| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo and arms | |||||||
| Air date | May 17, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Elmo tells the viewer that he has something special for Ruthie in his arms. |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo approaches Ruthie with something to give her: a hug. |
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Animation | Several cards form an H. (First: Episode 3139) |
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Muppets | Alphabet Chat: H (First: Episode 3195) |
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Cartoon | Pistons push a capital H through a tunnel, where it breaks and turns into a lowercase h. (with voiceover by Roscoe Orman) (First: Episode 2217) |
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Muppets | Sneak Peek Previews: Fiddler on the Roof — Oscar and Telly watch an all Grouch version of Fiddler on the Roof. |
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Film | "Body Dance" (MC Lyte) (First: Episode 2816) |
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Cartoon | A man talks about how much he loves his bones. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628) |
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Cast | Savion sings the “Rhyming Tap Rap." (First: Episode 3355) |
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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 learns how to rollerblade. (First: Episode 3270) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon - F for Fly (First: Episode 0032) |
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Cartoon | Letter F words are found on the street. (First: Episode 3353) |
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Muppets | Big Bird displays a letter F for FAST, then moves around fast. (First: Episode 3215) |
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Cartoon | The dancing birds dance fast and slow. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3072) |
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Film | Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat. (First: Episode 2847) |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2745) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Oscar the Grouch puts a sign on his trash can which reads "DON'T BOTHER ME!" A sassy postal worker (Rosie O'Donnell) knocks on his can, and when he asks her "Can't you read?" she shows him how many things she can read. She then walks off to find out where Oscar the Grouch lives so she can deliver the sardine cologne he ordered. Oscar angrily rips up the sign. (First: Episode 3190) |
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Animation | A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter. (First: Episode 3142) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (ending trimmed) (First: Episode 0195) |
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Cartoon | Twelve birds count themselves. |
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Animation | A pizza is made, and the slices form the word PIZZA. |
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Cartoon | Pizza maker Original Jay demonstrates how he got his name: his pizzas talk and dance. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3280) |
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Film | Girls sing a jump-rope rhyme about naming a puppy. (First: Episode 3279) |
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Insert | Tarah sings about her wheelchair (to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus"). |
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Cartoon | Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs. (First: Episode 1456) |
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Muppets | Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs. (First: Episode 2191) |
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Cartoon | Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details. Artist: Marv Newland (First: Episode 0510) |
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Animation | Amelia likes to pretend she can fly. (First: Episode 2902) |
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Cartoon | The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3208) |
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Song | "This is the Way We Count and Sing" (from one to ten). (First: Episode 3136) |
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Insert | Elmo, Zoe and Merry appear with a cheer: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-10-10. Big Bird's here again-gain-gain!" Big Bird returns for an ovation. (First: Episode 3232) |
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Animation | On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains. (First: Episode 3059) |
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Cast | "Between You and Me" (Gina and Savion) (First: Episode 3133) |
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Animation | F / f candles (First: Episode 3081) |
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Film | Letter Garden: F (First: Episode 3048) |
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Film | A class goes on a field trip to Prospect Park, where Ranger Roseanne gives them a tour. (First: Episode 2944) |
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Animation | The GIRLS room |
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Muppets | A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie." (First: Episode 2957) |
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Animation | A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away. (First: Episode 2892) |
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Cast | Angela demonstrates to kids, in song, what you can do with your arms. (First: Episode 3226) |
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Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0787) |
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Film | Two boys walk though a city neighborhood to some funky break dancing music. (First: Episode 2679) |
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Animation | Ten masked dancers are counted. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3102) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "Little Miss Count Along" with Zoe. |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about her friend, Billy, who swims with dolphins. (First: Episode 3012) |
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Cartoon | A man explains to a girl what a surprise is. (ending sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1358) |
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SCENE 2 | Now, Elmo shows something that's in Ruthie's arms: the sponsors (which appear in her hands). He gives her another hug as she says the CTW slogan. |
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