| Sesame Street | |||||
| Nani Bird Visits | |||||
| Air date | January 26, 2023 (HBO Max) November 27, 2023 (PBS) | ||||
| Season | Season 53 (2022-2023) | ||||
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COLD OPEN | Today is all about friends, and Elmo looks at the Sesame Street community mural to look at his friends. Tango then arrives, and Elmo is reminded that Tango is his friend as well. |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird, Abby, and Elmo are at the park to see Big Bird's auntie Nani from Hawaii. Elmo and Abby ask what Hawaii is, and Big Bird explains it as one of the United States, and further explains that Sesame Street is in New York, also a United State. They talk about how Hawaii is a far away place, and that's why it's so special when auntie Nani comes and visits. Nani flies in and gives Big Bird a great big hug, calling him "Manu Nui" ("great bird" in Hawaiian), a special family name for Big Bird since he was a baby, and Nani shows everyone a baby picture of herself and Big Bird. Nina then arrives, and she and Nani exchange alohas, which Nani explains to Elmo and Abby that it means "hello" and "goodbye," and is always said with a meaning of love (in fact, it means "love," too). He and Big Bird then say aloha to Nani. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Nani has a present for Big Bird, which she explains to be a special kind of necklace made of flowers called a lei. It is an important part of Hawaiian culture that you give as gifts to family and friends. Big Bird then asks Nani if he can make leis for all of his friends, and she explains that they're gonna need some strong and sturdy flowers to make more leis. Abby then magics up some flowers and art supplies. Nani explains to the group that in order to make leis, you first need to pick out good flowers to use and then use twine to string them together. Nani starts by making one for Elmo, and they exchange a hug. Elmo makes one for Abby, Abby makes one for Nina, and Big Bird makes one for his auntie Nani. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Nani has one more thing to show the group: a hula from her friend Hualalai. She explains hula as a Hawaiian dance you perform by telling a story with your hands and moving your body. She gets into a videoconference with Hualalai, who demonstrates his hula. After everything, the four thank Nani for sharing all of the fun things they do in Hawaii. Nani ends with a song about her Hawaiian culture. |
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Insert | Celebrating Me, Celebrating You, Celebrating Us! Elmo's friends in Hawaii are going to a hula performance. With his friend Grace, Sikenna tells the audience that his uncle Tau is going to perform a hula. Tau performs "Kawika," that tells the story of a Hawaiian king, Kalakaua, who traveled the globe in 1874 and created friendships between Hawaii and the world. In the background, Kulakuhaniad plays the ipu and sings. |
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Muppets | Elmo and friends sing and clap as they find out the letter of the day - F. (First: Episode 5001) |
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Celebrity | Elmo and Amanda Gorman write a friendship-themed poem together. (First: Episode 5220) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Big Bird hear the sounds of the Foodie Truck approaching... (First: Episode 5104) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck Mia orders a turkey sandwich for lunch with her sister, who she also calls her best friend. Cookie Monster and Gonger (also best friends) have every ingredient they need except a full bottle of mustard, so they head over to the mustard factory to see how it's made. (First: Episode 5127) |
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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 2. (First: Episode 5013) |
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Cartoon | Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries Oscar digs through his trash to find something that's missing, so Elmo and Tango go on a hunt to find what Oscar's looking for. |
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SCENE 2 | Abby, Nina, Elmo, Big Bird, and Nani say aloha. |
Notes[]
- This is Nani Bird's first appearance on Sesame Street.
- Nani's picture of Baby Big Bird sleeping is a callback to "Sesame Beginnings: Make Music Together" when she sang Baby Big Bird a hula lullaby.
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