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| Zoe is turned into a dog | |||||||
| Air date | December 30, 1997 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Bob is taking care of Barkley today. At the same time he is also watching over Zoe, who is pretending to be a dog. She does everything Barkley does, including barking, biting at (pretend) fleas, panting, and leaning on Bob as he tries to read his newspaper. |
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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 | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (new music added) (First: Episode 1966) |
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Muppets | Big Bird observes how balloons can make one happy. Telly emerges, looking sad, with a deflated balloon, so Big Bird gives his balloon to Telly. (First: Episode 3429) |
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Cartoon |
Two art gallery patrons with Picassoesque facial features critically examine the portrait of a viewer. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3442) |
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SCENE 2 | Zoe wishes she could be a real dog, which Barkley reciprocates. Suddenly, Barkley's Fairy Godperson appears to grant Barkley's wish of Zoe becoming a dog so the two can play. With a song, he magically turns Zoe into a dog, which makes Bob angry. The Fairy Godperson has to poof away after getting a call on his cellular wand from another client (a tuna wants to climb Mount Everest) and tells Barkley to call if he needs anything. The two dogs race down the street with Bob following. |
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Film | A girl in a classroom draws a picture of her dog Puck, and goes over the care required to keep a pet. A Bert and Baby Fozzie plush can be seen in the her bedroom. (First: Episode 2853) |
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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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Song | "Jump" (soul) (First: Episode 3136) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Zoe-Dog, Barkley, and Bob run past Oscar's trash can. |
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Cartoon | The letter X (re-recorded audio) (First: Episode 0482) |
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Film | The letter X dances at the beach. (First: Episode 3588) |
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Cartoon | The letter X appears on-screen. (First: Episode 2779) |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | The trio now runs past the Furry Arms Hotel. |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2586) |
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Celebrity | Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive. (First: Episode 2749) |
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Cartoon | Counting to 10 Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3042) |
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Song | "Doing the Family Thing" (First: Episode 3180) |
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Cartoon | Snacks On Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171) |
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SCENE 3 | Bob chases the dogs to Hooper's Store and explains the situation to Mr. Handford and Tarah. She suggests they shake a box of doggie treats, which attracts a slew of other dogs that come for a snack. There are no more by the time Zoe and Barkley show up, so the chase resumes. |
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Cartoon | "Name That Food" game show hosted by Don Carrot Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1491) |
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Song | Kevin Clash sings "The Pasta Song." (First: Episode 3137) |
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Cartoon | A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Zero Cookies — Ernie counts zero cookies with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 2586) |
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Cartoon | A girl's friend tries to guess how many elephants she saw at the zoo today; the answer is zero. (First: Episode 3609) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Bob briefly rests on a bench as he chases the dogs past the playground in the park. |
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Cartoon | A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark. (First: Episode 0829) |
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Song | "Washin' the Dog" (First: Episode 3020) |
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SCENE 4 | Gina shows the word of the day - DOG - and is met with several dogs. She notices a familiar-looking orange dog with Barkley, and Bob tries to quickly explain what's happened before running after the dogs again. |
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Cartoon | The word DOG is spelled out over a weiner dog. (First: Episode 3326) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Telly sing "Baby Say It Loud", a silly song about a silly cow and a silly duck. (First: Episode 3611) |
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Film | Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown. (First: Episode 2650) |
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Cartoon | Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house. (First: Episode 2686) |
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SCENE 5 | Linda arrives to pick up Barkley and Bob explains what's happened. She finds it hard to believe and calls Barkley over in sign language (something Bob had forgot to do) and gets a good look at his new pal, the Zoe-Dog. She tells Barkley in sign language to call his Fairy Godperson, but he doesn't respond when Barkley barks for him. |
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Film | William Wegman's dogs form the letter X and demonstrate an X-ray. (First: Episode 3535) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot! (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0456) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787) |
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Muppets | Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using the X-ray machine. (First: Episode 1974) |
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Song | "We Got the Power!" - a hip-hop song about computers (First: Episode 3058) |
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SCENE 6 | The Fairy Godperson finally appears, having been on his lunch break. Bob tells him Zoe needs to be turned back into a monster lest her mother get upset, and Linda notes Barkley has just as much fun with Zoe as herself. Barkley makes his wish and Zoe is returned to normal. She heads home for a biscuit, Linda and Barkley leave for some lunch, Bob goes to take a nap ("I am dog-tired!"), and the Fairy Godperson magically announces the sponsors... and is barraged by a pack of dogs. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Four friends sing a doo-wop song about things that they love. |
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