| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Knights of Count-A-Lot | |||||||
| Air date | December 23, 1997 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Annie Evans | ||||||
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Insert | A woman (Milagros Ysalguez) and her daughter (Samantha E. Diaz) are thinking of moving to Sesame Street and wish to know about the area, so Big Bird sings about the different "Places in Our Neighborhood." He brings them to the Fix-It Shop, Hooper's Store, 123 Sesame Street, and the corner bus stop, where all of the residents and neighbors join in the song. (First: Episode 3661) |
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Cartoon | Orville the mouse (voice of Joey Mazzarino) feels proud of his new job as a lab rat for Dr. Igor. His job is to find a piece of cheese at the end of a maze, which proves to be difficult. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3655) |
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Song | "See Like a Bird" (Robin) |
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Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Bird Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0269) |
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Animation | Portraits of kids display the alphabet. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3203) |
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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 female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... (First: Episode 0787) |
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Film | A rhythm is made of breaking eggs, door slams, cans dropping, ice, and feet stepping. |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Follow the leader" dance with Mark Morris Part 1 (First: Episode 3615) |
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Animation | Sand Z/z (First: Episode 0614) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs, who blend into his porch. (First: Episode 0200) |
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Animation | Z / z Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3332) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Follow the leader" dance with Mark Morris Part 2 (First: Episode 3615) |
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Muppets | Baby Bear and Papa Bear visit the Museum of Modern Art, and observe a Piet Mondrian painting full of rectangles, squares and colors. Baby Bear is reminded of the rectangles and squares that are all around us. (First: Episode 3569) |
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Song | "I'm Holdin' Your Hand" (while crossing the street) (First: Episode 3658) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster drives a car, but puts on the seat belt first. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | Car stuck on tar (new music and sound effects added, dialogue muted) (First: Episode 1732) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Film | Wegman’s dogs: Old King Cole (First: Episode 3448) |
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Animation | The Letter Z in various typefaces. (First: Episode 2855) |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild Letter Z. (First: Episode 3496) |
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Cartoon | An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests. (First: Episode 1481) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Follow the leader" dance Part 3 (First: Episode 3615) |
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SCENE 1 | Telly, Baby Bear, and Zoe gather in the yard to hear the Count read Sir Count-A-Lot and his Round Table, all about the Count's favorite counting knight. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | As the story begins, various knights are busy at their kingdom: Sir Chaser-of-Dragons chases a dragon, Sir Argues-with-Chickens debates a chicken on whether the sky is falling, etc. Sir Count-A-Lot, the bravest and most magnificent knight in the kingdom, arrives and sings about his brave counting skills. He then wants to count his fellow knights, but they are all spread out doing other things so he assembles them at his round table, making them easy to count (again and again). |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | When the story ends, the others muse about Sir Count-A-Lot visiting Sesame Street and going on adventures. The Count whispers to the viewer that he could make such a thing happen... |
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Animation | "Animal Books" Artist: Steve Segal (First: Episode 3396) |
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SCENE 2 | The Count comes back, disguised as Sir Count-A-Lot and appoints the kids as knights of his round table: Sir Telly of Triangle, Sir Baby Bear of Porridge, and Lady Zoe of Crayon! They head to Finders Keepers to get some armor. |
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Cartoon | A little girl counts the reasons why she likes the number 3. (First: Episode 3532) |
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Film | Three kids dance for the number 3. (First: Episode 3167) |
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Cartoon | In Egypt, three lemons make lemonade. (First: Episode 3285) |
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SCENE 3 | The knights head to Hooper's Store for lunch, where they want a round table like they had in the story. Mr. Handford only has a square one, so they decide to be the Knights of the Square Table. Sir Baby Bear hopes to chase some dragons, but there aren't any on the street... except for the one Lexine just spotted headed toward the park! |
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Cartoon | The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615) |
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SCENE 4 | The knights, Lexine, and Mr. Handford find the sobbing dragon in the park. She claims she's actually a princess (pointing out her crown) but she was put under a spell by an evil wizard. The spell can only be broken if she counts to 40, which she doesn't know how to do by herself. With the help of the knights, she's able to count to 40 and turns back to normal, and heads for the subway. |
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Cartoon | Counting 40 pigs Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3084) |
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Song | "Let's Go Tubbin' Today" (First: Episode 3024) |
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SCENE 5 | Sir Count-A-Lot must leave, but requests (in song) that the knights keep his memory alive by counting. As they announce the sponsors, the Count returns, wishing he could've gone on their quest, giving a sly look and laugh to the camera. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird picks a new name to be called - "Roy" - though Snuffy has a hard time remembering it. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Pam Arciero (damsel in distress), Alice Dinnean (as dragons in scenes 1 and 5, and the enchanted princess), John Kennedy (as a chicken), Matt Vogel (as Sir Argues-with-Chickens), and Joey Mazzarino (as a knight), with Martin P. Robinson (as Sir Chaser-of-Dragons).
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