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| Baby Bear isn't invited to the monster sing-a-long party | |||||||||||
| Air date | April 7, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 31 (2000) | ||||||||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon welcomes the viewer when Telly and Baby Bear immediately rush to him and ask him to read their mail. Telly's letter turns out to be an invitation to the Monster Sing-A-Long that's happening today at the Monster Day Care. Baby Bear thinks it sounds like fun and hopes his mail is an invitation as well, but when Gordon reads it, the message turns out to be an advertisement for 20% off drapes at Glackin's Window Treatment Palace. Baby Bear becomes disappointed and wonders why he didn't get an invitation, too. |
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Song | To the original Fats Waller recording of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a group of kids act out the song in a throwback to the silent film era. (First: Episode 3659) cut from the Sprout version |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Samantha sings The Alphabet Song while Grover dances. (First: Episode 3579) |
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Cartoon | A girl's ice cream falls off the cone, and her dog licks it up. She feels sad at first, but playing with her dog makes her happy. (First: Episode 3855) cut from the Sprout version, cut from the Max version |
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SCENE 2 | Baby Bear still feels hurt that he didn't get an invitation to the Monster Sing-A-Long. Telly feels just as bad... so much so that he decides not to go if he can't sing with his best friend. This makes them both happy, and they decide to find something else to do together. |
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Cartoon | D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done (First: Episode 3060) |
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Muppets | Worms in Space: D (First: Episode 3701) |
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Animation | Letter Garden: D (First: Episode 3015) |
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Song | "Danger Song" - Rondell Sheridan falls into a sewer and experiences a series of dangers which he can hopefully rectify. (First: Episode 3833) cut from the Max version |
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SCENE 3 | Baby Bear still wishes he could go to the Monster Sing-A-Long, so they decide to have a sing-a-long of their own. They have fun singing a song about opposites. |
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Film | Kids play bongo drums loud and soft. (First: Episode 2862) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Spike Lee directs Snuffy in "The Summer of Snuffy," in which Snuffy is supposed to be sad that Big Bird can't play cabbage volleyball with him at the beach today. Snuffy, however, feels too happy today to pretend to be sad, so he and Spike switch roles. |
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Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) |
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SCENE 4 | Baby Bear thinks that maybe he wasn't invited to a Monster Sing-A-Long because he's a bear and not a monster. He then gets an idea, and excitedly tells Telly that he'll meet him at the sing-a-long later. |
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Cartoon | 19s in space (First: Episode 3720) |
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Film | 19 glasses, 19 chairs, 19 socks (First: Episode 3758) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #19 (First: Episode 3888) |
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SCENE 5 | Baby Bear shows up wearing his Mama Bear's fuzzy purple coat, a frizzy wig, mittens, and a fake nose, thinking the monsters will let him participate in the sing-a-long if they think he's a monster. Papa Bear notices this (exclaiming "Okefenokee!") and gives his son a moving speech: "You shouldn't have to pretend to be something you're not just to be included. You're a bear, and you should be proud to be a bear, no matter what. So, if someone doesn't want to play with you because you're a bear, well, that's their bad luck, because you are one fine bear to play with!" Baby Bear agrees with this and decides that it's better to be himself. |
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Cartoon | Two boys, one with brown skin and one with Caucasian-colored skin, are compared as being both same and different, by an examination of their appearance in profile, in full lighting, and in x-ray. (First: Episode 3757) cut from the Max version |
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Muppets | Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful." (First: Episode 2492) |
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Animation | D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur! (First: Episode 3407) |
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Animation | D / d candles (First: Episode 3085) |
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SCENE 6 | Telly and the day care group of monsters rush up on Baby Bear, chanting "Bear! Bear! Bear!" Telly reports that Baby Bear was invited to the sing-a-long after all, though they don't know why he never got an invitation in the mail. A woman named Bebe Berra (Fran Brill in an on-screen cameo) shows up to give him the invitation that was supposed to be delivered to his mailbox, but somehow ended up in hers. The happy monsters and bear head off to the sing-a-long, while Bebe wonders where to find some cheap drapes. |
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Film | Kid mural painting #19 (First: Episode 3601) |
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Cartoon | Characters on a quilt form the number 19. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3775) |
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SCENE 7 | Baby Bear is delighted to be at the Monster Sing-A-Long, especially since he and Telly are depended upon to teach the day care monsters some new songs. They teach them how to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and they sing it over and over again. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Hair |
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SCENE 8 | Baby Bear, Telly, and the monsters sing "I've Been Working on the Railroad" as Gordon announces the sponsors from outside. The credits follow. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Film | A girl helps her father train for a wheelchair race. (First: Episode 3275) This segment replaced "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" in the Sprout version. |
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Cartoon | A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3282) This segment replaced the ice cream cartoon in the Sprout version. |
Notes[]
- Telly's build-it-yourself triangle from Episode 2780 can be seen hanging on the wall inside the Monster Day Care.
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