| Sesame Street | |||||||||||
| Elmo teaches Abby to make believe | |||||||||||
| Air date | October 8, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 38 | ||||||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||||
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COLD OPEN | "What's the Word on the Street?" -- pretend |
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SCENE | Abby Cadabby looks for Elmo, and introduces the viewer to her toy frog, Prince. When Elmo sees it, he doesn't understand how a frog could be a Prince, until Abby explains he was a prince that got turned into a frog. She kisses the frog doll, and POOF! it turns into a prince doll (and vice versa). |
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Elmo thinks Abby's trick is so cool that he asks Abby to kiss his cheek to see if he will turn into a frog. Although Elmo doesn't turn into a real frog, he pretends to be one. Abby doesn't understand how Elmo can be red, have fur, and still be a frog. Elmo realizes that Abby doesn't know the meaning of "making believe," so he and Abby decide to do it together. |
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The first thing Abby wants to pretend to be is a chicken, so she and Elmo make believe it by clucking, pecking, and flapping their wings. Abby gets so excited about it that she floats up in the air, attracting the attention of a real chicken (Peter Linz), who joins them. |
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When Elmo points out to the chicken that she doesn't have to pretend she's a chicken, they decide to pretend to be something else. The chicken has always wanted to be a cow, so they all moo and pretend they have horns, which attracts the attention of Gladys. |
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Gladys joins them in their make-believe game, as they all pretend they're cars. Soon, Gordon comes along, and they all pretend to be him by repeating everything he says. |
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Gordon sings a song about "Making Believe," summarizing the episode's theme. An excited Abby calls her mommy to tell her what she learned today, and leaves to go home. |
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Film | Kids pretend to be animals. Music: Joe Raposo (instrumental of "Look a Little Closer") Film only: (First: Episode 4004) |
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Celebrity | Meredith Vieira likes to pretend to be a train. |
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Animation | Kids see different objects in the clouds, including a train, a drum and a tiger. (First: Episode 4009) |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day: Z Prairie Dawn decides to give Cookie Monster a plate of cookies so he doesn't eat the letter Z, but alas, as Prairie lectures, Cookie Monster eats all the cookies and then proceeds to eat the Z. (First: Episode 4082) |
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Animation | The Letter Z in various typefaces. (First: Episode 2855) |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild Letter Z. (First: Episode 3496) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | John Legend sings "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song" with Hoots. (First: Episode 4109) |
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Animation | A jazz band comes together to play the same notes. |
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Muppets | The Number of the Day: 10 A talking number ten appears after The Count reveals that 10 is the number of the day. "Finally the ten-sion is broken!" |
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Song | Counting 10 flowers (First: Episode 4057) |
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Animation | A butterfly has fun with 10 flower petals. Artist: Misseri Studio (First: Episode 4022) |
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Muppets | Abby sings "Kids with Wings." |
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Cartoon | Campers don't want to play ring toss with Zork, until their counselor reminds them about being judgmental. (First: Episode 2761) |
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Muppets | Dinner Theatre: "Pear" A hippie father prepares his family a series of pear dishes, and they all sing in praise of the green fruit. |
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Film | A Puerto Rican family get-together includes cooking, playing soccer, and finally the big dinner. (First: Episode 3081) |
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Cast | Luis, Miles and Elmo play music with spoons (cucharas). |
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Film | Kids play "Twinkle Twinkle" on bucket, glass, and a broiler pan. (First: Episode 3950) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, because he's afraid of dark shadows and spooky things. Bert comforts him, and the two sing "Imagination" before falling asleep. (First: Episode 3820) |
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Cartoon | A girl thinks she hears a monster doing a cha-cha outside her window, but it's only the wind and crickets. Her snores frighten the real monster. Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2951) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Cameras (First: Episode 4108) |
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Muppets | Oscar's Trashtime Band plays as he announces the sponsors. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Song | "Imagination Landscape" (First: Episode 2904) This segment replaces the Puerto Rican family film in the version on Sesame Street's YouTube channel. |
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Muppets | The Adventures of Prairie Dawn: Prairie Dawn has a so-called "adventure" by trying a kumquat (which she's never tried before). (intro cut) (First: Episode 2984) This segment replaces the "cucharas" segment in the version on Sesame Street's YouTube channel. |
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Animation | Traction Jackson sings "Fruit Snack Samba" (First: Episode 4089) This segment appears between The Adventures of Prairie Dawn and the "Twinkle, Twinkle" film in the version on Sesame Street's YouTube channel. |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie sings "In My Head" (First: Episode 3526) This segment replaces the Deanna Morse cartoon in the version on Sesame Street's YouTube channel. |
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Notes[]
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph performs the spoon in the "cucharas" segment.
Sources[]
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