| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Elmo gets a boo-boo | |||||||
| Air date | April 27, 1998 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | John Weidman | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo, Baby Bear, and Telly plan to spend today playing together, for they are (as they say) "The Three Friends - hurrah!" They check the list of everything they intend to do, which includes running, climbing, and other physical activities. They start doing the first thing on the list, "running, yelling and bouncing," when Elmo bumps his arm and screams in pain, startling the other two who look with concern. |
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Song | "It's All Right to Cry" (First: Episode 3154) |
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Muppets | Natasha crawls across the screen from left to right. |
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Animation | Writing utensils form the upper and lowercase letter E. (First: Episode 2880) |
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Song | Ornate E's go easing by to a song. (First: Episode 2937) |
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Animation | Planet E / e (First: Episode 2840) |
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Muppets | The Martians are a "Yip Yip Family." (First: Episode 2724) |
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Film | D.J. goes to the doctor, gets weighed and measured, and gets a shot. (First: Episode 3595) |
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Muppets | Natasha crawls across the screen from right to left. |
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Cartoon | A man talks about how much he loves his bones. (new music added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628) |
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SCENE 2 | At the Fix-It Shop, Maria puts a bandage on Elmo's boo-boo as Baby Bear and Telly explain what happened. Maria tells Elmo that his boo-boo isn't too bad, and he happily realizes it doesn't hurt to move his arms. Maria does warn Elmo to be careful and not to bump his boo-boo into anything. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Baby Bear and Telly make sure that Elmo's boo-boo remains untouched by acting like his bodyguards as they pass Hooper's Store, telling Mr. Handford to back off. |
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Cartoon | Two boys, one with brown skin and one with Caucasian-colored skin, are compared as being both same and different, by an examination of their appearance in profile, in full lighting, and in x-ray. (First: Episode 3757) |
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Film | A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal. (First: Episode 2787) |
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Muppets | Natasha crawls across the screen from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. |
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Cartoon | Abstract count to 16. (First: Episode 2822) |
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Muppets | "Sixteen Samba" (First: Episode 2822) |
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Animation | 16 TV sets are counted. (First: Episode 2850) |
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Muppets | Natasha crawls across the screen from the bottom to the top. |
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Insert | "Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate near and far, with help from Maria's voice. (First: Episode 3617) |
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Cartoon | A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3134) |
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Muppets | Natasha crawls across the screen from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. |
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Song | "Elbows and Knees" (First: Episode 2641) |
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Cartoon | Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0410) |
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SCENE 3 | The Three Friends go over the list and notice that the next item is climbing the jungle gym while saying the alphabet. Elmo wants to go, but the other two don't want to risk putting him in further danger after he got his boo-boo (which doesn't even hurt anymore). They won't even let him sing "The Alphabet Song" because when he reaches the letter E, he might laugh so hard that he'll fall down and get hurt. Suddenly, Telly gets an idea: he rushes off and fetches some earmuffs and cotton to put over Elmo's ears so he won't hear them sing the alphabet. |
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Cartoon | A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (music sting added) (First: Episode 0279) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster drives a car, but puts on the seat belt first. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Song | "I'm Holdin' Your Hand" (while crossing the street) (First: Episode 3658) |
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Cartoon | Look both ways before you cross the street Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1397) |
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Muppets | Natasha crawls around in a circle. |
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Film | Wegman's dogs play an eye doctor and his patient. (First: Episode 3739) |
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Cartoon | A near-sighted princess goes to the eye doctor and gets glasses. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3056) |
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Muppets | Natasha finally reaches her goal: a giant baby bottle! She drinks up all the milk, and lets out a large burp. |
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SCENE 4 | The Three Friends reach Hooper's for lunch. Telly and Baby Bear think their day is going great so far, but Elmo can't say the same for himself. Elmo orders a tuna fish sandwich and a glass of milk, but Telly and Baby Bear insist that he not move his arms for fear of hitting his boo-boo again and consume his lunch for him, thinking they're doing him a favor. This makes Elmo so furious that he writhes back and forth as he lets out his anger, which causes his bandage to fall off. Maria checks on him, and they all confirm that his friends did a good job of protecting him. Elmo, now ready to play, tags Telly and runs off. |
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Cartoon | "Letters in the Body" Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3339) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover works at a chicken restaurant, Chicken Castle. He serves Mr. Johnson an empty bucket. When he demands a full bucket, Grover squeezes into the bucket. |
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Cartoon | "The Room Is Full of Chickens" (First: Episode 2971) |
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Film | The Count counts five children sitting on a park bench. (First: Episode 2958) |
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Song | 14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street." (First: Episode 2556) |
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Cartoon | Luxo Jr. demonstrates "up" and "down." (First: Episode 3130) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird expects Zap Mama to show him a merry-go-round, so they make one with their voices. (First: Episode 3292) |
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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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Song | "See Like a Bird" (Robin) (First: Episode 3682) |
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Animation | E / e Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3300) |
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Animation | Computer E / e (First: Episode 3071) |
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Film | Jaws spoof presenting the letter E. (First: Episode 3300) |
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Muppets | Wanda's friends beg her to stay in the water, but she'd rather explore land and be "A Fish Outta Water." (First: Episode 3247) |
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Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before & after (First: Episode 0694) |
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Animation | Before / after: Designs of a rainforest are painted on a chair. (First: Episode 3129) |
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Cartoon | A juggling bear helps a little girl learn to juggle. (new audio) (First: Episode 1834) |
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SCENE 5 | At the playground in the park, the Three Friends have fun singing the alphabet song, only stopping when Elmo briefly laughs when they get to E. They announce the sponsors, and report the status of Slimey's spaceship. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: At the Kennedy Space Center, Gabi learns what it's like to be an astronaut. |
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