| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Wolfgang gets a splinter / Uses for a fish | |||||||
| Air date | April 11, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Zoe tries to figure out why Wolfgang the Seal is waving his flipper about. He turns out to be in pain, so Zoe takes him to a grown-up. |
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Cartoon | Kevin Clash sings "Your Feet's Too Big." Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3230) |
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Muppets | Mr. Johnson comes to Grover's photo studio to have his portrait taken. However, Grover photographs his foot and hand instead, and has to be reminded to capture the face. (First: Episode 3232) |
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Cartoon | The letter S grows on a vine. (First: Episode 3278) |
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Film | Kids hold an S and a square (First: Episode 3314) |
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Animation | Sand S/s (First: Episode 0622) |
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Muppets | "Some Enchanted Lunchtime" (First: Episode 3230) |
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Animation | Crayons play together. (First: Episode 3105) |
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SCENE 2 | Zoe takes Wolfgang to Ruthie, who discovers he's got a splinter in his flipper. He is scared to have it removed, but they distract him well enough to remove it without him noticing. He's so happy, he showers the two in kisses. |
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Cartoon | Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477) |
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Animation | Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (First: Episode 3045) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird explores the mask gallery at the Museo del Barrio in New York City. Edna, the art instructor, shows him and some kids how to make their own masks for a parade. (First: Episode 3058) |
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Film | Three kids dance for the number 3. (First: Episode 3167) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299) |
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Film | Three Wegman dogs are arranged in different ways. (First: Episode 3312) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Randy Travis sings "You Gotta Ask Some Questions." (First: Episode 2782) |
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Cartoon | Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498) |
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SCENE 3 | Wolfgang attempts to thank Ruthie by giving her some fish. She politely keeps one and lets him have the rest to eat. She then wonders what she can do with it and gets an immediate idea... |
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Animation | Five goldfish, take away 2, leaves 3. (new music added) (First: Episode 2252) |
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Muppets | "Pond Full of Fish" (First: Episode 2840) |
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Cartoon | Gloria talks about 'W' (First: Episode 0806) |
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Film | Alphaquest: W (First: Episode 2712) |
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Cartoon | W for Willamina (First: Episode 0512) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Zoe demonstrate above and below with a cloud. |
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Cartoon | Norris Walnut recites a poem about clouds. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3345) |
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SCENE 4 | Ruthie uses the fish to help illustrate a Spanish word - agua. |
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Film | AGUA: kids play in water. |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705) |
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Cartoon | An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2794) |
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Film | A child in a classroom draws a picture of her dog Puck, and goes over the care required to keep a pet. (First: Episode 2853) |
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Muppets | (The New) Here is Your Life Sonny Friendly honors a storybook of "Little Red Riding Hood." |
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Cartoon | Which footprint doesn't belong? (First: Episode 0491) |
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SCENE 5 | Ruthie sings "The Fish in Your Neighborhood," putting hats on the fish to demonstrate different jobs. |
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Film | A big S emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3345) |
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Animation | Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase S. (First: Episode 3214) |
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Muppets | Fairy Tales Today Prairie Dawn interviews The Princess from "The Princess and the Pea", who can't seem to get to sleep. Prairie suspects it's the pea under the mattress that's preventing her sleep, but it turns out she needs the pea to sleep on, as she has gotten so used to sleeping on it. (First: Episode 3228) |
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Cartoon | Anansi the Spider tells the story of a sad mouse. Artist: Fred Garbers |
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Muppets | The Count sings about his "Counting Vacation." |
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Cartoon | A map of Brazil morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2806) |
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Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi. (First: Episode 2791) |
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SCENE 6 | Ruthie has come up with yet another use for the fish: feeding it to her seal friend to make him happy. She and Zoe announce the sponsors. |
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