| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 28, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Grundgetta has prepared a special gift for lovebirds Maria and Luis - a scrapbook of various bits of trash from some of their dates (such as a paper bag and popped balloon). At first, the couple isn't thrilled, but realize the items bring them pleasant memories, which Grundgetta can't stand. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: OINK (First: Episode 1163) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Hill Street Twos — Grover and Ernie star in a parody of Hill Street Blues, where the frustrated police chief has a hard time getting his force to split into pairs of two. (First: Episode 2359) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #2 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0987) |
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Film | The Steam Shovel (First: Episode 1144) |
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Cartoon | A face is drawn, but the mouth complains when it is drawn last. (First: Episode 1897) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo leans over a box, claiming he has a guessing game for Bob and the kids. He describes what's inside the box - it comes in pairs and is used for walking. It's not a shoe or sock - it's Elmo's feet! Bob removes the box and everyone starts tickling Elmo's feet. |
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Cartoon | P for Planet (First: Episode 2008) |
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Film / Song | "At the Animal Doctor": Two boys take their dog to the vet (First: Episode 1016) |
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Cartoon | Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Feelings in the Rain — Ernie stands under an umbrella explaining how the weather makes him feel. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | The word SALIDA exits through a white square. (First: Episode 0588) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster fights over the letters P and R, one of them displaying P foods and the other one displaying R foods (and a radio). They have a picnic, which is cut short due to rain. (First: Episode 1574) |
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Animation | Where does the square fit? (First: Episode 1599) |
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SCENE 3 | Hoots the Owl has a "SALIDA" sign hanging from his saxophone. He plays a few jazzy notes, then sings the word. When Luis inquires about this, Hoots explains that he's grooving to the Spanish word that means "way out." Luis clarifies that by "way out," it means an exit, not the groovy slang. Hoots isn't deterred, claiming that his sax acts as a "salida" for music coming from his mouth. |
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Film | SALIDA (word spins around) (First: Episode 0967) |
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Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover talks to Chelsea about what their eyes, ears, nose, and mouth can do. Chelsea mentions that they both have them and also have hands, feet, bellies, necks, arms, backs, and shoulders. Grover replies they have a cornucopia of parts, which means they have a lot of good stuff. (First: Episode 2389) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me." (First: Episode 0375) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in Line — Kermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium. (First: Episode 1327) |
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Cartoon | Geronimo 10-0: instead of a parachute, the girl is carried to the ground by four birds. (First: Episode 2249) |
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Muppets | Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Animation | Sand D/d (First: Episode 0640) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird watches Billy Dee Williams measure two kids. Big Bird is taller than the wall they're using, so Billy quickly builds an extension to find Big Bird's height. (First: Episode 1805) |
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Cartoon | It's a whale Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1684) |
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Muppets | "The Dirtiest Town in the West" (First: Episode 1461) |
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Film | A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass. (First: Episode 0064) |
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Cartoon | Kids see animals in their alphabet soup. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1976) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly Monster tries to teach Baby Natasha to play a four-note tune on the xylophone, but Natasha wildly bangs at the instrument instead. Bob assures Telly he's a good teacher, but Natasha is just too young to play like that. Natasha wants Telly to play like she does and babbles notes when he doesn't get it the way she wants. |
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Cartoon | Two flies land on a man's nose and take a bite. Artist: Cordell Barker (First: Episode 2364) |
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Film | A baby monkey Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0280) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!" (First: Episode 0292) |
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Cartoon | A girl picks the key that matches the keyhole in order to gain access to a cache of toys. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2050) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly and Bob listen to a cassette of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony," as Bob describes a story to go along with it to better engage Telly to the music. The two imagine a storm brewing and pouring, with a shepherd and their sheep looking for shelter and celebrating once the rain has passed. |
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Cartoon | A chicken gets an idea to sit on a football and hatch it like an egg. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2360) |
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Film | Kids count 5 racehorses. (First: Episode 0433) |
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Cartoon | Two stick figures use the salida. (First: Episode 2079) |
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Cast | David sings "Mary Had a Little Lamb" while Linda signs it. (First: Episode 1157) |
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Animation | ¿Que es esto? (una vaca) (First: Episode 1978) |
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SCENE 6 | Telly now plays the tape for Natasha and tells the story to her. She falls asleep in Telly's arms, which Telly accepts as a positive response. Bob announces the sponsors. |
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