| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| A turtle wanders into Big Bird's nest area | |||||||||
| Air date | April 8, 2002 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 33 (2002) | ||||||||
| Written by | Annie Evans | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird shows off his new "pet" to the viewer, a turtle named Seymour who wandered over to his nest. The Count arrives and counts Seymour, but says he is not through. He shows Big Bird that there is much more to count than just the one turtle, such as Seymour's one shell, twelve shell spots, four legs, and one head. Seymour leans his head in when he senses someone coming... |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | ... It's a group of monsters who arrive and start chanting "Monster Time! Monster Time!" Seymour first retreats into his shell, but learns they're okay as the Count counts all five of them. His thunder and lightning end up scaring the monsters off. |
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Muppets | Monster Clubhouse The monsters count themselves and dance the Dance Until You Hear the Bell Dance. After naptime, they get chased by the Elephant and play the Which Monster is Missing game. (First: Episode 4020) |
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Film | Angel Corella dances with the alphabet, while Telly, Zoe and Elmo name the letters. (edited) (First: Episode 3785) |
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Muppets | Hero Guy Hero Guy has to rescue the kitty drawn in the tree, but the kitty is afraid. (First: Episode 3922) |
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Muppets | The Number of the Day: 17 A singing Muppet 17 shows up after learning that the number of the day is 17. (First: Episode 3984) |
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Film | Kid mural painting #17 (First: Episode 3639) |
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Cartoon | Rap #17 (First: Episode 2488) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird, now situated in the yard, gives Seymour a tour of Sesame Street. He shows where Hooper's Store and Gina's vet clinic are and introduces the turtle to Justin and Emily. Rosita finds him cute too, and teaches Big Bird that the Spanish word for "turtle" is tortuga. Seymour lets out a yawn, and Big Bird thinks he should set up a place for him to sleep. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Back at his nest, Big Bird has arranged a smaller nest and blanket for Seymour; he even has his own little teddy bear. He sings him a lullaby, but Seymour doesn't seem to be sleepy; he's hungry, and nibbles on his blanket. Big Bird isn't sure what turtles eat and decides to consult Gina, telling Seymour that he can use the ramp nearby to explore around the nest. He tells Seymour he loves him before heading to the clinic. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Gina is very busy dealing with the various animals in her waiting room, but tells Big Bird that turtles generally like to eat lettuce, insects, and strawberries. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Big Bird returns to the nest with a supply of vegetation for Seymour, but is shocked to find that the turtle is nowhere in sight. He begins to panic and asks Rosita and Emily if they've seen him. They haven't but agree to help search for him, though as time passes they have no luck and Big Bird sees that the food he brought for Seymour has remained untouched. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | It's evening time when Rosita and Emily run into Gina as she closes her office for the day. Gina learns of Big Bird's "pet" being a wild turtle, and says it's okay for them to head home as she goes to talk with Big Bird. Back at his nest, Big Bird is tucked in with Radar, still worried about Seymour's whereabouts. Gina breaks it to him that Seymour probably wandered away from the park and went back, and that a wild turtle isn't a pet. Big Bird learns that it's unlikely the turtle will return and becomes very sad, though he feels better as he tells Gina what he was like. She decides to stick around and tell him a bedtime story as he becomes sleepier. |
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Animation | Sand creatures illustrate the song, "Sing," with vocals by Stephanie D'Abruzzo. (First: Episode 3981) |
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Film | Elmo talks about Dorothy, and kids talk about their pets. (First: Episode 3985) |
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Muppets | Zoe and Herry sing "Moonshine." (First: Episode 3832) |
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Film | In sign language, a boy reads his poem, "Night." (First: Episode 3807) |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day: K To prevent himself from eating it, Cookie Monster sends the Letter K Cookie away on the Letter K train. However, the train arrives back a few moments later. (First: Episode 3989) |
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Film | A big K emerges, "Jaws"-like, in a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3326) |
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Animation | Pencil box K/k (First: Episode 2876) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Pets (First: Episode 3918) |
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SCENE 3 | Gina whispers the sponsors while Big Bird sleeps, deciding to stay for the night to keep him company. |
Notes[]
- There is no Journey to Ernie or Spanish Word of the Day segments in this episode.
- Performers include David Rudman (lion), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (penguin), Joey Mazzarino (elephant), and Jim Martin (goat).
- When Big Bird asks Emily and Rosita if they've seen Seymour, the two are looking at a copy of Cutesy-Wootsey Bunnies from Episode 3589.
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