| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Prince and the Pig | |||||||
| Air date | March 9, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Josh Selig | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo sits on Celina's lap, practicing writing his name, when they are approached by the Prince and the Pig, who claim to be from "the greatest story every told"... only it hasn't been written yet. They wish to hire Elmo to write their story, having just witnessed him writing a moment ago. Elmo doesn't think he's fit since all he is able to write is his own name. The Prince and Pig are about to leave when Celina volunteers to write down the story as Elmo dictates it. |
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Cartoon | Mi kat iz ... gone (First: Episode 1967) |
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Film | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708) |
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Cartoon | Planet J / j (First: Episode 2833) |
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Film | Girls jump rope and sing playground rhymes. (First: Episode 3280) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144) |
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SCENE 2 | Celina and Elmo are all prepared to write their story. Celina begins with the cover page, but Elmo wants to write his name when needed. He then wants to write it again, and again... |
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Song | "Write Your Name" (First: Episode 3274) |
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Cartoon | A girl thinks she hears a monster doing a cha-cha outside her window, but it's only the wind and crickets. Her snores frighten the real monster. Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2951) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "When I Listen." (First: Episode 1760) |
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Cartoon | Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727) |
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Cast | "Between You and Me" (Gina and Savion) (First: Episode 3133) |
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Muppets | Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ... (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil. Artist: Jim Jinkins (First: Episode 2538) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of how pan dulce, Mexican bread, is made. (First: Episode 3015) |
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Cartoon | The Great Inventors Series: John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, invents a new type of food that can be eaten while playing cards. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2574) |
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SCENE 3 | Celina reads back what they've written so far (only the title and Elmo's repetitive author credit). Elmo finally begins the story: Once upon a time, a Prince and Pig went to visit the Pig's family... |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356) In Mystery Science Theater 3000-fashion, the Prince and Pig's silhouettes appear over the film as the Pig calls out to all of his family members seen throughout. The Prince observes that their sty smells funny. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Elmo makes sure Celina has written all that down. The Prince and Pig are very pleased with the results of Elmo's literary genius, especially the Pig. ("Folks don't usually write about how close us pig families are!") |
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Cartoon | Number Creatures #20 (First: Episode 2687) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #20 (First: Episode 2967) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for. (First: Episode 2533) |
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Muppets | Big Bird comments, "That was funny!" (First: Episode 3147) |
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Cartoon | Millie and Molly take a walk, and have different perspectives of their surroundings. (First: Episode 1309) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Celia Cruz sings "Songo's Song." (First: Episode 3279) |
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Cartoon | Counting 40 pigs Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3084) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo is further inspired for the Prince and Pig's story and continues dictating... |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | In the next part, the Prince and Pig attend Prince Camp, where four other princes are engaged in a game of badminton. The Prince and Pig wish to join, but one of the princes tells the Pig he's not allowed - it's a prince-only game. The Prince and the others stand firm with the Pig, so the discriminatory prince leaves as the Pig joins in. The bigoted prince watches everyone having fun together and realizes his mistake; he apologizes and the rest let him play with them. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | The Prince and Pig feel the story is shaping up to really be the greatest story every told. |
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Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Animation | Isadora's sneakers describe all the fun they've had this past year, as the seasons change. (First: Episode 2758) |
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Song | Leon Redbone sings "Have You Ever." (First: Episode 3274) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form a W. (First: Episode 3277) |
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Cartoon | A salesman hawks the letter W in a commercial. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3242) |
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Film | Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song. (First: Episode 2952) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo gets another idea for the story when Celina reports that she has to go meet Savion in the park. Elmo doesn't think he can finish without her until she suggests another way he can write the story - using pictures. Elmo goes to get his crayons and tells the viewer to watch Herry and John-John in the meantime... |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft. (First: Episode 0432) |
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Cartoon | A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2808) |
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Muppets | A lady brings her J to Al's Alphabet Garage because it won't jump. Al asks if it can jog, jiggle, play jazz and determines that it needs a jump start. After he gets it working, the J smashes through the wall. (First: Episode 2997) |
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Animation | Sand J/j (First: Episode 0631) |
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Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo returns with his crayons and tells the Prince and Pig about his idea - the two visit a special place where they sing songs in Spanish. He then gets an idea involving lizards with long tongues and can't decide which idea to use. Since he's the author, he ultimately decides to combine both... |
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Film | "La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song) (First: Episode 0544) The Prince and Pig appear in silhouette over the film, making various comments about the lizards stepping on each other and dancing to the Spanish music. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | The Prince and Pig continue dancing when Elmo confirms with the pair that his drawings match the story he planned. Celina returns and helps Elmo finish by writing "The End." The grateful Prince and Pig thank Elmo for their story and then dance away. Soon after, a Queen and a Duck appear and ask Elmo if he can write a story for them as well. He begins writing as Celina announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3548.
- Additional performers include Brian Muehl as the prejudiced prince, with Camille Bonora, Noel MacNeal, and Martin P. Robinson as the other princes. Bonora and Robinson also respectively perform the Queen and the Duck.
- A story about a queen and a duck had previously been done during Sesame Street's second season as "The Queen's Questions." (First: Episode 0164)
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