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| Elmo plays his drum | |||||||
| Air date | May 4, 1998 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo just got a drum from his cousin, and it makes him so happy that he vows never to stop beating it. |
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Song | "Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach. (First: Episode 3320) |
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Animation | V Limerick: A vulture makes valentines. (First: Episode 3717) |
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Animation | Ornate Vs spin around as a song about them plays. (First: Episode 2942) |
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Cartoon | V in Space (First: Episode 0481) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
Elmo continues to beat his drum. |
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Muppets | Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air." (First: Episode 2688) |
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Film | Kids play bongo drums loud and soft. (First: Episode 2862) |
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SCENE 2 | Maria is looking forward to getting a lot of work done at the Fix-It Shop on this quiet day, until Elmo shows up with his drum. Elmo says he can't hear Maria when she speaks. She informs him that it's because he's drumming so loud, and shows him how to play it soft ... but he decides that he likes it loud better. |
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Cartoon | Gordon narrates "The Maestro Plays," a story featuring adverbs. (First: Episode 3579) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Elmo walks backwards while playing his drum. |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Samantha try talking to the moon. (First: Episode 3703) |
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Animation | "The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225) |
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Film | Milo Counting: 8 (First: Episode 3554) |
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Animation | Counting 8 harvesters (First: Episode 2981) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Elmo walks forwards while playing his drum. |
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Film | A trip to an African dance school. (First: Episode 3266) |
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Cartoon | A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2808) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and the Birdketeers are about to sing the alphabet song, but find it hard while Elmo's beating his drum. Big Bird and Elmo come to an agreement that Elmo can drum along while they sing. Elmo leaves, still promising to keep drumming forever. |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3266) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Elmo walks back and forth while beating the drum. |
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Cartoon | Name That Sound: identify animal sounds. (First: Episode 3587) |
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Muppets | While shopping in a China store, Simon Soundman helps Old McDonald find his lost animal - however his animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store. (First: Episode 3068) |
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Cartoon | "Animal Elevator": 10-1 (subtraction) (First: Episode 2523) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Elmo walks up and down the steps while beating the drum. |
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Film | A girl wants to learn a playground rhyme after watching some other girls do it, so one of them teaches her. (First: Episode 2284) |
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Cartoon | A parade of toys illustrates first and last. (First: Episode 2857) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo passes by Hooper's and gets the attention of Carlo, who shows him that there are other rhythms to drum. Elmo still prefers his own, and walks off. |
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Film | A rhythm is made of breaking eggs, door slams, cans dropping, ice, and feet stepping. (First: Episode 3682) |
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Muppets | Zoe sings "My Name Is Zoe." (First: Episode 3387) |
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Animation | Wooden shapes group themselves by color, then regroup by shape, then assemble themselves into a rocket ship. (First: Episode 3229) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about how astronaut Mario Runco visited her school and answered kids' questions. (First: Episode 3696) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Still going! Long-lasting Elmogizer batteries keep going and going ... |
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Cartoon | Norris Walnut recites a poem about clouds. (new music added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3345) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Little Plant." (First: Episode 2144) |
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Cartoon | Beginning / middle / end: a beatnik follows a trombonist's note through a long horn. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3266) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo repeats that nothing will make him stop drumming, then he notices Baby Bear with a porridge ice cream cone. Elmo realizes he can't have ice cream and play his drum at the same time, so Carlo and Baby Bear tell him that he has to make a choice. Soon, however, Baby Bear decides to help Elmo by holding an ice cream cone to Elmo's mouth while he drums. |
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Cartoon | A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3282) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | The Count counts how many times Jock Soto and Lourdes Lopez spin around. Finally, they spin him around. (First: Episode 3638) |
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Song | "Front Back Ballet" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3016) |
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Film | Kids find a wild letter V in the jungle. (First: Episode 3517) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: V, violin (new sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1157) |
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Film | Floating kids make the letter V. (First: Episode 3133) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd |
Elmo walks around in a circle, drumming faster and faster, until he falls over. |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Muppets | On a tropical island, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover and a Caribbean Anything Muppet back-up band sing "Take a Rest". (First: Episode 3107) |
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Cartoon | An alien comes across a pair of tree trunks; one with multi-colored leaves, the other without. He finds and grows leaves to mount on the other tree, then strings a hammock between the two. (First: Episode 1451) |
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SCENE 6 | Maria finally finishes fixing a lot of items, when a very tired Elmo shows up, still not wanting to stop drumming. She picks him up, and he falls asleep in her arms. She announces the sponsors and reports the status of Slimey's spaceship, then notices that Elmo can even drum in his sleep! |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: "What's the Name of That Song?" |
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