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| Rosita meets a frog wearing a crown | |||||||||
| Air date | April 30, 2003 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 34 (2003) | ||||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Rosita wants to play with someone, but it seems like everybody is too busy; Telly is on his way to a Triangle Lovers meeting, while Baby Bear is headed the other way to pick up some groceries for his Mama Bear ("A loaf of bwead, a container of milk, and a stick of buttah... I wemembered, I wemembered!"). Rosita starts to get sad when she hears a "Ribbit-ribbit!" sound and notices a small frog (Joey Mazzarino) wearing a crown and hopping around her. She instantly becomes smitten and begins hopping around with him, happy to find someone to play with. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Baby Bear and Telly finish their activities and meet up with Rosita, ready to play. She introduces them to her froggy friend when Baby Bear notices the golden headwear the frog is wearing. He is reminded of the main character from The Frog Prince and gets his wee little picture book copy of it. He shows Telly and Rosita how the prince in the story was turned into a frog by a wicked wizard, and the only way he can become a prince again is if a princess kisses him. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Since Rosita is the closest thing to a princess, Baby Bear and Telly suggest she kiss the frog. Rosita doesn't want to as she likes the frog the way he is and wants to spend the rest of the day hopping with him. Telly and Baby Bear have her think about the situation if she were the prince, and she imagines how unhappy she'd be if a wizard turned her into a frog. She agrees to kiss the frog, but first wants to say goodbye to his frog form and sings, "Adios, Little Friend." |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | The song moves the boys to tears and they briefly have second thoughts, but talk themselves out of it and Rosita kisses the frog. To everyone's shock, the prince becomes a giant elephant who happens to be the "Prince of the Elephants" (since his parents were the king and queen). Although Rosita is sad that her friend is no longer who he is, the elephant prince says they can still be friends and hop together since he's always loved to hop. This makes Rosita happy again, and she and her friends go hopping around together. |
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Film | Kids talk about what a friend is. (First: Episode 3921) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Zoe sing "Share." (First: Episode 3489) |
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Muppets | The Number of the Day: 7 Seven dancing chickens show up for the number of the day. (First: Episode 3990) |
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Film | Milo Counting: 7 (First: Episode 3595) |
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Cartoon | "Seven Cats" Artist: Laura di Trapani (First: Episode 4031) |
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Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("One step forward, one step back"). (First: Episode 3031) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Elmo trips while running to meet Edie Falco, so she offers some loving care. (First: Episode 3995) |
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Song | "Happy Happiness" (First: Episode 3320) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie: Shapes — Big Bird hunts for Ernie in a land full of floating geometric shapes. Telly Monster appears hanging out in his favorite shape: a triangle. (First: Episode 4037) |
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Muppets | Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here." (First: Episode 2208) |
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Muppets | Hero Guy: Counts to Twenty - Baby Bear and Hero Guy count to 20 in space. (First: Episode 4012) |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day: H Cookie Monster decides to hide the letter H cookie. He then finds a place to hide it: In his tummy! (First: Episode 4001) |
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Animation | Henry and Hillary had a holiday picnic with their friend, the letter H. |
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Cast | Linda teaches a little boy how to sign the word "Hot." (First: Episode 2596) |
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Animation | Soul H! (First: Episode 3368) |
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Muppets | The Spanish Word of the Day: hola Everyone tells Grover "hola," (hello) but he doesn't know what it means. Maria tells him, but now there's no one for Grover to say hola to... except the viewer. (First: Episode 3996) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Bugs (First: Episode 3917) This segment was replaced in re-airings starting on December 19, 2003. See below for changes. |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird announces the sponsors but doesn't know where they are; he doesn't see that they're printed on the elephant prince's cape as he hops up and down the street with Rosita. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Animation | A walk through a neighborhood made of paper and photographic characters. (voiceovers removed) (First: Episode 3583) This segment was added to the episode, between "The Spanish Word of the Day" and "Elmo's World," in airings starting on December 19, 2003. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Feet This segment replaced "Elmo's World: Bugs" in airings starting on December 19, 2003. |
Notes[]
- As Telly walks to the Triangle Lovers' Club meeting, he is wearing his Triangle Guy superhero costume from Episode 3058.
- The Rosita-frog seen in Rosita's imagination would later be given different eyes and become a utility puppet in future episodes.
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