| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Dances from All Over Day | |||||||||
| Air date | January 27, 1997 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | From her dance studio, Celina welcomes the viewer and the incoming guests to "Dances from All Over Day," featuring a number of dances from various cultures of the world performed by children. Big Bird teases that he is going to do a Four Bird Dance with Lexine, Gabi, and Spencer, who is currently absent. Celina introduces the first performance - the Tinikling, a type of dance popular in her home country of the Philippines. Tarah plays out the rhythm on some drumsticks as Bob and Gina assist by moving long bamboo sticks that Lexine and another kid dance in and out of. |
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Film | Rodrigo lives in the Philippines. He and his family like spending a day at the park. (First: Episode 3219) |
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Cartoon | A dog dances with Elmo. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3505) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Copies the Drums — Ernie instructs Bert to repeat his drum riffs and finds that he's quite good at it. (First: Episode 1809) |
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Cartoon | F for Football Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) |
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Film | Alphaboy fans his father's feet with feathers. (First: Episode 3442) |
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Cartoon | F - Face (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1162) |
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Muppets | A monster sings "Comb Your Face." (First: Episode 1851) |
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Cartoon | Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Song | "I Put My Leg in My Pants" (First: Episode 3402) |
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SCENE 2 | Celina introduces the next dance, a tap dance routine done with special guest Karen Calloway. Karen demonstrates the first tap steps she learned as a kid. She then incorporates it into her routine with two girls, and the three perform to a jazzy version of the Sesame Street Theme. Following the performance, Big Bird almost throws a tantrum about Spencer not being present and his dance needing four birds, but Celina advises him to relax. |
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Cartoon | Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (new sound effects and music sting added) (First: Episode 1519) |
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Film | Kids rehearse a large group African dance in the park, get their faces painted, and perform. (First: Episode 3079) |
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Cartoon | A mad scientist (voiced by Daws Butler) teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot", and "Friday." (First: Episode 1162) |
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Cartoon | Letter F words are found on the street. (First: Episode 3353) |
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Cartoon | Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (new music added) (First: Episode 0387) |
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SCENE 3 | Up next is a wheelchair ballet done by choreographer Tarah and her grown-up friend Kitty. Big Bird wonders how Tarah can dance from her wheelchair, and she reminds him how there are many kinds of dancing. Tarah and Kitty perform an elegant ballet, moving their chairs and arms gently to the music. Big Bird compliments her dancing and choreography work, though he has trouble trying to pronounce the latter. |
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Song | "Me and My Chair" (First: Episode 1706) |
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Cartoon | An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1274) |
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Muppets | Mac TV host Old MacDonald introduces the newest music video, "A New Way to Walk" performed by The Oinker Sisters. (First: Episode 2268) |
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Film | The letters in the word WALK across the street and through the park. (First: Episode 3526) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Elmo and Rosie O'Donnell rap the alphabet. (First: Episode 3170) |
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Cartoon | Kids see animals in their alphabet soup. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1976) |
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Film | A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs. (First: Episode 3467) |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine." (First: Episode 2775) |
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Film | A girl name Maria and her family are having a Cuban Bar-B-Q. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture. (First: Episode 2760) |
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SCENE 4 | The next dance comes from Cuba with elements from Africa. Led by Maria, everyone joins in as they "Do the Conga." Afterwards, Celina receives a phone call from Spencer's mom that he is sick and unable to come. She breaks the news to Big Bird, who goes into a panic and doesn't know what to do. Ruthie, who is informed of the situation, tries to think of who could be a good substitute for Big Bird's dance. |
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Animation | Ten masked dancers are counted in Spanish. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3079) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Morgan and Grover count in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 3138) |
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Animation | Dancing pepper pattern - which one comes next? (First: Episode 3079) |
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Muppets | Four lambs sing about how they always add up to four. (First: Episode 2980) |
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Cartoon | Four babies crying, drinking, playing, sleeping (First: Episode 3418) |
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Video | Four break-dancers dance. (First: Episode 2607) |
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SCENE 5 | It's finally time for Big Bird's dance... with Ruthie as Spencer's replacement! Despite Ruthie's warning that she doesn't know the dance, Big Bird and the other "birds" perform their awkward waltz for the audience, who nonetheless enjoys it. Celina brings the celebration to a close by encouraging everyone to add as much dancing in their life as possible. She then joins everybody on the dance floor as they move to a rock version of the "Sesame Street Theme," announcing the sponsors in-between steps. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo sings about what an aquarium shark feels. |
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