones that he's got something to say to him ... "I think it was mighty nice of you to remember to meet my train!" They all hit the saloon for lemonade, leaving Clementine dejected. (First: Episode 2614) |
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Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" (#12) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985) |
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SCENE 6 | Back at Big Bird's nest, Big Bird and Snuffy make plans for tomorrow, where they'll go to the Moon. Since it might take several days, they decide to just plan for the trip instead. The two practice their moonwalking as Ruthie announces the sponsors. |
Supporting cast[]
- Tamara Clarke, Michael Bundy, Sage Garner, Maryvic De Leon, Kristina Rodriguez, Vanna V. Parikh, Ava Diapice, Jamel Vinson as The Kids
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