| Sesame Street | |||||||||||
| Zoe learns to play the trombone | |||||||||||
| Air date | February 21, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 33 (2002) | ||||||||||
| Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird tells the duck about a musical instrument he plays - his voice. He encourages the duck to give it a try, and the duck quacks in a deep operatic voice; Big Bird comments that with enough work he'll sound just like him. The duck saunters off as Kenny, Amanda, and Emily join Big Bird to play "The La La La Song," which Snuffy listens to and enjoys. He then plays "the La La La game," where he figures out which instrument is different. He guesses Big Bird's is as it's produced by himself and not an instrument. He joins the group by singing along, as do the duck and even the Monster Time monsters! |
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Celebrity | Telly and Joshua Bell play "Sing After Me" on the tuba and violin. |
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Muppets | The Number of the Day: 14 The number 14 emerges from a cannon after The Count learns that it is the number of the day. (First: Episode 3988) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is asked to carry a guest's two small (but heavy) bags to room 14. (First: Episode 2571) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #14 |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird has formed a small band with Telly on the tuba and Elmo on the violin to play "The La La La Song." Zoe wants to join in, but she needs an instrument. The others suggest she consult Bob since he's a music teacher, so she heads toward his apartment. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Bob is busy giving the duck voice lessons when Zoe arrives to ask for an instrument. Bob sorts through a box of instruments and Zoe spots a trombone, wanting to play that one. Bob says that it might be a little hard for her to play, but Zoe doesn't have time for a lesson and leaves to play with the others. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Zoe returns to the yard with the group but can't figure out how to make a noise with her trombone, only producing a sputtering sound from her lips. Telly, Elmo, and Big Bird sing that it takes "One Note at a Time" to learn how to play, but Zoe still can't get a proper sound to come out and decides to check with Bob to see if the trombone is broken. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Zoe returns to Bob's apartment (interrupting the duck's music lesson again), but Bob shows that the trombone is working perfectly. He suggests trying to make a sound on the mouthpiece alone, which she is able to do. They notice that the duck seems to like it, as it makes a quack-like noise. She starts tooting on the mouthpiece again which drives the duck crazy. Bob stops her and puts the mouthpiece back on the trombone, which Zoe is able to play a note on! However, this new sound attracts an elephant (usually seen chasing monsters) who comes rampaging into Bob's apartment and wishes to duet with Zoe: "I brought my trumpet, I never go anywhere without it." The animals follow Zoe back outside, leaving Bob in the ruins of his apartment. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | The band now consists of Big Bird, Elmo, Telly, and the kids when Zoe returns. She shows off the one note she can play, so Big Bird lets her join in performing "The La La La Song," with a special cue just for her. She blasts the one note she knows, which attracts a whole herd of animals! Big Bird is impressed, then asks what the viewer's favorite song is, leading to... |
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Film | Kids sing favorite songs. (First: Episode 3920) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie Big Bird sets off on a Journey To Ernie, first tiptoeing to check behind the bush... ... and goes into a land occupied by dinosaurs. Big Bird describes the box to a brontosaurus and finds he was sitting on it the whole time. (First: Episode 3984) |
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Cartoon | Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music. (First: Episode 3460) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie Ernie wasn't there, so Big Bird checks behind the statue... (First: Episode 3982) ... and tries to catch Ernie's box in the Arctic by observing a pattern of penguins sliding down the ice. (First: Episode 3981) We found him! |
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Muppets | Ernie's Show and Tell Ernie's friend Andrew shows him his pretend drum. (intro cut) (First: Episode 3850) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie Big Bird and Ernie say goodbye and an announcer teases, "Come back tomorrow for another game of Journey to Ernie!" (First: Episode 3981) |
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Muppets | Hero Guy Hero Guy goes on a heroic musical adventure with Baby Bear. Then Baby Bear plays the music repeating game with Telly. (First: Episode 3943) |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day: U Cookie Monster puts the letter of the day, U, on a rocket and sends it away, but it comes back. |
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Song | "My Friend U" (First: Episode 3705) |
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Muppets | The Spanish Word of the Day: flor Maria smells different flowers, including Stinky the Stinkweed. (First: Episode 3983) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Birthdays (First: Episode 3940) |
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SCENE 3 | The gang plays "The La La La Song" a few more times as Bob announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Framed photos of Joe Raposo and Mike Renzi sit atop Bob's piano.
- Additional performers include David Rudman, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and Carmen Osbahr as the Monster Time monsters.
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