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| Elmo pretends to be Lincoln | |||||
| Air date | May 11, 1994 | ||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Rosita teaches Big Bird, Telly and some kids that "Me gusta" means "I like it" in Spanish. Big Bird tries saying it to Maria and Luis, who sing a song about how to use the phrase, backed up by a mariachi trio. |
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Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (EKA: Episode 2257) |
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Song | Hoots the Owl sings "This is How We Take a Bath." (EKA: Episode 3216) |
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Animation | Computer G / g (EKA: Episode 3112) |
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Muppets | Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows. (new music added) (First: Episode 0210) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue". (EKA: Episode 0852) |
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Film | Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (EKA: Episode 1091) |
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SCENE 2 | With the help of Osvaldo and two other Grouches, Oscar gives Maria and Luis a musical rebuttal to their song, changing it to "No Me Gusta" -- but ironically, the grouches can't stop dancing! |
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Film | A group of kids paint a mural with the help of a mural artist. (First: Episode 3007) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C for carrot (EKA: Episode 1885) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie." (First: Episode 0372) |
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Cartoon | C for Cat Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Chip Cat and Dip Cat hold a sign with the word "CAT" written on it and ask Danny if he knows what it says. When they learn that he can't read the sign, they give him clues. (First: Episode 2805) |
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Animation | The word CAT is shown, followed by a black cat sitting on a chair. (First: Episode 3000) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Zoe counts the number of times Michael Chang bounces a tennis ball. (First: Episode 3148) |
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Animation | Joe Raposo counts 40 dots. (EKA: Episode 2406) |
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Film | Farmer McFay counts 40 fruits from the season's bumper crop. |
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Cartoon | Hands embrace the word "LOVE." (EKA: Episode 0926) |
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Film | "Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family is black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (EKA: Episode 2756) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Nancy Einstein shows how the brain works. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 2607) |
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Muppets | The Martians are a "Yip Yip Family." (First: Episode 2724) |
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Cartoon | The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas. Artist: Mo Willems (EKA: Episode 3208) |
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Muppets | Snuffy brings his TV over to Big Bird's nest so that he, Big Bird, and some kids can work out along with Jane Snuffleupagus. (EKA: Episode 2173) |
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Cartoon | A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (EKA: Episode 2269) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Marmoset. (EKA: Episode 2487) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash Kermit the Frog witnesses how the mailman and salesman knock at the door while the Big Bad Wolf chases Little Red Riding Hood around the bed. Eventually, the Woodsman shows up, and Red and the Wolf chase him for cutting down a maple tree which was their favorite one. (First: Episode 0621) |
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Cartoon | Six camels Artist: Owe Gustafson (EKA: Episode 2275) |
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Animation | "Six Circus Balls" Artist: Jane Aaron (EKA: Episode 3001) |
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SCENE 3 | Finders Keepers is having a "Lincoln's Birthday" sale. Elmo comes by, feeling sad because he lost his imagination hat. Ruthie gives him some different hats to try on, and he has fun with an admiral's hat, then a space helmet. Maria comes back with Elmo's imagination hat, but Elmo is busy going on an imaginary trip to the planet Mayonnaise. |
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Song | "Imagination Landscape" (First: Episode 2904) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — The Count sleeps over at Ernie and Bert's (Part 1) The Count sleeps in Bert's bed while Bert sleeps on the couch. Ernie tells the Count that he can count sheep to get to sleep, but it never dawned on Ernie that the Count never gets tired of counting. He stays up all night counting sheep, to Ernie's detriment. (First: Episode 0941) |
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Cartoon | A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 1102) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert: The Count Sleeps over at Ernie & Bert's (Part 2) It's the next morning. The Count had a good night, but he didn't sleep. His counting kept Ernie up, and now Ernie is walking and counting huge numbers like a zombie. (First: Episode 0941) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (EKA: Episode 0857) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo has found a coat that matches Abraham Lincoln's, and Ruthie gives him a stovepipe hat and beard to match. |
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Film | Lucia, who lives in Argentina, narrates a segment where she visits her abuelo's chocolate factory, where they make candy out of chocolate and mazapan. (EKA: Episode 3171) |
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Cartoon | Which footprint doesn't belong? (EKA: Episode 1092) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Cab Calloway sings "Hi De Ho Man." (EKA: Episode 1540) |
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Animation | Crayons play together. (EKA: Episode 3105) |
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SCENE 5 | As Elmo and Rosita debate on which of them should announce the sponsors, Ruthie does it for them. |
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