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| Baby Bear takes a hibernation nap | |||||||||
| Air date | January 5, 1999 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||
| Written by | Christine Ferraro | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | A couple of sheep pass by Elmo as he welcomes the viewer. He says he and Baby Bear will be having a playdate today when Baby Bear arrives. He tells Elmo today's a "hibernation day" for his family; since they're civilized bears, they sleep for a few days at a time instead of over the course of several months. Mama Bear and Papa Bear are already sleeping and Baby Bear would rather play than sleep, claiming not to be tired. However, Elmo is surprised when Baby Bear briefly falls asleep a couple of times in the middle of talking! |
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Film | A child performs a poem called "Night" in sign language. |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Pillow — The monster shares a pillow. (First: Episode 1669) |
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Cartoon | A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things. (First: Episode 3093) |
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SCENE 2 | More sheep pass through the street as Elmo and Baby Bear prepare to say the alphabet. Baby Bear doesn't believe he's been falling asleep when Elmo tells him, but does it several times as they go through the alphabet, increasingly frustrating Elmo. |
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Film | A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Guys and Dolls — Herry and Ruby sing about their favorite toys. (First: Episode 2591) |
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Film | Milo Counting: 7 (First: Episode 3595) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0989) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo wakes up Baby Bear, who still isn't aware he's been falling asleep. Elmo wants to count now, and Baby Bear suggests they try to count the sheep who pass through to prove he's not sleepy. Baby Bear counts just one before nodding off, while Elmo counts seven. |
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Muppets | Count von Count sings "Lambaba" as he counts sheep and other animals that pop into the room. (First: Episode 2789) |
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Cartoon | CLOSED (sheep running through door) (First: Episode 3743) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird wants to rhyme the word "beep." He's then joined by some sheep, who sweep and leap, but hide when Little Bo Peep comes looking for them. |
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Cartoon | A Zerkel named Dan demonstrates -an words. Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3515) |
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Film | "Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family is black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (First: Episode 2756) cut from reruns |
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Animation | The letter M appears on buildings. (First: Episode 3385) |
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Film | The letter M dances at the beach. (dialogue muted) (First: Episode 3636) |
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Animation | M for monkey, mouse and macaw. |
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SCENE 5 | Baby Bear is starting to nap more frequently and admits he's feeling very tired, but still doesn't want to miss any of their playdate. He begs Elmo to help him stay awake, so Elmo fetches his bass drum and bangs it loudly to keep him up. Unfortunately Oscar becomes upset as he's disrupting Slimey's nap, so Elmo ends up switching between loud and quiet drumming for each of them. |
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Film | Kids play bongo drums loud and soft. (First: Episode 2862) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Sleeping Beauty: Prince Sleeps — Prince Charming kisses Sleeping Beauty and falls asleep. (First: Episode 0513) |
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Animation | Pencil box M / m (First: Episode 3077) |
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Celebrity | Madeline Kahn sings, "Mmm...Madeline." (First: Episode 2370) |
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Animation | M for moon, monster, monkey and magic (First: Episode 3422) |
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SCENE 6 | Baby Bear is still falling asleep, despite Elmo's efforts. Oscar takes Slimey inside his trash can to nap and has an idea: Fluffy can squirt Baby Bear with some cold water, which will surely keep him awake. When Fluffy sprays, though, Baby Bear falls down sleeping (taking Elmo with him), so Alan gets a face full of water instead! |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (circus elephant) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705) |
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SCENE 7 | The sheep drag Bert and his bed down the street as the others look in confusion. Elmo explains to Alan what's been happening today, and Alan notes sleep is important, leading to a performance of "Everybody Sleeps." The song puts Baby Bear into a deep sleep, and Elmo whispers that he'll play with him tomorrow. Alan gently picks up Baby Bear and carries him home. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Jackets (First: Episode 3806) |
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SCENE 8 | As Baby Bear sleeps in his wee little bed, Alan (surrounded by those wacky sheep) announces the sponsors. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Conan O'Brien hosts Late Night on Sesame Street, where his guests are Herry and the Day Care monsters, but they're too sleepy to get interviewed. This segment replaced the Sesame Street News Flash sketch during summer reruns. |
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Cartoon | M for mouse, mud, and mother (First: Episode 0073) This segment replaced the "M Cake" animation during summer reruns. |
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Animation | African quilt pattern #2 (First: Episode 3134) This segment replaced the Dry/Wet cartoon during summer reruns. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Books (First: Episode 3817) This segment replaced Elmo's World: Jackets during summer reruns. |
Notes[]
- A scene from this episode was used in the Sesame Street Podcast episode, "Hibernate."
- This episode marks Eric Jacobson's first aired performance as Bert in his brief cameo in scene 7.
- Additional performers include Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Eric Jacobson, Jim Martin, and John Tartaglia as the sheep, with Alice Dinnean as Little Bo Peep.
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