| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 28, 1988 | ||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Snuffy welcomes the viewer and tries to get Alice to do the same, advising her that whenever someone comes along, it's polite to greet them. When Susan comes to say hello to Snuffy, he tells her it's time to say it; Alice takes this literally, and says, "It." Snuffy reminds her to say hello as Miss Trump comes along. By the time Alice has said hello, it's too late for Miss Trump to hear. After one last reminder, Uncle Wally comes to Snuffy for some conversation, and Alice bursts out with "Hi!" Uncle Wally is taken aback, and they both exchange hellos continuously. Once Uncle Wally leaves, Alice doesn't stop saying "hi" and Snuffy considers teaching her when to stop. |
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Film | Colored sand forms the letter B and a boat. (First: Episode 2374) |
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Film | Kids climb in and out of a tire. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Muppets | A square monster tires to learn the "In and Out" disco dance. (First: Episode 1328) |
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Cartoon | Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (First: Episode 0630) |
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Film | Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting. (First: Episode 0284) |
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Cartoon | A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper and asks him if he works there. He orders him to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. He is ordered to eat three round foods: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once he is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries. (First: Episode 1582) |
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SCENE 2 | Snuffy tells Alice they have to stick together because she needs someone older to watch over her. As Snuffy walks away rambling about his knowledge as a four-year-old, Alice stays behind and tries to say "hi" to a fire hydrant. Snuffy explains to her that a fire hydrant is not alive and won't understand her. Snuffy once again rambles to himself while Alice then tries to say "hi" to the trash basket; Snuffy tells her that it isn't alive either. Barkley and Gordon come by, showing Alice examples of living things that will respond to her greeting, but afterward her attention is diverted to saying hello to the newsstand at Hooper's Store. Snuffy and Gordon agree that learning new things will take some time. |
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Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
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Film | A man and children observe the life along the river. (First: Episode 0409) |
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Cartoon | A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (First: Episode 0493) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Seven Emotional Dwarves — Kermit meets dwaves named differently from the Snow White story. (First: Episode 2415) |
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Cartoon | A minstrel sings about a fox who outsmarts a crow. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0631) |
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Celebrity | The Four Tops sing "Standing at the Bus Stop Sign," while waiting for the bus to arrive. Big Bird pulls up in an imaginary bus. (First: Episode 2290) |
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Animation | "¡Él juega beisbol!" (First: Episode 2101) |
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Muppets | Olivia reads "Katie and the King." (First: Episode 1660) |
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Cartoon | K is for Karate (First: Episode 0489) |
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Song | "What Can You Do with a Burro?" (First: Episode 1364) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: PAT (First: Episode 1697) |
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Animation | A ball looks for its match on a brick wall. (First: Episode 1470) |
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Film | George the Farmer demonstrates in and out. (First: Episode 0293) |
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SCENE 3 | Pairs of best friends, including Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus, Uncle Wally and Miss Trump, and Susan and Gordon, sing "My Best Friend." |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Prepares to Do the Laundry — Bert makes his best attempt at getting Ernie to properly fill up the laundry basket. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
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Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly and Juliet (donning sunglasses) are planning a picnic, and try to remember if they've forgotten anything that might ruin it. Barkley curiously sniffs around, which leads Telly to suggest a strange dog might come and eat all their food. Juliet counters that ants could come as well, so they both get dog and ant food just in case. Telly then supposes it could rain, so he brings an umbrella. Juliet notes that there could also be wind (which Telly exaggerates into a hurricane), and that a branch would fall on their heads, so they both get helmets (and a chainsaw in the case they get stuck under the branch). Gordon notices all the fuss the monsters are going through with their over-planning, with the two scurrying off to get Telly's barbells in case the wind blows their picnic away. |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and John-John count to 20. (First: Episode 0476) |
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Cartoon | A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 2067) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Counting Three Honkers — Ernie counts three Honkers as they arrange themselves in different ways. (First: Episode 1746) |
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Cartoon | It's a whale Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1684) |
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Song | "What Do People Do All Day?" (First: Episode 1511) |
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Cartoon | B for butterfly (First: Episode 0006) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon comes across the mess of food and supplies in the yard, to which Telly explains that there were too many things to carry so they stayed and had the picnic there. Gordon decides to join in (as they had predicted), taking from the pile of twenty-seven sandwiches. He also brings over their four cakes for the second course. (Telly: "Would you believe it? We almost forgot dessert!") Susan announces the sponsors. |
Notes
- An additional scene with Snuffy, Alice, Gordon, and Susan was present in early drafts of the script, but later cut.[1] The scene was eventually saved and taped for Episode 2545 instead.
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