| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Talking about love | |||||||||
| Air date | January 4, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria tells the viewer that today, they'll be discussing love. She invites Oscar to partake in the lesson, but he wants no part of it, instead opting to watch over Irvine. Maria starts off by explaining what she loves about Gabi. Oscar does the same with Irvine, as the two sing "Loving All Those Things." |
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Cartoon | A man talks about how much he loves his bones. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628) |
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Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Marmoset. (First: Episode 2487) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert build a snowman, but Ernie fears that the snowman will be cold if they don't dress him. Even though Bert tries to tell him that snowmen aren't alive and can't feel the cold, that doesn't stop Ernie from dressing the snowman in Bert's clothing. (First: Episode 1824) |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys. (First: Episode 2711) |
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SCENE 2 | Linda joins Maria as she discusses how much she and Barkley love each other. Oscar tries to show how much more he and Fluffy love each other. They both show this by letting their pets give their paw (or trunk) to shake, then a drink of water. However, in Fluffy's case, she further shows her love for Oscar by squirting the water back in Linda's face. |
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Cartoon | A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2151) |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy sings "Eight Balls of Fur." (First: Episode 2669) |
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Film | Photographic collage demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME and NONE of an apple. (First: Episode 0979) |
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Cast | Gordon acts out Maria's 13 Step Method of Lifting a Heavy Barbell. (First: Episode 2595) |
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Animation | Thirteen hamburgers dance around. |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo and Telly join the others and talk about things they love, while Oscar interrupts by constantly making noise. He points out that this is something else he loves. |
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Film | Alphaquest: B (First: Episode 2706) |
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Muppets | Grover tries to ignore three monsters who look big and scary to him. When they notice him carrying a flute, they grab his attention and ask -- in what appears to be a threatening way -- if Grover wants to play. The three monsters pull out a clarinet, an oboe and a bassoon and begin to play, urging Grover to join in. (First: Episode 1412) |
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Cartoon | A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. (First: Episode 2053) |
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Film | An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo). (First: Episode 0429) |
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Animation | D / d (drums and drumsticks) (First: Episode 2188) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly and Elmo bring their dolls Freddy and Baby David to talk about how much they love them. Oscar inserts himself into the discussion once more to talk about the thing he loves the most - trash. He dumps out all his trash onto the sidewalk and sings "I Love Trash" (lip-syncing to the 1970 recording). This scene, minus the intro with the cast, would be used as a stand-alone insert. |
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Cartoon | Two green martians fight over a flower, until they see a monolith crumble to form the word AMOR. (First: Episode 0821) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: London Fog — The fog in London dissipates before Kermit can report on it. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Film | Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2721) |
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Cartoon | A bird transforms into a plane, a car, a cat, a fish, a submarine, Submarine Man, and back to a bird. Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 1616) |
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Insert | Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Gordon, and Susan observes some of Mr. Snuffleupagus's home movies, including the one titled "Snuffy's First Steps." (First: Episode 2267) |
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Film | Footage of a baby learning to walk. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0427) |
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Muppets | A heartbroken groom sings "Don't Walk." (First: Episode 2454) |
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Film | A girl goes to the shoemaker and watches him as he repairs her shoes. (First: Episode 0987) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: D - Daisy (First: Episode 0795) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria, Elmo, and the kids continue talking about things that they love, including what other residents of Sesame Street like Snuffy, the Count, and Cookie Monster enjoy. |
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Film | A girl watches her dad shave his face. (First: Episode 2607) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures #13 (First: Episode 2691) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Newspaper — Ernie reads the newspaper over Bert's shoulder. (First: Episode 1193) |
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Film | Colored sand forms the letter B and a buffalo. (First: Episode 2427) |
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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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SCENE 6 | Maria sums up everything they've learned about love today, especially Oscar's involvement. He points out there's one more thing he loves that he hasn't mentioned yet - saying goodbye! Elmo announces the sponsors (giving the love sign in sign language afterward), and the credits roll. |
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