| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Little Miss Muffet's tuffet | |||||||
| Air date | March 31, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Big Bird tells the viewer to stick around and find out what it's like to sit on a tuffet. |
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SCENE 1 | At Finders Keepers, Telly and Rosita observe Ruthie applying a cushion to Little Miss Muffet's tuffet in an effort to make it more comfortable. She explains how much Miss Muffet loves her tuffet, and wouldn't want to part with it for any extended period of time. Once the cushion is in place, Ruthie tests it out by calling in the spider (named Moe) to sit on the tuffet; it ends up losing one of its legs within a second. |
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Animation | Stop-motion: a bunny tries to make a bench with blocks, but needs a chick's help. (First: Episode 1463) |
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Animation | B for bounce, break, blue, boat (First: Episode 3061) |
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Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B." (First: Episode 1495) |
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Cartoon | B for bathtub, ball, boat, boot, boomerang, brush and bison (First: Episode 3154) |
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Film | Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Cartoon | Aliens vacation on Earth for an afternoon, but they litter. (First: Episode 3141) |
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SCENE 2 | Ruthie sends the monsters to the Fix-It Shop with the tuffet, hoping it'll be repaired before Miss Muffet can see it. Upon their arrival, they find the door is locked and a sign reading "MILK" is hung in the doorway. As they call for Maria (assuming she's on a milk break), Little Miss Muffet (Camille Bonora) happens by on her way to Finders Keepers. The monsters stall her by convincing her to get a glass of milk at Hooper's Store, saying it'll give her the energy to carry her tuffet home. |
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Cartoon | A brief animation of pouring milk in a glass, coupled with the word milk. (First: Episode 3012) |
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Film | Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs. (First: Episode 2811) |
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Cartoon | A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her half, she eats it just like Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Song | "Down Below the Street" with 14 Karat Soul (First: Episode 2556) |
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Cartoon | What kind of print does a hand make? (First: Episode 0776) |
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SCENE 3 | Miss Muffet exits Hooper's and starts her walk to Finders Keepers. Telly and Rosita frantically explain their situation to Gina, who clarifies that the "MILK" sign should belong to Hooper's for their milk machine (Maria got it mixed up with her own "CLOSED" sign while in a hurry). Maria returns back to the shop and Rosita stays to get the tuffet fixed, while Telly rushes out to stall Miss Muffet. |
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Cartoon | Hortense counts four ants. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2501) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Film | Four kids dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3149) |
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Muppets | Grover recites a poem about a bubble. (First: Episode 3155) |
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Film / Animation | Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays. (First: Episode 3126) |
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Animation | Wooden shapes group themselves by color, then regroup by shape, then assemble themselves into a rocket ship. |
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Film | Miles lives in Hawaii, and sometimes plays taiko drums at the park. (First: Episode 3196) |
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Animation | "Let's Count Penguins" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3147) |
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SCENE 4 | Miss Muffet is about to enter Finders Keepers when Telly stops her and begs her to help him practice the alphabet. She relents and helps him out, then stays to do it again. |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Film | A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal. (First: Episode 2787) |
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Cartoon | A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1389) |
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Animation | A child draws a picture of a dog, who goes over and under. (First: Episode 3147) |
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Muppets | The Count sings about the things hands can do. (new music added to intro) (First: Episode 3002) |
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Animation | P for Pyramid (First: Episode 2061) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Peter Piper — Kermit interviews Peter Piper's family. (First: Episode 1342) |
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Cartoon | P for Planet (First: Episode 2008) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly now stalls Miss Muffet by getting her to count to 40 with him. She's beginning to get suspicious of Telly's behavior, but goes ahead and helps him with the counting when she sees how important it is to him. (Telly: "It's either count to 40 or bust!") |
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Cartoon | A vaudeville act of two SAME people (voiced by Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast) ends when one of them falls off the stage. (new music sting added) (First: Episode 0778) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Robin Williams and a robin observe how similar they are. Afterwards, the robin sings "Lullaby of Birdland." (First: Episode 2848) |
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Animation | A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!" (First: Episode 1981) |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "Salt, My Salt." (First: Episode 2909) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Feelings Game — Bert doesn't want to play "The Feelings Game" with Ernie. (First: Episode 2356) |
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Animation | Dancing pepper pattern - which one comes next? (First: Episode 3079) |
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SCENE 6 | Miss Muffet has had enough of Telly's shenanigans (he starts requesting help on shapes, letter sounds, and verbal blending) and goes into the store. Ruthie tries to stall a bit more when Rosita finally returns with the fixed-up tuffet. Miss Muffet likes the new cushion, but screams when the spider appears. She runs out frightened, and forgets to take the tuffet with her! Ruthie and Telly fall over each other and sob as Maria announces the sponsors. |
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