| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird helps Carlo and Gina | |||||||
| Air date | November 22, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Both Gina and Carlo prepare for their new jobs - Gina has opened up a day care center around the corner, and Carlo assumes Gina's old job working at Hooper's Store. Big Bird assures the two that he is going to be helping them both, but then faces a problem... if Carlo is going to be at Hooper's, and Gina will be all the way around the corner, how can he help them if he can't be in two places at once? |
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Song | "It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." |
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Cartoon | Leaves form R and r (First: Episode 3110) |
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Film | Alphaquest: R Running down a road past a rabbit, a radio and some rocks (First: Episode 2726) |
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Animation | R /r paper fold (First: Episode 3127) |
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Muppets | Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp." (First: Episode 1960) |
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Cartoon | A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (audible dialogue) Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird has figured out a solution to help both Gina and Carlo: he wears his roller skates so he can travel between Hooper's and Gina's Family Day Care with more speed, thus providing them with the help they need. After checking in with Carlo, Big Bird heads to Gina's, who is in the middle of a guessing game called "What's That Food?" with Zoe and some kids (including Michael). Big Bird sits down for a couple of rounds, but incorrectly guesses that the clues Gina gives for an apple and a banana instead pertain to birdseed hot dogs. Big Bird prepares to leave but Gina insists he sits for one more round... in which he correctly guesses a birdseed hot dog, which she happens to have for him! Gina then announces that they will soon be going on a field trip to Hooper's to see Carlo, so Big Bird takes off to let him know they're coming. |
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Song | "You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly" to eat some honey! |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Bert and Rick Moranis sit next to each other on a plane, and learn that they (and the rest of the passengers) are alike in more ways than they realized, singing the song "Stick Out Your Hand and Say Hello". (new music added) (First: Episode 2943) |
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Animation | The word AIRPORT (with photographs of such) (First: Episode 3373) |
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Film | Three girls clap rhythms while naming vegetables. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3051) |
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Cartoon | Kids sing about the joys of celery. (new sound effects added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2976) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird rolls into Hooper's to let Carlo know to prepare for Gina and the kids' visit. Big Bird wants to make extra sure, so they go through a small inventory of what he has available for them, such as juice, milk, and soda for drinking. Big Bird is satisfied knowing he's been a big help to them, but Carlo would like to know how many are coming. Big Bird doesn't know, and takes off to find out. |
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Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) |
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Muppets | "The Ten Commandments of Health" (First: Episode 1139) |
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Film | "Box City Recycling Rap" Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons. (First: Episode 2851) |
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Cartoon | A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Cartoon | "R" for robot, rabbit, run, read, rock, and rocket (First: Episode 3088) |
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Cartoon | R for rhinoceros, raquet, robot (First: Episode 2443) |
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Song | Christopher Cerf sings "I'm a Manatee." (First: Episode 3069) |
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SCENE 4 | Back at the day care, Gina has Zoe and the kids make up their own dances to the music she plays. Big Bird returns to take count, but has difficulty with all the kids moving and dancing around. He asks Gina to stop the music for a moment so he can take count; after seeing that there will be 6 arriving at Hooper's, Big Bird rolls off to tell Carlo while the others resume their dance. |
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Cartoon | A cowboy adds two different herds of cows. (First: Episode 2255) |
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Muppets | Annette Monster and Frankie Monster sing "Love the Ocean" to urge others to "show respect for the sea" and refrain from throwing trash in the water. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2680) |
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Animation | All living things need clean water. (First: Episode 2731) |
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Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird rolls down the street (keeping the number 6 in his mind) when Rosita stops him. She needs help counting to 20, as there is one number she keeps forgetting. Big Bird gladly offers his assistance and they begin counting when Rosita is reminded that the number she keeps forgetting is the last one - 20. After Rosita thanks Big Bird, he rolls over to Carlo but forgets how many are coming. He heads back to the day care to take another count. |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for. (First: Episode 2533) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #20 (First: Episode 2967) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures 20 (First: Episode 2687) |
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Muppets | Snuffy sings "Bubble on My Snuffle." (First: Episode 3338) |
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Film | Children dance to different rhythms from around the world. (First: Episode 2499) |
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Cartoon | A snake is on, in, under, and stuck in a tree branch. (First: Episode 2967) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird returns to Hooper's, having remembered the number of people instead of a recount. He tests Carlo's skills by pretending to order something when Gina and the kids arrive. Carlo easily remembers their orders by writing them down, but has to remind Big Bird of what he wanted. |
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Cartoon | "Wash Your Hands Before You Eat" (new sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1523) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping. (First: Episode 1482) |
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Animation | OP words (Drop / stop / top / hop / pop) (First: Episode 2886) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404) |
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Film | Film of toothpaste and people brushing their teeth. (First: Episode 3316) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Erik shows Grover his teeth, and tells him how they are used. (First: Episode 1639) |
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Song | "At School," with animation bookended by live-action footage. (First: Episode 2782) |
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Film | Fay Ray subtracts three balls. (First: Episode 2608) |
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SCENE 7 | Gina and Carlo rest on a bench at the park after a good day's work and look forward to tomorrow. Big Bird makes sure they'll be fine without his help before deciding he wants to continue skating tomorrow. The two then announce the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Baby Bear pulls his tie from a washtub: "Aaaaaahh! It shwunk!" |
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