Sesame Street | |||||||
Mary's little lamb quits | |||||||
Air date | February 13, 1995 | ||||||
Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Big Bird excitedly tells the viewer that Mary and her little lamb will be visiting today, and they will be getting to say her rhyme with them! | |
SCENE 1 | Mary arrives and reports that her lamb is sick today. Ruthie shows him the lamb's substitute - a clam, who sits in a small terrarium. Mary then recites her rewritten rhyme for the occasion:
The clam then begins clacking its shell like a castanet and they all dance to a flamenco tune. | |
Animation | Egyptian figures illustrate the number 4. (First: Episode 3306) | |
Film | Four kids dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3149) | |
Cartoon | Elephants have 4 legs. (First: Episode 0560) | |
Muppets | Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon". (First: Episode 0536) | |
Cartoon | A little boy describes a time when he got angry after his toy truck was destroyed by a big kid. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2764) | |
SCENE 2 | Mary's lamb Lamby (David Rudman) appears, having gotten over his illness. He's offended to see he's already been replaced, especially since Big Bird really wanted to hear the new rhyme. He storms off to find a new nursery rhyme as Mary bursts into tears. Big Bird decides to follow Lamby and make things right. | |
Film | At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals. (First: Episode 3010) | |
Cartoon | Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. Featuring the sped-up voice of Gene Moss. (First: Episode 0142) | |
Film | Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2945) | |
Cartoon | A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0463) | |
Muppets | Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to teach his campers (including Roosevelt Franklin) about what an island is, but he gets his vocabulary mixed up. He also fails to notice when the campers board the motorboat for lunch, leaving him stranded. (First: Episode 2656) | |
Film | "DOG" - different kinds of dogs are shown, including a hot dog (which a dog eats). | |
Cartoon | The word DOG is spelled out over a weiner dog. | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Zoe points out to Zap Mama and some kids that Chicago is sad because he's never been to the jungle. The group cheers him up by making jungle noises with their voices. (First: Episode 3285) | |
Cartoon | A boy is drawn, but he doesn't have knees at first. (First: Episode 0954) | |
Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) | |
Cartoon | Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075) | |
Muppets / Cast | Carlo sings a story-song about a prince who only says "No me gusta." | |
Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. (First: Episode 0537) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird finds that Lamby has signed himself with Little Boy Blue (Jerry Nelson), and the two perform their new, jazzy nursery rhyme. Boy Blue drops him, however, when he learns the lamb will follow him everywhere, crimping his private lifestyle. Lamby looks for another rhyme to participate in. | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) | |
Film | Jaws spoof presenting the letter K. | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster demonstrates surprise. (First: Episode 2924) | |
Cartoon | In Chardin's classic painting, a boy blows a bubble. It pops, and some kids yell "Surprise!" (First: Episode 3311) | |
Film | A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture. (First: Episode 2760) | |
Cartoon | HEN / PEN / TEN / MEN (First: Episode 1881) | |
Muppets | "I Could Have Counted All Night" (First: Episode 3228) | |
Film | Counting 10 cars on a ferry boat. (First: Episode 2925) | |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller. (new sound effect added) (First: Episode 0285) | |
Cartoon | Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (First: Episode 0320) | |
SCENE 4 | Lamby is now working for Mary... Mary Mary Quite Contrary (Camille Bonora) that is, who uses him to replace her pretty maids. Their partnership ends when Lamby starts munching on her garden. He starts missing his old job and follows Big Bird back to Mary. | |
Cartoon | A number of kids named Joe play sports. Joanne plays kickball. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1871) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Oogle Family — Kermit the Frog attends a musical tribute to the "Oogle Family". (First: Episode 1822) | |
Animation | Pencil box A/a (First: Episode 3082) | |
Animation | Planting Letters: A (First: Episode 3027) | |
Cartoon | A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) | |
Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 1. (First: Episode 1561) | |
Cartoon | Once there were two men. Each had his own idea. One man told his thought to the other man, then the other man told his idea to the first man. Now both men knew twice as much. (First: Episode 0268) | |
Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 2. (First: Episode 1521) | |
Film | Girls sing a jump-rope rhyme about naming a puppy. (First: Episode 3279) | |
Muppets | Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses. Part 3. (First: Episode 1463) | |
Cartoon | A little girl leaves everything on in the house, until the TV set recites a poem about sharing electricity. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 2845) | |
SCENE 5 | Mary and her lamb reunite and everyone recites her original nursery rhyme. Ruthie makes an addition to include the clam, who starts up another flamenco tune. Everyone dances as Rosita announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3544.
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