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| Astro Team Alpha | |||||||
| Air date | January 27, 2022 (HBO Max) November 21, 2022 (PBS) | ||||||
| Season | Season 52 (2021-2022) | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | The Martians call Elmo to tell him all about today's theme: astronauts. |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster are dressed as astronauts to play an online multiplayer game, titled Astro Team Alpha. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | The game follows Astronaut Mae Jemison, who contacts the Astro Team Alpha to help her on her mission. Their first task is to bring over to the rocket, three rovers: one with a crane, one with a rocket booster, and one with a bulldozer, before time runs out. The three gladly take the offer, and sing their way there. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | The journey is not without trouble however, which they find out when noticing a big gap in their path. Abby wonders if there's something they can use to fill the gap. After thinking for a bit, Elmo notices some moon rocks, what if Abby uses her crane to fill the gap with them? The team tries it out, and it works! |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | When they make it past the bridge, they come across a crater. Due to its resemblance to a cookie, Cookie Monster gets curious and drives right inside of it. This, unsurprisingly, turns out to not be a good idea, as he gets his rover stuck inside. The three put their heads together and come up with a plan: Cookie Monster will use his rocket booster to get out. The plan is a failure, all it does is create a pile of dirt. This doesn't seem useful, until they realize they can use Elmo's bulldozer to create a ramp out of the dirt pile. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | There is not much time left on the clock, and Abby mentions that Cookie can simply go without her and Elmo, as he is faster with his rocket booster. Cookie Monster is not okay with that, as they are a team, and they work together. His plan is for Abby and Elmo to hold on to the end of his rover, so that they all go as fast as him. After a song, they've made it! Now they can all fly home together. |
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Insert | I Wonder, What If, Let's Try Elmo checks in on his friends, who are building a bridge for their LEGO rover. |
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Muppets | Elmo and friends sing and clap as they find out the letter of the day - A. (First: Episode 5128) |
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Cartoon | A is for Astronaut: A young girl explains all about the job of an astronaut. |
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SCENE 2 | Abby and Elmo are pretending to be astronauts, until they hear a certain jingle... |
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Cartoon | Abby's Amazing Adventures Basket takes Abby and Rudy onto a space shuttle in outer space. A meteoroid knocks into their solar panels, knocking some pieces loose. Abby and Rudy venture out to try and repair the damage. (First: Episode 4910) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Abby pose as astronauts and sing about finding the number of the day by counting Martians. Today, there are 5. (First: Episode 5002) |
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Muppets | Elmo the Musical: Pizza the Musical — Elmo has to deliver a pizza to the Martians on Mars. (edited) (First: Episode 4305) |
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SCENE 3 | Abby, Elmo, and Cookie remember all about what had happened, tell the audience goodbye, and give a chant for Astro Team Alpha. |
Notes[]
- David Rudman voices the announcer of the game.
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