| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Zoe plays with Davey and Joey | |||||||
| Air date | April 18, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Zoe looks for somebody to play with. She asks Ruthie, who has work, then Gabi, who has school. Joey and Davey Monkey happen by and gladly agree to play with her, right after they grab some breakfast. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play." Snow leopards version (First: Episode 2519) |
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Film / Muppets | Alphaquest: S A swimsuit, Grover as a silly surfer, a seagull, the sunset and a submarine. (First: Episode 2729) |
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Animation | Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase S. (First: Episode 3214) |
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Film | Kids hold an S and a square (First: Episode 3278) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "You Made Me Love You." (First: Episode 3456) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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Film | A Japanese boy plays taiko drums in the park. (First: Episode 3153) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Sing Your Synonyms" (First: Episode 2331) |
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Cartoon |
Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3442) |
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SCENE 2 | The monkeys return from breakfast, when Zoe proposes they play a game of tag. But, Joey and Davey aren't familiar with that game. Zoe explains how it works and the monkeys leave again, claiming to need more bananas to get the energy to play that game. |
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Cartoon | "Banana Samba" (First: Episode 2920) |
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Film | A boy hangs out with his friend Will, who is Jewish. He learns about their culture, and about Purim. (First: Episode 3427) |
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Cartoon | "Ooh What a Fabulous Party" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3006) |
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SCENE 3 | When Joey and Davey return, Zoe has a new game in mind - the "Dance Along the Alphabet" game. She demonstrates how it goes, dancing and singing "The Alphabet Song." The monkeys realize this too will require a lot of energy and leave to consume some more bananas. |
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Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (First: Episode 0439) |
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Celebrity | "Rubber Duckie" with Little Richard. (First: Episode 3263) |
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Film | What sound does a duck make? (First: Episode 3298) |
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Muppets | Big Bird comments, "That was funny!" (First: Episode 3147) |
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Animation | Clown Honking #12 (First: Episode 3210) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Film | Ornate 12s sail through the air. (First: Episode 3274) |
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Cartoon | A group gives a newcomer funny looks, which hurts his feelings, but then they invite him to play marbles with them. He turns out to be a good player. Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2840) |
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SCENE 4 | Zoe comes up with another game involving knocking a block tower over with construction toys. The monkeys think this too will take a lot of energy and leave once more. Zoe gets frustrated and vents to Ruthie, who believes she has an activity that will work for them. |
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Cartoon | A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track. (First: Episode 1447) |
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Muppets | Beat the Time: Elmo must bring in three items that start with "SN" within thirty seconds. They turn out to be a man's snack of nuts and raisins, a sneaker (worn by Telly Monster), and finally, the massive Mr. Snuffleupagus! As his prize, he is given a snowman wearing a snorkel. (First: Episode 2610) |
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Film | Fay Ray moves clockwise and ticks, until an alarm sounds. (First: Episode 2597) |
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Cartoon | What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Makes a Grocery List — Bert observes Ernie write out a shopping list using chocolate pudding. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 1967) |
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Song | "Write Your Name" (First: Episode 3274) |
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SCENE 5 | Since listening to a story requires no energy at all, Ruthie reads Zoe and the monkeys "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed." The story has made Zoe hungry and they all go to get some bananas. |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book." (First: Episode 2983) |
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Muppets | Big Bird recites an unusual poem about his feet. (First: Episode 3444) |
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Cartoon | Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Chris play the Tickle-Stop game. (First: Episode 1300) |
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Cartoon | S for scribble, scrub, scrunch, splash, spring, spin, stomp, scream, stop, sorry Artist: Fred Garbers |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter S. |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Film | Various situations of before and after, to a hip-hop beat. (First: Episode 3201) |
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SCENE 6 | Having finished their bananas, Zoe, Joey and Davey count the 12 bananas peels they have laid out. Counting makes the monkeys hungry and they go to get some more. Ruthie announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Zoe wants a squirrel to be her pet. |
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