| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Baby Bear's cape | |||||||
| Air date | December 24, 1996 | ||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||
| Written by | Adam Rudman | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Today, Baby Bear and Gabi will be playing superheroes with Papa Bear. Baby Bear boasts how great his papa has been in planning the game (making sure everything is "just right") when Papa Bear arrives. To Baby Bear's shock, Papa Bear admits to have left one thing out: Baby Bear's cape (he and Mama Bear couldn't find it). |
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Cartoon | "Pirate Plan" Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2236) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Discovery of Air β Bert is reading a book about air and tells Ernie that air moves things. |
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Animation | M for moon, monster, monkey and magic (First: Episode 3422) |
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Animation | Pencil box M / m (First: Episode 3077) |
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Film / Muppets | Alphaquest: M The girl uses mittens to make monster mush, which is eaten by a Muppet monster. (First: Episode 2724) |
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Song | "Doing the Family Thing" (First: Episode 3180) |
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Cartoon | The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3208) |
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SCENE 2 | Papa Bear apologizes for losing his son's cape, but is certain it will turn up. He and Maria tell their children through song that "Even Grown-Ups Make Mistakes." Baby Bear understands, but still can't play superheroes without his cape. |
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Cartoon | A little boy describes a time when he got angry after his toy truck was destroyed by a big kid. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2764) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment β Samantha talks to Grover about what she does when she gets angry. (First: Episode 3531) |
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Animation | The letter M in various typefaces. (First: Episode 2864) |
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Film | Two girls sing "Miss Mary M" as they clap. (First: Episode 3297) |
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Cartoon | Melba spells her name and her brother's name on their robot, Meltro. (First: Episode 3363) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing "Up and Down." (First: Episode 3532) |
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Cartoon | Buttons ride a rollercoaster "up and down." (First: Episode 3207) |
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SCENE 3 | Papa Bear suggests Baby Bear borrow his cape, but Baby Bear declines as their superpowers are "derived" from their capes, and Papa Bear's power is different (Papa has a super roar and Baby has a super-duper bear hug). Papa Bear rushes home to continue looking for it, saying he'll be back before he can count to twenty. Baby Bear stubbornly does so, but when Papa returns he still hasn't found the cape. He darts back to the house and in the meantime, Gabi comes up with an idea and also leaves. |
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Cartoon | Moonlight count to 20 (new music and voiceover added) (First: Episode 1456) |
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Animation | Computer: in/out (First: Episode 3122) |
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Cartoon | In a painting, a man flips a coin, and it flies in and out of buildings. (First: Episode 3291) |
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Film | A little boy sings the "Cold Ocean Blues" at the beach. (First: Episode 3150) |
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Cartoon | Cap'n Feenie asks, "What is it?" It's the ocean. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2710) |
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Muppets | Elmo sings about "Emotion in the Ocean." (First: Episode 3532) |
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Cartoon | A chicken gets an idea to sit on a football and hatch it like an egg. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2360) |
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SCENE 4 | Gabi returns with a towel, which Baby Bear can pretend is his cape. Baby Bear gives it a whirl and together, they try to foil a "mean monster" (Maria) from harming an innocent toaster. Baby Bear gives up halfway as it doesn't feel right still when Papa Bear returns empty handed (but very exhausted). They all recommend he just borrow Papa Bear's cape, and he thinks the decision over as Papa Bear rests. |
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Cartoon | Rap #7 (First: Episode 2506) |
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Cast | In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player Big Murray (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has a 7 on it. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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Film | A mother helps her child play the drums. (First: Episode 3156) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Bird Family β Kermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together. (First: Episode 2695) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: A man rearranges a LIMK sign to make the word "MILK." (First: Episode 1116) |
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Film | On the farm, a boy enjoys a glass of MILK. (First: Episode 3277) |
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SCENE 5 | Baby Bear finally decides to use Papa Bear's cape and masters his new super roaring ability with the help of Papa and Gabi. While Papa Bear runs home to look again, Baby Bear and Gabi finally vanquish the toaster-abusing monster (Maria). Papa Bear returns, having found the cape in the refrigerator of all places! However, Baby Bear has had fun using Papa Bear's cape and isn't sure he wants to switch. He mulls it over as Papa Bear tries to calm his frayed nerves. |
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Cartoon | A hippo who lives in the country, and likes it quiet, is disturbed when a mouse, who likes it loud, moves in. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1432) |
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Film | "Jump Human Letters at the Beach" (First: Episode 3528) |
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Animation | A girl plays in, on, and under a sculpture. (First: Episode 2898) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Jug band dance Part 1 |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing the African Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 2431) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Jug band dance Part 2 |
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Animation | Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt? Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2873) |
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Song | Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749) |
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Cartoon | Why did the chicken cross the road? (First: Episode 2050) |
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SCENE 6 | After considering using both capes (leaving Papa Bear out), Baby Bear finally comes to a conclusion: he and Papa Bear can take turns using their capes and super powers! The three heroes go looking for evil-doers as Maria announces the sponsors, only to get "attacked" again by the superheroes. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Frazzle throws his crayon in the fish tank while trying to write a U in day care. |
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