| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | January 22, 1990 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Josh Selig | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Monster on the Spot reporter Telly barges into Maria and Luis' apartment to show Gabi dressing herself, which Luis points out she's not old enough to do yet. Luis helps put all of her clothes on while Telly provides play-by-play commentary, providing her afterward with her own "Baby on the Spot" reporter's hat. |
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Cartoon | B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (First: Episode 0008) |
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Muppets | On a boring day, two hipsters sing "Meet Me at the Bus Stop" and decide to do so. (First: Episode 1451) |
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Cartoon | Jive Five (First: Episode 1664) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Doing Nothing — Bert asks Ernie to help him carry his heavy groceries. (First: Episode 1449) |
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Cartoon | J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird stars in As the Bird Turns, a soap opera where he shows the kids his front and back by turning around and around. |
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Cartoon | Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231) |
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Muppets | Herry Monster looks for a triangle. He first spots a rectangle. Grover tells Herry it isn't a triangle, and becomes frustrated. Next he spots a square, Grover tells him it isn't a triangle, and once again is frustrated. Grover suggests that Herry should cut the square in half and make two triangles. (First: Episode 0195) |
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Film | Future careers: footage of a kid acting out a certain job, followed by an adult doing "the real thing." Includes a girl singing the "Sesame Street Theme" and another watching a sketch with Cookie Monster and Kermit the Frog. (First: Episode 0796) |
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Cartoon | Small letter b (ball/bat) (First: Episode 1131) |
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Muppets | "It's Zydeco" |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #5 (First: Episode 0991) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird and Snuffy need Maria to help with their rhyming game, where they match objects with rhyming words. They have a rock and sock, a plate and skate, and finally an Anything Muppet (David Rudman) who's laughing hysterically, for which they couldn't find a rhyme... that is, until Maria showed up with Gabriela (rhyming with the "happy fella"). |
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Film | In an Alaskan village, a doctor makes a regular visit to a clinic. (First: Episode 2390) |
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Animation | El numero cinco (Luis VO) (First: Episode 2115) |
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Film | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708) |
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SCENE 4 | Snuffy discusses the letter B and Big Bird bounds into the shot throughout his lecture, thinking his name will be one of the B-words mentioned. Snuffy ends up saving his best friend's name for last. |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Marmoset (First: Episode 2487) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: London Fog — The fog in London dissipates before Kermit can report on it. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 0770) |
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Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B." (First: Episode 1495) |
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Cartoon | A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday. (First: Episode 0764) |
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Video | Four break-dancers dance. (First: Episode 2607) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly wants to play a game with Oscar, who wants nothing to do with it. He then gets an idea and proposes they play a "Near and Far" game, where he stays near his trash can and Telly goes far away. Oscar thinks he's rid himself of Telly, who rushes back and announces it's time to switch. |
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Film | Colored sand forms the letter B and a boat. (First: Episode 2374) |
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Film | Milk! (From Farm To Market To Home) (First: Episode 0795) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Happiness is Looking Up — Ernie gives a speech about happiness while Cookie Monster eats his cookies. (First: Episode 0135) |
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Cartoon | The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird notices a traffic jam along the street and turns the honking into a game where he and Snuffy imitate the pattern of honks. When the traffic clears, they recruit a nearby Honker to keep the game going. Luis announces the sponsors. |
Notes
- In addition to performing his characters, Martin P. Robinson does the announcer work for both "Monster on the Spot" and As the Bird Turns.
- The theme music heard during As the Bird Turns was originally used for the segment "School in the Afternoon."
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