| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Gina and Carlo start new jobs | |||||||
| Air date | November 21, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird strolls over to Hooper's Store, craving one of Gina's birdseed milkshakes. Once he gets there, he finds Gina, Lexine, and another kid helping move some stuff from the store to her new day care center around the corner. Big Bird becomes happy when he hears how fun the day care center will be, but keels over when he learns she will be quitting her job at Hooper's. |
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Song | "It's All Right to Cry" (First: Episode 3154) |
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Cartoon | African quilt pattern (First: Episode 3160) |
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Muppets | Moe Cocker and a chorus of dogs sing "With a Little Yelp from My Friends." (First: Episode 3108) |
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Cartoon | How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2730) |
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Film | A girl learns how to jump rope. |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird sips one last Gina-made milkshake to calm his nerves, though Mr. Handford assures him he'll continue making them. Gina explains her passion for opening a day care, saying how she took night classes and got her license to do so. Big Bird doesn't think it'll be the same; what if he wants to come by and ask her a question? Lexine and her friend lead him to the day care to show him how easy it can be. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Mr. Handford provides Gina with some cups and plates and the two share a heartfelt goodbye. When she leaves, Mr. Handford tells the viewer, "You know, sometimes you can feel happy and sad at the very same time." |
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Cartoon | A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. (First: Episode 0537) |
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Song | "Exploring in Your Closet" (First: Episode 3132) |
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Song | "Big G and Little G" |
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Cartoon | A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) |
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Animation | G / g paper fold (First: Episode 3350) |
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Muppets | Ernie doesn't want to play with Bert, who sings "I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me." (First: Episode 1819) |
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Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (First: Episode 1471) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird wants to practice going into the day care and asking Gina a question, but first he needs something to ask her. While he thinks, she and the kids go inside and observe the new surroundings. Gina comments how her friends helped get some supplies, including stuff from her own home. They play with her "Disappearing Dinosaurs" picture and try to find the dinosaurs embedded into the artwork. Big Bird comes in to ask his question but gets distracted by the game. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Carlo comes into the day care and Big Bird allows him to ask Gina a question (since his is just pretend). Carlo asks her if Mr. Handford would be willing to hire him in Gina's place and she approves of the idea. Big Bird leads Carlo to Hooper's, believing he knows the sure-fire way to get him hired. |
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Cartoon | A magician performs a trick that makes birds appear, and fish can be glimpsed between them. (First: Episode 1614) |
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Song | "We Got the Power!" - a hip-hop song about computers (First: Episode 3058) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures #13 (First: Episode 2691) |
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Animation | Abstract count to 13. (First: Episode 2809) |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys. (First: Episode 2711) |
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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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Animation | A girl plays in, on, and under a sculpture. (First: Episode 2898) |
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Song | "It's Time for a Rhyme" (First: Episode 3160) |
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SCENE 4 | Big Bird gives Carlo some ill-advised suggestions on how to get hired such as getting Mr. Handford some chocolates or driving up in a fire engine; Carlo decides to simply ask about the position. Mr. Handford does a brief interview with him and hires him on the spot. As Carlo leaves to tell his parents, Big Bird points out to Mr. Handford that he left out the most important question: can he make a birdseed milkshake?! |
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Song | Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?" (First: Episode 3312) |
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Animation | Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together. (First: Episode 1895) |
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Muppets | Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror." (First: Episode 2689) |
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Animation | A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way. (First: Episode 2689) |
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Song | "Playground Map Song" (First: Episode 2680) |
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Cartoon | A dog, a girl and a lizard dance to a bongo beat. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2795) |
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SCENE 5 | Carlo's never heard of a birdseed milkshake, so Mr. Handford whips out his recipe as Carlo puts it together. Big Bird gives it a taste... and loves it! Carlo then becomes nervous when Mr. Handford assigns him to close up the store tonight, but luckily he has a "recipe" for doing that, too. |
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Cartoon | Mi kat iz ... gone (First: Episode 1967) |
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Song | David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" (First: Episode 0371) |
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Animation | Computer G / g (First: Episode 3112) |
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Muppets | Zoe spots a group of letters galloping by, and wonders which letter it is. She tells Celina what it looks like, and Celina says it's the letter G. (First: Episode 3377) |
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Cartoon | Fish form G and g. (First: Episode 3112) |
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Muppets | In the park, Harvey Kneeslapper comes up behind a man, asks him, "Wanna see something funny?" and then holds a mirror up. The man sees nothing funny...until he looks at Harvey! (First: Episode 0283) |
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Film | A boy is scared to go to sleep at night, until his dad tells him to use his imagination to calm himself down. He conducts a symphony with his toys. (First: Episode 3271) |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine." (First: Episode 2775) |
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SCENE 6 | Simultaneously at Hooper's and the day care, Carlo and Gina try to adjust to their new jobs; Carlo refills the salt shaker while Gina practices reading a book to some stuffed animals. The two then start to sing "The First Time," with new lyrics describing their situations. The final portion of the song cuts to the original film version (First: Episode 2950) with new vocals by Kevin Clash. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Carlo finally locks up and heads home. Gina announces the sponsors and goes home as well. Big Bird, tucked in his nest, claims he knew everything would work out in the end. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Gina, Zoe, and the kids dance at day care when Big Bird starts to enter. |
Notes
- The book Gina reads during scene 6 is The Barber and the Banana from Episode 3252.
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