| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo takes pictures | |||||||
| Air date | January 4, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Ian Ellis James | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Elmo announces today's sponsors while taking pretend pictures of them with his toy camera, saying that he'll be taking lots and lots of pictures today. |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo goes into the Fix-It Shop and tells Maria about his toy camera, then starts taking pretend pictures of Maria posing in different ways. When he decides to take pictures of her while she's working, Maria suggests that there are lots of other things to take pictures of (so as not to distract her from her work). Elmo thinks hard of what to take pretend pictures of next, and a light bulb is shown above Elmo's head when he thinks of the perfect subject... Maria! |
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Song | "Say Cheese" (new graphics added to ending) (First: Episode 3146) |
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Cartoon | A boy learns to play his violin by practicing. (First: Episode 1513) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes. (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0252) |
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Muppets | The Count, dressed up as Elvis, sings "You Gotta Count My Blue Suede Shoes." (First: Episode 3231) |
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Cartoon | A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2088) |
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Film | In a village in Africa, people catch fish, and celebrate afterwards. (First: Episode 2669) |
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Cartoon | A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. (new sound effects added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2773) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo finishes taking Maria's pretend pictures, then offers her his camera so she can take pictures of him. Maria tells him that she has to get back to work, but Elmo gives her a pleading look and she gives in. She takes 9 pictures of Elmo as he poses in different ways, but now Elmo wants to take more pictures of Maria. She refuses to give him back the toy camera, but gets the idea that he can take real pictures with a real camera. Elmo doesn't have one, so Maria tells him that she'll be right back and exits. |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733) |
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Muppets | Big Bird observes how balloons can make one happy. Telly emerges, looking sad, with a deflated balloon, so Big Bird gives his balloon to Telly. |
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Cartoon | The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3208) |
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Song | Leon Redbone sings "Have You Ever." (First: Episode 3274) |
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Cartoon | Violet climbs a vine with V words (First: Episode 0389) |
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Film | V for voice, violin, Victrola, etc. (First: Episode 3399) |
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Cartoon | "Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0050) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria hands Elmo a real camera, and he becomes so excited he doesn't know what to do. Maria explains that he can take up to 20 real pictures with it, and to bring the camera back when he's done so she can develop them. Soon after she exits, Oscar pops out of his trash can annoyed by Elmo's excitement and repeatedly tells him to get lost. Instead, Elmo takes pictures of his griping, as well as Ruthie jogging (and snacking on an ice cream cone), Celina rollerblading, and some kids riding bicycles and rollerblading. After Oscar's final warning, Elmo takes his 20th picture and leaves. "I guess I told him," remarks Oscar. |
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Cartoon | An elephant counts to 20. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1466) |
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Film | A little boy sings the "Cold Ocean Blues" at the beach. (First: Episode 3150) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Tough Eddie at the Beach — Ernie and Bert think they're being threatened by Tough Eddie. (First: Episode 0482) |
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Cartoon | A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1347) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria tells Elmo that she took his pictures to the photo shop, and they'll call back when they're ready. Elmo starts to feel a little impatient so Maria suggests he do something while waiting. Elmo decides to do some writing, but what will he write about? Another light bulb appears above Elmo's head when inspiration strikes: Maria! The flattered fix-it person gives Elmo a crayon and paper, and he begins to write his story. |
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Film | A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp. (First: Episode 3270) |
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Cartoon | Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccuping her way through an opera. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2963) |
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Muppets | "The Subway" (First: Episode 0762) |
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Cartoon | The word "Subway" rides the MBTA subway. (First: Episode 3375) |
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Film | Lauren, a blind child, learns in class by using Braille. (First: Episode 3142) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo finishes writing his story about Maria, but his photos still aren't ready yet. To pass the time Maria suggests a musical game called "I See Something." The phone rings following the song, and it's from the photo shop saying the pictures are ready to be picked up! Maria goes to get them while Elmo tries to contain his excitement. |
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Cartoon | A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade. (First: Episode 2887) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about her friend, Billy, who swims with dolphins. (First: Episode 3012) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: V for Vacuum (First: Episode 0774) |
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Film | Floating kids make the letter V. (First: Episode 3133) |
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Catoon | V in space (First: Episode 0481) |
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Film | "Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) |
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Cartoon | The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0512) |
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Cartoon | Clown Honking #9 (First: Episode 3219) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo, Maria, Ruthie, Celina, and the kids are gathered on the stoop of 123 Sesame Street looking back at Elmo's pictures; Oscar shows up and tells the group to look at them somewhere else. They oblige, but Oscar becomes interested in the photos after hearing he's the subject of some of them. He groans at his misfortune as Elmo announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo really wants to cry, so Maria lets him. |
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