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| The Amazing Mumford switches personas with a dog (repeat of 3157) | |||||
| Air date | March 11, 1996 | ||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||
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COLD OPEN | Big Bird introduces the Amazing Mumford, who will be performing a special trick with an energetic dog (Peter Linz) where they change personalities. |
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SCENE 1 | Mumford reiterates to Big Bird how his trick will work: he will become the dog, and the dog will become him. With a wave of his wand, the trick works as planned: Mumford's voice and personality emit from the dog, while Mumford's voice and mannerisms involve typical dog behavior. He tries reversing the trick, but since the dog now inhabits Mumford’s body, he acts as if the wand is a bone or a toy and runs off with it. Big Bird and the dog-Mumford chase after him. |
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Animation | The word "dog" appears on-screen, followed by a shot of a dog. (First: Episode 3082) |
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Song | En Vogue sings "Adventure." (First: Episode 2951) |
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Animation | E / e Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3300) |
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Song | Ornate E's go easing by to a song. (First: Episode 2937) |
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Cartoon | A man saws out a letter E. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0370) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Jahwara to point to parts of her head. (First: Episode 3260) |
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Cartoon | Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. (First: Episode 2486) |
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Song | "Get On Up (Everybody Move)" (First: Episode 3410) |
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SCENE 2 | The Mumford-dog runs to Luis at the Fix-It Shop and begins sniffing and licking him. Big Bird and dog-Mumford arrive and explain what happened. Luis tries getting the wand back, but the dog snarls at him each time he tries. He finally retrieves it using reverse psychology, but it is soon grabbed back by the Mumford-dog who runs off with it again. |
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Cartoon | Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. (First: Episode 0954) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form the letter L. (First: Episode 3270) |
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Cartoon | L for life, love, lizard, leap and lump Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1833) |
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Film | The floating kids form an L. (First: Episode 3128) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and The Beetles sing "Hey Food." (First: Episode 1815) |
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Cartoon | Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Film | In a village in Africa, people catch fish, and celebrate afterwards. (First: Episode 2669) |
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Muppets | When Zoe wants Maria to read to her, Big Bird tells her what to say: "Read Me a Story." (First: Episode 3388) |
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Cartoon | Anansi the Spider tells the story of a sad mouse. (new sound effects added) Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3367) |
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Film | Jaws spoof presenting the letter E. (First: Episode 3300) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts the Letter of the Day Pageant. (First: Episode 2212) |
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Cartoon | A lizard, a girl and a dog dance. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2795) |
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SCENE 3 | Mumford and Big Bird's search continues by the playground, where Barkley runs into them and wants to play with dog-Mumford. Mumford is in no mood to play, so Big Bird lures Barkley back to Linda’s apartment with the promise of dinner. Soon after he and Barkley leave, a cat (Julianne Buescher) mistakes Mumford for a real dog and begins hissing and scratching at him, which sends Mumford off running. |
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Cartoon | Can a cat bark? (First: Episode 0859) |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy always has fun whether he's "Wet or Dry." (First: Episode 3134) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, they are wet (Umbrella) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0344) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #15 (First: Episode 2945) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #15 (First: Episode 2971) |
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Cartoon | Rap #15 (First: Episode 2567) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird instructs Mumford to growl to make the cat leave, but his dog impression fails to scare the cat. Bigger growls scare the cat away, which come from Mumford’s dog counterpart! They try to get the wand again but observe that he doesn’t have it anymore. |
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Cartoon | A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2151) |
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Film | The Count (in voiceover) counts three children on a bench, then adds two more. (First: Episode 2950) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw House — Kermit interviews the pig who built the straw house. (First: Episode 0551) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird realizes that since dogs bury bones, the Mumford-dog must have buried it. The dog points to a tree in the park, indicating that's where the wand is buried. Mumford requests for a shovel, but Big Bird thinks it isn't needed; as he's now got a dog's body, Mumford himself can do the digging. He comes across 10 bones that Big Bird counts until he finally finds the wand. He then takes a rest after all the digging he’s done. ("I've been working like a dog!") |
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Film | EGGS... and chickens. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Muppets | All types of wild animals that lay eggs sing "Let's Lay an Egg." (First: Episode 3060) |
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Animation | A chicken lays 20 eggs, which hatch. (First: Episode 3122) |
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Animation | Geometry of Circles #3 "Six Colored Circles" (First: Episode 1395) |
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Film / Animation | Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays. (First: Episode 3126) |
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SCENE 6 | With the wand in his mouth, Mumford waves it and puts himself and the dog back in their respective bodies. However, just like before, the dog ends up having the wand and runs off with it again! Mumford chases the dog in close pursuit as Luis announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Telly and Elmo play their tuba and violin until they bump into each other. |
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