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| Old King Cole, a mean old soul | |||||||
| Air date | February 22, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
| Written by | Josh Selig | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | At Finders Keepers, Ruthie goes through some of her memorabilia and sings to Big Bird and the kids about how the items make her feel like laughing. |
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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) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Postman Always Rings Twice — Grover waits for the postman to deliver his important letter. (First: Episode 2729) |
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Cartoon | "Ooh What a Fabulous Party" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3006) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs get next to each other in pictures. (First: Episode 3011) |
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Muppets | The Oinker Sisters sing about what's "Important" to them. (First: Episode 2818) |
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Cartoon | Three owls blink. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1469) |
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Cartoon | Three computer animated fish. (First: Episode 2792) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | All the kids are too busy to enjoy looking at Telly's triangle with him. He runs into John Goodman, who happens to be a hardcore triangle lover himself. |
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Film | Looking for triangles in the city (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2696) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones forgets what he has to do at night. Clementine tells him it involves using a toothbrush, and he remembers that he and Buster the Horse have to brush each other's teeth. Remade version (First: Episode 2068) |
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Song | "Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745) |
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Animation | "Toothpaste ... coming soon to a mouth near you!" (First: Episode 2876) |
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Cartoon | A man tries to get directions to a parking space, and eventually uses a map to get there. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 2734) |
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Muppets | Mysterious Theater: Dial M for Mother! — Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out what he needs to call his mother before Big Ben strikes midnight... as he stands next to a London telephone booth. The message Sherlock has is to wish his mother a happy birthday. (new music added) (First: Episode 2727) |
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Song | "Mom and Me" (First: Episode 2462) |
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SCENE 2 | Prairie Dawn and Luis enjoy a nice, quiet day in the park reading. However, the silence is broken by various loud, city sounds such as dogs barking, a traffic jam, and a jackhammer. Eventually, Prairie has had enough and loudly calls for some peace. The noises suddenly stop at once and Prairie remarks, "Sometimes, you have to be loud to get it to be quiet." |
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Cartoon | A mysterious little box on a tightrope entraps a bird, a train, and a cat, which can still be heard. A large frog eats the box, and makes all of the sounds inside. (First: Episode 1518) |
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Film | "Body Dance" (MC Lyte) (First: Episode 2816) |
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Muppets | Muppet and Kid Moments: Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Animation | T for toothbrush and toothpaste (First: Episode 2811) |
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Film | The floating kids form a capital T. (First: Episode 3121) |
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Cartoon | Gordon's Voiceover 'T/t': Two caterpillars form T and t. (First: Episode 2223) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis heads back to work when Monty shows up to do something silly with Prairie - by jumping, waving, and shouting, "Arugula!" Prairie wants no part in this and wants to continue reading, but Monty believes she doesn't even know how to be silly. Prairie gets so fed up with Monty's pestering that she demonstrates how silly she can be, and by the time she waves her arms and shouts "Arugula!", Monty is distracted and misses seeing it. |
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Cartoon | Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Film | Five girls play a clapping game. (First: Episode 2763) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1814) |
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Cartoon | A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle. (First: Episode 0784) |
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SCENE 4 | Back at Finders Keepers, Big Bird comes across a bowl that previously belonged to Old King Cole. Ruthie recalls a time when he wasn't a merry old soul, but in fact, a mean one... |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Ruthie tells the story of Old King Cole, who would mock his staff for being so different and give them names like "Blue Nose" and "Funny Talker." Their feelings hurt, everybody quits on him. Suddenly, he gets a visit from his Fairy Godmother (Ruthie) who explains what he did was wrong. He doesn't seem to care and makes fun of her too, causing her to abandon him as well. Soon enough, King Cole becomes sad because there's no one around to bring him his pipe and bowl and fiddle for him - but worst of all, he has no friends. His Fairy Godmother returns and summons his friends so he can apologize and promise never to call anyone names again. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | After the story, King Cole appears, having a lunch date with Ruthie. He compliments everyone in the store and invites them to join him for lunch. |
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Cartoon | Two white squares try to push a great big object, and are reluctant to let a black square join them at first. (First: Episode 2849) |
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Film | Cat block structure. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Princess and the C — Kermit meets the wrong princess. (First: Episode 2527) |
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Animation | Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625) |
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SCENE 5 | Everyone assembles in the yard for lunch, where King Cole's staff has prepared various international dishes. Ruthie and Big Bird announce the sponsors, which King Cole also praises with compliments. |
Supporting cast[]
- Martin P. Robinson as Old King Cole
- Kevin Clash as Pumpkin servant
- Julianne Buescher as Green servant
- David Rudman as Purple fiddler
- Joey Mazzarino as Fat Blue fiddler
- Alice Dinnean as Lavender fiddler
Notes[]
- The stone replicas of the letter D and the number 16 (from episode 3054) are among the props hanging in Finders Keepers in this episode.
- Old King Cole's design is inspired by his appearance from a Sesame Street News Flash.
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