| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Luis repairs the Zoemobile | |||||||||
| Air date | February 7, 2000 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 31 (2000) | ||||||||
| Written by | Josh Selig | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Zoe announces to Telly and the viewer that she'll be riding her Zoemobile across the "highways and byways" of Sesame Street. As soon as she starts driving, though, the Zoemobile starts to make a funny noise and one of the wheels comes off! Since Maria originally built it, Zoe thinks she'll be able to fix it. Telly helps her push the Zoemobile to the Fix-It Shop. |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie presents the letter of the day made of fudge, but Feff is too fast for her. (First: Episode 3854) |
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Film | Kids in a park do karate kicks. (First: Episode 3430) |
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Muppets | Worms in Space: Slimey and his fellow worm astronauts make a letter K. (First: Episode 3743) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Pencil box K / k (First: Episode 2876) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Share a Cookie β A sad girl contends for a cookie with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Cartoon | Cab Callowmouse demonstrates here and there in song. (First: Episode 3711) |
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SCENE 2 | The monsters learn from Luis that Maria is off work today and at the beach with Susan. They consider hauling the Zoemobile all the way to the beach when Luis points out that he's available to fix it, thinking it'll take a few minutes to repair. Zoe decides to stay and wait, while Telly heads off to the garden for an appointment with Big Bird. |
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Cartoon | A car drives by the water. (First: Episode 3378) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving." (First: Episode 2095) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #5 |
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Film | Chinese acrobats demonstrate "5." (First: Episode 3813) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A girl's mom can dribble 5 balls. (First: Episode 3448) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis discovers the Zoemobile is going to need more work than he thought: the axle is completely bent. Gabi helps lift it onto the work table, snarkily commenting that she's always thought of her mother as the mechanic in the family. Zoe wonders what a mechanic does, so Gabi points her toward the following... cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | The people in your neighborhood, as demonstrated by Wegman's dogs. Today, the auto mechanic, whose treatment of a customer's car is dubious. (First: Episode 3801) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Zoe understands the profession (though she at first thinks it involves dogs), and comments that Grover could use one too... cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Taxi Stand (First: Episode 2984) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Gabi agrees with Zoe about Grover's plight and leaves to do her homework. Zoe finds it hard to wait, so Luis suggests she do something to take her mind off waiting. Zoe starts reciting the alphabet as the letters zoom by her (like cars). cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | A girl floats around in a circle. (First: Episode 3130) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Seat Belt β The monster drives an old green jalopy as they sound out words. (beginning and ending edited) (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cartoon | A lion named Kent says that he gets a Kick out of being King of the Forest. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0463) |
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Film | Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2945) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis consults the Zoemobile blueprint for reference, but can't concentrate when Zoe continually asks if he's finished. He asks her to stop, but then gets asked the same question when Telly and Big Bird show up to check on his progress. |
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Cartoon | A family tries to find the way to Auntie Mae's house. Artist: ArtistMike In the Noggin version, this segment is placed where the "Floating Kids: Circle" segment went. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | The stars join together for a celebrity version of "Sing", including Patti LaBelle, Nathan Lane, Katie Couric, Ben Stiller, Garth Brooks, R.E.M., Maya Angelou, Fran Drescher, Conan O'Brien, Noah Wyle, Rosemary Clooney, Doug E. Doug, Vanessa Williams and Trisha Yearwood. (First: Episode 3851) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007) |
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Cartoon | Two men debate whether or not a ladder has 5 steps. (First: Episode 1538) |
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SCENE 5 | As a flustered and greasy Luis continues his hard work, Zoe, Telly, and Big Bird discuss how long the repairs have been taking and how much faster Maria would've been. Zoe comments that it took Maria a much shorter time to build it, and Telly remembers her fixing a toaster in 17 seconds. Luis snaps at the group and expresses how fixing the Zoemobile is a bigger job than he expected, and that he was bothered by how much they bragged about Maria's expertise. They realize they've hurt Luis' feelings and apologize, changing their tone and cheering him on to finish. |
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Film | "Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach. (First: Episode 2876) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Suzie and Feff jump on a trampoline, and introduce an Ernie and Bert segment. (First: Episode 3854) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert β "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1814) |
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Cartoon | Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579) |
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Film | Kids make the city traffic "stop" and "go." (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3310) |
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SCENE 6 | Zoe's Zoemobile is finally finished and she takes it for a test drive. It works perfectly and she goes off to ride the highways and byways. Big Bird and Telly follow, curious as to what to those are, while Gabi teases her father a little more about his greased-up appearance. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Dancing (First: Episode 3801) |
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SCENE 7 | Zoe thanks Luis again for his work, and they announce the sponsors together as Zoe drives around ("Hasta la vista!"). |
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