| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Luis teaches Rosita to play the guitar | |||||||
| Air date | November 26, 1998 | ||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||
| Written by | Mo Willems | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird greets the viewer before greeting Luis, who has his guitar with him. Little by little, everyone on Sesame Street gathers around the stoop and joins him as he plays and sings "Sing." Once everyone leaves, Rosita tells Luis that she is enchanted by his guitar playing and wants to learn how to play. Luis says he'll loan her one of his spare guitars, and she becomes excited and pictures herself playing beautiful music. |
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Cartoon | A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number. (First: Episode 2828) |
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Film | Milo Counting #13 (First: Episode 3553) |
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Animation | Abstract count to 13. (First: Episode 2809) |
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Film | Kids play loud and soft notes on the Shpritzer. (First: Episode 3428) |
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SCENE 2 | While waiting, Rosita imagines making beautiful music on the guitar. Wearing the same blue baseball cap that Luis was wearing earlier, Rosita pictures herself earning praise from Big Bird, Baby Bear, Zoe, some kids, and even Oscar ("How can I possibly be grouchy when Rosita plays her beautiful song?"). Back in reality, Luis brings his old guitar for her to use. |
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Animation | A string quartet tunes up before it plays "Mary Had a Little Lamb." (First: Episode 3744) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Elmo and Martel sing the alphabet. |
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SCENE 3 | Rosita invites everyone to listen to her play the guitar as she sings "Sing." She says she's going to play it just like Luis, but the result is the exact opposite of what she imagined. (Oscar: "Wow, that's terrible - I love it!") Rosita realizes that she needs to practice, and runs off to do so. |
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Animation | In a Van Gogh painting, a baby takes its first steps to Papa. (First: Episode 3492) |
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Insert | The Tokyo String Quartet and some kids show how important it is to practice, as Big Bird provides voiceover. (First: Episode 3290) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791) |
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SCENE 4 | Rosita practices in the community garden, but has difficulty sounding like Luis when she plays the guitar; she wonders what's wrong with it. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La." (new sound effect added) (First: Episode 0321) |
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Cartoon | A strange poem with L words. (First: Episode 3715) |
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Song | "L Rings My Bell" (First: Episode 3580) |
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SCENE 5 | Rosita gives the guitar "one last chance" to make good music; when she fails, she calls Luis for help. |
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Film | Wegman’s dogs: Old King Cole (First: Episode 3448) |
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SCENE 6 | Rosita tells Luis that the guitar doesn't work, but he finds it works fine when he plays it. Rosita is frustrated that she can't play as good as Luis, and he explains that he's been practicing for years and has had guitar lessons. He offers to teach her how to play, and she feels better. |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie sings "Sing." Artist: Mo Willems |
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SCENE 7 | Luis gives Rosita her first guitar lesson. He starts by teaching her how to play a chord and strum, showing where her fingers have to be to do it. Having learned that, she runs off. |
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Song | "It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (First: Episode 3398) |
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Muppets | Grover: Bubble Poem — Grover wants to recite his poem about bubbles. (First: Episode 3155) |
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Film | L is for look, legs, light, lemonade, and ladybug. (First: Episode 3427) |
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SCENE 8 | Gina displays the letter L to Big Bird, Zoe, and Baby Bear, and they name some L words. Rosita shows up and announces that she can now play the guitar, but then forgets where to place her fingers to make the chord. She runs off to Luis (whose name also begins with L). |
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Cartoon | L for Laugh (new music added) Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2767) |
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Film | At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals. (First: Episode 3010) |
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Cartoon | Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music. (First: Episode 3460) |
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SCENE 9 | Rosita feels like she'll never play the guitar as good as Luis, but he offers to let her try playing part of a song along with him. They cooperate while performing "Sing," with Rosita playing the special chord she learned during the chorus, and everyone cheers her on as she does her part. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Shoes (First: Episode 3791) |
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SCENE 10 | At night, Luis sings a Spanish version of "Sing" and Rosita plays her part on the guitar. Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Film | A girl uses an instant camera to take pictures of her friends, who demonstrate several emotions. (First: Episode 3582) This segment replaced the film about dolphins during summer reruns. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Music (First: Episode 3824) This segment replaced Elmo's World: Shoes during summer reruns. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 32 as Episode 3936.
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