| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Sesame Street Talent Show | |||||||
| Air date | March 9, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Elmo encounters Big Bird on his way to the Sesame Street Talent Show being held around the corner. He shows Big Bird what he's going to do: jump up and down and count from 1 to 10. Big Bird reveals that he's the Master Bird of Ceremonies, and demonstrates what he does by announcing today's sponsors. |
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SCENE 1 | The talent show is about to begin, and Big Bird says that Snuffy can be the first act, but Snuffy declines to do so. "Elmo the Great" goes first instead, counting forwards and backwards from 10 while shaking maracas and jumping up and down as Bob accompanies him on the piano. |
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Animation | Ocean countdown 10-1 (First: Episode 2848) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle." (First: Episode 1967) |
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Muppets | Grover takes several dogs for a walk, explaining that dogs need exercise as much as people do. (First: Episode 2734) |
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Cartoon | Abstract count to 14 (First: Episode 2811) |
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Film | Girls dance and chant about the number 14. (First: Episode 3014) |
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Cartoon | "Sing a Song of Fourteen" (First: Episode 2670) |
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Muppets | "Beginning, Middle, End" (First: Episode 1115) |
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Cartoon | "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. (music tag added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1109) |
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SCENE 2 | Snuffy is still reluctant to go up on stage, so Big Bird presents the next act - the "Laughing Seal Duet" by Ruthie and Wolfgang. |
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Cartoon | A lizard, a girl and a dog dance. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2795) |
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Film | Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings about his moral dilemma of eating his "Gingerbread Man." |
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Cartoon | A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0769) |
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Song | "Brothers Song" (First: Episode 1476) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Zelda look above and below. (First: Episode 2615) |
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Song | "Above and Below" (Christopher Cerf) (First: Episode 2839) |
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Celebrity | Telly Monster dons a pair of cat ears in hopes of surprising people, but no one seems interested. John Goodman shows him a better way of surprising people - bunny ears. They each put on a pair, but are instead surprised when they see the kids wearing elephant ears. |
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Cartoon | A man pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but the rabbit turns out to be a cow. "Surprise!" Artist: John Schnall (First: Episode 2770) |
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Muppets | The Squirrelles sing "Don't Be a Tough Nut to Crack." |
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Film | Examples of people and animals going down. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Animation | N/n paper fold (First: Episode 3114) |
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Muppets | NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N." (First: Episode 2071) |
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Cartoon | An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird encourages Snuffy to go onstage, guessing it's because of the fact that Snuffy thinks he won't be that good at his talent. Snuffy tries to say he won't go onstage for a different reason, but Big Bird goes to introduce the next act - The Alphabeteers, who present the letters while Celina and Savion sing "That Is the Alphabet." |
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Cartoon | While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup. (First: Episode 0004) |
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Film | A class goes on a field trip to Prospect Park, where Ranger Roseanne gives them a tour. (First: Episode 2944) |
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Cartoon | A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom she eventually runs off with. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 2058) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "The Batty Bat." (First: Episode 2096) |
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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) |
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Film | Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city. (First: Episode 2889) |
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Animation | D / d (space paint) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word. (First: Episode 0319) |
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Cartoon | D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done (First: Episode 3060) |
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Film | The McDouble twins know how to help each other. |
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SCENE 4 | Snuffy is finally ready to be in the show with his act. While Bob plays the theme song on piano, Snuffy announces the sponsors to much applause. |
Notes
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 27 as Episode 3499.
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