| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Mr. Handford watches over day care | |||||||
| Air date | December 6, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Angela has a surprise for the members of day care today (including Rosita and Baby Bear) - Mr. Handford, who will be taking over the day care duties while Angela goes downtown for something. Baby Bear is skeptical about this change but feels better knowing Mr. Handford has a list of all the things they typically do. He gets upset when Mr. Handford sits in his chair, however (which is something he points out is not on the list). |
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Cartoon | A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2088) |
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Muppets | Tim Robbins and Elmo talk about surprise. (First: Episode 2766) |
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Song | "There's a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School" (sung by Jerry Nelson) (First: Episode 2751) |
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Muppets | A group of Anything Muppet children wander into a classroom and wonder where they are. They lift up their desks and find the letters forming "SCHOOL" on them. (First: Episode 1391) |
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Cartoon | A fan reveals the letter C. (First: Episode 2746) |
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Film | Girls do a hand-clap game about friends whose names start with C. |
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Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Muppets | Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ... (First: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2745) |
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Song | David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. Refilmed version (First: Episode 2490) |
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Cartoon | A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it. (First: Episode 1824) |
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SCENE 2 | Mr. Handford takes attendance of all the kids. He then sings a special song to count each one of them. Baby Bear, again, isn't sure about deviating from their status quo, but enjoys the song enough to dance and clap with everyone... but he gets angry when Mr. Handford sits in his chair again. |
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Animation | 2 houses plus 2 equals 4. (First: Episode 0298) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster looks at a star and sings "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." (First: Episode 2737) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form a W. |
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Cartoon | W for Willamina (First: Episode 0512) |
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Film | Alphaquest: W (First: Episode 2712) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover has a new method of remembering orders: He makes up a poem to remember what is ordered and who ordered it. Mr. Johnson orders a cheeseburger with a pickle and French fries, which Grover interprets as "Round and tasty on a bun, pickles, French fries, yum, yum, yum!" However, he brings Mr. Johnson a grapefruit on a bun. (First: Episode 2418) |
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Cartoon | A man uses his memory to tell a woman how to get to a red house. (First: Episode 2185) |
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Song | "I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares. |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Handford brings out everyone's lunch - three square sandwiches and a bowl of porridge. The porridge is too hot for Baby Bear to eat, so Mr. Handford lets it cool as they play a game of "One of These Things." Baby Bear is surprised when he finds that this method works. |
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Cartoon | A brief animation of pouring milk in a glass, coupled with the word milk. (First: Episode 3012) |
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Film | On the farm, a boy enjoys a glass of MILK. |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2440) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #20 (First: Episode 2967) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity but forgets what item he was sent for. (First: Episode 2533) |
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Animation | A chicken lays 20 eggs, which hatch. (First: Episode 3122) |
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SCENE 4 | Mr. Handford sees Baby Bear is feeling sad - he misses his parents and Angela. He tells Mr. Handford how Angela usually makes him feel better by sitting next to him and giving him a hug, so Mr. Handford does just that. Baby Bear cheers up, and tells him he's good at the day care stuff. |
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Cartoon | Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0772) |
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Muppets | Fairy Tales Today: Princess and the Pea — Prairie Dawn interviews the princess as she struggles to sleep. (First: Episode 3228) |
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Song | "Something Old Into Something New" (First: Episode 3125) |
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Cartoon | A dinosaur tries to eat an apple on a tree. A group of kids keep telling him to "GO HIGHER!" (First: Episode 2908) |
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Film | Sounds Around the House v1: a dripping water faucet, a man playing the violin, a woman vacuuming, a teenager listening to pop music, and a passing elevated train. (First: Episode 1706) |
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SCENE 5 | It's naptime now and Mr. Handford sings everyone a nice, quiet lullaby. However, after every quiet verse, the kids all rush to the window to observe the loud sounds coming from the street below. Mr. Handford blows a fuse and gives up, then notices everyone has fallen asleep anyhow. |
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Film | What sound does a horse make? |
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Muppets | Elmo loudly interrupts Kermit's demonstration of "quiet" and "loud." Elmo loudly insists on helping Kermit demonstrate the difference, and Kermit manages to get Elmo to whisper as they talk about being quiet. (First: Episode 2270) |
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Cartoon | C is for Candle (the candle blows back) (First: Episode 0703) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Marilyn Horne sings an opera version of "C is for Cookie." (First: Episode 3189) |
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Film | Island (in sped-up film, kids travel to an island) (First: Episode 2731) |
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Cartoon | A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711) |
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SCENE 6 | Angela returns home with Kayla and is surprised to see everyone sleeping despite the noise outside. Mr. Handford points out that Angela's list left out one thing - mentioning today's sponsors (which the kids do in their sleep). |
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