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| Rosita gives hugs | |||||||||
| Air date | May 13, 1998 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||||
| Written by | Josh Selig | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Erykah Badu introduces herself to Elmo, Baby Bear, Zoe and Rosita, who are hesitant to join her at first, but they end up singing "We're All Friends." (First: Episode 3712) |
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Cartoon | A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849) |
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Film | Korean girls do a spring dance. (First: Episode 3170) |
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Cartoon | A fan reveals the letter C. (First: Episode 2746) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Old Man and the C — Old man Grover loves the sea. (First: Episode 2710) |
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Film | Girls do a hand-clap game about friends whose names start with C. (First: Episode 3277) |
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SCENE 1 | Prairie Dawn asks Maria if she grew up thinking that little girls shouldn't do things that would get them dirty, like playing in leaves. Maria says she didn't, and always believed in having fun when she was a kid. Right then and there, Prairie frolics in a pile of leaves. |
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Cartoon | Leaves form a SH. (First: Episode 3127) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word SHAKE, and an earthquake happens. (First: Episode 2557) |
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Cartoon | A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711) |
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Animation | Camels appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3624) |
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Insert | Big Bird reads a fan letter, asking him how he has so much pep and energy. He explains it's because of sleep. (First: Episode 3443) |
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Film | Jodi goes to the doctor for a check-up. (First: Episode 3526) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404) |
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Cartoon | Number Creatures #16 (First: Episode 2755) |
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Film | Kid mural painting #16 (First: Episode 3625) |
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Muppets | The Martians discover a sparkly number 16. (First: Episode 3387) |
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Cartoon | Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2687) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Animation | Arnold uses his imagination. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2754) |
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Film | The McDoubles (Batty and Crooky) count to 10 on their fingers. (First: Episode 3224) |
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Insert | Elmo approaches Ruthie with something to give her: a hug. (First: Episode 3393) |
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Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" Aritst: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) |
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Film | A girl floats around in a circle. (First: Episode 3130) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Meghan pretend to go to the moon. (First: Episode 3696) |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine." (First: Episode 2775) |
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Film | "There's a lot to see under the sea," according to some young swimmers who narrate a poem about the ocean-dwellers they find. Music: "Kyisio Calypso" by Dermot Stewart (First: Episode 3032) |
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Cartoon | Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0561) |
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SCENE 2 | Rosita needs someone to help her with her lecture, "The Art of the Hug." Telly comes by, and she asks him to participate. Rosita shows that you can hug someone when you're happy, when you're sad, when you love someone, or when your friend has to leave (like Telly has to leave for lunch). |
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Animation | The word "LOVE" in various situations. (First: Episode 3569) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster introduces the word "AMOR". (First: Episode 0601) |
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Muppets | Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ... (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | "C in Space". Artist: Gene Barretta (First: Episode 3729) |
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Muppets | Worms in Space make the letter C. (First: Episode 3739) |
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Film | Various "C" words are found throughout a yard. (First: Episode 3590) |
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Cartoon | An arrow doesn't know which way is up. (First: Episode 3681) |
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Song | "Get On Up and Move Your Body" (First: Episode 3410) |
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Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) |
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SCENE 3 | As Telly plays checkers with Lexine, Rosita shows up again to ask them to help her continue her lecture. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Rosita displays a short hug with Lexine, and then a long hug with Telly, which seems very long to Telly ... |
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Cartoon | Two dogs wait at a bus stop for a long time while the red dog talks endlessly about short and long. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3207) |
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Animation | The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving. (First: Episode 3052) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of herself taking the bus home with her dad. They play a game where she points to things and identifies them. (First: Episode 3302) |
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Cartoon | The king of the Farcums wants a pyramid built; he and his subjects get inspiration from a seesaw. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2631) |
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Muppets | Grover asks Elmo to help him remember part of the alphabet. Elmo gets all the way to Y, but Grover at least knows the letter Z. |
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Cartoon | The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb. (First: Episode 2747) |
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SCENE 4 | Some girls giggle as they walk by, noticing that Rosita is still hugging Telly. He asks how long her hug lecture will be, and she says it's over now - but she's still not done hugging him because she wants to thank him for his help. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Telly and Lexine announce the sponsors, and report that Slimey's space ship is still headed for Sesame Street. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: His Majesty, the Emperor, emerges in a new outfit which neither Elmo nor Ruthie can see ... |
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