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| Big Bird goes fishing for Wolfgang | |||||||||
| Air date | April 29, 1996 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||||
| Written by | John Weidman | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Telly wonder why Wolfgang the Seal won't stop barking. Mr. Handford remembers that yesterday he put up a sign in the Hooper's Store window that says "Special today: FISH" ... but that was yesterday's special, which means Hooper's is out of fish. Since fish are Wolfgang's favorite thing in the world, Big Bird wonders how to get him one. Luckily, Big Bird's friends Colin and Marlee are about to go fishing right now, so they let him come along with them. Big Bird leaves, promising to bring a fish back to Wolfgang. |
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Cartoon | "Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689) |
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Muppets | "Pond Full of Fish" (First: Episode 2840) |
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Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506) |
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Song | "I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares. (First: Episode 3277) |
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Cartoon | Q/q (balloons) (First: Episode 2241) |
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Film | Girls do a hand-clap game about the letter Q. (First: Episode 3322) |
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Cartoon | Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a pillow. (First: Episode 1669) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855) |
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SCENE 2 | Wolfgang waits impatiently for Big Bird to come back from his fishing trip ... |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Meanwhile, the boat takes off on the lake. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Mr. Handford tells Wolfgang to be patient, and persuades him to try a new food. Today's special is chicken, so he serves different chicken dishes, which the seal gobbles up right then and there. Telly is amazed at the way he eats the chicken, but accidentally says the word "fish," which makes Wolfgang hungry for fish. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Meanwhile, on the fishing trip, the boat arrives at the spot where Big Bird will hopefully catch a fish. |
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Cartoon | Name That Food ("Will you eat it?") (First: Episode 1491) |
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Muppets | Fairy Tales Today: Striking Food — Prairie Dawn interviews a group of angry fruits and vegetables from fairy tales. (First: Episode 3382) |
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Cartoon | 3 song (butterflies, birthday presents, waving pennants etc.) (First: Episode 0927) |
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Cartoon | Three computer animated fish. (First: Episode 2792) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents 3 high-flying felines (cats to us) who fall into a barrel of water. (new sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1339) |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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SCENE 3 | Wolfgang continues to bark, driving Telly and Mr. Handford up the wall. Telly suggests that they all say the alphabet ("I know it's a crazy idea, but so was striped toothpaste!"), which briefly distracts Wolfgang from his thoughts of fish, until Telly says the word again. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Meanwhile, Colin and Marlee catch one fish after another, but Big Bird still hasn't caught any yet. |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle." (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cartoon | Big / bigger / biggest (bikes) (First: Episode 1245) |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson Mr. Johnson asks Grover the concession stand monster for a box of popcorn. Grover asks him if he would want the big, bigger, or biggest box of popcorn. Mr. Johnson wants the big popcorn, but Grover suggests the bigger popcorn. The two have a tug-of-war over the popcorn, resulting in the biggest popcorn box falling over Mr. Johnson's head. (First: Episode 3489) |
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Song | AT words (First: Episode 3291) |
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Animation | The word CAT is shown, followed by a black cat sitting on a chair. (First: Episode 3000) |
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SCENE 4 | Wolfgang drives Telly and Mr. Handford out of Hooper's with his barking. Telly gets another idea: this time, he'll get Wolfgang ready to eat the fish by doing exercises with him. Mr. Handford leads Wolfgang, Telly and some kids in some jumping jacks, until Telly faints. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Meanwhile, Big Bird thinks he has succeeded in catching a fish, but it turns out to be a boot. |
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Cartoon | The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up 40 steps, but the turtle takes the elevator. (First: Episode 2258) |
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Film | Fay Ray listens to classical music on headphones. "Are you listening to me?" (First: Episode 2614) |
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Cartoon | All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2829) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster has a riddle: what do you get when you have one cookie between two cookies? A cookie sandwich! (First: Episode 3209) |
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Song | Jeff Redd sings "Between." (First: Episode 2738) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | Elmo shows the viewer a letter very quickly, and has the viewer guess which letter it is. (First: Episode 3415) |
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Animation | A paper crumples to reveal Q, q and Qq. (First: Episode 3105) |
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Song | Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749) |
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Cartoon | A girl talks about her skin. (new sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2611) |
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Insert | Chicago and Zoe present Celina doing the Vegetable Day Dance, dressed as a broccoli. Chicago sings a song about the vegetable. (First: Episode 3292) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot (censored version) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132) |
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Muppets | Bert missed the ice cream truck. Ernie offers to share his ice cream and runs home to get a bowl, while Bert holds his ice cream. (First: Episode 3221) |
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Animation | A sign above a bathroom reads "boys", while boys exit the room. (First: Episode 3386) |
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Muppets | Ernie hasn't returned yet, and the ice cream is starting to melt... (First: Episode 3221) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2592) |
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Film | On a windy day, Maria (in voice-over) asks a man (Bill Irwin), "Does air move things?" The wind speaks for him. (First: Episode 2876) |
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Muppets | Bert is still waiting for Ernie, and eats the ice cream before it melts all over his arm. (First: Episode 3221) |
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Song | "Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745) |
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Muppets | When Ernie returns with a bowl and spoon, Bert has finished the ice cream cone and feels very sorry. But Ernie doesn't mind: the ice cream truck passed by the bus stop, so he bought a new cone for himself. (First: Episode 3221) |
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Cartoon | Two white squares try to push a great big object, and are reluctant to let a black square join them at first. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2849) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird finally returns with a very small fish in a small bag. Wolfgang wolfs it down immediately, and feels better. Telly and Mr. Handford announce the sponsors, and Big Bird talks some more about his great fishing trip. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Zoe and Ruthie slide down the pole at Finders Keepers together. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3765.
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