| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Maria goes to the hospital. (Part 2) | |||||||
| Air date | November 19, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||
| Written by | John Weidman | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly notices a new sign in the Fix-It Shop window - "CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS" - but can only read a couple of words. Luis comes by and reads the whole thing, but fails to stick around to tell him who's sick to answer a call inside. Telly figures out it must be Maria since Luis doesn't show any symptoms, and begins worrying over what's wrong with her. |
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Cartoon | Two cartoon cacti sing "Here We Are." (First: Episode 3153) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry. (First: Episode 2641) |
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Animation | Portraits of kids display the alphabet. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3203) |
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Muppets | Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday." (First: Episode 3331) |
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Cartoon | A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711) |
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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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Song | "It's All Right to Cry" (First: Episode 3154) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly continues to freak out over Maria's condition, but Luis, Gabi, and Big Bird calm him down and explain what happened the previous evening. Telly wants to go visit her but learns visiting time isn't until an hour from now, nor has Luis fixed the hospital toaster he promised to repair this morning. Telly makes sure he gets to work so they can leave later. |
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Animation | "Hammer Time with Hammer" (First: Episode 3179) |
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Muppets | Grover: Fifteen Seconds On Love — Grover and Rosita have fifteen seconds to talk about love. |
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Film | J, for jiggle, juggle, jump, joy. (First: Episode 3396) |
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Animation | J / j Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3345) |
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Film | William Wegman's dogs make a J and dress as a jester. |
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Muppets | Elmo sings "Right in the Middle of My Face" while walking through an animated art gallery. (First: Episode 3130) |
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Cartoon | Household appliances count 1-10 and 10-0. (First: Episode 2840) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly urges Luis to fix the toaster faster, but Luis tells him he needs to be patient, just like Maria is. He and the others sing "You Gotta Be Patient (To Be a Patient)" over a montage of Luis working on the toaster and Maria at the hospital getting medical exams. Once the toaster is finished, they all head over to visit Maria. |
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Film | Stefan goes to the doctor and gets a checkup. |
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Cartoon | A man talks about how much he loves his bones. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404) |
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Cartoon | A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283) |
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Muppets | Zoe and Wolfgang the Seal explain the concept of zero. (First: Episode 3386) |
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Song | "Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003) |
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Film | In Trinidad, Asha and her friends practice and dance on stilts in preparation for a carnival. (First: Episode 3427) |
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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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SCENE 4 | At the hospital, Telly urgently looks for a doctor to find out how Maria is. He instead questions a mail carrier (Joey Mazzarino) who's delivering a package to Nurse Ratched, a painter (Alice Dinnean) working on one of the walls, and a butterfly collector (Mazzarino) visiting a sick butterfly. Dr. Coleburn (Noah Wyle) arrives with Luis and reports Maria's feeling much better, but can't go home until some more test results come in. They can still visit her though, and leads them to her room. |
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Song | Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?" (First: Episode 3312) |
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Cartoon | Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1487) |
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Muppets | "The Sneeze Song," with Kathleen the Cow with a Pig, a Sheep, and Fred the Wonder Horse. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Film | A man in a J costume jumps at the beach. |
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Animation | Planet J/j (First: Episode 2833) |
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Song | "J, Just How Jazzy Can You Get?" (First: Episode 3396) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria keeps herself entertained in her room when her family and friends show up. Maria tells them what's happened since they left (and that Radar did a good job keeping her company), and Gabi likewise shares what's been going on with her. Dr. Coleburn arrives to report that Maria had a bad stomach virus, and she's fine now and she can go home! |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Just as Maria is dressed and they head out, more of the Sesame Street gang (Gordon, Susan, Bob, Linda, Gina, Mr. Handford, and Carlo) make a surprise visit with gifts and balloons. They're upset their surprise is ruined, but glad she's coming home healthy. They thank Dr. Coleburn for everything he's done, which reminds Luis to return the hospital's toaster (with a loaf of pumpernickel bread from Telly courtesy of Hooper's Store). |
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Song | "Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach. (First: Episode 3320) |
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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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Muppets / Celebrity | Ernie and Aaron Neville sing "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon." (First: Episode 3242) |
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Cartoon | A song about words that end with "OW." Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3510) |
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SCENE 6 | Back at home, the family decides to continue their pretending game from where they left off. Big Bird doesn't think Maria should pretend to be a cow driving a car again, thinking it may make her sick. Maria says that's not what made her ill, but just to "be safe" she instead pretends to be a cow driving a truck. Partway through Gabi interrupts with a hug for her mom, happy she's better and at home. They all then join in as a herd of cows driving trucks while Dr. Coleburn announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Papa Bear, Gordon, and their children are happy they're spending a day together. |
Guest cast[]
- Noah Wyle as Dr. Coleburn
- Alice Liu as Maria's Nurse
- Ismail Bashey as Orderly
Extras
- Earleen Cooper as Admissions Nurse
- Shaun Brown as Orderly
- E. P. Knight as Nurse
- Florence Kastriner as Nurse
- Guissepe D'Aponte as EMS
- Kids: Dara Mendeloff, Kaitlin Lau, Una A. Osato, Michi Osato, Laura Bermudez, Alice Tai, Amy Tai
- Hospital Extras: Louis DeLuca, Wai Ching Ho, Peter Linz (as EMT), Ruth Luwisch, Rachel Perroli, Arlene Sherman, David Walters, Ben Wang
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