| Sesame Street | |||||||
| What's in the box? | |||||||
| Air date | February 15, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Big Bird and Zoe introduce the sponsors and tease some upcoming segments when two delivery women pass by with a large box. What's inside? The two follow the delivery women around the corner to ask and find out. |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Zoe catch up to the delivery women, who ask the youngsters about the status of the currently closed Finders Keepers and its owner. They ask more questions, preventing Zoe from asking what's inside the box. When she finally gets her opportunity, the workers inform her they don't know, but believe that whatever it is must be absolutely fabulous. They ask Zoe and Big Bird to remain with the box until Ruthie can claim it, and they agree to do so. |
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Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) |
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Muppets | "Some Enchanted Lunchtime" (First: Episode 3230) |
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Film | Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) |
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Animation | G / g Gregorian chant |
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Film | G for go, girls, guitar, goldfish etc. (First: Episode 3269) |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Zoe start getting hungry and think of several ways they can contact Hooper's Store for a snack. They can't bring the heavy box with them, nor can they send a note or call Gina. Ultimately, they realize Big Bird can go off and order for them both and bring the food back while Zoe stays with the box. |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brother’s shoes - she has fun with the box they came in. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2985) |
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Film | Kids rehearse a large group African dance in the park, get their faces painted, and perform. (First: Episode 3079) |
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Muppets | Five Anything Muppets sing the "Numerical Correspondence Song." (First: Episode 0735) |
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Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster shows David a sign that says STREET. (First: Episode 0423) |
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Film | A boy who is learning to write in Chinese writes the word "rain." (First: Episode 3192) |
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Muppets | The Oinker Sisters sing "The Boogie-Woogie Piggies." (First: Episode 2922) |
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Animation | I / i candles (First: Episode 3107) |
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Animation | Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921) |
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Cartoon | Shooting stars form the letter I/i. (First: Episode 2218) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Maya Angelou sings "My Name" with Lexine, Carlo and Elmo. (First: Episode 3139) |
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Cartoon | A juggling bear helps a little girl learn to juggle. (First: Episode 1834) |
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Film / Animation | A class makes up a story about going to the zoo, which is told through animation based on the kids’ drawings. |
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Cartoon | A male chorus sings about zoo animals, to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." (First: Episode 0780) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — A tough guy named Tough Eddie accidentally knocks over Bert's sand castle while he's sleeping. Ernie points that out to Eddie, and Eddie tells Ernie, in a threatening tone of voice, that he's "got something" for Bert. It turns out to be an ice cream cone. (First: Episode 0482) |
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Animation | Pencil box G / g (First: Episode 3042) |
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Muppets | Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds." (First: Episode 0358) |
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Animation | In stop-motion, sandwich ingredients square-dance in a ring and arrange themselves into a sandwich, which gets a bite taken out of it in a refrigerator. (First: Episode 3080) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird returns with a birdseed milkshake for himself and a banana and bag of raisins for Zoe. He initiates a game of "Three of These Things" using the food items and the box (which doesn't belong). Zoe points out another reason the box doesn't belong: they don't know what's inside it. |
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Film | Fay Ray rolls balls near the camera. (First: Episode 3061) |
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Muppets | Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using the X-ray machine. (First: Episode 1974) |
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Animation | A boy adds his crayons, then uses them to draw a number 5. (First: Episode 2345) |
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Film | A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510) |
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Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) |
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Cast | Linda shows a girl how to sign the word EXIT. (First: Episode 2653) |
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Cartoon | A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT. (First: Episode 1879) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "The Batty Bat." (First: Episode 2096) |
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Cartoon | A chorus of 5s come out of a 5 painting. (First: Episode 3300) |
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Film | Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007) |
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Cartoon | 5s are found in an icy environment. Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3300) |
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SCENE 4 | Ruthie finally arrives to find that Big Bird and Zoe have fallen asleep on the package. She wakes them up and they eagerly watch her open the box, which contains various toys in groups of five (as well as a number 5). She allows them to play with whatever they want as a thank you for their help; they chose the box! Ruthie announces the sponsors in voiceover as the two begin playing. |
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