| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Maria and Linda imagine with Gabi | |||||||
| Air date | December 11, 1989 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Oscar enjoys the early morning sounds of the garbage truck, and a neighbor (Martin P. Robinson) yelling at the garbage man to be quiet. When he tells the viewer they've just heard all the good sounds there are on Sesame Street, Gilbert and Sullivan appear. Along with Maria, Luis, Big Bird, Bob, Telly, Mike, Gordon, Gina, Mr. Handford, and Susan, they sing about all the nice sounds you can hear on Sesame Street. |
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Cartoon | Dry and Wet (near swimming pool) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Film | Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0108) |
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Cartoon | L for life, love, lizard, leap, and lump Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1833) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert urges Ernie to go to sleep, but Ernie won't go to sleep until the person living upstairs drops his other shoe. When the shoe finally drops, Ernie wakes Bert up to tell him about it. (First: Episode 0176) |
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Cartoon | A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt. (First: Episode 1987) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | The Count approaches actress Kathleen Turner, and asks her to be in a movie that he's written. The script is called Counting, and it's just a list of the numbers 1 through 20. Kathleen is unsure if she wants to participate, so the Count shows her the script for the sequel, More Counting. This script counts from 21 to 40. Kathleen declines the role, but the Count doesn't mind; he's been counting the leading ladies who have turned him down! (First: Episode 2570) |
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Cartoon | The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1336) |
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Film | At school, a boy wants to be friends with a classmate, so he writes her a letter. (First: Episode 2373) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Guys and Dolls — Herry and Ruby sing about their favorite toys. (First: Episode 2591) |
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Cartoon | When a bird pops a balloon, the balls represent Sad and Happy. (First: Episode 2102) |
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Insert | Big Bird reads a poem about how hard it is to be a sheep, and become cold when giving up one's wool: "So let's be fair when snow is deep, let's put the sweater on the sheep." Accompanied with cotton sheep illustrations. (First: Episode 1828) |
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Cartoon | A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen to it if not taken care of. (First: Episode 1476) |
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Muppets | Grover compares himself and the viewer, noting how much they are alike (except for the viewer's lack of blue fur). (First: Episode 1804) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano (First: Episode 1980) |
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Song | "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl (Kathryn Mullen) imagines she's a doctor, movie director, or firefighter. (First: Episode 1454) |
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Cartoon | Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly, your Monster on the Spot, wants to report on a discussion and asks Maria what she and Gabi are discussing. Maria tells him that a discussion is when you share your ideas with someone, and Gabi is too young to have a discussion. When they leave, two Honkers appear and start having a discussion, so Telly is able to finish his news story. |
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Cartoon | Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193) |
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Film | Kids pick green beans in the field. Later, their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. (First: Episode 0944) |
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Muppets | All My Letters: V Vivian snacks on vegetables, while her lover Victor is vexed. She then meets a vegetable vampire, Walter. (First: Episode 2277) |
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Cartoon | Several circles try to get past a large square. (First: Episode 1486) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Zelda have a discussion about cookies. (First: Episode 2601) |
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Cartoon | Un circulo (First: Episode 1657) |
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SCENE 3 | Forgetful Jones has a glass of water, but he can't remember why. Is it to water a flower? Or to remember to wash the laundry? He hears thunder and decides he must have brought the glass of water to remind him that it will rain, and he should use his umbrella. He does so and proudly states that he'll have to change his name to "Remembering Jones." All the remembering has made him thirsty, so he goes off in search of something to drink. |
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Film | A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
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Cartoon | "L Look Around Song" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1483) |
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Muppets | Kermit the Frog tries to explain the difference between happy and sad, two emotions which Elmo displays while trying to get Kermit to play with him. (First: Episode 2188) |
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Cartoon | A mother bird adds her eggs that hatch. (First: Episode 2230) |
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Animation | Slide puzzle: Ernie (First: Episode 0403) |
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SCENE 4 | The rain has foiled Maria's plans to take Gabi to the zoo, but Linda has an idea. They could go to an imaginary zoo, and show Gabi the signs for all the animals. Luis calls on the telephone and says he is sorry that the rain spoiled their plans. Maria says they did go to the zoo, and she can't talk right now - she's about to feed the seals. |
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Cartoon | I am dry, they are wet (Umbrella) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0344) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones perform "Mad." (First: Episode 0240) |
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Cartoon | L for Lion (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149) |
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Film | With their teacher kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names. (First: Episode 1735) |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a bridge, which a train crosses. (First: Episode 0793) |
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SCENE 5 | The rain has stopped, and Maria and the kids sit on the stoop and count Gabi's fingers and toes. They also give her ten tickles as Forgetful announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Martin P. Robinson voices the Monster on the Spot announcer.
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