| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Gordon pretends to be Grandpa Bird | |||||||
| Air date | March 23, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird welcomes the viewer and announces his Grandpa Bird will be arriving soon for a visit. He hears a knock on his door, but is disappointed when it turns out to be Gordon instead. Big Bird then receives a call from Grandpa Bird, who won't be able to make it due to illness. Gordon offers to cheer him up and Big Bird gets an idea - Gordon can pretend to be Grandpa Bird. He agrees to do so, but begins to regret it when Big Bird looks around for a beak he can wear. |
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Animation | A girl dances her way into a family portrait. (First: Episode 3134) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Bird Family — Kermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together. (First: Episode 2695) |
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Film | Two girls sing "My Picky Playmate" as they clap. (First: Episode 3299) |
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Cartoon | P for Planet (First: Episode 2008) |
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Animation | The letter P appears in words on buildings. (First: Episode 3329) |
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Cartoon | Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. (First: Episode 2486) |
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SCENE 2 | Gordon is reluctant to put the beak on (attached to a pair of glasses), but does so anyway to cheer Big Bird up. He leaves the nest area and knocks on the door, pretending to be Grandpa Bird. Big Bird invites him in, but still isn't convinced he's his Grandpa Bird and recommends he get some wings and bird-feet. |
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Cartoon | Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Film | A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp. (First: Episode 3270) |
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Animation | I / i candles (First: Episode 3107) |
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Animation | Ornate Is swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921) |
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Cartoon | Pencil box I/i (First: Episode 2890) |
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SCENE 3 | Gordon is completely outfitted in bird feathers, beak, and bird feet, as well as some striped legs, yellow vest, and straw hat. Big Bird then teaches him Grandpa Bird's special (and complicated) greeting. |
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Film | At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals. (First: Episode 3010) |
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Cartoon | Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | "A New Way to Walk" Celebrity version (First: Episode 3233) |
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Film | A trip to an African dance school. (First: Episode 3266) |
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Muppets | Ernie is in a counting mood, and decides to count all of the cookies in a box of them. Cookie Monster overhears this and asks if he can have all of the cookies after they are counted, and Ernie agrees. But after opening the box, Ernie finds that there are 0 cookies in it. Ernie has another box, but it also has 0 in it. Ernie then remembers that he put all of the cookies into a cookie jar, and starts to count, but Cookie Monster impatiently eats all of the cookies before Ernie can finish counting. (First: Episode 2586) |
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Film | Fay Ray subtracts one ball. (First: Episode 2634) |
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Song | "Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Arist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003) |
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Muppets | After the previous segment, the offended "Ms. A. M. Goat" gives a disclaimer that not all goats eat sneakers -- she eats corn and grass, but not sneakers. Another goat enters to eat the sneakers on her desk, further irritating her. |
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Film | A Navajo boy who lives in the dessert talks about how his family has to pump water from the ground. (First: Episode 2646) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird thinks Gordon, who has gotten a lot more in character, has mastered the Grandpa Bird greeting and re-enacts his entrance. They do the greeting dance and share a hug. Big Bird goes to prepare them some birdseed, which doesn't put Gordon at ease. |
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Cartoon | Hands embrace the word "LOVE." (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process. (First: Episode 0288) |
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Cartoon | Capital I, he's quite a guy (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0368) |
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Song | "Don't Waste Water" (First: Episode 2804) |
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Muppets | Benny Rabbit looks for the Shopping Network, but finds himself on the Home Hopping Network, hosted by Bonnie Rabbit. (First: Episode 3238) |
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Song | "Off to School" (First: Episode 2944) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon takes off the bird outfit, saying they can still do the same things he would do with Grandpa Bird without the costume. Big Bird says Grandpa Bird would read to him and pulls out a whole bunch of books, but can't decide which one. Gordon decides to read them all, which is just what Grandpa Bird would've done. Gordon sits in Grandpa Bird's special reading chair while Big Bird sits in his usual spot - on his lap. |
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Cartoon | A girl picks the key that matches the keyhole in order to gain access to a cache of toys. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2050) |
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Muppets | Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday." (First: Episode 3331) |
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Film | What sound does a rooster make? (First: Episode 3278) |
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Cartoon | A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1446) |
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SCENE 6 | Gordon finishes reading I Am a Bunny and then reads one more book, The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton, before Big Bird's nap. |
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Animation | A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter. (First: Episode 3142) |
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Animation | Counting 1-10 (Indian imagery) (First: Episode 3199) |
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Film | An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made. (First: Episode 3204) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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SCENE 7 | Before Big Bird's nap Gordon tucks him in, wearing the beak for Big Bird's sake. Big Bird thanks him before falling asleep. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Among the prop books Big Bird has for Gordon is Ding Dong from Episode 3249.
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