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| Snuffleupagus-American Day Parade | |||||||||
| Air date | December 30, 1994 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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COLD OPEN | Big Bird introduces today's sponsors when he notices a Snuffleupagus exiting the Subway Station and mistakes him for Snuffy. He sees a couple more exit the subway and notices they all have grass skirts. He goes to look for Snuffy, wondering what's going on. |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird finds Snuffy and Alice in front of 123 Sesame Street and tells him what he just witnessed. Snuffy explains today's the Snuffleupagus-American Day Parade, a special event for his species to show how proud they are to be Snuffleupagus-Americans. Big Bird notices Snuffy's also in a grass skirt and marching in place. Snuffy claims he's practicing, but his two back feet won't march with him and says they're being stubborn. The two try reasoning with his feet, which instead stomp in protest (causing the street to shake). |
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Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) |
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Animation | Luxo Jr. displays its front and back, eventually getting exhausted. (First: Episode 3279) |
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Song | "B is for Bubble" (remake) (First: Episode 3266) |
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Cartoon | Letter B becomes a banana and broccoli (First: Episode 2513) |
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Animation | B for bounce, break, blue, boat (First: Episode 3061) |
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Muppets | A diva sings the Alphabet Song while the stagehand instructs the gaffers to raise and lower the alphabet sign, but the diva thinks he's asking her to alter her singing voice. (First: Episode 2964) |
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Film | "One Thousand Faces" (First: Episode 2894) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird assembles some kids (including Lexine) to show Snuffy's back feet how to march, believing that they "forgot" how to. Instead the feet tap dance and tango, which Snuffy attributes to his feet being ornery and teasing him. |
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Cartoon | Kevin Clash sings "Your Feet's Too Big." (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3230) |
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Film | Kids play bongo drums loud and soft. (First: Episode 2862) |
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Muppets | Telly is shocked to see Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats at the library. They explain that in addition to being rock stars, they're also "Rock 'N Roll Readers." (beginning edited) (First: Episode 2612) |
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Cartoon | A dog learns about U. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird tries his next idea - politeness. The feet still refuse to listen and sit themselves down instead. "Not even Mr. Rogers can march sitting down," Snuffy moans, thinking he'll have to miss out on marching in the parade. Big Bird and the kids each take a turn to pry Snuffy's back end from the ground, but don't get anywhere. The plan works for a brief time when they all cooperate, but the back legs sit themselves down again. |
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Cartoon | A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3282) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | "A New Way to Walk" Celebrity version (First: Episode 3233) |
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Cartoon | Animals walk. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik play a rhyming game. (First: Episode 1754) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0455) |
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SCENE 4 | As more of the crowd begins to assemble, Snuffy tells Alice she'll have to represent the both of them in the parade and gives her a stirring speech about the importance of being a Snuffleupagus-American and their Hawaiian heritage. Alice has issues walking proud as her brother dictates, so Carlo uses a song to show her how to walk proud. He has Big Bird and a few kids demonstrate which helps Alice understand, and soon the song inspires Snuffy's back legs to show how proud they are and he's able to march on all four feet! |
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Cartoon | Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2749) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2520) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop must make 12 wake-up calls. (First: Episode 2529) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (ending trimmed) (First: Episode 0195) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #12 (First: Episode 2932) |
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Film | A child voice-over talks about a Hawaiian party that her family has. (First: Episode 3139) |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2745) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird, Lexine, and the kids have their own grass skirts, wishing to join the parade, but realize they can't since they're not Snuffleupaguses. Snuffy shows them how they can pretend to be ones, but it becomes obvious it won't work. Big Bird says that all they can be is friends of a Snuffleupagus, which inspires Snuffy with another way they can participate - by representing the "Friends of Snuffleupaguses!" |
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Cartoon | Buttons ride a rollercoaster "up and down." (First: Episode 3207) |
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Song | "You Can Get Right Up": a song about getting active to cheer up. (First: Episode 3142) |
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Cartoon | A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Happy Birthday to U — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 1306) |
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Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (new music added) (First: Episode 1966) |
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Animation | A group of round crayons draws a house, and is hesitant to let a square yellow crayon join, until it draws the sun. They all cooperate to make a rainbow. (First: Episode 3105) |
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SCENE 6 | Before the parade begins, Luis and Maria note that they'll be able to identify Snuffy and Alice by the flowers on their heads. A few Snuffleupaguses pass by including "Snuffleupa Claus" and "Supersnuffleupagus," followed by Big Bird, Carlo, and a few others as the "Friends of Snuffleupaguses." Big Bird makes a short speech, then introduces Snuffy and Alice to do the "Snuffle Hula" which tells the story of Big Bird getting to join the parade. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Snuffy invites everyone to hula along and they join the dance. Carlo announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
Supporting cast[]
- The Kids: Christopher Gerrard, Hanna Elisabeth Heck, Vanna Vilanchilal Parikh, Samantha Tuffarelli, Michael Kanatake, Harley Adams, Alison Adams
- Adult extras: Irene Simon, Charley Wiley, Kristen Presutti, Phyllis Meryl, Woodrow Asai
Notes[]
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3541.
- Among those present at the parade are Christine Ferraro (as a police officer), Kevin Clash, Jim Martin, Frank Biondo, Rick Lyon, Laurent Linn, Alison Mork, Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, John Kennedy, Gordon Price, Melissa Dino, Carlos Dorta, and Gabrielle Howard.
- Only three Snuffleupagus puppets are used to represent everyone in the parade (the ones for Snuffy, Alice, and an extra Snuffy that is often used as his various relatives). Elements of their costumes also come from past projects, including a straw hat from "Letter S Song," a pith helmet from Episode 2150, sunglasses used in Episode 2201, Snuffy's Santa hat from Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, and a superhero cape from Episode 1829.
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