| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo becomes "Running Elmo" | |||||||
| Air date | January 22, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Mo Willems | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Over at the Fix-It Shop, Luis shows Elmo his photo album. They come across a picture of little Luis wearing a blanket as a cape. He recalls that was for his imaginary superhero "Running Man," who simply just loved running. Inspired, Elmo decides to become "Running Elmo!" |
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Cartoon | "Big Kid Photo Album" |
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Film | A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421) |
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Muppets | Live at the Nestropolitan: Madame Alma Cluck sings "Il Alphabetto." (First: Episode 3390) |
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Cartoon | A bird displays the front and back of a turtle.' (First: Episode 0789) |
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Film | A turtle walks slowly. Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod (First: Episode 0281) Now wearing a dish towel as a cape, Elmo appears over the film, unsuccessfully trying to get the turtle to run with him. |
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Cartoon | An ostrich, a girl, and a pig do some exercises, and move the couch away. (First: Episode 2988) |
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Muppets | Telly wants to show how to brush one's teeth, using Big Bird as an example. Big Bird states he doesn't have teeth...but Telly's drawing of him does. |
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Cartoon | In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth. Artist: Steven Fonti (First: Episode 3266) |
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Animation | D Candles (First: Episode 3085) |
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Film | Alphaquest: D (First: Episode 2723) |
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Cartoon | Ds are found on a city street. (First: Episode 3361) |
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Song | "Don't Waste Water" (First: Episode 2804) |
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Film | Penguins take a bath. (new sound effects added) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0233) |
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SCENE 2 | Running Elmo runs past Hooper's Store, noticed by Rosita and Carlo. Rosita asks questions to find out what Elmo's doing and this encourages her to join him, calling herself "Running Rosita." |
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Cartoon | "Daddy Dear" (First: Episode 0367) |
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Film | Two girls sing a clap song about the letter D to the tune of Yankee Doodle. (First: Episode 3305) |
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Cartoon | D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done (First: Episode 3060) |
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Song | 14 Karat Soul sings “Hand Talk." (First: Episode 2622) |
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Animation | "Flowers on the Doorstep" (First: Episode 3140) |
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Film | A gazelle runs fast across a plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0478) Running Elmo and Rosita (donning her own cape) run through the film, trying to keep up with the gazelle but fall behind. |
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Cartoon | Cars WALK. (First: Episode 0556) |
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Muppets | Mac TV host Old MacDonald introduces the newest music video, "A New Way to Walk" performed by The Oinker Sisters. (First: Episode 2268) |
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Animation | Isadora's sneakers describe all the fun they've had this past year, as the seasons change. (First: Episode 2758) |
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Song | "The Braid-y Bunch" (First: Episode 3357) |
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Cartoon | Two giddy female scribbles introduce themselves to a bar code, who can only beep. They recognize him from the supermarket. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2981) |
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SCENE 3 | The Count arrives at Hooper's (with his trademark organ music cue), looking for something to count. Carlo points out the sandwiches he's prepared and the Count begins counting them. He gets distracted by Running Elmo and Running Rosita as they make laps through the store. He forgoes counting some sodas, instead opting to become "Running Count" as he can count his footsteps (plus he already has his own cape). |
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Animation | "Six Circus Balls" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3001) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Twiddlebugs — Kermit counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Film | Farmer McFay counts six fruits. (First: Episode 3216) |
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Cartoon | A dog-shaped television Animation inspired by Keith Haring (First: Episode 3045) |
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Celebrity | "Rubber Duckie" with Little Richard. (First: Episode 3263) |
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Cartoon | Water travels from a cloud to a river, into a reservoir, and through pipes, and finally ends up in a bathroom sink. (First: Episode 2708) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental) (First: Episode 0505) The runners all run through the film, admiring the animal. |
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Cartoon | Don't cross the street alone. (First: Episode 1942) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Get Moving — Bert joins Ernie in listening to a radio exercise program. (First: Episode 1025) |
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Song | "Jump" (soul) (First: Episode 3136) |
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Animation | A girl plays in, on and under a sculpture. (First: Episode 2898) |
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SCENE 4 | The runners all stop at the Fix-It Shop, too tired to continue running. Luis suggests they take a break and the Count recommends the most relaxing thing he can think of - counting to 40. By the time they hit 40, they're refreshed and go back to running. |
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Cartoon | The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up forty steps, but the turtle takes the elevator. (First: Episode 2258) |
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Film | Korean girls do a spring dance. (First: Episode 3170) |
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Muppets | The Adventures of Prairie Dawn: The TV — Prairie Dawn saves energy. (First: Episode 3002) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play." Snow leopards version (First: Episode 2519) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Lisa complement each other's noses. Lisa also likes Grover's (big) mouth. (First: Episode 1415) |
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Animation | A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter. (First: Episode 3142) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo returns to the Fix-It Shop at evening time, ready to stop being Running Elmo. Luis recalls he had another pretend persona - Reading Boy, who loved to be read stories to by his father. Elmo decides to be "Reading Elmo" and has Luis pretend to be his dad and read him a story. The Count announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Elmo carries a stack of presents to deliver to Gabi on her birthday. |
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