| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | February 14, 1986 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | At the Fix-it Shop, Jason watches Maria attempt to fix a clock. He offers to help but she doesn’t think he could help her around the shop. While she concentrates on her work, Jason answers the phone and reads the hours of the shop from a sign on the cash register. David enters needing a pencil, and Bob enters to pick up and pay for his fixed metronome; Jason assists them both. As Jason is about to leave, Maria accidentally lets go of the spring on the clock and needs Jason’s help herself. |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy notices his friend Alice wanting to join a baseball game. He gives her the idea to go over there and ask them if she can play. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1900) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410) |
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Animation | A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877) |
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Cast | Live at Sesame Hall, Bob, Maria, and Luis sing "The Curious Cantata" about a bird who asks a lot of questions, played by the ever-curious Big Bird. |
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Cartoon | After the big game, a bird skeleton and an elephant skeleton get their skins mixed up in the locker room. The coach helps them out. (First: Episode 0774) |
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Insert | The Two-Headed Monster argues over which direction to go, so Gordon decides to help by teaching them how a coin flip works. Once the monster learns how it works, they decide to stay and play the coin flip game instead! (First: Episode 1583) |
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Film | Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw House — Kermit interviews the pig who built the straw house. (First: Episode 0551) |
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Film | Using confetti, a letter L turns into a leopard. |
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Film | A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195) |
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Cartoon | L for locomotive, letter, lamp, light, lion, lettuce, lips (First: Episode 1716) |
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Insert | R2-D2 falls in love with a fire hydrant. (First: Episode 1396) |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193) |
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Muppets | Little Bird's CASA is drawn. (First: Episode 2095) |
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Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0561) |
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Film | Exploring on the ocean rocks (First: Episode 1414) |
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Cartoon | Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990) |
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Muppets | Biff hangs Salvador Dada's paintings in an art gallery. The one with 2 splotches is called #2, the one with 3 splotches is called #3, and the one with 4 splotches is called #4. However, when Biff figures out the pattern and predicts that the painting with 5 splotches is called #5, but Salvador reveals that he calls that one "Chicken Soup." (First: Episode 0707) |
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Song | "What to Do Before We Eat?" We wash our hands, not our feet. Animation: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1594) |
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SCENE 2 | Monster on the Spot: Telly watches Piri and his friend Sally try foods from each other’s cultural backgrounds - Sally tries arroz con pollo, and Piri tries moo shu pork with rice. |
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Cartoon | A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301) |
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Film | Two boys working at the family Mexican restaurant show how they prepare for the day, and how tacos and enchiladas are made. (First: Episode 1890) |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her, she eats it just like Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0623) |
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Cartoon | A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239) |
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Muppets | Forgetful Jones, Clementine and Buster are in the dark because Forgetful forgot to turn something on. It's not the water, the electric fan, or the radio ... it's the light! (First: Episode 1690) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: L for Light (First: Episode 0198) |
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Cartoon | L es para luz (First: Episode 0373) |
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Cast | Olivia sings "Sing" while Linda signs. (First: Episode 1330) |
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Cartoon | A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1918) |
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Film | Slide puzzle - truck (First: Episode 0403) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Radio Knob — Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. (First: Episode 0241) |
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Cartoon | Two orange balls perform "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Artist: Fred Garbers |
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Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly's poem on the letter L ends in chaos as usual. (First: Episode 0762) |
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Animation | As the seasons change, so do one's outfits. (early computer graphics) (First: Episode 1898) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird watches Jason use the Fix-It Shop's computer to type today’s sponsors and the word “Goodbye.” The credits roll, and David announces the CTW slogan. |
Notes
- Martin P. Robinson voices the Monster on the Spot announcer.
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