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| Sir John acts like a chicken | |||||||
| Air date | May 2, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird greets the viewer, when he hears the sound of a wolf. It turns out to be none other than the greatest actor in the world, Sir John Feelgood! He then pretends to be a chicken (a role he recently played in A Chicken for All Seasons), but finds he can't stop pretending! Big Bird goes to get an idea and Sir John eyes a tasty worm on the ground. |
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Cartoon | Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (First: Episode 2405) |
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Song | "When You Grow Up" (First: Episode 2912) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Morgan sings the alphabet for Grover. (First: Episode 3133) |
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Film | Nicholas is now old enough to rollerblade, and ride a bike without training wheels. |
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Song | "At the Coastline" (Beach Boys style) (First: Episode 2792) |
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Muppets | Game Show: "Say the Word" (First: Episode 1373) |
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Animation | The camera encounters STOP signs in many locations. (First: Episode 3465) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird returns with a STOP sign, which he instructs Sir John to read when he starts clucking. It seems to work, but ultimately fails. He leaves to get help from a grown-up: Maria. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | "This is the price I pay for my genius!" Sir John cries, when he's suddenly approached by a chicken (David Rudman). He tries to explain he's not really a chicken, but decides to just go home and take a nap, thinking he'll be fine when he wakes up. Big Bird brings Maria out to the yard where they see the chicken, which Big Bird believes is Sir John! |
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Cartoon | "Three Waltzing Chickens" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1183) |
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Muppets | "Barn in the USA" (First: Episode 2991) |
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Film | Q, for quack. Quiet! (First: Episode 3405) |
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Animation | Airplanes carve the letter Q. (First: Episode 3179) |
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Film | Girls giggle as they clap their way to the letter Q. (First: Episode 3340) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Mary and Her Little Lamb — Kermit is bothered by Mary's lamb, Felix. (First: Episode 1943) |
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Song | "At School," with animation bookended by live-action footage. (First: Episode 2782) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird has Maria dress as Sir John, thinking it'll make him remember how to be himself, though Maria insists the chicken is an ordinary bird. Maria does a few impersonations of Sir John, but nothing works. |
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Animation | The word ELEVATOR gets on one. (First: Episode 3372) |
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Muppets | "The Elephant Elevator Operator" (First: Episode 3067) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster introduces seven swimming seals. (new sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1312) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Seven Goldfish sing. (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | Rap #7 (First: Episode 2506) |
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Film | Two boys working at the family Mexican restaurant show how they prepare for the day, and how tacos and enchiladas are made. (First: Episode 1890) |
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Animation | A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way. (First: Episode 2689) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird remembers he's multi-lingual and communicates with the chicken to help it remember its true identity. The chicken responds that they're not Sir John, making Big Bird think the case is worse than he thought. Big Bird thinks he can stump it by asking it to lay an egg, and when it can't, the chicken will realize his true identity. The chicken lays an egg on the spot, convincing Big Bird his theory is wrong. But, then where is Sir John? |
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Animation | The word EGGS is shown, followed by eggs frying in a skillet. (First: Episode 3045) |
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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 | Can you find the birds in this picture? |
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Song | "Family Song" - a rewritten version of "Brothers Song" (First: Episode 3423) |
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Cartoon | A baby and father illustrate up and down. (First: Episode 2687) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Ellen DeGeneres tries convincing Elmo on how similar they are (mainly how their names sound). (First: Episode 3434) |
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Cartoon | Fish swim to form Q and q. (First: Episode 3105) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571) |
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Animation | Fans reveal the letter O. (First: Episode 2905) |
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Film | "Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family is black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (First: Episode 2756) |
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Cartoon | A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.' (First: Episode 3396) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "D-U-C-K-I-E." (First: Episode 1957) |
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Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433) |
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SCENE 5 | Sir John returns from his nap, still unable to stop pretending to be a chicken (even his dreams were affected). Big Bird realizes the solution: pretend to not be a chicken! Sir John prepares himself and finds himself back to normal. He must leave for Paris to star in a production of Bus Stop (starring as the bus), and Big Bird becomes sad when he's gone. Maria, still in costume, tries to fill in and announces the sponsors to a receptive crowd. |
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