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| Linda breaks Ruthie's pitcher | |||||||
| Air date | January 1, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo and Ruthie welcome the viewer to Sesame Street. Ruthie explains to Elmo what kind of stuff her store sells - old stuff that people don't need anymore (hence the name "Finders Keepers"). She displays some of her "new old" stuff, including a toy fire engine, and a lemonade pitcher with lemons painted on it. Linda comes by, and seems to really find the pitcher lovely. Elmo tries to get her attention, but Ruthie reminds Elmo that Linda is deaf, and communicates with sign language. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Ruthie knows a little sign language, so she asks Linda if she likes the pitcher, and Linda does like it. Linda says something else, but Ruthie isn't clear on it, so Linda writes it down. Linda says she doesn't know if she wants to buy the pitcher yet, and will let Ruthie know after she walks Barkley. Linda departs, and Elmo now understands how to communicate with Linda somewhat. He knows how to write a little, but he doesn't know sign language. Ruthie points to the screen and tells him to "watch this ..." |
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Cartoon | “Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara. (First: Episode 1056) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
After watching the previous segment, Elmo looks forward to learning sign language. Ruthie goes inside to gather some more treasures to put on display, and Elmo decides to look at what's already outside. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Barkley and Linda come back to Finders Keepers, so Linda can give the pitcher a second look. Suddenly, Barkley hears a cat, and wants to chase it. Linda tries to hold the big dog steady, and as Barkley pulls her away, she accidentally drops the pitcher, and it shatters on the concrete. Elmo doesn't understand why Linda broke the pitcher she wanted to buy, and ran off without telling Ruthie. |
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Film | How to say "bunny rabbit" in sign language (First: Episode 3300) |
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Cartoon | Kids sing about the joys of celery. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2976) |
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Muppets | Fairy Tales Today: Striking Food — Prairie Dawn interviews a group of angry fruits and vegetables from fairy tales. (First: Episode 3382) |
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Animation | E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet) (First: Episode 2222) |
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Animation | Planting Letters: E (First: Episode 3009) |
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Animation | E / e Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3300) |
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Song | "It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (First: Episode 3398) |
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Animation | A chicken lays 20 eggs, which hatch. (First: Episode 3122) |
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Muppets | On a tropical island, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover and a Caribbean Anything Muppet back-up band sing "Take a Rest." (First: Episode 3107) |
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Cartoon | A baby and father illustrate up and down. (First: Episode 2687) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo looks at the broken pitcher on the ground, and still ponders the cause of Linda's actions. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Ruthie comes outside, just as Linda returns to buy the pitcher. They both find it shattered on the ground, and are both clueless as to why it is broken. In Elmo's mind, Linda is hiding the truth from Ruthie. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Ruthie asks Elmo if he knows how the pitcher got broken, and Elmo stammers. This causes Ruthie to wonder if Elmo broke the pitcher. |
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Song | "Rollin' on the River" (First: Episode 2783) |
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Film | An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made. (First: Episode 3204) |
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Muppets | Baby Fats Domino sings "Shake Your Rattle and Roll," encouraging babies to exercise. (First: Episode 3352) |
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Film | A Japanese mother shows her son how to play taiko drums. (First: Episode 3156) |
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Cartoon | 7 rabbits Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1493) |
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Muppets | The Count's Storybook Theatre The Count reads the story of "The Magnificent 7" who would save a village from becoming lonely. A mediocre 7 and a magnificent 5 show up first, to the behest of the villagers. Next time on The Count's Storybook Theatre: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." (First: Episode 3147) |
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Cartoon | Rap #7 (First: Episode 2506) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo is put on the spot: he wonders if he should tell Ruthie the truth about the broken pitcher. He assumes Linda doesn't want Ruthie to get angry at her for breaking the pitcher. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Elmo asks Ruthie what if, hypothetically, someone she knew happened to accidentally break something that belonged to her, and what that person should do. Ruthie tells him a story of the time she broke her uncle's favorite lamp, and felt really bad about it. She eventually told him the truth while holding her breath, and he was proud of her for being honest about the accident. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Now that Elmo's question has been answered, he goes off to find Linda, leaving Ruthie baffled. |
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Animation | In a classic painting, a boy blows a bubble. It pops, and some kids yell "Surprise!" (First: Episode 3311) |
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Muppets | Big Bird counts 3 "birds," including himself. Part 1 (First: Episode 3320) |
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Cartoon | A chicken sings "It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather." (First: Episode 2979) |
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Muppets | Big Bird counts 4 "birds," including himself. Part 2 (First: Episode 3320) |
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Song | "Drink of Water" (First: Episode 2545) |
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Muppets | Big Bird counts 5 "birds," including himself and Tarah. (image flipped) Part 3 (First: Episode 3320) |
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Cartoon | What if a dog looked like a bird? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0226) |
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Muppets | Big Bird counts 6 "birds," including himself, Tarah and Snuffy. Part 4 (First: Episode 3320) |
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Song | "Around and Around" (First: Episode 2753) |
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Muppets | Big Bird counts "a whole flock of birds," including himself, Tarah, Snuffy, Ruthie and some Birdketeers. Part 5 (First: Episode 3320) |
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Cartoon | A satellite view of the earth is shown on television, while a group of geese decide to fly south. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 2710) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo looks for Linda, to tell her not to be afraid to tell Ruthie about the broken pitcher. He doesn't see Linda pass by him. |
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Cartoon | A boy gets lost in a mall, and a security guard shows him how to use a map. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2874) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form a letter E. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) |
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Song | Ornate E's go easing by to a song. (First: Episode 2937) |
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Animation | Cecille sings "Brushin' Down the Doggies." (First: Episode 2862) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster learns how to use a toothbrush. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 1189) |
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Cartoon | A dinosaur tries to eat an apple on a tree. A group of kids keep telling him to "GO HIGHER!" (First: Episode 2908) |
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Film | A boy draws a picture of his friend, Kerry. (First: Episode 2776) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Carton of eggs (First: Episode 2661) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: HOT DOG (First: Episode 1142) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo spots Linda talking to Ruthie about the pitcher. Linda denies any knowledge of what happened to it, so Elmo explains what he witnessed. Ruthie explains to Elmo that since Linda is deaf, she didn't hear the pitcher break as Barkley pulled her away. |
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SCENE 5 cont'd |
Linda apologizes, and Ruthie offers to take her to Hooper's for an ice cream sundae. Ruthie takes Elmo along with them, as Benny announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Miles, Gabi, Big Bird and Lexine witness a squirrel rapping about cleaning up the littered park. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3694.
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