| Sesame Street | |||||||||||
| Lulu makes up new words to her favorite song | |||||||||||
| Air date | January 5, 2001 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 32 (2001) | ||||||||||
| Written by | Mo Willems | ||||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird, Elmo, Lulu, Baby Bear, Benjamin, Amanda, and Maya welcome the viewer from Big Bird's nest. Today is Sing-Along Day, and they are going to sing songs all day long. Lulu picks the first song, which is her favorite: "The Wheels on the Bus." Although the group doesn't know the words at first, they all join in the second time. Lulu shows how more verses are added, and the others soon sense a pattern when she keeps continuing her song. |
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Animation | The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving. (First: Episode 3052) |
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Celebrity | Take 6 sings "Take 6," a song about themselves that counts to the number 6. (First: Episode 3001) cut from the Sprout version |
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Cartoon | Two orange balls perform "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2160) |
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SCENE 2 | After finishing yet another part of the song ("The carburetor on the bus goes chugga, chugga, chugga...") the others cut her off and want to sing something else. Lulu is shocked that they want to sing another song; she's never sung a different one before. The others want to do "Ring Around the Rosie," but become conflicted when Lulu wants to keep singing her favorite song. (Baby Bear: "This is a real humdinger of a stumper.") Lulu decides to leave and sing her song to herself, agreeing to meet back with the group when she's ready to learn a new song. |
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Film | Kids sing the songs they know. Part 1 |
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Animation | W for water, wind, wave and wet (First: Episode 3198) |
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Film | A man dances in a W costume on the beach. (First: Episode 3606) |
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Cartoon | Gloria talks about 'W' (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0806) |
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SCENE 3 | Everyone continues singing "Ring Around the Rosie" at Big Bird's nest. Lulu hears how much fun they're having, but sings her own song past almost everyone on Sesame Street until she spots Gina with her duck patient (John Tartaglia). Gina tells Lulu that she can make up new verses for her song, and the three sing about "The Duck on the Bus." |
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Film | What sound does a duck make? (First: Episode 3298) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #10 (First: Episode 2880) |
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Film | Three girls do a "One Potato" rhyme. (First: Episode 3271) |
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Animation | Counting 10 shells (First: Episode 3005) |
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Film | Kids sing the songs they know. Part 2 |
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SCENE 4 | Back at the nest the group sings "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," while Lulu continues singing "The Duck on The Bus" to herself. She meets with Luis at the stoop and helps him talk about the letter of the day: W. Lulu realizes her song can help, and she sings "The W on the bus goes wuh-wuh-wuh!" Luis heads to work while Lulu stays and hears the others singing, saying how pretty "Twinkle Twinkle" sounds. |
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Film | The floating kids form the letter W. (First: Episode 3181) |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter W. (First: Episode 3366) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird and the others perform "Sing"; Lulu sits on the stoop quietly singing, "The monster on the bus sings by herself..." |
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Animation | Ten Dancing Kids Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3902) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop must take ten terriers for a walk. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2507) |
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SCENE 6 | Lulu continues singing to herself, not nearly as happy as she used to be. |
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Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Samantha sings The Alphabet Song while Grover dances. (First: Episode 3579) |
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Cartoon | African quilt pattern #1 (First: Episode 3145) |
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SCENE 7 | As the others sing "Somebody Come and Play," Maria finds Lulu by herself. Lulu gushes about how she wishes she could join the others even though they already sang her favorite song. Maria suggests that it's okay to learn new songs and that she may enjoy it, and Lulu decides to give it a try (comforted first that she can sing "The Wheels on the Bus" at other times). |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie." (First: Episode 3842) |
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Cartoon | A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (audible dialogue) Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Ring the Bell — A carnival barker's rigged game is foiled by Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0449) |
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Film | The McDouble twins know how to help each other. (First: Episode 3213) |
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SCENE 8 | Everyone welcomes Lulu back to the sing-along, and Baby Bear suggests they now sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Lulu is unfamiliar with it ("Does it have a bus in it?"), but after learning the words she finds she loves the song and wants to sing it again. Outside, Maria is happy to hear that everything turned out fine. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Computers (First: Episode 3916) |
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SCENE 9 | Maria announces the sponsors as everyone sings the "Sesame Street Theme." The credits follow. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Song | "You Can Get Right Up:" a song about getting active to cheer up. (First: Episode 3142) This segment replaced the "Take 6" song in the Sprout version. |
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Animation | "Let's Count Penguins" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3147) This segment replaced the "Animal Sound - Duck" film in the Sprout version. |
Notes[]
- Despite saying she's never sung another song, Lulu has been seen performing others before. Among those are "Everybody Nap" and the Sesame Street theme during the season 32 premiere.
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