| Sesame Street | |||||
| Just Right | |||||
| Air date | February 23, 2023 (HBO Max) January 15, 2024 (PBS) | ||||
| Season | Season 53 (2022-2023) | ||||
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COLD OPEN | In honor of today's theme of dress-up, Gladys the Cow and a cat (Pam Arciero) dress up as each other's species. |
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SCENE 1 | To Charlie, Mia, Elmo, and James, Nina reads Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Nina has the idea to, instead of listen to the rest of the story, act out the story. James requests to be narrator, and Baby Bear arrives to play himself. They all begin to get ready... |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | After the group leads a song, they get their costumes ready. Elmo and Baby Bear get ready for their roles as Papa Bear and Baby Bear, while Charlie and Mia get ready for their roles as Mama Bear and Goldilocks respectively. James says something isn't right, that Charlie should play Goldilocks, as Mia's hair and skin aren't quite the color of the character she's playing. Mia tells James that her hair and skin doesn't matter, that she can play Goldilocks if she wants to, but James just can't get over it, even after Charlie explains that she herself doesn't want to play Goldilocks. Mia gets upset at James' unfairness, and resigns from her role, followed by the other three. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Nina arrives, and she listens to Mia and Charlie's frustrations. James once again doubles down, saying that he wants the story to be just right, like in the book. He and Nina sit down for a chat, and Nina tells James that while Mia may not look like Goldilocks, the best part about acting out a story is you can be anyone you want to be. James relates, saying he could be an astronaut, firefighter, or basketball player, and Nina asks him how he'd feel if someone said he couldn't be any of those things because of the color of his skin. He says that'd be wrong, and realizes his mistakes. He apologizes to Mia, and says she'd make a great Goldilocks. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Baby Bear decides that he actually wants to play Mama Bear, saying he always loved the hat, and Charlie opts to play Baby Bear. The group then sings once more about being anything they want to be. The children then perform the play. |
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Insert | Celebrating Me, Celebrating You, Celebrating Us! Ife and Abigail dress up as Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. |
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Muppets | Abby Cadabby leads the gang in a song to introduce the letter of the day - D. (First: Episode 4703) |
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Film | D Is for Dress Up - Two children dress their paper dolls up as various professions. |
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Film | D is for Dress Up: a song talks about dressing up as different jobs as kids put on a fashion show. (First: Episode 5010) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo's dressed as a firefighter, Rosita's dressed as a dinosaur, and Abby's Mr. Scuba Lobster Bunny, unable to stick to one theme. They then hear the Foodie Truck approaching... |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck Camilla needs some cinnamon toast for her school's production of "Little Red Riding Hood." However, after setting out all the ingredients, Cookie starts up a fan that blows away all the cinnamon. He and Gonger venture to the forest and see how tree bark gets turned into cinnamon. (First: Episode 4908) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and friends sing as they wait for the number of the day, which is how many cookies are being baked for him (to eat). Today's number is 19. (First: Episode 4723) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Dress Up (First: Episode 4707) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo and Baby Bear sign off, reiteriating that when you dress up, you can be anything you want to be. |
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