Sesame Street | |||||||
Snuffy visits Miles | |||||||
Air date | November 27, 1995 | ||||||
Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Gordon, Susan and Miles greet the viewers while bringing groceries home, when The Amazing Mumford tries handing them a flier for his new “Need a Magician?” phone service. However, their hands are full and can’t hold one, but he makes sure they remember the phone number (555-5555). | |
SCENE 1 cont’d | Snuffy reports Big Bird is too busy to play with him today. Mumford tries plugging his new service to Snuffy, but he tells Mumford he can’t read yet, nor does he have something to hold it. As he heads down the street, he looks for people to play with while singing "Somebody Come and Play". Miles happens to hear the song and invites him over. | |
Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) | |
Muppets | Theater in the Park Telly stars in a production of "Romeo and Alphabet." (First: Episode 3330) | |
Cartoon | A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3134) | |
Film | Fay Ray moves from far to near the camera. | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Little Richard sings "Rosita," a song about feelings, to Rosita. (First: Episode 3225) | |
Cartoon | Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccoughing her way through an opera. (First: Episode 2963) | |
SCENE 2 | Miles tugs on Snuffy while Susan and Gordon push him through Miles’ bedroom door. But, as Susan points out, Snuffy proves to be too big for the room. They both recall Mumford’s phone service and think he could make Snuffy smaller with magic. They put their heads together (literally) to remember the phone number. Miles tries calling Mumford, but the line is busy. | |
Cartoon | Kevin Clash sings "Your Feet's Too Big" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3230) | |
Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) | |
Muppets / Transition | Big Bird's eyes get wider as the next segment plays ... (First: Episode 3163) | |
Film | B's are found on a city street. (First: Episode 3351) | |
Muppets | The Oinker Sisters sing "Where Can You Be B?" (First: Episode 3381) | |
Animation | Pencil Box B / b (First: Episode 3040) | |
SCENE 3 | They finally get through to Mumford, who’s operating from a pay phone around the corner. Miles explains the situation to him, so Mumford performs his “Big to Small” trick, only it affects all of Miles’ furniture instead. | |
Cartoon | A man (Marty Robinson) has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy (Joey Mazzarino) has a big octopus. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3270) | |
Muppets | Big Bird comments, "That was funny!" (First: Episode 3147) | |
Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) | |
Animation | Rubber Stamp #12 (First: Episode 2932) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street Movie Classics presents: "High 12" In a parody of High Noon, Clementine doesn't want Forgetful Jones to meet Sinister Sam, the meanest hombre west of the Pecos, at the train tracks at noon, especially since it's their wedding day. But both he and a horse (in song, referencing "Do Not Forsake Me" from High Noon) convince her that "a man's got to do what a man's got to do". Sinister Sam shows up and, in a threatening manner, informs Forgetful Jones that he's got something to say to him, "I think it was mighty nice of you to remember to meet my train!" They all hit the saloon for lemonade, leaving Clementine dejected. (First: Episode 2614) | |
Animation | Twelve kids are counted. (First: Episode 2998) | |
SCENE 4 | Miles tries calling Mumford back, but the line is busy each time he calls. Snuffy suggests they dance to calm their nerves, so they both dance “Doin' the Snuffleupagus”. Afterwards, Miles tries calling again, but the line is still busy. | |
Cartoon | "Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3387) | |
Muppets | While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself... or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase. (First: Episode 2391) | |
Cartoon | Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (First: Episode 2405) | |
Cast | Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum. (First: Episode 2033) | |
Film | A mother helps her child play the drums. (First: Episode 3156) | |
Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) | |
SCENE 5 | Miles calls again and gets through to Mumford. Meanwhile, Gordon and Susan arrive with snacks and suspect something fishy going on inside the room, but are told a surprise is being prepared for them. Mumford tries his “Small to Big” trick, but enlarges the phone instead. | |
Cartoon | A woman uses the telephone to order biscuits for her dog. | |
Film | A TELEPHONE rings at a phone booth in the city, and someone answers it. (First: Episode 3274) | |
Muppets | Elmo sings about how much he loves going "Round and Round in Circles" ... until he gets dizzy. (First: Episode 3389) | |
Film | A girl floats around in a circle. (First: Episode 3130) | |
Song | Hoots the Owl sings "This Is How We Take a Bath." (First: Episode 3216) | |
Cartoon | B for bathtub, ball, boat, boot, boomerang, brush and bison (First: Episode 3154) | |
Muppets | Big Bird presents the letter B, for Natasha (who's a baby). She then grabs onto his beak. (First: Episode 3350) | |
Film | Alphaboy: B - a bumpy bicycle ride. | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "What is Friend?" (First: Episode 2840) | |
Cartoon | "Name That Food," hosted by Don Carrot. Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1491) | |
SCENE 6 | Miles’ parents demand entrance into the room and begin counting to 20 until they can come in. Miles calls Mumford again, who finally makes everything normal. Gordon and Susan barge in and find everything the same and are told the surprise is that he cleaned the room. As they dig into the snacks, Mumford announces the sponsors. | |
COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Luis starts to feel silly sitting on a Honker egg, when it begins shaking and cracking open. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3672.
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