| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Rosita, Telly, and Zoe play house | |||||||
| Air date | September 6, 2007 | ||||||
| Season | Season 38 | ||||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | "What's the Word on the Street?" -- family |
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SCENE | Telly, Zoe and Rosita are all excited as they welcome the viewer to Sesame Street, because today they're playing "house." They can't wait to pretend to be a big happy family. Rosita will be the mommy, Zoe will be the baby, and Telly will be the dog and the daddy (even though he'd rather be the dog). They sing their happy family song. |
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As they walk over to their tent, they pass Alan, whom they pretend is "Uncle Sheldon." Since he's setting a table right now, they decide they'd better do their chores too. |
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The three monsters head into their blanketed household and focus on which chores to tackle first. Rosita suggests they dust the lamp. Telly wants to be the lamp, even though he's already the dog and the daddy. Zoe wants to dust the lamp, even though she's the baby. Rosita insists that she dust the lamp, which escalates into an argument between Zoe and Rosita. At this point, no one in the happy family seems to be happy - which means they must be the angry family. Telly the lamp suggests that they cooperate and dust him together - until he sneezes them off. |
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The next chore: vacuuming the rug. Now Telly wants to be the vacuum. Zoe and Rosita argue again over who will do the vacuuming, which makes them the frustrated family until Telly suggests they take turns. When Zoe gets her turn, something gets stuck in the vacuum! The monsters sing their happy family song again. |
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Now that the chores are done, it's time to take a drive in the happy car - but all three of them think they should be the one to drive, and have a different destination in mind: Telly wants to go to the movies and the dog show, while Zoe prefers the beach, and Rosita the zoo. Once again, they're an angry, bickering family. Their arguing leads them outside, where "Uncle Sheldon" calls a time-out. The monsters think they can't play house together any more if they're not a happy family. Alan tells them that families aren't always happy, and working out their problems together will bring them closer and make them happier. |
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The monsters huddle together and work out a plan: "Uncle Sheldon" will drive the car! Alan gets in the "driver's seat" and starts to sing "Let's Go Driving" - when Zoe interrupts him because they forgot to put on their seatbelts. He starts singing again, but Telly stops him because he has to put his key in the ignition. Finally, Rosita wonders where they're going. "Sheldon" is taking them to a movie about a dog show at the zoo, by the beach! The big happy family "drives" off, singing "Let's Go Driving." |
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Cartoon | On a rainy day, a mother and her adopted child use their fingers to draw a picture of themselves on the foggy window. |
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Celebrity | Al Roker displays photos of his family. |
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Song | "Family Song" - a rewritten version of "Brothers Song" (First: Episode 3423) |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day: N Should Cookie Monster eat Prairie Dawn's letter N even though it's not a cookie? (First: Episode 4059) |
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Animation | A letter N pops out of a mailbox envelope. (First: Episode 4021) |
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Film | Alphaboy: Nibbling Noodles with Neighbor Nora (First: Episode 3465) |
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Cartoon | "Island of Emotion" (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Abby Cadabby and Kayla sing The Alphabet Song. |
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Animation | "Little Things" (remake) (First: Episode 4108) |
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Celebrity | Tim McGraw and Faith Hill sing "Take a Turn." (First: Episode 3888) |
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Animation | Two clay figures take turns playing basketball. (First: Episode 4068) |
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Muppets | The Number of the Day: 12 A tap-dancing 12 shows up. (First: Episode 4001) |
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Song | "Counting Stars by 3's" (First: Episode 4069) |
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Animation | Milo Counting: 12 (First: Episode 3568) |
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Muppets / Animation | The Twiddlebugs try to take a family picture. (ending edited) (First: Episode 4125) |
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Song | "Say Cheese" (First: Episode 3146) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Families (First: Episode 3975) |
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Insert | The Adventures of Gina the Veterinarian: Gina tells Marco a bedtime story about her adventure bringing water to a camel in the desert. The camel announces the sponsors. |
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