| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Telly and Elmo learn how to play ping-pong | |||||||||
| Air date | April 6, 2000 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 31 (2000) | ||||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Alan has told Elmo that he has a surprise for him that starts with the letter P, like the one Elmo is holding. Miles, who is helping Alan set it up, confirms that it's not a pony, piano, or other P words that Elmo guesses. Alan says the surprise is almost ready, and points the way to the yard... |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | ... where a ping-pong table sits! Elmo loves the game but doesn't know how to play, so he observes Alan and Miles playing a little one-on-one. Elmo realizes that there's a lot of P's involved with the ping-pong table, ball, and paddles. |
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Song | "Praise the Letter P, Please, Please, Please" (James Brown style) (First: Episode 3400) |
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Cartoon | P is for Painting (First: Episode 0764) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Grover: Looking for Viewer — Grover looks for you, and is glad when he finds you. |
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Song | "The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve. (First: Episode 2950) |
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Muppets | A baby Honker hatches from an egg and learns to honk like all the Honkers. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 1616) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | In an homage to the musical cartoons of the 1930s, Cab Callomouse attends a revue at the Lunar Lounge. (First: Episode 3713) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo wants to play ping-pong, but he can barely peek over the edge of the table when he tries to play with Miles. He tries jumping up which doesn't work, so Alan helps him out by picking him up and helping aim his paddle. |
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Animation | Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You." (First: Episode 2873) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Super Grover: Number Intro — Super Grover tries to fly and introduce the number of the day. (First: Episode 3884) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #2 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0987) |
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Song | "2, 2, 2, Me and You." (First: Episode 3690) |
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Animation | Egyptian #2 (First: Episode 3291) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly observes the new ping-pong table as Miles leaves to take Elmo home. Alan asks if he wants to give it a try, but Telly thinks it looks too hard to play so Alan shows him how the game works. With a little practice, Telly learns how to swing the paddle and is able to hit the ball over the net on his first try! |
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Film | A karate team punches out the alphabet. (ending trimmed) (First: Episode 3421) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Discovery of Air — Bert is reading a book about air and tells Ernie that air moves things. (First: Episode 3552) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs play baseball. (First: Episode 3851) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A number of kids named Joe play sports. Joanne plays kickball. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1871) cut from the Sprout version |
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Film | A parrot announces dos, or two, of everything. (First: Episode 3108) cut from the Sprout version cut from the Noggin version |
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Animation | Astronauts form a 2 in space. (First: Episode 3713) |
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Song | "Reggae Bounce" (First: Episode 3609) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly loses confidence as he gets on the opposite side of Alan and tries to hit the ball, missing it a couple of times. Through song, Alan encourages him that it'll take practice for Telly to get better, and soon Telly is able to get the swing of it. |
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Cartoon | Alice Kadeezenberry learns how to throw a ball by watching others do it. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 3714) |
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Muppets | Grover: Looking for Something Fuzzy and Blue — Grover introduces a segment with something fuzzy and blue, soon finding out it's Cookie Monster. |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn: Computer Cookie — Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn make a cookie on the computer. |
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Animation | The letter P is found on buildings. (First: Episode 3329) |
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Film | Alphaquest: P A pack of painted purple penguins practicing a pop song in a pine tree park, and a pink pig with a parachute. (First: Episode 2711) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes. (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | Cherries fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly thanks Alan for teaching him how to play ping-pong, feeling so good that he doesn't want to stop. He imagines himself playing ping-pong while eating a sandwich, playing the tuba, and even when sleeping. In reality he misses it when Alan sends the ball his way, and Telly observes that he can't imagine and play at the same time. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Telephones (First: Episode 3870) |
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SCENE 6 | Alan and Telly continue their game as they announce the sponsors. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Cartoon | We Are Kids from Far and Wide: West Africa (First: Episode 2774) This segment replaced the "Various Joes" cartoon in the Sprout version. |
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Song | Holy cow, it's number 2 (First: Episode 3193) This segment replaced the "Parrot - Dos" film in the Sprout version. |
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