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Sesame Street
The Princesses and the Bus
Air date January 2, 1998
Season Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by Jeff Moss
Directed by Ted May
Production September 23, 1997
Sponsors Y, 2

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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COLD OPEN An announcer (Martin P. Robinson) presents today on Sesame Street: "The Princesses and the Bus", starring Gina as the narrator, Zoe as one princess, Lexine as the other princess, Bob in various roles, and Telly as the bus.
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SCENE 1 The story begins. The bus loved giving rides to people each day. Once everyone gets out, the bus is ready to go back to the garage. The two princesses are by the garage one day after going shopping. The bus asks where they live. Zoe shows the map with Lexine. They talk about Lake Wannaswimma but explain to the bus that they have to cross the lake. They live on the other side. The bus says that this is awful because he’s a bus. Buses can’t swim. The bus is sad that he can’t help them get home, but tells them to not worry because he’s a smart bus. The bus has an idea and drives off. The princesses wonder what is his idea.
HandBus
Cartoon A hand is asked to underline the word BUS. (new music added)
Artist: Fred Garbers
(First: Episode 1883)
Takingthebushome
Film A girl narrates a film of herself taking the bus home with her dad. They play a game where she points to things and identifies them.
(First: Episode 3302)
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Celebrity Ray Charles sings the Alphabet Song, and various celebrities join in, including Michael Jeter, Patrick Stewart, Tony Bennett, Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, Harry Belafonte, Grover, David Robinson, and Ellen DeGeneres.
(First: Episode 3526)
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Cartoon The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas.
Artist: Mo Willems
(First: Episode 3208)
FrazzleDentist
Muppets When Frazzle is scared of going to the dentist, his mother tries to comfort him by telling him what a good time he will have. In the end, the dentist turns out to be scared of Frazzle.
(First: Episode 3519)
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Song "Take Care of That Smile"
(First: Episode 2745)
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SCENE 2 The princesses really want to go home, but they don’t have to wait so long because the bus comes back. He knows how to get them across the lake. He brought a friend with him, the little red boat. The little red boat would be happy to bring them across the lake. The princesses don’t need the little red boat. The bus wonders why. Zoe explains to the bus that they can drive over the bridge. There’s another part of the map and it shows the Lake Wannaswimma Bridge. The boat says that they won’t be needing him since there is a bridge as he goes away. Zoe doesn’t want to make things harder for the boat, but there’s more past the bridge. Their palace isn’t there. There’s a mountain called Mountain Neverclimb. Their palace is on the other side of it. The bus is not happy again. He’s a young bus. He can’t go up that big mountain. He’s not strong enough. Now he’ll never be able to take them home. He needs an idea, which he gets fast. He’ll be right back and drives off.
OverUnderAroundThroughfilm
Song "Around and Around"
(First: Episode 2753)
Painting.babysteps
Animation In a Van Gogh painting, a baby takes its first steps to Papa.
(First: Episode 3492)
MOMA.SleepingGypsy
Muppets Baby Bear shows Big Bird his favorite painting at the Museum of Modern Art, "The Sleeping Gypsy". By imagining the sounds coming from the painting, they can almost hear them.
(First: Episode 3529)
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Animation Planet Y / y
(First: Episode 2859)
Y.Yell
Film Y for yell, yellow, yodel
(First: Episode 3456)
Airplanes.Y
Animation Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase letter Y.
(First: Episode 3199)
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SCENE 3 Like last time, the bus returns fast. He brings another friend, the little red plane (Bob). He introduces himself to the two princesses. He’d be glad to fly over Mount Neverclimb to their palace. Zoe explains that they were going to ride with the bus over the mountain. The bus explains that he isn’t strong enough to go over that mountain. Lexine explains to the bus that he doesn’t have to drive them all the way up top. He can just drive around it! The plane says that they won’t be needing him since there is another part of the road that goes around it as he goes away. Their palace is past the mountains and he can drive them all the way home. But the princesses might want a healthy snack on the way home. He has another plan and will be right back. They wonder what he’s going to do now.
NoodlesNedd.Toyplane
Cartoon Noodles & Nedd
Noodles accidentally breaks Nedd's toy airplane, but Nedd glues it back together, and all is forgiven.
Makingamap
Film Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made.
(First: Episode 2760)
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Cartoon A man tries to get directions to a parking space, and eventually uses a map to get there.
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 2734)
Countess
Muppets "I Could Have Counted All Night"
(First: Episode 3228)
MonsterChaCha
Cartoon A girl thinks she hears a monster doing a cha-cha outside her window, but it's only the wind and crickets. Her snores frighten the real monster.
(First: Episode 2951)
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SCENE 4 Everything is all set. But the princesses want one thing: a healthy snack. Yet again, the bus comes back fast with a healthy snack. He brings his friend, the big orange carrot (Bob). Everyone gets on the bus, who drives them all home.
Carrot
Cartoon The Carrot (censored version)
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1132)
Song.healthyfood
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food."
(First: Episode 2404)
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Film A parrot announces dos, or two of everything.
(First: Episode 3108)
GroverSamanthaBody
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Samantha see what body parts she has 2 of.
(First: Episode 3559)
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Song "2, 2, 2, Me and You."
AngryActor
Cartoon An actor demonstrates anger towards a casting director - literally!
(First: Episode 2061)
3438.ComingSoon
Insert Celina shows the Grouchketeers how to do "Doin' the Grouch".
(First: Episode 3203)
Recycleworld
Film A girl narrates a film about how things are recycled around the world.
(First: Episode 2913)
Pencilbox.Y
Animation Pencil box Y / y
(First: Episode 3043)
ElmoY
Muppets Elmo shows words that end with the letter Y, but the letter won't cooperate with him.
(First: Episode 3680)
YellowYak
Animation Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt.
(First: Episode 3381)
DolphinSignLanguage
Film At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals.
(First: Episode 3010)
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Cartoon "Young MacDonald Went to Town" (re-recorded soundtrack)
Original version -- (First: Episode 0787)
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SCENE 5 Bob tells Gina that he’s going to change out of his carrot costume. Gina tells Bob that he did great. A rabbit comes on the screen and says that there’s a beautiful carrot and starts eating the costume. The rabbit notices that Bob isn’t a carrot and starts arguing with him. The announcer announces the sponsors.
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COMING SOON Coming soon on Sesame Street: Luis gets away from an egg, which begins to crack open, releasing a baby Honker.

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