Sesame Street | |||||
Club 40 | |||||
Air date | February 23, 1998 | ||||
Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Carlo comes across Elmo, Telly, Baby Bear and the kids, who are having another meeting of "Club 40". They explain to Carlo that in Club 40, they count all the way up to 40. Carlo thinks their meetings would be short, until he learns that sometimes, the meetings can last all day. | |
Cartoon | "I'm Curious" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3066) | |
Muppets | Ernie conducts an experiment. He wants to see if Bert can sleep while Ernie sits at his drums and doesn't play them. Fortunately for him, Bert can't get to sleep that night, so Ernie drums away. (EKA: Episode 3487) | |
Song | "See Like a Bird" (Seagull) (EKA: Episode 3681) | |
Animation | The word TOY is displayed, followed by a wind-up drum-playing panda. (First: Episode 3002) | |
Muppets | Big Bird describes (and acts out) a time when he lost Radar. "Having a good memory will sure come in handy sometimes!" (First: Episode 3410) | |
Video | Kids demonstrate surprise by winding a jack-in-the-box, as โPop Goes the Weaselโ plays. (First: Episode 3624) | |
SCENE 2 | Before they can start counting, the club must exercise first, since they use their whole body when counting and need them in tip-top shape. Carlo now sees why counting to 40 can take awhile. | |
Cartoon | Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579) | |
Song | "I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares. (First: Episode 3277) | |
Animation | Looking for shapes on the Aztec Calendar Stone (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 3049) | |
Muppets | Grover tries to explain an EXIT sign, but monsters keep trampling over him. He moves over away from the door, but the EXIT sign moves with him. (EKA: Episode 3578) | |
Animation | A Keith Haring mural comes to life after some kids EXIT. (First: Episode 3006) | |
Cartoon | A determined little boy makes several attempts to fly, and eventually gets his dad to take him on an airplane. (new music added) (EKA: Episode 2029) | |
SCENE 3 | Now energized, the group begins counting to 40, with Elmo starting off. He counts all the way to 8, then halts, forgetting the next number. Carlo thinks they should just tell him the next number, but Telly explains it's a common situation, so they always bring in special guests to remind Elmo. Telly welcomes today's guests, who are both out-of-this-world... | |
Muppets | Worms in Space The worms form the number 9. | |
Cartoon | "Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316) | |
SCENE 3 cont'd | Elmo sings the final verse of the previous song, leading them to the number 9 in their countdown. Telly calls on Jasmine to count up to 9 again. They all continue the count up to 20, then head for their mid-count playground break. | |
Song | "Playground Map Song" (First: Episode 2680) | |
Cartoon | Zork lands in Australia, where a kangaroo greets him. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2731) | |
Celebrity | Little Richard sings "Rubber Duckie." (First: Episode 3263) | |
Animation | The word "LOVE" in various situations. (First: Episode 3569) | |
Film / Animation | A girl dances her way into a family portrait. (First: Episode 3134) | |
Cartoon | In a painting, a man flips a coin, and it flies in and out of buildings. (First: Episode 3291) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster and Zoe demonstrate "inside" and "outside"; Cookie takes a cookie outside of the box, and puts it inside his mouth and tummy. (First: Episode 3593) | |
Animation | A group of round crayons draws a house, and is hesitant to let a square yellow crayon join, until it draws the sun. They all cooperate to make a rainbow. (First: Episode 3105) | |
SCENE 4 | The group returns from their break and Telly has Patrick report their current number status. They continue counting: "21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, POPCORN!" That means it's now time for their snack break, which always comes after 29. Carlo too digs into their popcorn. | |
Film | Wegman's dogs cook popcorn in three different ways. | |
Animation | I / i Gregorian Chant (First: Episode 3342) | |
Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I (First: Episode 2727) | |
Animation | Sand I / i (EKA: Episode 0847) | |
Insert | None, some and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates. (First: Episode 3360) | |
Cartoon | George Washington cannot cross the Delaware unless some of his men are in the FRONT and some are in the BACK. Artist: Gene Barretta | |
Song | "Conga Counting Song" (First: Episode 2778) | |
SCENE 5 | After their snack, Baby Bear gives the current re-cap of their progress. Just when they almost reach 40, Elmo feels he must go to the bathroom. Telly excuses him and announces they must wait until he comes back and makes sure anyone who needs to go goes. Shortly after, Telly runs off as well. | |
Animation | A sign above a bathroom reads "boys", while boys exit the room. (First: Episode 3386) | |
Film | Jerry Nelson, Roscoe Orman and Fran Brill narrate "Great Moments at the Sink," in which Timothy brushes his teeth. (First: Episode 3689) | |
Cartoon | A girl recites a poem about her first loose tooth. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3319) | |
Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process. (EKA: Episode 0288) | |
Cartoon | Pencil box I/i (First: Episode 2890) | |
Animation | I / i candles (First: Episode 3107) | |
Song | "It's Fido's Birthday" - a song about a birthday party for a goldfish. (First: Episode 3609) | |
Muppets | The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down. (First: Episode 0776) | |
Cartoon | 40 lemmings (doo-wop) (EKA: Episode 2873) | |
SCENE 6 | Now they've reached 39, Telly thinks Carlo should be an honorary Club 40 clubber. He then proclaims that because they have a new member, they're going to start the count back from 1 so Carlo can count too. After they count all the way to 40, Telly announces the sponsors. | |
SCENE 6 cont'd | Baby Bear also announces that Slimey's ship is still on itโs way to the moon. | |
COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Telly brings Dear Crabby to help Ruthie be more like a grouch. |
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