| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo wants to marry Gina | |||||||||
| Air date | January 20, 1994 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||||
| Written by | Jon Stone | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Betty Lou and Tarah hold a pretend wedding for their stuffed animal collection in the yard. After they count them to make sure all 19 are present, Betty Lou almost stops the wedding when she sees that the bride and groom bears have different-colored fur, saying she's heard some people say that brown bears and white bears shouldn't get married. Tarah assures her that color has nothing to do with how people love each other, as does Carlo. Elmo stops by and joins the others as they have the ceremony. Carlo ends it by singing "Naranja Dulce," which is beautiful enough to bring a tear to Elmo's eye and inspires him to get married someday. |
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Cartoon | Rap #19 (First: Episode 2560) |
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Animation | Abstract count to 19 (First: Episode 2827) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Robin Williams and a robin observe how similar they are. Afterwards, the robin sings "Lullaby of Birdland". (First: Episode 2848) |
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Cartoon | A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from. (First: Episode 2248) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs get next to each other in pictures. (First: Episode 3011) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina watches as Carlo and the other kids play catch when Elmo calls for the ball. He ends up being knocked down by it and Gina comforts him, kissing where Elmo claims to be hurt (but really wanting more kisses). Elmo says he loves Gina before bending down on one knee and proposing to her. Gina tries to talk her way out of it, but Elmo uses what Tarah told him about love being the important part of marriage to convince himself that they are able to wed. |
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Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) |
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Animation | Airplanes carve the letter Q. |
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Cast | Maria and Linda sew quilts with a Q on them. (First: Episode 1508) |
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Animation | In reversed film, Q and q candles are unmelted. (First: Episode 3079) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Jesse to define marriage. They conclude that married people kiss, hug, live together, and help each other. (First: Episode 2441) |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle plays the banjo as some kids sing the "Bird Song." (First: Episode 2415) |
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SCENE 3 | Luis is met at the Fix-It Shop by a very happy Elmo, who has a bouquet of flowers. He tries to guess what the occasion is for as well as who the flowers are for, but Luis spits up his soda when he hears Elmo's plans of marrying Gina when he grows up. |
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Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Song | Kevin Clash sings "The Pasta Song." (First: Episode 3137) |
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Cartoon | Letters stranded on a desert island spell PLEH, LEPH, and finally HELP. (First: Episode 1176) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (new underscore added to intro) (First: Episode 1789) |
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Animation | A girl's narration describing the city is illustrated with cutout animation. (First: Episode 2838) |
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SCENE 4 | Luis and Gina talk at Hooper's Store about Elmo's plans and how serious he seems to be about them, knowing how Elmo can get carried away with his games. Gina decides to have a talk with him. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Outside, Gina finds Elmo playing with the bride and groom toy bears. When she tells him they can't get married, Elmo assumes it's because of their colors and assures her it won't be an issue. Gina struggles to find the words to say to him and goes back to the store. |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Back inside Hooper's, Luis wonders how everything went. "Say hello to Mrs. Elmo," Gina says. |
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Song | "When You Grow Up" (First: Episode 2912) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Alphabet Mine — Kermit interviews J miners. (First: Episode 2302) |
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Cartoon | A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (First: Episode 0527) |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) |
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Cartoon | The long rattlesnake thinks he's better than the short one, until the short one outsmarts him by making him bite his own tail. "Wanna borrow my snakebite kit?" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0955) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo, Betty Lou, and Tarah are now having a pretend tea party, with different-shaped cookies made of modeling clay. Gina tries explaining herself to Elmo again, but he no longer wants to get married anyway; he's too fixated on his new game, and wants to be a baker instead. Gina walks away, lamenting to the viewer, "... I don't know if I'm glad it's over, or sad because I've been ditched!" |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0416) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Cyranose de Bergerac — Cyranose de Bergerac helps finish a poem. (First: Episode 3000) |
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Song | "You Can Get Right Up": a song about getting active to cheer up. (First: Episode 3142) |
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Cartoon | Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil. Artist: Jim Jinkins (First: Episode 2538) |
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SCENE 6 | Carlo introduces a few of his friends to his cousin Rafael (Michael Uribe), who came from Ecuador and doesn't speak much English. They meet up with Big Bird, and Carlo reveals that Rafael wants to learn three different languages: Spanish, English, and sign language. Big Bird claims to already know 19 languages: English, canary, nightingale, pigeon... |
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Cartoon | A map of Puerto Rico forms into the shape of animals and other things that are found there. (First: Episode 3030) |
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Muppets | "El Baile del Pinguino" (First: Episode 3133) |
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Cartoon | With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a globe is. (First: Episode 2836) |
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Film | A park ranger speaks to a group of kids about trees and the fruits that come from them. Then all the kids hug a tree. (First: Episode 2891) |
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Cartoon | "Hammer Time with Hammer" |
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Film | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2505) |
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SCENE 7 | Big Bird follows Carlo and Rafael as they walk down the street, still trying to show off his avian language skills. The two enter the Subway Station as Rita (one of Carlo's friends) announces the sponsors. |
Notes
- Carol-Lynn Parente's sister Chrissy appears during scene 3, acknowledged by Luis as "Chriss."
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