| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Exploring the land of Luluputti | |||||||||
| Air date | February 9, 1999 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo and Zoe are dressed in makeshift explorer gear, pretending Sesame Street is really the land of Luluputti, a place they've never been before. They get the idea to look for the lost "gagugaflitz," something no one's ever seen (and they have no idea what it is, either). They go off on their adventure, riding their imaginary horses. |
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Song | "Explore Calypso Song" (First: Episode 3531) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Morgan and Grover count in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 3138) |
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Animation | Clown Honking #10 (First: Episode 3214) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Three girls do a "One Potato" rhyme. (First: Episode 3271) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | Explorer Friend Elmo pretends that his horse loses a shoe. Thankfully, Princess Fixerella (Maria) is nearby at the Fix-It Shop. She plays along and is able to put a new shoe on Elmo's horse, though he claims the process makes his horse very ticklish. |
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Animation | Horses appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3637) |
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Cartoon | A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1499) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 3 | Snuffy takes the time to stop and smell the cabbages at Hooper's Store when Zoe and Elmo encounter him. They pretend he is "Mount Snuffleupagus," and must leave their horses behind as they climb over him to continue their search for the lost gagugaflitz. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | En Vogue sings "Adventure." (First: Episode 2951) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors. (new music and voiceover added) (First: Episode 0452) |
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Animation | “Letter P Menu” (First: Episode 3558) |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter P. (First: Episode 3494) |
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SCENE 4 | The monsters reach Hooper's for a healthy snack to give them energy. Alan recommends some fruit salad, which neither of them have had before. They take a look at the kids' fruit bowls and decide to give it a try; they love it! They start to head off on their adventure but return shortly after to have a second helping. |
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Film | Old McFay juggles three lemons, then two. (First: Episode 3225) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | In a parody of The Brady Bunch theme, Telly Monster goes to the refrigerator to make himself a healthy "Telly's Lunch." (First: Episode 3510) |
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Cartoon | P, for peas (First: Episode 3485) cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | The letter P appears in words on buildings. (First: Episode 3329) |
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Animation | A clay-animated man uses a palette and a paintbrush to paint the letter P. (First: Episode 3400) |
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SCENE 5 | The monsters make their way through the "windy plains of Luluputti," also known as the yard. They realize they're in the midst of the freezing wind of Luluputti, which they imagine freezes them like popsicles in their tracks. Though seemingly doomed, they hear the one person who can save them - the Yellow Bird of Luluputti! |
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Cartoon | Snowmen show the word COLD. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3606) |
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SCENE 5 cont'd | Big Bird joins the explorer's game and attempts to unfreeze them with his "song about sunny days," but it doesn't seem to work. He assembles more kids, and together with their combined singing powers, the monsters are unfrozen. |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142) cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | Arnold uses his imagination and rides his chair. (First: Episode 2754) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs play an eye doctor and his patient. (First: Episode 3739) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 6 | Susan gives Oscar a box of junk she found in the kitchen just as the explorer friends arrive. Oscar is disgusted to find something nice in the box. It's a clean and shiny eggbeater, but a ray of golden light shines upon it; to Elmo and Zoe, it's the lost gagugaflitz! Susan is happy that they were able to "discover" her lost eggbeater, and Oscar tells the explorers to scram. They have to leave anyway, but tomorrow, they want to go on a search for the lost "Frizzle Pepper." |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Books |
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SCENE 7 | Susan announces the sponsors and shows Oscar that she's using her found "gagugaflitz" to mix something. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert and Sherlock Hemlock ask John-John if he wants to count, and John-John enthusiastically rises to the occasion. (First: Episode 1474) This segment replaced the sketch with Morgan and Grover in the Sprout version. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Transportation (First: Episode 3840) This segment replaced "Elmo's World: Books" in the Noggin version. |
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