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Sesame Street
Betty Lou's Dolly loses her head
Air date November 30, 1994
Season Season 26 (1994-1995)
Written by Luis Santeiro
Production Sept. 1, 14, & 27, 1994
Sponsors R, Z, 8

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Telly, with Freddy, is having a playdate with Betty Lou and her favorite dolly. As the two have their toys "munch" into their morning cereal at Hooper's Store, Dolly's head falls off. Telly freaks out, but Betty Lou claims this happens all the time and Gina sticks her head back on.
McDoublesHelp
Film The McDouble twins know how to help each other.
(First: Episode 3213)
Song.getalong
Muppets Kermit sings "Get Along" with some Anything Muppet greasers, the Martians, the Twiddlebugs, and a cow.
(First: Episode 2600)
Cards.Z
Animation Playing cards form the letter Z and dance to zydeco music.
(First: Episode 3166)
BalloonABC
Cartoon Birds pop balloons of all the letters of the alphabet, making them lowercase.
(First: Episode 2552)
3957zf
Animation The Letter Z in various typefaces.
(First: Episode 2855)
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SCENE 2 Telly and Betty Lou play dolly-tag in the park. Zoe passes through looking for somebody to play with, always missing the two as they run by. Eventually, Dolly's head falls off once more, but Betty Lou doesn't notice as she runs after Telly. Zoe spots the doll's head on the ground, deciding to play with it and leaves.
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SCENE 2 cont'd Telly notices Dolly's head is missing and goes into panic mode once more, thinking Betty Lou will need tissues in case she starts crying. Betty Lou is much more calm about the situation, having gone through it a number of times before. She and Telly start looking around the park for it.
Deadfish
Cartoon A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1378)
4140-moodsong
Song "You Can Get Right Up:" a song about getting active to cheer up.
(First: Episode 3142)
Luxo Jr
Animation Luxo Jr.: Up and Down
(First: Episode 3130)
Cookiedawnnature
Muppets Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn are out in the fresh air. Prairie loves the outdoors, but Cookie Monster can't get over that she did not bring any cookies. She tries to get his mind off cookies by getting him to focus on the clouds, trees, and flowers. Everything he sees reminds him of eating cookies, but Prairie Dawn reminds him that if he ate all the flowers, there wouldn't be any left for other people to enjoy.
(First: Episode 2955)
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Cartoon "Island of Emotion"
Artist: Sally Cruikshank
(First: Episode 2822)
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SCENE 3 Zoe has stuck Dolly's head on a pinecone for a makeshift body and starts playing tag with it. She just misses Telly and Betty Lou, who have had no luck in the park. Gina has an idea to help them - make signs to put up around the street, alerting people of the missing head. She gives the two a sign to hang in the park while she starts working on the others.
R-Rhinobox-2
Cartoon R for rhinoceros, raquet, robot
(First: Episode 2443)
3995s
Song "Big R and Little R" (Christopher Cerf)
Alphaquest.R
Film Alphaquest: R
Running down a road past a rabbit, a radio, some rocks and a rainbow
(First: Episode 2726)
3141zf
Cartoon A parade of toys illustrates first and last.
(First: Episode 2857)
KermitGroverKim.FirstLast
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover, Kimberly, and Kermit demonstrate first and last.
(First: Episode 1388)
3982n
Cartoon Kids sing about the joys of celery.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2976)
Recycleworld
Film A girl narrates a film about how things are recycled around the world.
(First: Episode 2913)
BB-Aardvark
Muppets Big Bird sings how proud he is to be a bird, even if he's not an aardvark. (introduction cut)
Aardvark edited
Song Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark."
Re-filmed version
(First: Episode 2520)
OG.8buttons
Cartoon Eight buttons are counted on a monkey's shirt.
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1452)
RickGrover
Muppets / Celebrity "Minnesota Shorts" (Rick Moranis) has trouble becoming pool champion of the world when Grover keeps pestering him with questions, in this spoof of The Hustler. (new music added)
(First: Episode 2981)
8DancingChildren
Film Eight children dance in a colorblock grid.
(First: Episode 3115)
MotherNatureWorm
Cartoon Mother Nature shows how earthworms help trees grow.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2736)
LitterRap
Song "Litter Rap"
(First: Episode 2646)
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SCENE 4 Telly wonders when people are going to bring Dolly's head. Soon, some friends (including Lexine, Jamal, and Angela) arrive at Hooper's to start bringing in doll heads, none of which match Dolly's. Betty Lou starts to get upset...
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SCENE 4 cont'd Elsewhere, Zoe admires her new dolly and hopes she can keep it forever.
2356-3
Cartoon The Typewriter: Z for Zoo
(First: Episode 0776)
Cookiemonsterbug
Muppets Cookie Monster goes on a picnic, with a basket full of cookies. A bug flies by, and tries to get into the basket, buzzing furiously. Cookie Monster tries to give the bug a little cookie if it'll go away. The bug refuses, buzzing even more strenuously. Cookie tries a big cookie, but it still refuses. Cookie offers an almond cookie, a raisin cookie, a pistachio nut cookie, and a crunchy granola cookie. He realizes that the little bug doesn't like cookies. All he has left is a letter Z. The bug is excited, and buzzes off with the Z.
(First: Episode 1484)
SignMan.DontWalk
Cartoon Sign Sounds: DON'T WALK
(First: Episode 1162)
SignSaysDontWalk
Muppets A heartbroken groom sings "Don't Walk."
(First: Episode 2454)
Jamaicadrums
Film Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums.
(First: Episode 3160)
200013
Cartoon A scientist builds a robot that has real feelings, such as sad, happy and afraid.
(First: Episode 0769)
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SCENE 5 Angela and Jamal run into Zoe with her new doll, and point her attention toward the sign about Betty Lou (helping her read it, of course). Zoe doesn't want to part with her doll, but realizes how sad Betty Lou is without it. She decides to do the right thing, and Jamal and Angela accompany her to Hooper's Store.
3977e
Song "It's All Right to Cry"
(First: Episode 3154)
Elmo-A
Cast Elmo, Big Bird and Gordon star in a commercial for the Alphabet (as if it were a bank). (new sound effects added)
(First: Episode 2972)
Toon.AnnieEyeball.air
Cartoon Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 2586)
Zebrapuzzle
Film A puzzle of a zebra is put together.
(First: Episode 3056)
Trollmirror
Cartoon A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror.
(First: Episode 0800)
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SCENE 6 Betty Lou celebrates the return of her doll's head and everyone compliments Zoe on her good deed/sacrifice. She thanks Zoe by allowing her to keep playing with Dolly's head (provided she bring it back when she's done). Telly checks to see if Freddy's head is still on tight before he and everyone announce the sponsors.


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