| Sesame Street | |||||||
| The Jack in the Box | |||||||
| Air date | January 6, 1997 | ||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Baby Bear and Zoe study a strange box outside Finders Keepers. Baby Bear believes it's a toy, but Zoe asserts it's a mere box. Ruthie tells them they're both right: it's a jack-in-the-box. She demonstrates how it works, turning the crank as it plays "Pop Goes the Weasel" and the two are surprised when a little toy bear comes out. They love it and request she play it over and over, faster and faster until she must return to work. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Suddenly, they witness a large, animated letter O rolling past making a low "Oh..." sound and decide to follow it. |
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Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) |
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Cast | Big Bird winds up Linda, who displays the word TOY. (First: Episode 2908) |
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Animation | The word TOY is displayed, followed by a wind-up drum-playing panda. (First: Episode 3067) |
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Muppets | A diva sings the Alphabet Song while the stagehand instructs the gaffers to raise and lower the alphabet sign, but the diva thinks he's asking her to alter her singing voice. (First: Episode 2964) |
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Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Samantha shows Grover how to play "Duck Duck Goose." |
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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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Cartoon | A lady receives a letter O in the mail, which promptly rolls around her living room. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3348) |
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SCENE 2 | The O makes its way to Oscar's trash can and hovers above it. Oscar believes it's because his name begins with O, but Zoe and Baby Bear think it led them to the can so they can all play together. They beg Oscar to play a game and he devises one: they must find a way to get him to come out from his can. Baby Bear has an idea and the two run off. |
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Cartoon | Soul O (First: Episode 3375) |
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Film | Children dance to different rhythms from around the world. (First: Episode 2499) |
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Cartoon |
Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3442) |
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Muppets | Elmo is sleeping over at Telly’s However Elmo can't sleep due to Telly's snoring. Elmo turn on the radio, so he can't hear Telly snoring, however the music is so loud that they can't sleep. Telly then tries to put his hand over his mouth and nose, however that don't work since he can't breath. Elmo then asks for some earmuffs, that worked. However now Telly can't sleep, because Elmo snores, luckily Telly has another pair of earmuffs. (First: Episode 3487) |
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Song | "One of These Things" (with Wegman's dogs and a poodle) (ending cut) (First: Episode 3114) |
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Animation | Gayle the Mer-Monster shows Doug the Monster how to come in and out of the water. |
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Film | Kids walk IN and OUT of a school. |
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SCENE 3 | Back at Finders Keepers, Baby Bear describes his plan to Zoe: they'll attach a large crank to Oscar's can, much like the jack-in-the-box. In their imaginations, they believe it will send Oscar flying out once they turn it. Zoe is skeptical it'll work, but Baby Bear thinks they should give it a try. |
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Cartoon | The word OPEN is spelled out in jack-in-the-boxes. |
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Muppets | Farley takes his pet "To the Vet" as he sings about it. |
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Film | What sound does a cat make? (First: Episode 3414) |
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Cartoon | A Zerkel named Dan demonstrates -an words. Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3515) |
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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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Animation | Number creatures #19 (First: Episode 2718) |
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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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SCENE 4 | The crank (provided by Ruthie) is installed and Baby Bear turns it with increasing speed, but nothing happens. He theorizes they need the music to go along with it and they return to Ruthie. |
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Song | 14 Karat Soul sing about what's "Down Below the Street." (First: Episode 2556) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Plays House — Bert tries to guess which part of the family Ernie is pretending to be. (First: Episode 3529) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie sings about the things she can imagine herself doing "In My Head." (First: Episode 3526) |
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Film | Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old. (First: Episode 1403) |
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Muppets | "Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614) |
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Cartoon | A man counts 40 stars at night. (First: Episode 2243) |
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SCENE 5 | Ruthie helps the two remember the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel" by singing the words to them over and over faster and faster. Once they master it they head back to Oscar's can as Ruthie continues playing with her jack-in-the-box. |
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Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) |
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Muppets | Director Kermit is filming Oklahoma with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful is supposed to enter sing "Oklahoma!" but sings "Aklahoma!", "Eeklahoma!", and "Iklahoma!" instead. When he finally gets it right, the production assistant says it's time for lunch. (First: Episode 2544) |
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Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0173) |
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Film | A girl named Shirley performs in the circus; her father is famous Ringing Bros. clown David Larible. Other acts in the circus include elephant training and elephant jumping. (First: Episode 3529) |
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SCENE 6 | Baby Bear and Zoe sing "Pop Goes the Weasel" as they turn the crank, which still doesn't work. They argue over it which brings Oscar out to listen. They realize they've won the game and Oscar is happy to lose since it's over their argument. However, he returns to his grumpy self when they stop their arguing and head for the park. Ruthie announces the sponsors, which brings back the hovering O from before. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Kingston introduces his "Crew 4" with a hip-hop song. |
Notes
- The jack-in-the-box used in this episode is an Ernest Moody Tin Toy model from Schylling created in 1993. A new label with instructions is pasted on the bottom to modify it.
- A copy of Snuffle Magic can be seen at Finders Keepers in the background.
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