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Sesame Street
Elmo, Baby Bear and Telly put on a play
Air date January 15, 2001
Season Season 32 (2001)
Written by Ian Ellis James
Production October 6, 2000
Sponsors S, 7
Syndication PBS Sprout

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3926a
SCENE 1 Maria welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, and displays what she has just found: the magic wand and wings that Gabi wore when she played the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella.
3926b
SCENE 1
cont'd
When Elmo, Baby Bear and Telly see the wings, they become inspired to put on their own play, and run off to find some inspiration.
Song.dressedup-kids
Song "Dressed Up" (remake)
(First: Episode 3399)
Roostercomedian

BBSnuffyVaudeville1
Muppets A rooster comedian is yanked off stage, and vaudeville team Big Bird and Snuffy introduce the letter of the day ...
(First: Episode 3885)
4127za
Film Kids hold an S and a square
(First: Episode 3278)
S-Snail
Cartoon S for Snail (new music added)
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1158)
S-Shadow
Animation S for shadow, soccer balls, sand, and slide
(First: Episode 3639)
GrubbyGru
Cartoon A girl explains why she likes the poet Grubby Groo.
Artist: Mo Willems
(First: Episode 3225)
3926c
SCENE 2 The gang has a hard time coming up with a coherent story for their play -- Baby Bear wants to be a porridge-loving football player, Elmo wants to be a prince, and Telly a triangle-loving monster. Miles, who remembers playing the Big Bad Wolf in a grade-school production of The Three Little Pigs, intervenes, and suggests they cooperate and put all their ideas into one story. They immediately start brainstorming ...
Coconutgather
Film Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts.
(First: Episode 3404)
Suspensionact

BBSnuffyVaudeville2
Muppets A magician attempts a suspension act, which fails. Big Bird and Snuffy then come out to introduce the number of the day ...
(First: Episode 3859)
7rabbits
Cartoon Seven rabbits
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1493)
4147-7kids
Film Seven kids dance on a playground to the same beat.
(First: Episode 3844)
7owls.OG
Cartoon Seven owls
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1562)
3926d
SCENE 3 By now, the furry gang thinks they've got the perfect story for their play - but they need someone to play a wolf. Stinky suggests that they could all be wolf brothers, and in return, they ask for him to be in the play as the "wolf warner" who warns when the wolves are coming (his line: "Hark! I hear some wolves!"). They start to practice the play, but Stinky says his line off-cue.
AstronautGirl
Film Amelia pretends she's an astronaut.
(First: Episode 2918)
BBSnuffyVaudeville3
Muppets The rooster comedian bombs again, so Big Bird and Snuffy introduce an alphabet segment ...
(First: Episode 3871)
GroverJordanABC
Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Jordan sings the alphabet for Grover.
(First: Episode 3563)
KidsStory
Film / Animation A class makes up a story about going to the zoo, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings.
(First: Episode 3328)
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SCENE 4 The gang continues to practice the play, but when Stinky is cued, he forgets his line. They try to help him by howling like wolves, but he keeps guessing the wrong animal. Finally, they tell him to keep practicing while they tell everyone on the block about the upcoming play.
S-Splash!
Film S is for SPLASH!
(First: Episode 3639)
S-vines
Cartoon The letter S grows on a vine.
(First: Episode 3278)
Kidsfirsttime
Film Kids reminisce about things they did for the first time.
3926f
SCENE 5 Stinky still can't remember his line, but luckily, the viewer helps him out. Now he knows his line!
3960k
Cartoon A girl practices to roller skate over many days.
(First: Episode 3556)
Birdoperasinger

BBSnuffyVaudeville4
Muppets An operatic bird attempts to sing "Largo al factotum," but once again, the stage belongs to Big Bird and Snuffy, who feel a song coming on ...
(First: Episode 3885)
HaveYouEver
Song Leon Redbone sings "Have You Ever."
(First: Episode 3274)
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3926h
SCENE 6 Maria designs a flyer for the gang on her computer, and prints out ten copies, which they count.
Sheckypenguin

BBSnuffyVaudeville5
Muppets Shecky the penguin makes his final bird call on a cellphone. When he's done, Big Bird and Snuffy come out again, this time to re-introduce the number of the day ...
(First: Episode 3859)
3990c
Cartoon Rap #7
(First: Episode 2506)
3990d
Film Milo Counting: 7
(First: Episode 3595)
Balletdancers
Insert None, some and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates.
(First: Episode 3360)
3816y
Cartoon "You know what it's like to be scared?" (new sound effects added)
(First: Episode 0547)
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SCENE 7 The show is ready to go on ... but Stinky experiences stage fright at first. The gang talks him back into his confidence, and the show goes on!
In their story, the three main characters live with their mother (Telly), who tells them to go out and build their own homes. The bear builds his house out of straw, the monster builds his out of sticks, and Elmo uses bricks for his house.
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3926k
SCENE 7
cont'd
When it's time for Stinky to say his line, he hyperventilates at first, then weakly says his line, and everyone applauds him. He likes the attention so much that he repeats his line several times throughout the play.
Back in the story, the wolf brothers blow the three houses down, and two of the houses go down, except for the brick one.
3926l
SCENE 7
cont'd
Even after the play ends, Stinky can't stop saying his line, because everyone applauds every time he says it.
Ewbugs
Muppets Elmo's World: Bugs
(First: Episode 3917)
3926m
SCENE 8 The gang announces the sponsors, and joins Stinky in saying "Hark! I hear some wo-l-ves-ah!"


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