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I have an audio-only version of a Sesame Street episode (#2579) which is accessible here, but my episode was recorded in Japan, therefore the segments are slightly different. In particular, there is one I cannot identify and cannot find on YouTube. It involves children spotting shapes: a triangle, a square and a triangle while laughing. The music is accompanied by some whistling. I have tried every possible keyword to no avail. I thank you for any help you can give me. --Bvn53 Bvn53 (talk) 16:15, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Our episode guide for Episode 2579 is the American version; we don't have access to Japanese versions. You might find what you're looking for on Sesame Street Shape Segments. —Scott latest?cb=20200820192427 (talk) 16:32, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Could this be it? -- Tony latest?cb=20200820192427 (talk) 16:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes!! this is the segment! Oh thank you, thank you! and it is in the episode #2579 we use to own in VHS but which is now reduced to its sound after I transferred it to an audio-cassette. Several of the episodes we recorded in Japan in 1990/91 differ lightly from the ones on Muppet Wiki, it is usually a Spanish segment that was replaced by something else. In this case, "La letra T es para tigre, tomate, taxi, toro, telefono, televisión, y el terrible tiburon." is where the segment I was looking for appears. I have scripted all the episodes we used to own and noticed a few instances of that difference. Bvn53 Bvn53 (talk) 21:38, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
Glad I could help! Some episodes of Sesame Street have the Spanish segments removed for international airings, as Spanish isn't always the secondary language in other locales. Japan had also aimed the show toward adults as a way to learn English, so the Spanish clips being removed helped focus on that. -- Tony latest?cb=20200820192427 (talk) 21:42, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

I totally agree. Also I realized I had included the circle in the shapes the children were describing in that segment, I had not listened to it carefully enough. Sorry. In any case, I have been working for years on the 40 episodes we used to own in VHS. This is the only segment I could not reconstruct mentally from the sound. You cannot imagine how happy I am. Bvn53 Bvn53 (talk) 22:17, 4 June 2024 (UTC)