| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo and Miles play basketball | |||||||
| Air date | January 14, 1999 | ||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo greets the viewer and shows the sponsors. He then spots Miles practicing for his basketball game later. Elmo offers to help, but Miles is shooting, which only needs one person, but Elmo gladly watches. |
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Song | "It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (First: Episode 3398) |
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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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Muppets / Celebrity | Garth Brooks, Herry Monster and the daycare monsters sing "Together, We'll Make Music." |
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Cartoon | A girl practices to roller skate over many days. (First: Episode 3556) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo continues to admire Miles’ basketball skills. |
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Animation | Fans reveal the letter O. (First: Episode 2905) |
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Animation | Planting Letters: O (First: Episode 3010) |
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Cartoon | O for open, off, owl, ocean (First: Episode 3091) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Lexine gives Cookie Monster a cookie. (First: Episode 3245) |
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Song | "Open Song" |
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SCENE 3 | Miles finally calls upon Elmo for help. He needs to practice shooting with someone blocking him and shows Elmo how. |
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Cartoon | Aliens have a hard time playing basketball, until they decide to take turns. |
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Song | "Jump" (soul) (First: Episode 3136) |
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Muppets | Ernie plays a guessing game with the viewer to guess what he's holding behind his back. It's small, yellow and you squeeze it. It's Rubber Duckie! |
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Film | What sound does a duck make? (First: Episode 3298) |
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Muppets | Ernie holds something else behind his back. It's small, yellow and he brings you your mail. It's Mail-Carrier Duckie! |
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Film | At a barbershop, Wegman's dogs act as hair stylists. |
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Muppets | Ernie plays the game again, now holding something small, yellow and he puts out fires. It's Fire Chief Duckie! |
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Cartoon | "Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689) |
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Muppets | Ernie plays one last round. He's small, yellow and aids the sick. It's Dr. Duckie! |
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Film | Jodi goes to the doctor for a check-up. (First: Episode 3526) |
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SCENE 4 | Now, Miles needs Elmo to pass him the ball so he can shoot it. Just then, all of Miles’ friends arrive so they can go to the game. Elmo is excited to go and play with Miles’ team, until he learns the game is just for “big kids”. Miles promises to play with Elmo when he gets back and Elmo begins to mope. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Little Things". re-filmed version (First: Episode 2485) |
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Cartoon | Jazzy alphabet around a city (First: Episode 3267) |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the taxi driver picks up Mr. Johnson, who's startled to find his usual waiter driving a cab. Mr. Johnson wants to go to the library. Grover says that that is a very wise choice, and talks about the great things about a library. "Of course, you could also go to the zoo," he observes, and talks about the benefits of visiting the zoo. He also suggests the museum, or a movie. Mr. Johnson insists that they go to the library -- but Grover says they'll have to wait until he gets his cab fixed. (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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Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon finds a sad Elmo sitting on the wall and is told about what happened earlier. Gordon explains that sometimes, certain age groups usually play together. Since neither of them have Miles around, Gordon suggest they do something together. Elmo wants to look at a picture of Miles and Gordon shows him a whole slew of them. |
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Cartoon | "A Number 10 from Tennessee" Artist: Gene Barretta (First: Episode 3526) |
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Film | Three girls do a "One Potato" rhyme. (First: Episode 3271) |
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Cartoon | Number Guy: 10 Pigs (First: Episode 3390) |
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Film | A girl uses an instant camera to take pictures of her friends, who demonstrate several emotions. (First: Episode 3582) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo now feels better, but still wishes Miles was around to play. Miles and his friends show up to eat at Hooper's, but Miles decides to play with Elmo first. |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) |
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Cartoon | A lady receives a letter O in the mail, which promptly rolls around her living room. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3348) |
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Film | A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O. (First: Episode 3136) |
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Cartoon | Soul O (First: Episode 3375) |
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Film | Flamingos walk around to classical music. (new child voiceovers added) (First: Episode 2498) |
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Cartoon | Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498) |
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SCENE 7 | During their game, Big Bird and Zoe come to Elmo to remind him it’s time for their game of tag. Miles doesn’t mind him leaving and plays his dad at basketball. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Balls (First: Episode 3786) |
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SCENE 8 | Elmo announces the sponsors as Miles and his dad continue their game. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 32 as Episode 3939.
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