| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Gordon and Snuffy look after Alice | |||||||||
| Air date | May 1, 1998 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||||
| Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Snuffy's mommy leaves Snuffy and Alice in the hands of Gordon, while she goes off to a meeting. Gordon offers Alice the choice of either blocks or a puzzle to play with. She chooses the blocks, but right when Snuffy chooses the puzzle, she decides she wants the puzzle instead. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Gordon tells Alice she can't have both the puzzle and the blocks, and she angrily stomps and jumps, shaking the ground. Snuffy says she's going through the "Snuffle Twos," and suggests they ignore her, but it's hard to do so when she's causing an earthquake! |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Cartoon | Snacks On Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover Mr. Johnson wants a hamburger, but Grover strongly suggests that he order the tomato surprise instead. Mr. Johnson relents and asks for the tomato surprise, only to find that it means a giant, talking tomato will be dining with him. Surprise! (First: Episode 3756) |
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Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) |
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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 | W for water, wind, wave and wet (First: Episode 3198) |
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Film | A man dances in a W costume on the beach. (First: Episode 3606) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062) |
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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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Cartoon | A boy acts out his feelings as animals. ("There's a zoo in me!") (new sounds added) (First: Episode 0783) |
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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 2 | Alice continues to throw her tantrum, catching the attention of Miles. Gordon recalls what he went through every time Miles threw a tantrum as a toddler, and they all try singing the alphabet song to Alice, which makes her happy again. When Miles leaves, Gordon suggests they all go to the park to play Snuffleball, and Alice wants him to carry her. Gordon can't do it, which makes Alice throw another earth-shattering tantrum! |
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Song | "The African Animal Alphabet" (First: Episode 3396) |
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Film | Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums. (First: Episode 2845) |
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Cartoon | A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717) |
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Muppets | Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Rosita and Betty Lou sing "Girl of the World." (First: Episode 3744) |
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Cartoon | Characters on a quilt form the number 19. Artist: Karen Aqua |
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Film | Kid mural painting #19 (First: Episode 3601) |
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Animation | Abstract count to 19 (First: Episode 2827) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Celine Dion sings "Happy to Meet You." (First: Episode 3739) |
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Cartoon | A schoolyard of gloves invites other gloves to join them. (First: Episode 1481) |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter W. (First: Episode 3366) |
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Cartoon | W for Willamina (new music added) (First: Episode 0512) |
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Film | Alphaquest: W (First: Episode 2712) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in Line — Kermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium. (First: Episode 1327) |
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Cartoon | A face is drawn, but the mouth complains when it is drawn last. (First: Episode 1897) |
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SCENE 3 | Alice won't give Snuffy his ball back, and throws a fit when Gordon tells her she has to take turns. Snuffy says it's his turn, and throws a tantrum of his own, which makes Alice want to give him the ball and apologize. They make up, and resume their game of Snuffleball. |
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Cartoon | Actor demonstrates anger towards casting director - literally! (First: Episode 2061) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert play "The Feelings Game" -- much to Bert's chagrin. (First: Episode 2356) |
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Animation | "Toothpaste ... coming soon to a mouth near you!" (First: Episode 2876) |
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Song | "Toothpaste Factory Rap" (First: Episode 3266) |
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Cartoon | Where does the cow live? (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 3396) |
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Muppets | "The Sneeze Song," with Kathleen the Cow with a Pig, a Sheep, and Fred the Wonder Horse. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Film | What sound does a cow make? (First: Episode 3403) |
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Muppets | Monster on the Spot: Play of the Day Telly watches and comments as Melissa asks three other kids if she can play catch with them. (First: Episode 3580) |
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Cartoon | A purple elephant tries to get 10 peanuts in his trunk at once, but can't, so he smushes them into peanut butter instead. (First: Episode 2987) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs portray a check-up at the doctor's. (First: Episode 3759) |
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Cartoon | "Mi casa es su casa." (new music added) (First: Episode 0794) |
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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) |
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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 | "Playground Map Song" (First: Episode 2680) |
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Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. (First: Episode 0537) |
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SCENE 4 | Snuffy and Alice are still playing Snuffleball when their mommy arrives. She acknowledges that Alice is going through the "Snuffle Twos," but Gordon says she did fine. Mommy agrees to leave her kids in Gordon's care every week from now on. Once they leave, Gordon announces the sponsors and reports the status of Slimey's spaceship. The Snuffleupaguses pass Mr. Handford and say goodbye, and the credits roll. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo walks back and forth, beating a toy drum. |
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