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| Ernestine watches Natasha | |||||||||
| Air date | May 19, 1995 (season finale) | ||||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | The Furry Arms Hotel is in its usual state of chaos: Honkers honking, Benny going on his break, germs attacking talking produce, and so on. Elsewhere in the hotel is a small yet much more calm room, where telephone operator Ernestine Tomlin works at her booth and answers a guest's question about today's sponsors. Humphrey and Ingrid bring Natasha to her in need of help: the chef has called in sick, forcing them to fill in and they need someone to watch Natasha. Ernestine volunteers to take care of her ("Unlike some people I know, I am able to do more than one thing at a time.") and the parents leave Natasha's carriage in her care. |
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Song | "Happy Happiness" (First: Episode 3320) |
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Animation | E / e Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3300) |
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Animation | Computer E / e (First: Episode 3071) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form a letter E. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Muppets | "Do De Rubber Duck" (First: Episode 2304) |
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Cartoon | Apple: a riddle (First: Episode 2889) |
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Film | Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs. (First: Episode 2811) |
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SCENE 2 | Ernestine decides to show Natasha how to be an operator. She pretends to take a call and turns the headset toward Natasha, who just blows a raspberry into it. Ernestine tells her this is the wrong thing to do: "A telephone operator must remain polite and courteous at all times. (aside) Gag me with a phone." When a real caller phones in Natasha lets another loud raspberry rip, which the caller hears and they become very upset. Ernestine argues with them before hanging up, realizing what a bad example she's setting. |
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Cartoon | Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058) |
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Song | "Jump" (soul) (First: Episode 3136) |
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Animation | Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase T. (First: Episode 3230) |
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Insert | Celina teaches Elmo and the kids the "T Dance." (First: Episode 3276) |
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Song | "T, You're Terrific" (First: Episode 3332) |
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Cartoon | A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3134) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Chopstick dance Part 1 |
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Cast | A remake of "Can Read" with Mr. Handford reading a recipe, Rosita reading a letter from her abuela, and Ruthie reading a box label. (First: Episode 3337) |
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Cartoon | "Letters in the Body" Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3339) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones and Clementine ride on horseback, and come across a rock. Clementine consults her book, The Cowgirl's Companion, to figure out how to handle a rock in your trail: go around it. (First: Episode 2586) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356) |
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Cartoon | The detective sees a hippo bouncing on a trampoline, and wonders how the hippo can bounce, since hippos are heavy, but the hippo thinks that he is light. (First: Episode 2537) |
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Insert | Elmo asks Tarah about the word on his card (STOP). (First: Episode 3347) |
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Video | Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on. (First: Episode 2600) |
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Cartoon | What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird visits a Puerto Rican casita in East Harlem. He tries to find out what people do there, but everyone is too busy raising chickens, planting tomatoes, cooking and planning music to answer. (First: Episode 3018) |
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Animation | Counting from 10-0 (Latin rhythm) (First: Episode 3048) |
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SCENE 3 | On the stoop of 123 Sesame Street, Linda shows some kids the sign for "butterfly," and they sign it as Carlo sings a song about the insect. |
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Film | How to say "butterfly" in sign language (First: Episode 3341) |
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Muppets | The Martians examine a fan and are "blown away" by it. (First: Episode 3350) |
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Animation | Writing utensils form the upper and lowercase letter E. (First: Episode 2880) |
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Song | Ornate E's go easing by to a song. (First: Episode 2937) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Chopstick dance Part 2 |
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SCENE 4 | The girls receive a call from a guest requesting a ham sandwich. Ernestine points out they have the wrong number; they need to call extension #13 for room service, which she offers to transfer them to. Instead, she and Natasha get a good laugh when Ernestine plugs the caller's line into her own extension and claims to be room service! |
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Cartoon | A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number. (First: Episode 2828) |
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Animation | Masked March #13 (First: Episode 3378) |
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Film | "There's a lot to see under the sea," according to some young swimmers who narrate a poem about the ocean-dwellers they find. Music: "Kyisio Calypso" by Dermot Stewart (First: Episode 3032) |
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Cartoon | Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 2843) |
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Muppets | "Some Enchanted Lunchtime" (First: Episode 3230) |
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Animation | Lillian discusses the adjustments she has had to make as a big sister. She ultimately appreciates her little sister. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2746) |
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SCENE 5 | Humphrey and Ingrid return to collect Natasha, telling Ernestine that she should be proud of her attempt to teach their daughter the basics of being an operator. The proud parents discover that Natasha has picked up Ernestine's trademark snort before finding that they can do it as well. All the proud monsters leave as Ernestine answers one final call about the sponsors. She adds, "Sesame Street is a production of the Children's Television Workshop... but if you don't mind my saying so, I think you should know that by now, Ms. Cooney!" and the credits follow. So ends the 26th season of Sesame Street. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3549.
- Excluding repeats (and minor exceptions), this is the last episode to have two letter sponsors.
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