 | |||||
| Sesame Street News Flash | |||||
| First Appearance | Episode 0409 | ||||
| Broadcast | November 16, 1972 | ||||
| |||||
Rapunzel has been locked in a tower by the wicked witch. Prince Charming comes to rescue her and has a plan. Prince Charming refuses to divulge his plan to Kermit, but soon it is shown that his plan is to ask Rapunzel to let down her hair. Rapunzel, however, has trouble hearing him and asks him to talk louder, until she finally hears what he says. She lets down her hair, which then completely falls off, revealing that she is bald. Disgusted, Prince Charming leaves, telling Rapunzel that he'll leave her hair with Kermit.
As Kermit signs off, Prince Charming returns because he lost his horse, and argues with Rapunzel.
Notes[]
- This was the first Sesame Street News Flash segment to be broadcast.
- Frank Oz has talked about his experience during the making of this segment. During rehearsals, he asked Jon Stone, "What are we teaching?" Stone shouted back, "Who cares?"[1]
Production[]
Supporting Cast[]
Revisions[]
- Later re-airings and releases of this segment edit the ending to omit Prince Charming telling Rapunzel to shut up.
Releases[]
- Video
- Big Bird's Story Time (1987, edited)
- The World of Jim Henson (1994, excerpt)
- Old School: Volume 1 (2006)
- Silly Storytime (2011)
- 50 Years and Counting (2019)
- Online
- Book
- Sesame Street Unpaved (script and images) (1998)