| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Sloppy at day care | |||||||||
| Air date | May 9, 1997 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gina welcomes the viewer as she sets out some tiny objects for someone new attending day care today - it turns out to be Slimey's little sister Sloppy! Dusty and Eartha have brought a bag full of worm-sized items that Sloppy will need for the day, like her toy truck to play with, her teddy bear for naptime, and cookies for a snack. Zoe isn't sure how she's going to be able to do any of the regular day care activities because she's such a small worm. |
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Song | "Off to School" (First: Episode 2944) |
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Cartoon | Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284) |
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Muppets | Elmo and his imaginary self sing about what he would do "If Elmo Had Teeth." (First: Episode 3582) |
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Cartoon | A monster named Doug has trouble getting to sleep at night, until the teeth in his dream remind him to brush his own. (First: Episode 3145) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina announces it's time for some exercise by way of dancing. Zoe doesn't think Sloppy will know how to dance since she's a worm, but Gina has in mind (and her cassette player) the perfect dance for a worm - "Do the Wiggle." |
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Cartoon | Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579) |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter M. (First: Episode 3512) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn sings, "Mmm...Madeline." (First: Episode 2370) |
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Cartoon | M for Moon (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1163) |
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Muppets | Biff tries to help Roxie Marie with her geography homework, but she knows more about the continents than he does. Roxie Marie wants to go to South America because there are more species of bugs there than anywhere else on earth. (First: Episode 3375) |
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Film | Two Navajo kids go to school in Arizona. This year, Dante enters pre-school. (First: Episode 2680) |
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Animation | "Wild West Patterns" (First: Episode 3577) |
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SCENE 3 | Gina starts a round of "Three of These Things" (as sung by Lexine) using some of Sloppy's blocks and a ball. Zoe is surprised to see Sloppy figure the answer out so quickly and is impressed, but wonders how a worm will be able to participate in a show they'll be doing later. |
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Animation | Wooden shapes group themselves by color, then regroup by shape, then assemble themselves into a rocket ship. (First: Episode 3229) |
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Muppets | As Telly wakes up in the morning, he sings "Shapes in My Room." (First: Episode 2715) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: M for magic (First: Episode 0841) |
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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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Animation | Sand M/m (First: Episode 0620) |
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SCENE 4 | Zoe narrates the day care's production of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," with an extended part about the kids helping the lamb learn the alphabet. Sloppy plays the titular lamb, while Lexine and Cecilia use their fingers to play Mary and her classmates. |
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Cartoon | Letters gather in order, against the birds-eye view of a city. (First: Episode 3267) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Baby Monster Day Care Center — Cookie Monster seeks Kermit's reward. (First: Episode 1322) |
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Song | "Beautiful Baby" (remake) (First: Episode 3549) |
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Cartoon | Two green martians fight over a flower, until they see a monolith crumble to form the word AMOR. (First: Episode 0821) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Practices Spanish — To Bert's annoyance, Ernie practices speaking Spanish words. (First: Episode 3198) |
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Cartoon | Counting to 10 Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3042) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop arrive on Sesame Street, and while Shari is excited to be there, Lamb Chop is dismissive of their surroundings: "You see one park, you've seen 'em all." She's nervous about being in a new place and talking to new people; Shari explains that feeling is called being shy. Lamb Chop then spots Big Bird in his nest area, at first becoming frightened by his size ("He looks like a building with feathers!"). Big Bird asserts that he is friendly, but Lamb Chop admits that she needs a lot of help in meeting new people, resulting in a rendition of "How Do You Do?" between the three. (First: Episode 3525) |
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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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Film | How Crayons are Made Music: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey (First: Episode 1579) |
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Animation | Buttons ride a rollercoaster "up and down." (First: Episode 3207) |
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Film | A boy draws a picture of his friend, Kerry. (First: Episode 2776) |
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SCENE 5 | Sloppy has drawn a picture of Slimey for arts and crafts time, and Zoe is amazed at all the things Sloppy has been able to do today. It's now naptime and everyone heads off to their cots. Gina gives Sloppy her tiny mat with her teddy bear when Zoe suddenly starts crying. |
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Cartoon | Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Twinkle, Twinkle — The monster sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 2737) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #17 (First: Episode 2975) |
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Animation | Ornate 17s swing by. (First: Episode 3319) |
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Animation | Parade of Numbers #17 (First: Episode 3368) |
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SCENE 6 | Zoe sobs uncontrollably, having forgotten her teddy bear at home; she can't sleep without it. Lexine offers to let her borrow her stuffed giraffe, but Zoe really wants her bear. Sloppy crawls along and offers to share her tiny teddy bear with her. Zoe accepts, and the two lie down for their nap as Gina announces the sponsors. The credits follow. |
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