| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| The Big Bad Wolf takes Goldilocks' place | |||||||||
| Air date | May 11, 2000 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 31 (2000) | ||||||||
| Written by | Christine Ferraro | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob is about to read Elmo and some kids the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" when Baby Bear alerts them that Goldilocks is on vacation, so he shouldn't read their story. Bob decides to read "The Three Little Pigs" instead, but the Big Bad Wolf (who claims the "bad" part of his name is primarily for dramatic effect) arrives to object since the pigs are busy having a picnic. Baby Bear suggests that maybe Big Bad could be Goldilocks today since he knows how to pretend and has storybook experience. Big Bad decides to give it a try, and the two go off to prepare for the story. |
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Cartoon | In an homage to the musical cartoons of the 1930s, Cab Callowmouse hosts the "Mother Goose Jamboree" at night in a bookstore. (First: Episode 3653) |
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Muppets | A rooster comedian is yanked off stage, and vaudeville team Big Bird and Snuffy introduce the letter of the day ... (First: Episode 3885) |
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Film | The letter M dances at the beach. (First: Episode 3636) |
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Animation | M for monkey, mouse and macaw. (First: Episode 3807) |
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Animation | The letter M appears on buildings. (First: Episode 3385) |
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SCENE 2 | The Three Bears give Big Bad a blonde wig for his role and Baby Bear goes off to alert Bob that he can start reading now. The Three Bears act out the beginning of the story as Bob reads (though they give a rather stilted and awkward delivery of the prose). When Big Bad arrives at their cottage, he blows down the door instead of opening and walking through it. He can't help it: "Hey, I'm the Big Bad Wolf! I huff and I puff - it's what I do!" The Bears remind him that he's pretending to be Goldilocks. |
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Cartoon | Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (new music added) (First: Episode 2405) |
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Song | "You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly" explains that kids and animals can like the same foods. (First: Episode 3398) |
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SCENE 3 | After a visit from Baby Bear (who thinks they are over their rough start), Bob continues reading the story as the bears and the wolf act it out. However, when Big Bad gets to trying the porridge, he huffs and puffs to cool it down, wrecking their kitchen in the process. The Bears decide to skip to the next part, and Baby Bear goes off to tell Bob again. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855) |
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Muppets | A magician attempts a suspension act, which fails. Big Bird and Snuffy then come back out to introduce the number of the day ... (First: Episode 3859) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures #16 (First: Episode 2755) |
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Muppets | The Martians: Alphanumeric Quickies — The Martians present the number 16. (First: Episode 3387) |
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Animation | Sixteen TV sets are counted. (First: Episode 2850) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob doesn't think the Big Bad Wolf is right for the role of Goldilocks, but Baby Bear thinks there won't be any more huffing and puffing. He returns to the cottage as Bob continues the story from the chair scene onward. Lo and behold, Big Bad doesn't sit in the chairs - he huffs and puffs them away! |
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SCENE 4 cont'd |
Baby Bear tells Big Bad that he's doing more damage than the real Goldilocks, who enters at that very moment. Baby Bear is uncharacteristically very happy to see her, but Goldilocks becomes offended when she realizes they were doing their story without her and storms off. |
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Animation | Cats appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3634) |
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Muppets | The rooster comedian bombs again, so Big Bird and Snuffy introduce an alphabet segment ... (First: Episode 3871) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Ernie and Rubber Duckie recite the alphabet with Christopher Reeve. (First: Episode 3911) |
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SCENE 5 | Back on Sesame Street, Baby Bear tells Elmo, Bob, and the kids to sit tight as he chases after Goldilocks, begging for her forgiveness. Goldilocks decides to quit when the wolf arrives shortly after and hands in his wig to Baby Bear, deciding to stick with his own fairy tale. Goldilocks is still mad and Baby Bear gives her a sincere apology for his actions, adding that there's nobody like her and she's his friend. She is moved by his words and agrees to join the story, and Bob is ready to read it... just as soon as the Three Bears' house gets cleaned up. |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie and her cat Feff pretend to be each other. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3727) |
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Film | Two girls sing "Miss Mary M" as they clap. (First: Episode 3297) |
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Animation | Pencil box M / m (First: Episode 3077) |
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SCENE 6 | The house is finally clean and Baby Bear is ready to do the story with the true Goldilocks. Wishing to hear the story as it should be, he asks Bob to start the story over from the part when Goldilocks enters. Elmo and the kids recap the beginning while Bob continues to read as Goldilocks acts out the story as it was meant to be heard. Baby Bear praises Goldilocks' work before he goes home to prepare for his cue near the story's ending. |
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Animation | Abstract count to 16 (First: Episode 2822) |
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Film | Kid mural painting #16 (First: Episode 3625) |
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Cartoon | A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. (new music added) Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877) |
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SCENE 7 | Bob continues reading the story, which is acted out flawlessly, though Baby Bear is more optimistic than usual - he's overjoyed that his bowl is empty and his chair is broken. When the Bears confront Goldilocks, she jumps up and runs away... only to find that she isn't being chased away like usual. Instead, the Bears are grateful she's there and give her a big hug. Elmo and the kids leave when the story is over, but Big Bad approaches Bob and begs to hear the story again since the Three Pigs aren't back yet (and he's too busy being in stories rather than reading them). |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Balls (First: Episode 3786) |
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SCENE 8 | Bob finishes reading the story to Big Bad, who huffs and puffs the sponsors away as Bob announces them. |
Notes[]
- In an early script draft, the episode was originally planned to experiment with a different format. The street story would have been presented as one long segment in the middle of the show. The first chunk of the show was to utilize the Big Bird and Snuffy bumpers introducing the various inserts, with a newly recorded edition where the two greet the viewer at the top of the episode. Both edits were tested before a child audience before going with the format above.[1] Some episodes of the following season would employ a similar format, only placing the street story at the beginning followed by a character hosting the rest of the show until "Elmo's World."
- In a continuity error, Big Bad speaks with a slightly different, gruffer-sounding voice during scene 5.
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