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| Gina opens her veterinary practice | |||||||||
| Air date | January 3, 2001 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 32 (2001) | ||||||||
| Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | It's Gina's first day as a veterinarian, and Big Bird can hardly contain his excitement in telling Elmo about the big news. Gina explains how she's graduated from vet school, and Alan, Gordon, Miles, and Maya arrive with a gift: a metal sign to hang outside her office. Elmo learns that her office is located on Sesame Street (occupied within what was previously used as the garage) and Gina decides to give him and Big Bird a sneak peek inside. |
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Film | A veterinarian examines various animals, including a puppy and a rabbit. (Gordon narration added) (First: Episode 3787) |
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Muppets | Bernice and Bert recite the alphabet, although Bernice is slow. (First: Episode 3902) |
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Song | "The African Animal Alphabet" (First: Episode 3396) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina shows Big Bird and Elmo the waiting room and the examination room, noting how the placard on her door reads "Dr. Gina Jefferson, Veterinarian." She shows them some of the instruments she'll use when Elmo points out the one thing missing: the animals. Gina says it'll take a while for patients to come in, so Elmo brings Dorothy in as Dr. Gina's first patient. |
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Song | "I'm Pretty" (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 2490) |
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Muppets | Bert: "Bernice ... you have wonderful form." They watch a segment about the number of the day ... (First: Episode 3870) |
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Song | Rap Song #6 (First: Episode 2502) |
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Cartoon | Six pigs (Maria voiceover added) Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1472) |
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Film | Six children dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3122) |
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Muppets | Ernie's Show and Tell: Patrick shows Ernie his rubber duckie collection. (First: Episode 3829) |
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Animation | Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (narration by Jim Thurman) (First: Episode 2564) |
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SCENE 3 | After Dorothy's check-up, Elmo says that Dorothy is going to recommend Dr. Gina to all of her animal friends. Gina decides to put up her new sign when more patients arrive, all sent by Dorothy. They include a chicken who developed a headache trying to figure out "which came first, the chicken or the egg," a farmer whose pet lamb has trouble sleeping ("She's tried counting people, but it doesn't seem to work."), and a noisy duck. |
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Film | What sound does a duck make? (First: Episode 3298) |
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Celebrity | "Rubber Duckie" with Little Richard. (First: Episode 3263) |
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Animation | Three chickens divide up their corn. |
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Muppets | Bert asks Bernice how she knows the letter of the day, and they watch this segment ... (First: Episode 3870) |
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Film | V for voice, violin, Victrola, etc. (First: Episode 3429) |
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Film | Floating kids make the letter V. (First: Episode 3133) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: V, violin (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 1157) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird informs the long line of patients waiting outside Gina's office in the yard that the doctor will see them as soon as she can. Miles arrives and Big Bird says there's even more patients in the waiting room, so he follows him inside. Animals of all kinds, including a penguin on crutches and an impatient blaring elephant, swamp Dr. Gina with their ailments. Miles offers to help and Gina hands him her list of patients, and Miles instructs Linda and Barkley that they're next. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Once in the examination room, Barkley is scared about getting his check-up and doesn`t want to hop on to the exam table, flopping down on the floor instead. Gina decides to lift him onto the table, and with Miles' assistance the three of them succeed in getting Barkley situated. After checking out his coat, face, and heart and successfully giving him a shot, Gina's final diagnosis is that Barkley's "very healthy and very happy." As a reward, she sends him off with a large doggie treat. |
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Cartoon | A plane makes Vs with its vapor trails. (First: Episode 3857) |
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Cartoon | A poem about Vinnie the Vampire Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3800) |
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Film | Fay Ray moves clockwise and ticks, until an alarm sounds. (First: Episode 2597) |
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Muppets | Bert announces that Bernice will demonstrate front and back, then near and far ... but she doesn't have to do much. (First: Episode 3870) |
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Cartoon | Cab Callowmouse demonstrates near and far in song. (First: Episode 3701) |
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Film | Six kids dance on a playground to the same beat. (First: Episode 3819) |
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Cartoon | "Six Soccer Socks" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1670) |
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Animation | Can you find the flamingos? (First: Episode 2791) |
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SCENE 5 | Oscar (with Slimey) and Elizabeth (with Little Murray Sparkles) are among the patients now waiting for service. Over a montage of Gina checking on each patient, everybody sings a song about how much they love Dr. Gina and give her a big group hug, though Oscar winces at Slimey joining them. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Pets |
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SCENE 6 | At nighttime, Gina finally hangs up her sign... which prompts Big Bird to call the attention of even more animal patients! Gina tries tending to them as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Carmen Osbahr (as the chicken), John Tartaglia (as the lamb, penguin, and cow), Joey Mazzarino (as the rooster and alligator), and Matt Vogel (as the turkey), with Alice Dinnean (as the farmer).
- One of Gina's waiting patients is Lightning.
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