| Sesame Street | |||||
| Zoe's new bed (repeat of 3207) | |||||
| Air date | December 19, 1995 | ||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||
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COLD OPEN | Zoe announces she's no longer sleeping in her crib and will be picking out a new bed today. |
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SCENE 1 | At Finders Keepers, Zoe shows Ruthie the bed she's picked out. Ruthie suggests she try the "Bounce Test," to see how bouncy the bed is. Zoe gives it a whirl, bouncing higher and higher in the air until she crashes back on the bed, breaking it. "I think Zoe needs a stronger bed," Ruthie comments. |
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Animation | Amelia likes to pretend she can fly. (First: Episode 2902) |
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Muppets | Count's Castle: Sheep on Strike — It is time for The Count to go to bed, but his sheep go on strike. (ending edited) (First: Episode 2122) |
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Muppets | Elmo pops up: "Make that SIX pretend sheep! Baa! Baa!" |
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Song | "This is the Way We Count and Sing" (from one to ten). (First: Episode 3136) |
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Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) |
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Film | A class makes a quilt of their faces. (First: Episode 3034) |
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SCENE 2 | Zoe picks out a new bed and has a test of her own: she wants Ruthie to read to her, to see if the bed is fit to fall asleep in after hearing a story. Ruthie picks The Monster Who Loved to Rock, an interactive sound book where the titular monster gets too big for his mommy to rock him in her rocking chair, so she builds him a rocking horse to play on. Zoe falls asleep afterward. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps" (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 3026) |
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Muppets | Big Bird wakes up from his nap, "Everybody wha —?" then goes back to sleep. (First: Episode 3207) |
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Cartoon | P is for Puddle (First: Episode 0452) |
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Celebrity | John Moschitta, Jr. plays Porter Pepper of Peter Piper's P Products, which produces products that begin with the letter "P". He mentions that two of his clients were Peter Pan and Pablo Picasso until Peter Piper, the boss, gives him a phone call. Pepper now presents a new problem: Peter Piper's "P" Products has been purchased, and is now Sam Singer's "S" Stuff Store. Pepper, without stalling, summons his staff to stand by, switches his products to stuff, and searches for snacks and saucers. (First: Episode 2061) |
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Animation | Sand P/p (First: Episode 0634) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Mom — The monster sounds out the word "mom." (First: Episode 1481) |
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Cartoon | How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) |
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SCENE 3 | Zoe and her dad Brad stop by Finders Keepers, as Zoe wants to help sell her old crib. An Anything Muppet mother (Julianne Buescher) comes by looking for one for her own baby, but Zoe is hesitant to let her have it. Her father helps change her mind by explaining how happy she is with her new bed, and how happy the woman's baby will be with a new crib. |
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Song | "Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach. (First: Episode 3320) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Waiting for Elmo — Telly and Grover wait impatiently. (First: Episode 2998) |
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Cartoon | Something's missing ... is it a frog or a dog? (First: Episode 2389) |
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Song | "One of These Things" (with Wegman's dogs and a poodle) (First: Episode 3114) |
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Animation | W for water, wind, wave and wet. (First: Episode 3198) |
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Cast | Gordon and the word "wand." (First: Episode 1491) |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter W. (First: Episode 3366) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree." (First: Episode 1920) |
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Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586) |
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Insert | Gina and Big Bird introduce a sobbing number 1, who's upset over her small value. The two sing about how important a number she is ("One in a Million"). (First: Episode 3313) |
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Cartoon | Hortense beats one drum. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2570) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks, "Would ya like one?" (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals. (First: Episode 3010) |
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Cartoon | Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house. (First: Episode 2686) |
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Film | A boy signs the word cat, and morphs into one. (First: Episode 3323) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Chip and Dip hold a sign with the word "CAT" written on it and ask Danny if he knows what it says. When they learn that he can't read the sign, they give him clues. (First: Episode 2805) |
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Film | Coverage of a spring kite-flying festival, where both kids and grownups can participate. (First: Episode 3276) |
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Cartoon | Two orange balls perform "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2160) |
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Film | Girls sing a jump-rope rhyme about naming a puppy. (First: Episode 3279) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Ernie and Aaron Neville sing "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon." (First: Episode 3242) |
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Cartoon | A girl explains the concept of relativity by explaining how her house is a part of a neighborhood, the neighborhood is part of a city, the city is part of a country, etc. (First: Episode 2742) |
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Film | P for party, picture and puzzle. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Cartoon | P for Pack (First: Episode 0504) |
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Film | A boy is scared to go to sleep at night, until his dad tells him to use his imagination to calm himself down. He conducts a symphony with his toys. (First: Episode 3271) |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine." (First: Episode 2775) |
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SCENE 4 | Back at home, Zoe shows off her new bed and describes what's different about it compared to her crib. As she heads off to sleep with her doll Mimi, Ruthie announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: A monster is a cereal girl! |
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