| Sesame Street | |||||||||||
| Elmo and Lulu write a story together | |||||||||||
| Air date | April 21, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 31 (2000) | ||||||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Lulu is excited today because she is going to write a story. Miles arrives with a pen and a binder full of paper, and Lulu explains that since she doesn’t know how to write very well, Miles will do the writing for her. Elmo wants to help Lulu with her story, and the two monsters hug Miles to thank him for his assistance. |
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Cartoon | Hands embrace the word "LOVE." (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0926) |
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Animation | S for shadow, soccer balls, sand, and slide (First: Episode 3639) |
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Cartoon | The letter S grows on a vine. (First: Episode 3278) |
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Song | "Wild West Letter S" (First: Episode 3649) |
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SCENE 2 | The group finds a good place in the yard to sit and Lulu and Elmo are ready to tell the story to Miles. However, they both talk at the same time and Miles can’t understand what they're saying. Lulu suggests that she and Elmo take turns, and since it was Lulu's idea to make a story, she comes up with the title: "The Princess Who Had Very, Very, Very Long Hair." Miles writes the title and Elmo and Lulu’s names as the author, which delights the two. |
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Cartoon | Aliens have a hard time playing basketball, until they decide to take turns. (First: Episode 3814) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Big Bird and Navona sing the alphabet song. (First: Episode 3837) |
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Animation | A Navajo blanket is formed as tribal music plays. (First: Episode 2963) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film / Animation | A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings. (First: Episode 3358) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 3 | Lulu starts her story, where she is seen playing the titular character. The princess loved her very long hair that she took care of by brushing and washing it. However, the hair was so long she couldn’t walk, skip, run, or do anything without tripping over it. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
At that moment in reality, Lulu gets stuck on how the princess is going to solve her problem, so she lets Elmo take a turn on telling the story. Elmo says that he might need a minute to think... |
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Song | "Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Wig Salesman (First: Episode 3407) |
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Cartoon | Number Guy: ‘’’How Many Elephants Can You Fit in a Room?’’’ The answer is 4. (First: Episode 3358) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Four kids dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3149) |
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Cartoon | Four dolphins Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1491) In the Noggin version, this segment is duplicated to replace "Fixin' My Hair." |
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SCENE 4 | After thinking, Elmo is ready to tell the next part. The princess calls her Royal Problem Solver to help solve her long hair problem. The Royal Problem Solver (Elmo) tells her to not move so she won't trip over her hair. She isn't happy standing still in one place, but even when she takes one step, she trips and falls. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
The story comes to a halt because Elmo doesn’t know what comes next. Neither does Lulu, so they and Miles all do some thinking. |
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Insert | None, some and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates. (First: Episode 3360) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Characters on a quilt form the letter S. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3368) |
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Film | Kids hold an S and a square (First: Episode 3278) |
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Cartoon | "Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2087) |
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SCENE 5 | After much thought, Lulu comes up with an idea. The Royal Problem Solver advises the princess to have someone carry her long hair. The princess likes the idea and hands her long braids to the Royal Problem Solver to carry. Although she is much more mobile, the Royal Problem Solver gets tangled in the princess’ long hair and is dragged around whenever she moves. Back in reality, Elmo wants to take a turn at telling the story but feels thirsty. So does Lulu, so Miles thinks it's time for a break. |
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Song | "Drink of Water" (First: Episode 2545) |
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Cartoon | The word AGUA is shown, followed by a river. (First: Episode 3280) cut from the Sprout version |
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SCENE 6 | After finishing their juice boxes, Elmo is ready to tell the next part. The Royal Problem Solver decides that the princess should get a haircut. She becomes worried as she loves her hair and loves taking care of it, but the Royal Problem Solver says that she can still do that even when it is short. After thinking about it (and tripping again), she sends for the Royal Barber who gets to work. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd |
Elmo and Lulu go on to say how much the Barber had to “cut and cut” the princess' hair as Miles tries to write every single word down. |
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Film | At a barbershop, Wegman's dogs act as hair stylists. (First: Episode 3814) cut from the Sprout version |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Squirrel Nut Zippers sings "Put a Lid on It," and put various objects on Mr. Johnson's head. cut from the Sprout version, cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Ornate 4s fly through the air. (First: Episode 3317) |
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Cartoon | The Quadratic Equations (from the Lunar Lounge) sing about 4 and their four heads. (First: Episode 3712) |
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SCENE 7 | After much cutting, the Royal Barber is finished and the princess takes a look in the mirror, seeing her long hair reduced to a short bob. The princess says that she doesn’t like it... she loves it! She then becomes "The Princess who had Very, Very, Very Short Hair" and is able to do things without tripping (though she still has to be careful when she runs). Still, the princess thanks the Royal Problem Solver and Royal Barber with hugs and kisses. |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
Lulu ends the story with a “they lived very, very, very happily ever after,” and she and Elmo thank Miles for helping them write it. Elmo has to leave to feed Dorothy, while Lulu stays behind and asks Miles to read what he's written. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Babies (First: Episode 3854) |
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SCENE 8 | Miles agrees to re-read the story again to Lulu as Elmo announces the sponsors. The credits follow. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Cartoon | S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063) This segment replaced the AGUA film in the Sprout version. |
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Cartoon | A cat tries to teach the alley cats to play music in harmony. (First: Episode 0926) This segment replaced the Wegman's Dogs film in the Sprout version. |
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Cartoon | Anansi the Spider tells the story of how the sun and the moon came to live in the sky. (First: Episode 3320) This segment replaced "Put a Lid on It" in the Sprout version. |
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