| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Rosita and the Silly Spell | |||||||
| Air date | December 2, 1997 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | The Silly Sorceress spontaneously appears onto Sesame Street. She tells the viewer of her love for the letter S and introduces a silly spell she'll be casting: anyone who touches the letter S positioned in the yard will be stuck to it. She sees someone coming and vanishes. |
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SCENE 1 | Rosita and Big Bird welcome the viewer as they approach the letter S, which they will be discussing today. They demonstrate some S words, including "smell," and Rosita smells the letter. Suddenly, as her nose makes physical contact with it, the S sticks to her nose! Big Bird then can't help but point out all the S words that come from Rosita's silly situation. |
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Animation | The camera encounters STOP signs in many locations. (First: Episode 3465) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Plays House — Bert tries to guess which part of the family Ernie is pretending to be. (First: Episode 3529) |
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Animation | Colored tools build a house out of colored rectangles, squares and triangles. (First: Episode 3263) |
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Film | A little boy sings the "Cold Ocean Blues" at the beach. (First: Episode 3150) |
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Muppets | In Search of Fish - Wolfgang the Seal tries to look for fish at the New York Aquarium. (First: Episode 3528) |
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Cartoon | "Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689) |
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Song | "Conga Counting Song" (First: Episode 2778) |
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Cartoon | A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2808) |
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SCENE 2 | Rosita is still stuck with the S, though Big Bird thinks it'll be useful for their song; it provides a nice visual aid. They sing a Latin-flavored song about how S is their favorite letter. |
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Film | Kids hold an S and a square (First: Episode 3278) |
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Animation | Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase S. (First: Episode 3214) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog goes to see his doctor, who listens to his heart. Describing what he hears as "groovy", the doctor sings "Heart of a Frog" about different kinds of noises (backed by frog nurses). (First: Episode 2650) |
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Film | A boy anticipates the arrival of his new baby sibling. He listens to the heartbeat of both his mom and the baby, then sounds them out with pots, colanders and a grater. (First: Episode 3643) |
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Cartoon | Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075) |
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Celebrity | Robin Williams demonstrates the uses of knees. (First: Episode 2765) |
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Cartoon | Shoes dance to a square dance tune. (First: Episode 3450) |
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Cartoon | One of These Footprints says "excuse me." (First: Episode 0487) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Brush Boogie" (First: Episode 2827) |
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Cartoon | A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of. (First: Episode 1476) |
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Song | "Toothpaste Factory Rap" (First: Episode 3266) |
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Cartoon | Mi kat iz ... gone (First: Episode 1967) |
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Muppets | Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday." (First: Episode 3331) |
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Cartoon | The letter S grows on a vine. (First: Episode 3278) |
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Film | S is for SPLASH! (First: Episode 3639) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird has an idea to remove the S. He plucks one of his own feathers and tickles Rosita's nose, thinking she'll sneeze it right off. Rosita gives a powerful sneeze that knocks her over, but the letter remains stuck. |
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Cartoon | Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1487) |
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Film | D.J. goes to the doctor, gets weighed and measured, and gets a shot. (First: Episode 3595) |
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Film / Animation | Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays. (First: Episode 3126) |
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Cartoon | Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Telly sing "Baby Say It Loud," a silly song about a silly cow and a silly duck. (First: Episode 3611) |
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Cartoon | A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717) |
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Muppets | Baby Bear and a boy named Miles sing the alphabet. (First: Episode 3649) |
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Cartoon | A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1347) |
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Film | What sound does a baby chick make? (First: Episode 3419) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures #16 (First: Episode 2755) |
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Film | Kid mural painting #16 (First: Episode 3625) |
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Animation | 16 TV sets are counted. (First: Episode 2850) |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Taxi Stand (First: Episode 2984) |
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Song | "Write Your Name" (First: Episode 3274) |
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Cartoon | Different emotions are drawn on a face, until the character grabs the pencil. (First: Episode 3531) |
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Cartoon | A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.' (First: Episode 3396) |
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SCENE 4 | Rosita expresses how sad she is, bringing the return of the Silly Sorceress ("sad" being the only S word she doesn't like). She shows them the solution - do the feather trick again, but she has the aid of her magic S-wand and her magic rhyme. Rosita gives another powerful sneeze, sending the S flying off her nose. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Just when all seems well, an Anything Muppet man (Joey Mazzarino) comes in; the S landed on his nose and now it's stuck. As the Silly Sorceress works to remove it, Rosita and Big Bird announce the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: After a bear hug with the Three Bears, Telly contemplates life as a bear. For the summer repeat, this was replaced with a clip of Episode 3663, which was re-aired as Episode 3668 that summer. |
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