| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Sloppy learns how to wiggle and crawl | |||||||
| Air date | May 15, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob is over at Oscar's trash can, where Slimey’s baby sister Sloppy is staying for the day. Slimey tells Oscar he wishes Sloppy could crawl so she can play with him. Bob then learns an interesting fact about worm babies: before they can crawl, they have to learn how to wiggle. Oscar thinks it’s a good idea to teach her how to wiggle today, though Bob is skeptical he can do it. To encourage her, Oscar sings “You've Got to Learn How to Wiggle” and soon Bob and others join in to form a rousing chorus. After the song, however, Sloppy instead takes a nap. Oscar clears out the bystanders, still determined to help Sloppy wiggle. |
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Animation | In a Van Gogh painting, a baby takes its first steps to Papa. (First: Episode 3492) |
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Song | "The Braid-y Bunch" (First: Episode 3357) |
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Cartoon | Lillian, the big sister. (First: Episode 2746) |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter R. (First: Episode 3351) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper tells the mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R. (First: Episode 0583) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764) |
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Film | Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (First: Episode 3025) |
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SCENE 2 | Slimey tries to show Sloppy how to wiggle again, but she has a hard time figuring it out. Oscar and Slimey then demonstrate how wiggling has a beginning (Slimey's head), middle (his body), and end (his tail). Sloppy takes another impromptu nap, making Oscar more determined to help. |
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Cartoon | Beginning / middle / end: a beatnik follows a trombonist's note through a long horn. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3266) |
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Muppets | Annette Monster and Frankie Monster sing "Love the Ocean" to urge others to "show respect for the sea" and refrain from throwing trash in the water. (First: Episode 2680) |
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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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Song | David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2490) |
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Cartoon | A capital and lower-case R appear on sheets of paper. (First: Episode 3138) |
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Film | Alphaquest: R Running down a road past a rabbit, a radio and some rocks (First: Episode 2726) |
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Animation | R / r (space paint) (First: Episode 3227) |
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SCENE 3 | Oscar’s hired Slimey’s worm band to help teach Sloppy to wiggle. They play “Wiggle All Day Long” aided by Bob and the Grouchketeers, which finally gets Sloppy to wiggle! The group celebrates with confetti and balloons and Oscar feels proud, but now he steps up the next challenge: teaching her how to crawl. Bob doesn't think it's possible, but a headstrong Oscar remains confident. |
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Film | Kids make the city traffic "stop" and "go." (First: Episode 3310) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Chris play the Tickle-Stop game. (First: Episode 1300) |
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Cartoon | "Animal Elevator": 10-1 (subtraction) (First: Episode 2523) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Counting Backwards From 10 — Ernie has a plan to help him sleep; counting backwards from 10. Once he finishes his countdown, Bert thinks he's fallen asleep, but Ernie claims it didn't work. |
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Song | "Let's Go Tubbin' Today" (First: Episode 3024) |
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Cartoon | Mother Nature shows how earthworms help trees grow. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2736) |
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SCENE 4 | With the band still in place, Bob announces Oscar’s going to sing another song. Oscar points out that it’s actually his turn to sing now, since the song is too sweet for his tastes. Bob begins crooning the worm wedding hit, “Crawling.” Sloppy, once again, takes a nap after the song. Oscar becomes disappointed, but Bob consoles him and says he made a good effort. Oscar starts to map out tomorrow’s lesson plan when they notice Sloppy has woken up and begun crawling... away from the trash can! |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) |
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Cartoon | Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547) |
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Animation | Growing Numbers #13 (First: Episode 2924) |
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Animation | 13 hamburgers dance around. (First: Episode 2785) |
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Film | A girl goes to school somewhere in Africa. We see the girl getting ready to go to school, as she washes herself and brushes her teeth, puts on her clothes, brushes her hair, and takes her lunch, all with some help from her mother. We see her walking past her neighbors and watching her classmates play outside as she arrives at school. The bell rings, and the girl enters the school, where the teacher is passing out chalk to her students. We see the teacher teaching the students the English words: "a boy," "a girl," "a man," "a woman," which she has written on the board, along with a drawing for each word. The students repeat the words, then write them down on their individual chalkboards as the girl remarks, "We are learning to read and write." The students then jump up and down, as the teacher looks on, smiling. Next, we see the students jumping outside excitedly, now that school has finished. (First: Episode 2658) |
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Muppets | Snuffy says the "big alphabet," while Alice says the "little alphabet." (First: Episode 2553) |
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Cartoon | Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version) (First: Episode 0140) |
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Film | Kids talk about playing tennis. (First: Episode 3148) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes. (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0540) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Anyone's Nose — A monster sings a song about various noses. (First: Episode 3287) |
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Cartoon | "Family Dance" (First: Episode 3487) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar, Bob, and Slimey discover Sloppy sleeping on a wall in the park, where Slimey’s parents Dusty and Eartha arrive. They tell them the good news but the worm parents don’t believe their daughter can crawl or wiggle until Sloppy wakes up and demonstrates, much to their amazement. The proud parents wonder how Oscar managed to teach her, and after announcing the sponsors, he leads everyone in a brief reprise of “You Gotta Learn How to Wiggle.” |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Gabi and Snuffy demonstrate an "Up and Down, Turn Around, Sit Right Down" song at Snuffy's cave. |
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