| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Stinky's plantmobile | |||||||
| Air date | November 25, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Telly places Stinky the Stinkweed out in the sun. Stinky sighs, wishing he didn't always have to depend on others to mobilize, especially when he's thirsty. He gives a passionate speech about his dream to move on his own. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Telly imagines life as a plant and realizes what little fun it is; he wouldn't be able to get to Baby Bear's on his own and his friends are able to help him. Back in reality, Tarah wheels by, inspiring Telly to find a way Stinky can do the same. |
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Song | “Drink of Water” (First: Episode 2545) |
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Cartoon | Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Samantha talks to Grover about what she does when she gets angry. |
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Cartoon | "Mad Goat Song" Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0771) |
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Cartoon | D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done (First: Episode 3060) |
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Cartoon | D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, the lyrics of which are all the letter D. (First: Episode 3499) |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter D. (First: Episode 3499) |
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Insert | Snuffy used to cause snuffle-earthquakes when he tap-danced, but now, as he reveals in a jazzy song, he's become "Light on My Feet." (First: Episode 3465) |
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Animation | Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play." Snow leopards version (First: Episode 2519) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: ABCD Blue — Grover and Herry Monster play police officers. (First: Episode 3516) |
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Film | A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421) |
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SCENE 2 | At the Fix-It Shop, Luis and Maria begin preparing Stinky's "plantmobile." Stinky changes his mind, believing rolling is too fast and too dangerous ("To me, standing still is pushing the speed limit!"). They place him in the back of Tarah's wheelchair to give him a taste of how it feels. Though he screams through the whole ride, he finds he actually likes it and allows them to begin construction. |
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Cartoon | A car drives by the water. (First: Episode 3378) |
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Song | "Me and My Chair" (First: Episode 1706) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop must take Mrs. Stein's bags to floor 16. (First: Episode 2496) |
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Muppets | The Martians discover a sparkly number 16. (First: Episode 3387) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #16 (First: Episode 2959) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Bert and Rick Moranis sit next to each other on a plane, and learn that they (and the rest of the passengers) are alike in more ways than they realized, singing the song "Stick Out Your Hand and Say Hello." (new music added) (First: Episode 2943) |
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Cartoon | A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (audible dialogue) Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849) |
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Song | "Explore With Me" (reggae) |
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SCENE 3 | The plantmobile is constructed and Stinky is excitedly placed in the seat. However, they haven't devised a way to actually make it move. He can't operate anything on it because he can't move any of his body parts...except for his mouth (which they realize as he complains). Tarah knows where they can get a mouth driving stick and Luis accompanies her to find one. |
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Cartoon | Parts of a face are drawn in black on-screen before forming a picture. (First: Episode 3320) |
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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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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2592) |
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Muppets | Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here." (First: Episode 2208) |
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Cartoon | A dinosaur tries to eat an apple on a tree. A group of kids keep telling him to "GO HIGHER!" (First: Episode 2908) |
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SCENE 4 | With the stick in place, Tarah instructs Stinky on how he can use it to move. He practices going forward and backward and soon, he's driving himself all over the street! He tells them he'll use his new power of mobility to get some water at Hooper's Store, then head back to The Furry Arms Hotel to write a song about driving. |
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Film | Two girls sing a clap song about the letter D to the tune of Yankee Doodle. (First: Episode 3305) |
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Muppets | In a Dragnet spoof, Darlene depends on Detective Dave to debunk the debacle of her "DOG" word, which is missing its first letter. (First: Episode 3499) |
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Animation | Letter Garden: D (First: Episode 3015) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving." (First: Episode 2095) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (First: Episode 0439) |
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Song | "We Got the Power!" - a hip-hop song about computers (First: Episode 3058) |
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Cartoon | Different emotions are drawn on a face, until the character grabs the pencil. |
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SCENE 5 | Backed by Earth, Wind and Fertilizer, Stinky sings (and plays harmonica) about how it feels to be "Like a Rolling Plant" to a small crowd. Stinky then plays the "Sesame Street Theme" on his harmonica as Telly announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Lexine musically tells Frazzle not to be afraid. |
Notes[]
- The original script for the episode contained an extra scene, where Stinky utilizes his new plantmobile to drive to Hooper's Store and get a glass of water.[1]
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