| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Fish tag/Kingston's first appearance | |||||||
| Air date | March 24, 1993 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gordon finds Elmo and Merry arguing because Elmo wants to play tag, and Merry wants to catch a fish. Gordon suggests they think of a way to do both things. They put their heads together (literally) and consider playing each game by themselves before coming up with a new game: "fish tag!" Gordon doesn't understand the game, so the monsters demonstrate: one pretends to be the fish, and the other tries to tag them. |
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Film | "Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach. (First: Episode 2876) |
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Cartoon | Number factory 1-10 (First: Episode 2541) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Jungle Search — Ernie and Bert go to the jungle to find Dr. Livingstone. (First: Episode 1736) |
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Film / Muppets | Alphaquest: S A swimsuit, Grover as a silly surfer, a seagull, a sunset, and a submarine. (First: Episode 2729) |
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Film | Ducks swim and fly. (piano music) (First: Episode 2510) |
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Cast | Savion, Gina, and Big Bird play "Rhyme Out." (First: Episode 2979) |
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Animation | Abstract count to 14. (First: Episode 2811) |
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Muppets | "It's Zydeco" (First: Episode 2666) |
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Cartoon | The big green balls and one little orange ball ride over the top of the hills. The little one can't make it over the big hill, but conquers the small hill. (First: Episode 1896) |
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Film | A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | A purple elephant tries to get 10 peanuts in his trunk at once, but can't, so he smushes them into peanut butter instead. (First: Episode 2987) |
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SCENE 2 | Grundgetta pops out of Oscar's trash can (which she's staying at because Oscar is away) and encounters a little boy looking for a piece of paper with directions on it, and tells him to get lost. He recognizes her as a Grouch, since his friend Roxie Marie told him about Grouches at school. He introduces himself as Kingston Livingston III, and says he's trying to get to Hooper's Store so he can meet up with Roxie. Grundgetta agrees to tell him how to get there as long as he scrams, but she points in the opposite direction of Hooper's. However, Kingston remembers hearing from Roxie that Grouches always give the wrong directions, so he goes the opposite way. "Another kid with a good memory - aw, phooey!" Grundgetta gripes. |
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Animation | Shapes sort themselves in different ways, and eventually make a quilt. |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop". (First: Episode 2071) |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Muppets | Herry Monster and Louisey sing "I Can Sing." (First: Episode 2976) |
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Cartoon | Two groups of mountain goats try to pass each other on a mountain road. (First: Episode 0780) |
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Animation | Ornate Vs spin around as a song about them plays. (First: Episode 2942) |
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SCENE 3 | Over at the Fix-It Shop, Roxie introduces Maria to Kingston. He describes the way they became friends: they sat next to each other in school and found out that they both like bugs, taking the subway to school, and model trains. Roxie informs Kingston that Maria is good at fixing things and answering questions, so Kingston asks Maria if she knows how to wash a milkshake stain off a sweater. Roxie thinks it's a dumb question, but then notices he just spilled his. |
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Cartoon | An apple, an orange, and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555) |
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Film | A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510) |
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Muppets | Anything Muppet cheerleaders spell out the word "rocket," then witness a rocket blasting off. (First: Episode 0567) |
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Cartoon | "Sing a Song of Fourteen" (First: Episode 2670) |
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Film | A boy draws a picture of his friend, Katie. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Oscar tells Tito Puente to scram, but he, the other Grouches, and the Grouchketeers are unable to resist dancing when Tito and his band play "Ran-Kan-Kan." (First: Episode 3075) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Song | Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (dog) (First: Episode 2677) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Carton of Eggs (First: Episode 2661) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano, violet, and violin (First: Episode 1762) |
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SCENE 4 | Gordon is about to show Jazmine and Harley how air moves things, while Snuffy and his snuffle-puppet Gus watch. Gus doesn't think air can move things, but the kids prove him wrong when they blow some pieces of paper off the table using straws. Snuffy decides to try blowing through his snuffle, and accidentally blows Gus into the fence. "Always remove your puppet from your snuffle before you blow on pieces of paper," Snuffy advises the viewer. |
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Cartoon | S for sing (First: Episode 0824) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855) |
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Cartoon | "¡Él juega fútbol!" (First: Episode 2104) |
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Muppets | Grover the Flight Attendant: Mr. Johnson is cold, and wants something warm. Grover suggests exercise, grabs him out of his seat, and starts bouncing him around, which bothers a nearby passenger. Next, Grover gives Mr. Johnson a big hug, which doesn't work either. What Johnson really wants is a blanket, so Grover looks in the overhead luggage container, letting everything in it fall out and cover up Mr. Johnson. |
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Cartoon | Growing Numbers #14 (First: Episode 2930) |
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SCENE 5 | Gordon and Maria laugh about what happened with Snuffy earlier, and Elmo shows up with Harley and Jazmine to display their fins which they wear while playing fish tag. Merry chases after them, and Snuffy and Gus announce the sponsors. Gus complains about getting blown into a fence when Snuffy lets out a sneeze, propelling Gus off his snuffle again. Blooper: Throughout the scene, Harley looks down at Kevin Clash while Elmo talks, and Elmo giggles, "What you doing, Harley?" |
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