| Sesame Street | |||||
| Big Bird's "Yellow Ambition Rock Concert Tour"! (repeat of 2938) | |||||
| Air date | May 19, 1994 | ||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Prairie Dawn, armed with a microphone, interrupts the opening theme song for an important message from Sesame Street Tonight: Big Bird is about to begin his "Yellow Ambition Rock Concert Tour!" |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Big Bird introduces who and what he'll be bringing: his back-up singers, the Tweet Along Little Birdies (inspired by Polly Darton's Git Along Little Doggies), and a giant rock, which Telly carries. ("If you have a rock concert, you gotta have a rock.") Big Bird explains that his tour will go everywhere, and with a map he describes the route: first the Fix-It Shop, then Hooper's Store, and finally at the bus stop. When questioned why his tour is only limited to Sesame Street, Big Bird explains that he's not old enough to cross the street by himself yet. For this airing of the street scene, the map of Sesame Street originally used is replaced with a new map incorporating the Around the Corner area. |
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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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Film | Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Muppets | "Cereal Girl" (First: Episode 2687) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "rain" as Gordon gets wet. (First: Episode 2712) |
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Film | Three taxi chairs (First: Episode 3119) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper is looking down and saying "Three sticks!" A man asks "Three sticks where?" Then Harvey says "3 sticks right here!" and sticks a number 3 on the man's head. (First: Episode 0570) |
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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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Cast | Linda signs the word "pie," and gets hit with one, to Gordon's surprise. (First: Episode 2712) |
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Cartoon | Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and his group go over what they need for their tour: the microphone, Big Bird's costume, the back-up singers, and the rock. Telly points out something very important they left out: the songs. |
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Cartoon | "Pirate Plan" Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2236) |
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Film | Balloons are popped in front of kids' faces, demonstrating surprise. (First: Episode 2923) |
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Animation | Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together. (First: Episode 1895) |
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Film / Muppets | Alphaquest: M The girl uses mittens to make monster mush, which is eaten by a Muppet monster. (First: Episode 2724) |
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Cartoon | Mandrake the magician does magic, while Mo the mechanic mends a martian's flying machine. (First: Episode 3160) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Talk Slower — Ernie quickly tries to tell Bert that his toast is burning. (First: Episode 0323) |
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Video | Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table. (First: Episode 2615) |
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Song | "Every Bit of Litter Hurts" (First: Episode 2721) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird has finished the music, and tells the band it's time to rehearse. Telly asks if he can pretend to hold the rock since it's only a rehearsal, but Big Bird says that everything has to be perfect, so he has to carry the rock. The back-up singers can't seem to get in the right place: first they're in front of Big Bird, then stand next to him until finally getting to the back of him (hence why they're called "back-up singers"). Telly struggles with holding the rock the entire time until he falls over with a thud. |
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Cartoon | A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive. (First: Episode 1737) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of an elephant. (new music added) (First: Episode 0593) |
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Film | A class makes a quilt of their faces. (First: Episode 3034) |
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Cartoon | "I'm Curious" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3066) |
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Film | Five girls play a clapping game. (First: Episode 2763) |
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SCENE 4 | At the Fix-It Shop, Luis is puzzled to hear an announcer call out Big Bird's Yellow Ambition Tour. Big Bird welcomes his audience (Luis), and performs "The Rock Song." |
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Song | Lillian sings "Face Facts." (First: Episode 2760) |
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Film | On a windy day, Maria (in voice-over) asks a man (Bill Irwin), "Does air move things?" The wind speaks for him. (First: Episode 2876) |
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Animation | Ten masked dancers are counted in Spanish. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3079) |
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Film | Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. (First: Episode 2752) |
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Animation | A montage of boys, all of whom are named Joe, saying what their favorite sports are. The last one turns out to be a girl named Joanne. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1871) |
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SCENE 5 | At Hooper's Store, Luis tells Mr. Handford about Big Bird's concert. Big Bird enters with another big introduction and gives a shoutout to his biggest fan, Luis. He introduces his next number: his first one was a rock song, so his next song is a rock and roll song! The band performs "You Cannot Eat a Rock." This time, Telly has to carry the rock and a roll. |
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Animation | D Candles (First: Episode 3085) |
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Cartoon | D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done (First: Episode 3060) |
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Muppets | Whoopi Goldberg talks with Hoots the Owl about how proud they are of their body parts. (First: Episode 2835) |
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Cartoon | A report on homes around the world. (First: Episode 1711) |
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SCENE 6 | Luis waits at the bus stop, and once again finds himself the audience of Big Bird's rock concert. The band performs "Gimme Some Rock 'n Roll" with a clock and a sock (and flashy camera effects). Telly is once again forced to provide visual aids. When the song is over, Big Bird hounds the "stage" and takes a bow, causing Luis to miss his bus. |
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Film | "Sesame Street Creature Feature": Today's featured creature is the Slug, who sings "I'm a Slug" (First: Episode 2988) |
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Muppets | Grover asks Frazzle about his day, and Frazzle responds with growls to demonstrate how he felt. (First: Episode 0491) |
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Cartoon | A boy gets lost in a mall, and a security guard shows him how to use a map. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2874) |
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Film | A girl points out each relative who appears in a picture, and magically enters the picture at the end. (First: Episode 3134) |
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Cartoon | A girl picks the key that matches the keyhole in order to gain access to a cache of toys. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2050) |
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SCENE 7 | Big Bird announces that the tour is over. As the back-up singers leave, Big Bird helps Telly put down his rock and notices how heavy it is. (Telly: "They shouldn't call it rock music - they should call it boulder music!") Telly refuses to do any more rock-carrying for the next tour, but Big Bird assures him that there won't be any more rock music next time; instead, they'll be doing heavy metal. Telly faints, and Luis announces the sponsors. |
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