| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Ribbons abound! | |||||||
| Air date | April 28, 1998 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Telly notices Ruthie at Finders Keepers tying a ribbon around her finger. She explains that it's to help her remember to meet a friend at noon for lunch today. Telly thinks it's a good idea, but wonders what would happen if she forgets to look at it. He thinks up a solution and runs off, leaving Ruthie curious... |
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SCENE 1 | Telly comes back with a solution to Ruthie's "problem": first he explains that he imagined he was the one Ruthie was going to meet today, and how angry he would be if she forgot. As a result, Telly has put a ribbon around his own wrist to remind Ruthie of her ribbon! Everything seems fine, until Telly wonders what would happen if he forgot to look at his own ribbon. Carlo passes by and Telly enlists his help. |
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Cartoon | An alligator and an elephant chat about how to remember their names. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 1301) |
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Muppets | "The Elephant Elevator Operator" (First: Episode 3067) |
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Cartoon | Buttons ride a rollercoaster "up and down." (First: Episode 3207) |
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Animation | S for shadow, soccer balls, sand, and slide (First: Episode 3639) |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn gives Grover 15 seconds to say an "S" word, but Grover has trouble concentrating due to the ticking of the clock. (First: Episode 3551) |
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Cartoon | The letter S grows on a vine. (First: Episode 3278) |
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Film | Kids observe different types of bugs and flowers. (First: Episode 3696) |
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Animation | Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt? Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2873) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly has tied a big green ribbon around Carlo's arm, in case he forgets to look at his own ribbon to remind Ruthie of her lunch appointment. Telly also asks Carlo to sing "The Alphabet Song" to make sure he's good at remembering things. Carlo reluctantly does so, and Telly asks him afterward why he's wearing the ribbon; Carlo is able to recall what it's for, to Telly's relief. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd |
Telly leaves and Elmo approaches Carlo, thinking he knows why Carlo has the ribbon: he's pretending to be a box! Elmo runs off, inspired, leaving Carlo confused. |
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Animation | Portraits of kids display the alphabet. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3203) |
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Muppets | Baby Bear shows Big Bird his favorite painting at the Museum of Modern Art, "The Sleeping Gypsy". By imagining the sounds coming from the painting, they can almost hear them. (First: Episode 3529) |
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Cartoon | Seymore the snail presents himself. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3756) |
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Muppets | Humphrey and Ingrid wonder what their Super Baby is going to do that starts with S. She goes to sleep. (First: Episode 3653) |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter S. (First: Episode 3504) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Zoe points out to Zap Mama and some kids that Chicago is sad because he's never been to the jungle. The group cheers him up by making jungle noises with their voices. (First: Episode 3285) |
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Cartoon | A mouse sings "Felines," a song about emotions, to the tune of "Feelings." (First: Episode 3278) |
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Film | Kids talk about their CATs. (First: Episode 3308) |
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Cartoon | Campers don't want to play ring toss with Zork, until their counselor reminds them about being judgmental. (First: Episode 2761) |
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Cast | Wish You Were Here: Gabi and Miles take a tour of the Kennedy Space Center, where they learn about how rockets are launched into space, along with a group of other kids. Miles works at Mission Control, while Gabi pretends to be an astronaut. (First: Episode 3713) |
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Animation | Space frogs count to 10. (First: Episode 3109) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Patrick, "moon buddies," pretend to go to the moon. They see some aliens eating moon pizza, and some astronauts. (First: Episode 3701) |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brother’s shoes - she has fun with the box they came in. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2985) |
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SCENE 3 | Carlo tells the viewer how peculiar his day's going when Elmo, wearing a ribbon around his neck, approaches with Brandon, Alice, and Erica, who are also wearing ribbons. One of them brought a box so they can play "The Remembering Game," in which they remember each of the four items they put into the box. The items include a shoelace, a yellow ball, a feather, and a purple crayon. Carlo closes the lid, and Elmo has the kids (and the viewer) try to remember each item, right after the following segment plays... |
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Cartoon | "From Your Head" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3474) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Carlo gives the kids a clue about the first two items, and the kids are good at remembering the other two on their own. With the game over, Carlo starts telling them why he really has the ribbon around his arm. |
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Cartoon | On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (new music sting added) (First: Episode 0768) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "Things That I Remember." Ernie and Bert recall the things that they remember, over a montage of classic Ernie and Bert clips. (First: Episode 3656) |
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Cartoon | Different emotions are drawn on a face, until the character grabs the pencil. (First: Episode 3531) |
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Cartoon | A movie director calls for 12 pilots, 12 airplanes, 12 parachutes, 12 clowns and 12 pies. (First: Episode 3210) |
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Animation | Milo Counting: 12 (First: Episode 3568) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo brings the ribbon-wearing kids to the park to help remember Ruthie's appointment; Carlo and Telly arrive and let them know that they remember it, too. Ruthie arrives and greets everyone, though she wonders where her friend is. Her friend, Snuffy, shows up right then and there, wearing a ribbon around his snuffle. Though everyone was able to remember the appointment at the right time, Ruthie realizes that she forgot the food! She runs off to get it while Elmo remembers to announce the sponsors, as well as the status of Slimey's spaceship. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Gina's day care center is full of hopping "rabbits!" |
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