| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Monster Day | |||||||
| Air date | January 27, 1998 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Mo Willems | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Big Bird wonders why Maria and Luis are rushing their stuff into the Fix-It Shop. They explain today's "Monster Day," the day where monsters celebrate being themselves. A blue monster (David Rudman) lands next to the work table and begins whooping and hollering as Maria and Luis lock themselves inside. Big Bird doesn't see what the trouble is - Monster Day sounds like fun! |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo, Rosita, Frazzle, Merry, and other monsters appear to sing the Monster Day song. Big Bird thinks he's going to enjoy today as confetti and balloons fall from the sky. (YouTube) |
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Cartoon | Are you the monster that ate the television? (First: Episode 1970) |
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Insert | "Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate near and far, with help from Maria's voice. (First: Episode 3617) |
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Cartoon | A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3134) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Get Moving — Bert joins Ernie in listening to a radio exercise program. (First: Episode 1025) |
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Song | "Jump" (soul) (First: Episode 3136) |
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Cartoon | 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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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Jug band dance Part 1 (First: Episode 3552) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird asks Rosita what monsters do on Monster Day. The monsters respond by bouncing the letter of the day. Since today's letter is B, they all bounce off a giant rubber wall with a capital "B" on it. Big Bird watches as Elmo, Rosita, the blue monster, Merry, and Frazzle take turns and thinks it looks fun... if you're a monster, that is. |
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Cartoon | B for banana and ballerina (First: Episode 2515) |
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Song | "B is for Bubble" (remake) (First: Episode 3266) |
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Muppets | Grover: Bubble Poem — Grover wants to recite his poem about bubbles. (First: Episode 3155) |
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Song | Hoots the Owl sings "This is How We Take a Bath." (First: Episode 3216) |
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Cartoon | Water travels from a cloud to a river, into a reservoir, and through pipes, and finally ends up in a bathroom sink. (First: Episode 2708) |
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Muppets | Zoe sings "My Name Is Zoe." (First: Episode 3387) |
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Cartoon | A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Jug band dance Part 2 (First: Episode 3552) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird laments to Mr. Handford at Hooper's Store about feeling left out of the Monster Day festivities. The monsters arrive as Mr. Handford has prepared them the traditional Seven-Layer Monster Cake and they all count the seven tasty different-flavored layers. They reveal the significance of the 7 isn't because of the amount of layers - it's the number of seconds they can eat it! They dine and dash, leaving Big Bird without a slice. |
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Cartoon | Rap #7 (First: Episode 2506) |
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Muppets | Count von Count and The Countess sing about "Seven." (First: Episode 3634) |
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Cartoon | A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | Cheri goes fishing with her abuelo. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Muppets | "Big Round Nose" (First: Episode 1950) |
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Cartoon | A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0769) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Telly makes sure Dennis Franz knows the alphabet, and offers to be his "alphabet partner." |
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Cartoon | Two girls sing a reggae rendition of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3269) |
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Muppets | Bip Bippadotta sings about "Air." (First: Episode 2568) |
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Cartoon | Counting to 10 Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3042) |
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Film | A girl in Jamaica goes to school and attends drum class. (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | A girl describes why she likes the color black. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3105) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Love — After fighting with each other, the monster reads the word LOVE and forget their feud. (First: Episode 1282) |
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Animation | The word LOVE is formed on paper. (First: Episode 3564) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird tells Lexine how he feels when the monsters appear to give a big monster-sized hug to someone special. Big Bird thinks it's him, but it is revealed to be Lexine! After the monsters disperse, Big Bird storms off in a huff and Rosita wonders if something is wrong with him. |
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Song | "You're Important" (First: Episode 3396) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Important — Cookie Monster visits the local bakery to talk about what's important to him. (First: Episode 3235) |
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Animation | B for bounce, break, blue, boat (First: Episode 3061) |
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Film | B for ball, bat, base and baseball. (First: Episode 3266) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: B for Ball (First: Episode 0829) |
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Muppets | Zoe, Telly, and Prairie Dawn sing "That's the Way I Read." (First: Episode 3651) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | A red scribble demonstrates out and in. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3128) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo, Rosita, Frazzle, and the blue monster find a sad Big Bird at the park. He admits why he's upset and the monsters apologize for not realizing he felt this way. Elmo thinks Big Bird can join their festivities by pretending he's a monster, an idea Big Bird and the others like! The rest of the monsters join them, and they all sing the Monster Day song. Maria announces the sponsors as the group parties down. |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Maria: "And Slimey's spaceship is still on the way to the moon!" |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Baby Bear pulls his tie from a washtub: "Aaaaaahh! It shwunk!" |
Notes[]
- Assorted scenes from this episode have been used in international versions of the show as stand-alone Muppet bits, including Sesamstrasse and Plaza Sésamo.
- Additional performers include John Tartaglia (green monster) and Lisa Buckley (small blue monster).
- Telly Monster is seen being tossed around during the Monster Day song, but doesn't appear for the rest of the street story.
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