| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Where's the elephant? | |||||||
| Air date | May 7, 1998 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | At the playground in the park, Baby Bear, Telly, and Elmo (who keeps popping in and out from below the frame) inform the viewer that they're going to have a great day today by introducing the number of the day, the letter of the day, and other fun stuff. As the camera zooms out, it is revealed that Elmo has been riding one side of the see-saw. |
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SCENE 1 | Telly and Baby Bear give a pretend fanfare and introduce Elmo, who will present the letter of the day. He observes the letter on the forehead of a soft-spoken elephant (Joey Mazzarino) and gives a speech about it. When he's done, the "letter" exits and moments later a girl comes by, looking for her pet elephant Elliot. Telly and Baby Bear say they haven't seen one, but they did see a letter I just a moment ago. |
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Cartoon | CGI sheep graze out I and i. (First: Episode 2896) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I — Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727) |
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Cartoon | Shoes dance to a square dance tune. (First: Episode 3450) |
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Film | J.D. competes in a chess tournament, and wins fourth place. |
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Cartoon | A girl practices to roller skate over many days. (First: Episode 3556) |
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Animation | Elephants appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3627) |
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SCENE 2 | From Finders Keepers, Baby Bear recites a poem about the number of the day - 12. The elephant returns, displaying the number on his ears, as well as a triangle on his side (for those with discriminating taste). Elmo becomes suspicious that this number 12 is really an elephant when the elephant's owner comes back to reclaim him, wondering what he's doing there. The elephant gives a moving speech about wanting to do more than just eat peanuts, and she promises to do more fun things with him when they get home. "I love seeing people happily reunited with their elephants," Baby Bear says as the two embrace. |
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Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" (#12) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985) |
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Animation | Rubber Stamp #12 (First: Episode 2932) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Brings Home a Surprise — Ernie brings a puppy home as a surprise for Bert. (First: Episode 1956) |
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Video | Kids demonstrate surprise by winding a jack-in-the-box, as “Pop Goes the Weasel” plays. (First: Episode 3624) |
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Cartoon | Alice Kadeezenberry tries to water the plants, but notices the hose doesn't go far enough for her to do so. After several harebrained attempts, she uses a nearby watering can. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 3713) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird receives a visit from Marisa Tomei, and is reminded that he was supposed to say the alphabet with her today. Some drama ensues between them, but they say the alphabet anyway, and part on good terms. (new music added) (First: Episode 3224) |
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Cartoon | Jazzy alphabet around a city (First: Episode 3267) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finishes a bag of popcorn, and almost leaves it on the brick wall, but then argues over which trash can to throw it in. Finally, it rips the bag in half to "share" the trash. (First: Episode 2718) |
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Cartoon | Aliens vacation on Earth for an afternoon, but they litter. (First: Episode 3141) |
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Cast | Wish You Were Here: Gabi and Miles visit the US Space Camp in Florida. While there, they learn about what kind of training astronauts go through, which includes a motion simulator, a moon-jump simulator, and an exercise machine. They also learn how to build and fix structures. Finally, they get treated to some freeze-dried ice cream, which is part of what astronauts eat in space. (First: Episode 3711) |
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Cartoon | Flash Gizmo, Space Cadet Near and far (First: Episode 3714) |
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Muppets | Zoe uses Wolfgang to demonstrate near and far. (First: Episode 3392) |
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Film | A girl uses an instant camera to take pictures of her friends, who demonstrate several emotions. (First: Episode 3582) |
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Insert | Celina shows the Grouchketeers how to do "Doin' the Grouch." (First: Episode 3203) |
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Cartoon | Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. (First: Episode 2486) |
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Animation | Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921) |
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Cartoon | Pencil box I/i (First: Episode 2890) |
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Animation | I / i candles (First: Episode 3107) |
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Muppets | Grover, Herry, Cookie Monster and Frazzle sing "Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)." (First: Episode 1644) |
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Cartoon | Orville the mouse (voice of Joey Mazzarino) feels proud of his new job as a lab rat for Dr. Igor. His job is to find a piece of cheese at the end of a maze, which proves to be difficult. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3655) |
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Insert | Snuffy, Alice and some kids do "The Snuffleupagus Polka." (First: Episode 3392) |
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Animation | A walk through a neighborhood made of paper and photographic characters. (First: Episode 3583) |
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Song | "Country in the City" (First: Episode 3292) |
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Film | Russian nesting dolls 1-10 (First: Episode 0540) |
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Muppets | Natasha competes in the Thpfft Championship, where she wins by Thpfft-ing 20 times. |
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Song | "Beautiful Baby"(remake) (First: Episode 3549) |
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Cartoon | A young bespectacled man with an accordion asks how much it costs to cross the bridge. The Bridgekeeper says admission is free, but requires that the young man show him three triangles. Two of them are found in the bridgework, and the man uses the bridgekeeper's staff to draw a third triangle in the dirt. Although the bridgekeeper has his order filled, he asks the man to play a tune on his accordion. This additional request takes the young man by surprise, but he is told to do so for the opportunity to cross the bridge. (First: Episode 1572) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo, Baby Bear, and the girl cheer Telly on as he attempts to get his part of the seesaw down. The three friends announce the sponsors, and report the status of Slimey's spaceship. Telly manages to get his seat down and reveals Elliot on the other end, who finishes the sign off. |
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COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Rosita shows up at the Triangle Lovers Club tongue-twister contest, so that Telly can feel better when he says, "Ten tiny triangles tiptoed through the tulips." |
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