| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo runs all day | |||||||||
| Air date | January 8, 2001 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 32 (2001) | ||||||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo is going for a run and invites the viewer to join him. He suggests the viewer pretend to run in place (otherwise they can't talk with each other) and shows how to run fast and slow before heading out. |
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Cartoon | A caterpillar sings "Exercise Song." Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2839) |
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Film | A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421) |
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Muppets | Grover: Surfing Near and Far — Grover demonstrates "near" and "far" while surfing. (First: Episode 2859) |
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Cartoon | Shoes dance to a square dance tune. (First: Episode 3450) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo tells Gordon that he's running all day today and invites Gordon to run with him. In sped-up footage they run ten times around the block and have the viewer count each lap. When they're finished, Gordon is exhausted and asks to rest with Elmo, but Elmo only rests for a few seconds before he's off again. |
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Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #18 (First: Episode 3877) |
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Film | Kid mural painting #18 (First: Episode 3582) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures 18 (First: Episode 2668) |
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Film | Kids dance around at gymnastics to "Rockin' Robin." (First: Episode 3147) cut from the Sprout version |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo runs into the letter of the day - a capital letter R, the first letter in the word "Run." He finds the letter very active, and runs around with the R a bit. |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover R/r (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2195) |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter R. (First: Episode 3351) |
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Cartoon | Kids try to guess what a bunch of shapes will form; eventually they form a chicken. (First: Episode 2838) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo is now running in a different way in the yard, pretending to be a chicken. Telly notices Elmo flapping his elbows and shows him another way he likes to run: like an airplane, with his arms stretched out like wings. Zoe meets with them and also has a way to run: she wiggles around like a worm. Elmo points out to the viewer that even though everyone is running in different ways, they're still having fun together. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | "A New Way to Walk" Celebrity version (First: Episode 3233) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo says he's the fastest monster runner in the world, but Telly and Zoe each think it's themselves who are faster than him. Elmo decides that they can all have a "fastest runner in the world race." They don't know where to run yet, so Gordon helps them plan it out. They decide to start at the Fix-It Shop then run past Hooper's Store, the yard, and Oscar's trash can, then turn around and come back. Gordon will stay in place, acting as the starting line and the finish line. |
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Cartoon | A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse. (First: Episode 1020) |
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Animation | Growing Numbers #18 (First: Episode 2933) |
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Animation | The number 18 in space. (First: Episode 3696) |
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SCENE 6 | The race is about to begin when a loud and enthusiastic sportscaster (Jim Martin) shows up to cover the race on The Wide World of Monster Sports. Gordon tries to call for the race to begin, but Telly has a false start a couple of times before Gordon says "Go!" Gordon tells Telly he should listen more carefully, and when Gordon finally does say "Go," Telly forgets to go! |
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SCENE 6 cont'd |
The race begins, and Telly is able to catch up and somehow take the lead at the corner... who will finish first? The sportscaster cues to a break. |
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Cartoon | Flash Gizmo, Space Cadet Fast and slow (First: Episode 3705) |
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Film | Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts. (First: Episode 3404) cut from the Sprout version |
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Muppets | Big Bird talks to the viewer about the importance of listening. He listens to the radio to learn about the weather, finding out in advance that ping-pong balls will rain on him. (First: Episode 3458) |
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Animation | Find the R words on the computer. (First: Episode 3908) |
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Animation | R / r (space paint) (First: Episode 3227) |
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Film | Kids talk about what a friend is. |
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Cartoon | Leanna and her best friend Sarah have a tea party which goes well at first, until they argue over which cupcakes are better. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3886) |
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SCENE 7 | The sportscaster goes into full yelling mode (Gordon at one point has to pull out some earmuffs) as the race is about to finish. Everybody on the street cheers them on when suddenly Elmo trips and falls over, getting a boo-boo! In a feat of good sportsmanship, Telly and Zoe rush back and help carry him over to the finish line, which makes the race a tie between all three monsters! |
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SCENE 7 cont'd |
Elmo can't run fast because of his boo-boo, so they decide now to have a "slowest monster race." Just as they start, Elmo remembers that he has to feed Dorothy, so Gordon helps him home as Telly and Zoe continue the race without him. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Exercise (First: Episode 3853) |
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SCENE 8 | The "slowest monster race" has been going on for 15 minutes when Elmo returns and joins them. The sportscaster (noting the racers have run a total of six inches) announces the sponsors. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Cartoon | Uncle Ned likes to make a "Twenty Pickle Pie." (First: Episode 1244) This segment replaced the "Rockin' Robin" film in the Sprout version. |
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Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) This segment replaced the "Trinidad Coconut Cooperation" film in the Sprout version. |
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