| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Zoe's new Zoemobile | |||||||||
| Air date | November 19, 1998 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon finishes giving Zoe a ride on the back of his bike before going off to work. Zoe wishes that she had her own set of wheels, and observes everyone else's: Big Bird has roller skates, Jessica and Joseph have skateboards, and Tricia has a bike with training wheels. Even Natasha travels around in her baby carriage. |
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At the Fix-It Shop, Maria reveals to the viewer that she has a surprise that she's going to give to Zoe today. Zoe overhears and notices the "Zoe" sign she has, assuming it's for her room. Maria clarifies that it's only a small part of a bigger surprise, and suggests Zoe do something else while she finishes. |
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Muppets | Over the Top sing "ZZ Blues." (First: Episode 2317) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Zelda walks through a giant zipper into the Z Zone. Artist: ArtistMike |
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SCENE 2 | Zoe joins Alan and Devon as they sing "My Name." |
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Cartoon | Lillian is proud because she walked up a hill all by herself. (First: Episode 2749) |
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Muppets | Monsters in Day Care: Herry asks Eugene and Karin to sing "I'm a Little Teapot". Then he goes to Monster Day Care, and demonstrates his new skill. |
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SCENE 3 | Maria's surprise for Zoe is ready: it's a little wooden car! The sign she had before was one of the license plates and Zoe is delighted, exclaiming it must be a "Zoemobile." She coos over the car's features - a seat just her size, a steering wheel, a horn, a bell, and even a cup holder. She thanks Maria, and then gets in the car and pedals happily away. |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving." (First: Episode 2095) |
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Film | Cars on the street go fast, then slow, then fast again. (First: Episode 2988) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A car drives by the water. (extra sound effects muted) (First: Episode 3378) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 4 | The Count counts the 19 apples in Alan's display at Hooper's Store. He wonders what he will count next when Zoe drives by, and when he asks her she responds by counting her one Zoemobile. "There goes one happy little monster!" the Count says. |
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Film | 19 glasses, 19 chairs, 19 socks (First: Episode 3758) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | 19 kernels of popcorn pop. (First: Episode 2855) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Elmo thinks that Whoopi Goldberg's skin is a very pretty brown. Whoopi likes Elmo's soft red fur. Elmo admires Whoopi's bouncy hair, too. Elmo suggests that they trade, but Whoopi says that they can't -- it doesn't come off. But even if she could trade, she wouldn't want to. She likes her skin and her hair, and she wants to keep it. Elmo says that he wants to keep his fur, too. (First: Episode 2746) |
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Song | Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749) |
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SCENE 5 | Zoe rides the Zoemobile past Ernie and Bert's apartment... |
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Muppets | 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) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Two boys walk though a city neighborhood to some funky break dancing music. (First: Episode 2679) |
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Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird and some kids say the alphabet together. Zoe drives by, but the only letter she wants to say is Z for Zoemobile! |
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Film | The letters of the alphabet are found in signs all over the city. (new soundtrack) (First: Episode 3652) |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Taxi Stand (First: Episode 2984) |
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Film | A mother and daughter signal for a taxi, and they're picked up by people dressed as the letters TAXI. (First: Episode 3589) |
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SCENE 7 | Zoe drives forward and backward in front of Oscar's trash can. "Oh, boy," Oscar grouses. "Just when I think things around here can't get any more annoying for me, this Zoemobile thing comes along." He tells her to get lost as he finds it annoying and bothersome; he hasn't felt this grouchy in weeks. Once she leaves, he realizes that he likes feeling this way and wants her to come back. |
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Cartoons | Backward and forward: dancing, flying and swimming. (First: Episode 3083) Zoe appears at the end in front of the cartoon, going backward and forward in her Zoemobile. |
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Film | A girl narrates a film about how things are recycled around the world. (First: Episode 2913) |
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Cartoon | Z doesn't like its sleepy Z image -- Z can also be zany, and zip and zoom. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3607) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Picnic — Cookie Monster goes on a picnic, with a basket full of cookies. (First: Episode 1484) |
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SCENE 8 | The bug from the previous segment carries Cookie Monster's Z to Sesame Street, where Zoe is zooming around the block. She zooms along with the bug and introduces them to her friend Maria. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Balls (First: Episode 3786) |
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SCENE 9 | Maria, Zoe, and the Z-loving bug announce the sponsors and say goodbye. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) This segment replaced the "Walking in a Neighborhood" film during summer reruns. |
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Song | "I'm a Polar Bear" (First: Episode 3276) This segment replaced the recycling film during summer reruns. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Dancing (First: Episode 3801) This segment replaced Elmo's World: Balls during summer reruns. |
Notes[]
- This was the first episode that Alan Muraoka filmed as Alan.[1]
- A snippet of scene 5 is used as part of the montage of "Let's Go Driving" in the home video Sesame Sings Karaoke.
Sources[]
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| Episode 3788 | Episode 3790 |