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| Baby Bear visits the Furry Arms hotel (repeat of 3445) | |||||
| Air date | April 1, 1998 | ||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||
| Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Baby Bear welcomes the viewer and announces that he's going inside the Furry Arms Hotel for the very first time, as it seems like such an interesting place. He isn't able to enter as he's never seen a revolving door, and asks Benny how it works. Baby Bear first pushes it too soft and gets nowhere, then too hard which sends him back outside and crashing into Benny. He learns that he needs to push somewhere in-between - or in his words, "just right." Baby Bear successfully gets in and is amazed when he enters the hotel. He exits again, and after a second collision, Benny says he needs a break. Baby Bear sees this as a perfect opportunity for a hotel tour, but when Benny refuses he falls to his knees and starts begging. |
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Song | "Push! Push! Push!" (First: Episode 3445) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird goes fishing in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his friends Colin and Marlee. It takes awhile for him to catch one, but he finally does. (First: Episode 3445) |
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Cartoon | Fish form G and g. (First: Episode 3112) |
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Song | "Big G and Little G" (First: Episode 3397) |
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Animation | G / g Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3328) |
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Muppets | Grover attempts to sell Mr. Johnson a wig, but when he finally finds one that suits him, it turns out to be a guinea pig. (First: Episode 3407) |
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Cartoon | I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0524) |
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SCENE 2 | Benny has agreed to give Baby Bear a tour of the hotel and the two enter. Miss Netherland graciously welcomes Baby Bear to the place and asks him what he'd like to do first. Baby Bear expresses interest in ringing the Dinger's bell, so she lets him do it as long as Benny goes outside, since the bell is used to call the bellhop. Baby Bear first rings it too soft, then too hard (temporarily knocking out the Dinger). With each try Miss Netherland shows him how to ring it loudly, alerting Benny so he has to keep running in and out. Baby Bear finally rings the relieved Dinger correctly and continues on a tour of the lobby with a further exasperated Benny. |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2507) |
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Film | Three girls do a "One Potato" rhyme. (First: Episode 3271) |
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Cartoon | Number Guy: "How Many Pigs Will Jump Into This Mud?" The answer is 10. (First: Episode 3390) |
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Film | A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "To Market" with Wegman's dogs. (title card added) (First: Episode 3543) |
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Muppets | Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp." (First: Episode 1960) |
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Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (new music added) (First: Episode 1966) |
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Animation | The word ELEVATOR gets on one. (First: Episode 3372) |
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SCENE 3 | Baby Bear has fun exploring the lobby, and is even more excited when he learns the hotel has an elevator. (Miss Netherland: "We are a one-star hotel, you know.") Benny says he can't ride the elevator or push the buttons, but Miss Netherland allows him to do so and they find themselves face to face with the Elephant Elevator Operator. Baby Bear doesn't believe there's any room for him, but Miss Netherland insists that Benny show him how to get in and out, practically breaking every bone in his body with every request to do it again. Baby Bear takes a flying leap and manages to get into the elevator with the operator and a near-concussed Benny... and just as soon as the elevator lifts up, it plummets down. |
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Animation | In a painting, a man flips a coin, and it flies in and out of buildings. (First: Episode 3291) |
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Song | "The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve. (First: Episode 2950) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Maya to help him follow an arrow. The arrow changes direction until Grover falls down, exhausted. (First: Episode 1641) |
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Cartoon | In the "Land of No Shoelaces," people find it difficult to play basketball, swing and run, until Edna Lovelace comes along. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3102) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Sing Your Synonyms" (First: Episode 2331) |
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Cartoon | A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2151) |
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SCENE 4 | Baby Bear and Benny make their way out of the elevator and Benny tries to get back to work, pushing a luggage rack. Baby Bear wants to take a ride on it and once again Miss Netherland gives him permission, wanting to make sure all her guests are happy. Soon afterwards, some of the hotel patrons want a ride and hop onto the luggage rack, too. Benny, frustrated with all he's been through today, declares that he's going to make one more person happy: himself, by quitting his job! Baby Bear follows Benny outside, while Miss Netherland pushes the guests on the luggage rack. |
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Cartoon | The dancing birds dance fast and slow. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3072) |
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Film | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2505) |
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Animation | Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt? Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2873) |
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Muppets | Elmo and his imaginary self sing about what he would do "If Elmo Had Teeth." (First: Episode 3582) |
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Cartoon | In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth. Artist: Steven Fonti (First: Episode 3266) |
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Celebrity | Ruthie takes an opera lesson from Marilyn Horne as they sing "Sing After Me." (First: Episode 3198) |
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Cartoon | G For Giggle (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0357) |
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Film | G for go, girls, guitar, goldfish etc. (First: Episode 3269) |
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Animation | G / g paper fold (First: Episode 3350) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert sings "The Paperclip." (First: Episode 2578) |
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Animation | A big paper clip and a small paper clip can hold papers together, and so can a small staple, with the help of its "mommy." (First: Episode 2930) |
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Film | Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts. (First: Episode 3404) |
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Animation | "Let's Count Penguins" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3147) |
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SCENE 5 | Baby Bear finds an out-of-uniform Benny miserably chewing on a carrot outside and begs him to return to his job at the Furry Arms. Benny refuses, and Baby Bear bursts into tears thinking it's his fault. He promises that he'll never ask Benny for anything again, but Benny still won't go back. Baby Bear cries again, ruing ever setting foot into the hotel and hugs Benny so hard that Benny gives in and agrees to go back to work. Baby Bear is happy now, and immediately asks Benny to show him the other parts of the hotel. Benny says no at first, but changes his mind as usual. Miss Netherland announces the sponsors as the two struggle to get through the revolving doors again. |
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SCENE 5 cont'd |
"And Slimey's spaceship is still on its way back to Sesame Street!" |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: A princess and a prince play a game of "Magical Hide-and-Seek." |
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