| Sesame Street | |||||
| Baby Bear invents a porridge cooler (repeat of 3302) | |||||
| Air date | January 23, 1997 | ||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Baby Bear has breakfast at Hooper's Store, but his porridge is too hot. At Goldilocks' suggestion, he tries blowing on it but it doesn't work. Mr. Handford suggests he go for a walk while it cools, but that's what Baby Bear always does. He gets an idea for a porridge-cooling machine, though Goldilocks has another idea to cool porridge. Baby Bear doesn't care, and wants to come up with his own idea instead. |
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Song | "Hot in the City" (First: Episode 2751) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot (censored version) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132) |
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Muppets | "Cereal Girl" (First: Episode 2687) |
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Film | P for party, picture and puzzle. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Cartoon | Peter Panda, the potter, makes a pyramid, a pear and a pot for his plant. (First: Episode 3537) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form a letter P. (First: Episode 3330) |
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Cartoon | A mosquito bites a man and a dog, who agree to scratch each other's backs. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3217) |
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Song | "Sharing Swing with Kids Song" (First: Episode 0926) |
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SCENE 2 | Baby Bear shows Mr. Handford his invention: he turns a crank, which powers a pinwheel that blows air onto the porridge. He gives it a test run but his porridge is still too hot to eat afterward. Mr. Handford blames it on the small pinwheel, which only makes a small amount of air. Baby Bear begins brainstorming, ignoring Goldilocks' suggestions of a better method once more. |
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Film | Kids talk about how they like sledding down snowy hills. (First: Episode 3276) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Gets Bert Warm — Ernie covers Bert with several layers of clothes when he gets cold. (First: Episode 0418) |
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Cartoon | In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth. Artist: Steven Fonti (First: Episode 3266) |
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Song | "Toothpaste Factory Rap" (First: Episode 3266) |
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SCENE 3 | In the park, Bob watches Zoe while her mother is away. Zoe wonders how she'll know when her mom is back, and Bob sings "She'll Call 'Zoe'." |
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Animation | A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877) |
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Muppets | Grover is a personal trainer of his workout video called, "Grover's Monster Workout Video." He exercises with Bobby and Cissy, but he gets tired from swinging his arms, running, and jumping up and down that he faints. (First: Episode 3227) |
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Song | "Get On Up (Everybody Move)" (First: Episode 3410) |
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Cartoon | G for Gorilla (First: Episode 2491) |
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Film | Kids on a jungle safari spot an ornate G swing through the trees. (First: Episode 3498) |
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Cartoon | A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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SCENE 4 | Baby Bear unveils his new and improved porridge cooler outside Hooper's Store - a larger version of his first machine, with a much larger pinwheel. Mr. Handford cranks it up, but the force of the air from the device is so strong it ends up blowing both Baby Bear and his porridge away (narrowly missing Maria). Baby Bear isn't satisfied, sampling the now-spilled porridge on his head and still finds it too hot. |
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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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Muppets | Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air." (First: Episode 2688) |
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Cartoon | P, for peas (First: Episode 3485) |
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Celebrity | John Moschitta, Jr. plays Porter Pepper of Peter Piper's P Products, which produces products that begin with the letter "P". He mentions that two of his clients were Peter Pan and Pablo Picasso until Peter Piper, the boss, gives him a phone call. Pepper now presents a new problem: Peter Piper's "P" Products has been purchased, and is now Sam Singer's "S" Stuff Store. Pepper, without stalling, summons his staff to stand by, switches his products to stuff, and searches for snacks and saucers. (First: Episode 2061) |
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Cartoon | P is for Painting (First: Episode 0764) |
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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 | A girl explains (in poetry) how she failed trying to make a snowman without using snow. (new music added) (First: Episode 0480) |
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SCENE 5 | Baby Bear is upset none of his inventions have worked, but Mr. Handford thinks he should be proud of the work he's done; one day, he might be a good inventor. Baby Bear finally relents and hears Goldilocks' idea - put a little milk in their porridge, cooling it down. Baby Bear gives it a try and finds it works nicely, but then angrily asks Goldilocks why she didn't tell him sooner! |
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Film | Chundo, one of Wegman's dogs, drinks milk from a glass. (First: Episode 3545) |
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Muppets | Big Bird practices playing "catch" with himself, using a basket full of tennis balls. When he throws the last ball in the basket, he catches it! He states, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." (First: Episode 3492) |
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Animation | Cecille sings “Up Down, In Out, Over and Under.” (First: Episode 2746) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Lexine what 0 is. (First: Episode 3249) |
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Song | "Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Arist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003) |
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Muppets | Zoe and Wolfgang demonstrate the concept of zero. (First: Episode 3386) |
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Film | Rory, the green-belt aged 6, goes to karate class and learns under his sensei, where he does toe touches, kicking, stretches, jumping jacks, and an unnamed move consisting of tumbling, then posing. Not only do they practice inside, but they also practice outside in the park. (First: Episode 3423) |
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SCENE 6 | Baby Bear has made his larger porridge cooler a "Mr. Handford cooler," who rests in a beach chair and announces the sponsors. Baby Bear and Goldilocks start another argument when Goldilocks jokingly comments that Baby Bear should pour some milk on Mr. Handford's head to cool him off, and the two don't notice when the cooler blows Mr. Handford, his chair, and the in-credit logo away. |
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