| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Big Bird earns a dollar | |||||||
| Air date | February 6, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird stops by Hooper's Store and finds a busy Mr. Handford preparing a few items before the store opens. Big Bird offers to help out, so Mr. Handford teaches him how to assemble and stack newspapers while he takes care of the cereal supply. |
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Cartoon | A man demonstrates what newspapers are made of, and finds an ad for "One slightly used monster." (First: Episode 2919) |
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Film | Coverage of a spring kite-flying festival, where both kids and grownups can participate. (First: Episode 3276) |
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Cartoon | Planet J / j (First: Episode 2833) |
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Muppets | "J Friends" (First: Episode 0339) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird finishes stacking the papers when the first customer, Allison, arrives. Mr. Handford rewards Big Bird for his help with a dollar bill. "I feel like a working bird with income!" Big Bird proudly declares when receiving his first dollar... but what will he use it for? |
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Cartoon | A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717) |
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Muppets | Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful". (First: Episode 2492) |
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Cartoon | The Carrot (censored version) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1132) |
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Song | "Brand New Look" - people try on glasses. (First: Episode 3271) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird shows Gordon and Merry Monster his dollar, which Merry is especially impressed with. ("You're rich! You have purchasing power! You have independent wealth! You're a player in the market! In other words, you can buy something.") Big Bird consults them on what he should use it for; Merry suggests he buy a sports car, and the two get briefly carried away until Big Bird realizes a sports car costs a lot more than a dollar. Gordon thinks he could get a toy sports car, but Big Bird still isn't sure. |
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Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Dances with Wolves — A pig is reluctant to dance with a wolf. (First: Episode 3234) |
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Animation | A Navajo blanket is formed as tribal music plays. (First: Episode 2963) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Robin Williams shows Elmo the many fun things one can do with a stick. (First: Episode 2835) |
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Cartoon | Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795) |
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SCENE 4 | Joey and Davey Monkey have learned about Big Bird's wealth, and think he should buy them a banana with his dollar (they only cost 10 cents). Trying to figure out a good reason for Big Bird to buy the banana, the monkeys agree to work for it by helping Big Bird figure out what else to buy. |
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Film / Animation | Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays. (First: Episode 3126) |
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Muppets | Captain Elmo Cousteau searches for the treasure of the missing soap, with the help of a policeman fishy. (First: Episode 2637) |
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Animation | W for water, wind, wave and wet (First: Episode 3198) |
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Film | Alphaquest: W (First: Episode 2712) |
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Film | Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song. (First: Episode 2952) |
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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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Cartoon | Pizza maker Original Jay demonstrates how he got his name: his pizzas talk and dance. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3280) |
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SCENE 5 | Davey and Joey bring Big Bird a letter J to buy, saying he could use it for various words. Big Bird informs the two that all the letters of the alphabet are free, so the monkeys go back to the ol' drawing board. |
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Cartoon | The 'J' Train Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 1169) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form the word ON. |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik play a rhyming game. (First: Episode 1754) |
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Song | "Front Back Ballet" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3016) |
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Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("One step forward, one step back"). (First: Episode 3031) |
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Cartoon | "I'm Curious" (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3066) |
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Muppets | Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example. (First: Episode 1767) |
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Animation | Two giddy female scribbles introduce themselves to a bar code, who can only beep. They recognize him from the supermarket. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2981) |
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Song | Lillian sings "Face Facts." (First: Episode 2760) |
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Cartoon | The number 13 is seen as a birdhouse, in a tree, and in the sky. Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3276) |
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SCENE 6 | The monkeys return with a number 13 he can use for counting, attempting to do so with little success (they think "asparagus" and "Albany" are numbers). Big Bird already knows how to count to 13, however, so they suggest he go to Finders Keepers to look for something to buy. |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys. (First: Episode 2711) |
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Song | David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" (First: Episode 0371) |
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Cartoon | The Great Inventor Series: Science Salutes the Men and Women Who Have Changed the Way We Live. Cartoon about the days when people tried drinking ice cream soda before straws were invented. Awful messes were made getting more of the refreshment on their clothes than in their bellies. Until one day an ice cream parlor janitor noticed that when people brought their leashed pet anteaters in to enjoy an ice cream soda, the floor was always sucked completely clean. Realizing that nature had solved the problem, the janitor invented artificial anteater noses that strapped on over people's mouths... which eventually evolved into the modern straw. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2595) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Before and After — Bert explains the concept of "before and after" to Ernie using a plate of cookies. (First: Episode 0007) |
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Animation | Before / after: Designs of a rainforest are painted on a chair. (First: Episode 3129) |
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Cartoon | At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2085) |
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SCENE 7 | At Finders Keepers, Ruthie suggests that he doesn't have to immediately use his dollar and can save his money with a piggy bank. Since he doesn't have one, he buys one for twenty cents (though Ruthie jokingly offers it for a dollar at first). He gives a dime to the monkeys for their banana while he puts the rest of his change into his new piggy bank. Over at Hooper's, the monkeys enjoy their banana and decide to earn more money for a second one as Mr. Handford announces the sponsors. |
Notes
- This episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3598.
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