| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Zoe spends the day with Bob | |||||||
| Air date | March 8, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Zoe tells the viewers she'll be spending the day with Bob, while Bob likewise says that he'll be spending the day with Zoe. |
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SCENE 1 | Zoe and Bob bump into each other in front of 123 Sesame Street, and ask each other what they would like to do today. They sing a song, "Happy Just to Be With You," naming the different activities they could do. |
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Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) |
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Muppets | The Squirrelles sing “Nuts About Nuts” (First: Episode 3156) |
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Cartoon | A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469) |
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Film / Animation | A class of Navajo kids use art to describe their families, or clans. (First: Episode 2985) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2592) |
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SCENE 2 | Zoe asks Bob what they'll do next. He reveals that he arranged for Count von Count to come and count with Zoe, and is bringing something special. The Count arrives and brings his five bats - something that Zoe's never counted before. The three of them count the bats three times as they go into different formations before the Count and his bats must leave. Zoe asks Bob what he'd like to do next, and he decides to go on a picnic. |
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Cartoon | Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2) (First: Episode 0335) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Cookie Monster name the things they eat at "Breakfast Time." (First: Episode 1280) |
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Animation | Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633) |
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Film | The floating kids form a letter N. (First: Episode 3109) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: N for Nail (First: Episode 0040) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob and Zoe arrive at the park and find Maria and Gabi having their own picnic. They request the two to join them, which Bob finds a nice surprise. Zoe wonders how it surprised him, and Bob explains what the word means. Shortly after, Nathan and his father Charlie ask to come join their picnic and they take a seat, prompting Zoe to exclaim, "Surprise!" to the viewer. Suddenly, more and more guests enter and join the picnic, with Zoe saying "Surprise!" after each arrival. Zoe now considers the picnic a "surprise party!" |
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Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Seven Goldfish sing. (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | Seven rabbits Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1493) |
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Muppets | The Count's Storybook Theatre The Count reads the story of "The Magnificent 7" who would save a village from becoming lonely. A mediocre 7 and a magnificent 5 show up first, to the behest of the villagers. Next time on The Count's Storybook Theatre: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." (First: Episode 3147) |
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Cartoon | A flea sets up camp on a dog. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1004) |
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SCENE 4 | After their picnic lunch, Bob sings "Stand Up and Pinch Your Nose" as Zoe, Maria, and the rest play along. |
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Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (First: Episode 0787) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356) |
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Muppets | Big Bird: "That was great! Makes you proud to be an animal, doesn't it?" (First: Episode 3159) |
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Cartoon | A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I — Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727) |
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Cartoon | CGI sheep graze out I and i. (First: Episode 2896) |
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SCENE 5 | The two return to Sesame Street, where Bob reads to Zoe the book The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle, backed by soothing piano music. When they reach the end Zoe requests they read it again, and they begin to do so... |
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Cartoon | Eight spiders subtract themselves. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1510) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop". (First: Episode 2071) |
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Cartoon | A satellite view of the earth is shown on television, while a group of geese decide to fly south. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 2710) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Danny DeVito arrives at a bus stop, where Oscar and Bruno are also waiting. Oscar explains that it's a Grouch bus stop, which means the bus doesn't stop for them. (First: Episode 2145) |
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Animation | The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving. (First: Episode 3052) |
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SCENE 6 | After the second time through, Zoe decides to read the book again - only this time, she wants to read it to Bob. |
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Cartoon | The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert tells John-John that he's lost his paper clips, and he feels sad. He asks John-John to show how he looks when he feels sad. Then Bert feels angry about losing his paper clips, and John-John acts out that emotion. Bert remembers where he left his collection, and John-John acts happy, too. (First: Episode 0443) |
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Cartoon | Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house. (First: Episode 2686) |
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Film | Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums. (First: Episode 3160) |
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Song | "Exploring in Your Closet" (First: Episode 3132) |
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SCENE 7 | Zoe finishes reading the book, and Bob compliments her reading ability. As they end their day together, they look back at the various activities they did and how they'll remember them. Bob also remembers to announce the sponsors, and he and Zoe remember one more thing - that they love each other. |
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