| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Whose birthday is it today? | |||||||
| Air date | April 5, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Rosita introduces today's sponsors when Telly excitedly tells her it's somebody's birthday today. He gives her the first clue: he lives on Sesame Street. Rosita wonders who it could be, already knowing that the lucky person is a "he," which eliminates Maria, Zoe, and Prairie Dawn. She overhears Oscar at his trash can talking about his "big day," so Rosita assumes it must be his birthday and goes to prepare a surprise. |
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SCENE 1 | Rosita surprises Oscar and sings "A Very Unhappy Birthday (To You)," with Oscar joining in and the Grouchketeers bringing a Grouch cake and crummy presents. Oscar enjoys the surprise, but loves it even more because it was a wasted effort; today's not his birthday. The "big day" Rosita heard earlier is that the Mudman is coming to deliver his weekly supply of mud. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Telly rushes up to Rosita with another clue: whoever's birthday it is happens to be a "little pal" of Oscar's. Rosita makes another assumption and goes to get them their gift. |
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Cartoon | Kids sing "Happy Birthday." While they're singing, a birthday cake with animated candles is shown. (First: Episode 3005) |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) |
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Muppets | Mr. Johnson is at home when he calls for pizza delivery. Naturally, the delivery comes by way of Grover who keeps messing up the order because he's not listening to the order. He brings a carpenter's saw and a potted flower attached to his head as a result of cutting Mr. Johnson off mid-sentence. (First: Episode 2971) |
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Film | Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song. (First: Episode 2929) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot! (First: Episode 0456) |
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Film | A big X emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3341) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird and Snuffy dance a minuet as played by the Tokyo String Quartet. (First: Episode 3341) |
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Animation | Amelia likes to pretend she can fly. (First: Episode 2902) |
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Cartoon | Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1484) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Little Plant." (First: Episode 2144) |
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Cartoon | The number 13 is seen as a birdhouse, in a tree, and in the sky. Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3276) |
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Animation | Growing Numbers #13 (First: Episode 2924) |
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Cartoon | Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547) |
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Film | Katie is going to be a big sister. (First: Episode 2769) |
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Animation | Lillian discusses the adjustments she had to make when her parents had a new baby. She ultimately appreciates her sister. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2746) |
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SCENE 2 | Rosita and the Grouchkeeters prepare a birthday celebration for Slimey, complete with a birthday apple and singing "Happy Birthday to You." Slimey reluctantly goes along with it, but when she gives him a birthday gift (a worm-sized go-kart) he informs her it's not his birthday either. She lets him keep it anyway and he zooms down the street. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Rosita begs Telly for another clue, so he tells her that the birthday boy plays a musical instrument. Rosita overhears some flute music and follows it. |
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Cartoon | "I'm Curious" (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3066) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry. (First: Episode 2641) |
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Cartoon | Don't mess with the Mighty M. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1578) |
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Film | Two girls sing "Miss Mary M" as they clap. (First: Episode 3297) |
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Cartoon | Melba spells her name and her brother's name on their robot, Meltro. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror" assisted by several celebrities, including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles. (First: Episode 2835) |
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Cartoon | Do you know what it's like to be scared? (First: Episode 0547) |
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SCENE 3 | Rosita finds Carlo practicing his flute around the corner and starts singing "Happy Birthday to You" to him. Carlo appreciates her song, but tells her today's not his birthday. She then hears Telly playing the same tune on his tuba nearby, and finally realizes today is his birthday! |
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Cartoon | A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from. (First: Episode 2248) |
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Song | Olivia sings "The Riddle." (First: Episode 1721) |
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Cartoon | A map of Australia morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2646) |
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Insert | Celina invites Benny Rabbit to dance with her and the kids and he declines, as he only likes doing his own dance - "The Benny Hop." He reluctantly shows them how the dance goes and finds himself having a great time. (First: Episode 3301) |
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Muppets | Mystery Guest — Cookie Monster, Don Music, and Sherlock Hemlock wear blindfolds while they try to identify the guest. (First: Episode 1447) |
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Cartoon | The letter X appears on-screen. (First: Episode 2779) |
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Film | "We have a nice school"... with ducks. (new sound effects and duck noises added) (First: Episode 3144) |
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Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Biff is surprised at how much Daniel knows about the park, even though he's blind. (First: Episode 3114) |
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Cartoon | Dry and Wet (near swimming pool) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Song | "I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares. (First: Episode 3277) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly admires the triangular gifts he's received from his friends as Oscar announces the sponsors. |
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