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| Stinky's day at day care | |||||||
| Air date | April 22, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gina welcomes the viewer from her day care center and presents her two special guests - Tarah (her assistant for the day) and Stinky the Stinkweed. Stinky tries to underplay his specialness ("Who has time for a plant? Never mind that I'm alone. Never mind I breathe out the oxygen that you couldn't live without.") but Gina knows he'll have a good time. Their first activity is drawing, which Stinky cannot do as he lacks hands to hold the crayon with. Baby Bear doesn't want Stinky to be left out, and Tarah recalls that one of her friends can't use his hands, so he colors with his mouth. They get a marker to put in Stinky's mouth, which works just fine. |
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Animation | We Are Kids From Far and Wide: A girl describes the preparation for the Galungan festival in Bali, Indonesia. (First: Episode 2750) |
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Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (new music added) (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | A man has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy has a big octopus. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3270) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Eating Cookie" -- there's another reason every season. (First: Episode 3467) |
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Film | A boy narrates a film of what happens when it changes from fall to winter. (First: Episode 2459) |
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Animation | "Flowers on the Doorstep" (First: Episode 3140) |
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Insert | Celina reads Elmo and the kids the story of "The Little One Nosed Monster and the Two Nosed Princess." In the kingdom of Schnozberg, everyone has two noses. The king and queen are appalled that their daughter is playing with another monster (Elmo) who only has one nose. The little red monster shows them how they can still play despite their differences. (First: Episode 3388) |
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Cartoon | "Ducklings" (First: Episode 2852) |
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Film | "We have a nice school"... with ducks. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3144) |
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Cartoon | The letter X appears on-screen. (First: Episode 2779) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover tells Debo that the letter that's on the wall is an X, but that it's a secret. Kermit overhears Grover mention a secret and wants to know what letter the X is. (First: Episode 1494) |
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Animation | A group of 19th-century sportsmen have fun with an X ball, which falls out of the painting. (Martin P. Robinson voiceover) |
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SCENE 2 | Everyone has finished their drawings, including Stinky, who has made a beanstalk from one of his favorite stories. He becomes upset that there's no refrigerator to hang his drawing on like Baby Bear plans to do at home, so Gina tapes it to the pretend fridge in their kitchen play area. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Next it's time for freeze dance, which Stinky thinks he won't be able to participate in either since he doesn't have legs. Tarah points out that her legs don't work but she can still dance in her wheelchair, so Stinky finds he can dance by moving his head. Everyone has a good time when Gina announces it's time to go to the park. |
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Song | "Get On Up (Everybody Move)" (First: Episode 3410) |
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Muppets | "Wet Paint Sign" (First: Episode 3261) |
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Animation | Dueling palettes form the words WET PAINT. (First: Episode 3371) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Jodie Foster tells Oscar what the word important means, and lists the reasons why he is important to her, making him more and more annoyed. (First: Episode 3117) |
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Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) |
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Film | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708) |
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Cartoon | Four babies crying, drinking, playing, sleeping (First: Episode 3418) |
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Film | Farmer McFay counts a bumper crop of 4 fruits. (First: Episode 3244) |
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Cartoon | Donnie Budd counts four lions. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0300) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird goes fishing in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his friends Colin and Marlee. It takes awhile for him to catch one, but he finally does. (First: Episode 3445) |
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Animation | Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (new narration by Jim Thurman added) (First: Episode 2564) |
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SCENE 3 | Everyone has fun sliding at the playground in the park... except Stinky, who is certain he can't go down the slide. "I know I shouldn't have come," he moans. "I got too bold. I should have just stayed home and watched Regis & Kathie Lee like I always do." Tarah says that her parents help her go down the slide by riding with her, so Gina props Stinky's pot on her lap and takes him down the slide with her. Despite all the fun he's had today, Stinky still feels sad but doesn't want to tell anyone why. |
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Song | "You Can Get Right Up:" a song about getting active to cheer up. (First: Episode 3142) |
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Cartoon | Various demonstrations of DOWN and UP (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0847) |
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Film | A trip to an African dance school. (First: Episode 3266) |
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Animation | The letter X in various typefaces. (First: Episode 2862) |
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Film | A big X emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3341) |
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Cartoon | Stamped and painted X animation. (First: Episode 2934) |
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Song | "Playground Map Song" (First: Episode 2680) |
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Cartoon | Jasper and Julius: Jasper describes an apple as he eats it. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0485) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Sad — The monster, after telling itself a joke, reads "SAD" and suddenly gets emotional. (First: Episode 1422) |
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Cartoon | Bobby's dog narrates why Bobby is sad. (First: Episode 3455) |
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SCENE 4 | Stinky finally explains why he's sad: everyone helped him do everything today, preventing him from doing anything on his own. Gina and everyone point out that they all need help sometimes and give him examples, from Gina getting the day care ready to Baby Bear needing a boost on the swings to Michael learning to read. Stinky feels he can't do anything without the aid of someone when suddenly, he does something all by himself: he sprouts a new flower! Everyone marvels at Stinky's unique talent as Gina announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: The Martians ring Gordon's doorbell and vanish when he exits. |
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