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| A duck has a case of the Moos | |||||||||
| Air date | November 24, 1998 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird is teaching Zoe how to make farm animal sounds, as they are about to sing "Old MacDonald". Maria arrives and welcomes the viewer, and Zoe shows her the different animal sounds that Big Bird has taught her. She can do a rooster, a cow, and a sheep, but has a little trouble with her duck noise. Big Bird coaches her on how to make a "quack" noise and Zoe is able to master it; Maria compliments Big Bird's teaching. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | A duck arrives to admire Zoe's duck noise, but everyone is shocked when the duck responds by mooing! |
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Film | What sound does a duck make? (First: Episode 3298) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music — Grover's hill comes alive with the sound of music. (First: Episode 1814) (re-filmed Alistair Cookie wraparounds) |
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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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SCENE 2 | Old McDonald (Joey Mazzarino) arrives and tells Big Bird, Maria, and Zoe that the duck belongs to him. It has a rare case of "the moos" and has forgotten how to quack, so now nobody can sing "Old McDonald" because the duck is making the wrong noise. Zoe tells Old MacDonald that Big Bird is a good teacher, and recommends that he can teach the duck how to quack again. |
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Cartoon | A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark. (First: Episode 0829) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | At Birdland, Hoots the Owl and Branford Marsalis (Forrest Wimbledon) perform "Listen and Bounce it Back." (First: Episode 2834) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #10 (First: Episode 2880) |
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Film | The McDoubles (Batty and Crooky) count to 10 on their fingers. (First: Episode 3224) |
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Cartoon | "A Number 10 from Tennessee" Artist: Gene Barretta (First: Episode 3526) |
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Animation | Camels appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3624) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird sets up a "quacking school" in the yard with Zoe, the duck, and some kids. Big Bird begins the lesson by teaching that "Q" is for "quack" on his blackboard. The duck gets frustrated and starts mooing loudly, and Big Bird teaches him another Q word: "QUIET!" |
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Film | Q, for quack. Quiet! (First: Episode 3405) |
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Muppets | Elmo shows the viewer a letter very quickly, and has the viewer guess which letter it is. (First: Episode 3415) |
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Cartoon | "Ducklings" (First: Episode 2852) |
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SCENE 4 | Zoe and Big Bird perform a cheer with words that rhyme with "quack" to encourage the duck, who gives it a try but still can only moo. |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie." (spoken intro edited out) (First: Episode 0136) |
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Film | A paper crumples to reveal Q, q and Qq. (First: Episode 3105) |
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Film | Girls giggle as they clap their way to the letter Q. (First: Episode 3340) |
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Cartoon | Fish swim to form Q and q. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3105) |
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Film | "We have a nice school"... with ducks. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3144) |
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SCENE 5 | Zoe, the kids, Big Bird, and the duck try a different approach: by singing "A Cat Had a Birthday," a song filled with animal sounds. It still doesn't help when the duck makes another attempt to quack. |
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Animation | "Step right up and find my voice!" A girl plays a carnival game in which she pushes buttons to identify which sound each animal makes. (First: Episode 3736) |
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Film | A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421) |
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Cartoon | "The Room Is Full of Chickens" (First: Episode 2971) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird becomes discouraged; he thought he could be a good teacher, and now considers himself a failure. Maria and Zoe comfort him, and the duck is upset when he sees how sad Big Bird is, so he tries really hard to stop mooing. Eventually, his moo sounds turn into quacks with each try, and Big Bird keeps encouraging him until he is able to quack perfectly! Everyone cheers the duck and Big Bird for their good work. |
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Cartoon | "Young MacDonald Went to Town" (re-recorded soundtrack) Original version -- (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Telly and Baxter play an animal guessing game. |
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Cartoon | "The Adventures of Clever Bill!" The main character solves conflicts between two fighting giants and two fighting girls. (new music added) (First: Episode 2068) |
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SCENE 7 | Everyone joins in a song of "Old MacDonald," and the duck is able to produce the right sound. During the final verse, a cow (Stephanie D'Abruzzo) joins them, but quacks instead of moos! She gives an aside: "Just kidding!" and the song resumes. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Shoes (First: Episode 3791) |
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SCENE 8 | Zoe and Big Bird announce the sponsors, and the cow and duck chat with each other in moos and quacks until both get their sounds mixed up again! |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | Baby Bear sings "How Do You Do?" This segment appeared after the "Find my voice!" animation during summer reruns. |
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Cartoon | A woman identifies farm animals by their sounds. (First: Episode 1476) This segment replaced the "Adventures of Clever Bill" cartoon during summer reruns. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Water (First: Episode 3831) This segment replaced "Elmo's World: Shoes" during summer reruns. |
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