| Sesame Street | |||||||||||
| Big Bird, Rosita and Elmo play family | |||||||||||
| Air date | December 24, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||||||
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COLD OPEN | Today on Sesame Street, Big Bird is pretending to be a daddy and Rosita is the mommy. Elmo, their pretend baby, goo-goos from his carriage before he starts crying. Big Bird abruptly decides to take a walk in the park, cueing his appearance during the opening theme... |
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SCENE 1 | Baby Elmo continues bawling and Big Bird and Rosita aren't sure what they should do. Elmo briefly breaks character to suggest they should figure out why he's crying. The pretend parents try playing with their baby and giving him his blanket, but neither idea works. Rosita then thinks he may be hungry, and Big Bird almost heads to Hooper's Store for some potato chips until Elmo breaks character again to remind them what babies usually like. They give him his bottle, and Baby Elmo settles down. |
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Song | "It's All Right to Cry" (First: Episode 3154) |
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Cartoon | Mandrake the magician does magic, while Mo the mechanic mends a martian's flying machine. |
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Film / Muppets | Alphaquest: M The girl uses mittens to make monster mush, which is eaten by a Muppet monster. (First: Episode 2724) |
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Cartoon | A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | Per Elmo's suggestion, Big Bird and Rosita try putting their baby to sleep with a lullaby - "Duérmete Mi Niño." They're surprised when the lullaby doesn't work, especially when Big Bird points out that it was Elmo's idea. Elmo clarifies: "Baby said to try putting Baby to sleep, Big Bird, but Baby didn't say it was going to be easy!" Rosita leaves to get some advice from someone with parenting experience. |
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Song | "Mom and Me" (First: Episode 2462) |
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Cartoon | How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Video | Fay demonstrates addition by placing 4 balls on a table. Artist: William Wegman (First: Episode 2612) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn talks about three important parts of the face which are the eyes, the nose, and the ears, with assistance from Cookie Monster. Prairie agrees that cookies can be seen and smelled, but not heard - unless eaten by Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 2838) |
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Cartoon | They'd play with me if I had... (First: Episode 0815) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 3 | Rosita brings back Luis, who used to put Gabi to sleep by reading her a book. He narrates the story of Goodnight Moon from memory (as the illustrations appear onscreen) and successfully puts the whole family to sleep. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps" (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 3026) |
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Cartoon | O is for Open (First: Episode 0014) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | "That's the Letter O" (First: Episode 3066) |
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Animation | Planting Letters: O (First: Episode 3010) |
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Cartoon | African quilt pattern |
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Song | "Do the Jelly" with Celina |
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Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586) |
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Film | Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums. |
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Cartoon | Bus Stop (First: Episode 1396) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | At a bus stop, three men of different ethnicities (including Bill Irwin) dance to a hip hop beat played on a radio. (First: Episode 2919) |
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Animation | Draw a circle around the bus. Cross out the telephone. (First: Episode 2093) cut from the Noggin version |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Iguana (First: Episode 2938) |
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Animation | Abstract count to 13. (First: Episode 2809) |
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SCENE 4 | Baby Elmo wants to be rocked while he sleeps. Rosita and Big Bird initially rock him too slowly for his liking, then go faster and faster until he's launched from his carriage! |
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Animation | Can you find the elephant in the painting? (First: Episode 2811) |
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Song | "It's Time for a Rhyme" |
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Cartoon | With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a mountain is. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2772) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - Ola Part 1 |
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Cartoon | A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window. (First: Episode 1627) |
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Cast | Linda signs the word "pie," and gets hit with one, to Gordon's surprise. (First: Episode 2712) |
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Animation | Playing cards form an M, then dance the mambo. |
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Cartoon | M in space (First: Episode 0516) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Bird Family — Kermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together. (First: Episode 2695) |
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Cartoon | Don't mess with the Mighty M. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1578) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird and Rosita teach Baby Elmo how to walk. Elmo notes how hard it is to be a baby, but he's able to get from one parent to another. As they celebrate, Elmo gets so good at walking he ends up running away. |
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Song | "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - Ola Part 2 |
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Cartoon | Joe's Lap (limerick) (music tag added) (First: Episode 0617) |
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Muppets | Two flowers, a baby sparrow, and two bunnies sing "That's How I Got Here." (First: Episode 2983) |
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Animation | Fans reveal the letter O. (First: Episode 2905) |
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Song | "We Got the Power!" - a hip-hop song about computers (First: Episode 3058) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - Ola Part 3 (First: Episode 3136) |
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Animation | Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroses as pets. (First: Episode 2759) |
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SCENE 6 | The pretend family runs into a real family - Jamal, Angela, and Kayla. The proud parents list their favorite things about Kayla, making Big Bird and Rosita realize they didn't show as much love to Baby Elmo. The pretend family gathers for hugs and kisses as Elmo announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
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