| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Got a question? Ask the Answer Bird! | |||||||||
| Air date | March 19, 1993 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Telly wonders to himself what today's letters and number are. Big Bird appears dressed in glasses, a bowtie, and a button that reads "Answer Bird" - that's the role he's assuming today, and proceeds to answer Telly's question. Telly then asks if he can be Answer Bird's assistant, even though he has a broken arm. Big Bird hires him on the spot, giving Telly the role of making a vocal fanfare to punctuate his statements. |
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SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, Grundgetta, a Honker, and some kids wait impatiently for their orders when Telly and Big Bird enter. Big Bird finds that there are no questions that need to be answered, as Gina seems to know the answers to all of them in advance when he poses a few for her. Gina notes how busy she is right now by asking Big Bird and Telly if they are going to order anything. The two don't have an answer to this yet and agree to get back with her later. |
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Film | Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2945) |
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Cartoon | Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727) |
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Song | "Playground Map Song" (First: Episode 2680) |
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Cartoon | K is for Karate (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets | How Now Brown and the Moo Wave perform the song "Danger's No Stranger". (First: Episode 2030) |
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Cartoon | Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack) (First: Episode 2278) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird and Telly continue to look around for people who have questions. Telly decides to assume the role of both fanfare singer and question-asker, and asks him how his arm in a cast is doing. Big Bird isn't too sure how to answer so he asks Telly a series of questions, only to relay Telly's answers back to him. Telly "learns" that his arm is healing (according to his doctor), it itches sometimes, and it likes to pretend to be an airplane rather than stay still. |
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Cartoon | Rap #15 (First: Episode 2567) |
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Film | As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801) |
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Muppets | Bert sings "I Gotta Be Clean." (First: Episode 3061) |
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Cartoon | Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058) |
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Film | A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Cartoon | An army of ants gets to the bakery, only to find that it's closed. (First: Episode 2088) |
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Muppets / Cast | "Brush Boogie" (First: Episode 2827) |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk - "Get Your Body Busy!" Part 1 (First: Episode 2994) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Cab Calloway sings "Jumpin' Jive" when the Two-Headed Monster can't decide whether to jump or jive. (First: Episode 1575) |
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Cartoon | A map of Puerto Rico forms into the shape of animals and other things that are found there. (First: Episode 3030) |
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Muppets | Count von Count sings "Lambaba" as he counts sheep and other animals that pop into the room. (First: Episode 2789) |
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Animation | Can you find the animals in the painting? Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 2705) |
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Muppets | Snuffy brings his TV over to Big Bird's nest so that he, Big Bird, and some kids can work out along with Jane Snuffleupagus. (First: Episode 2076) |
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Cartoon | Pencil box K / k (First: Episode 2876) |
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Muppets | "The Elephant Elevator Operator" (First: Episode 3067) |
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Animation | "Toothpaste ... coming soon to a mouth near you!" (First: Episode 2876) |
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Song | "Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk - "Get Your Body Busy!" Part 2 (First: Episode 2994) |
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Cartoon | A detective decides to exercise on a slow day, as a crook attempts to get rid of him. (First: Episode 2607) |
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Muppets / Cast | Gordon, Susan, Gladys the Cow, and Elmo sing about going to the library. (First: Episode 2740) |
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Cartoon | W for witch Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1182) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk - "Get Your Body Busy!" Part 3 (First: Episode 2994) |
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Cartoon | Light and heavy (bird falls on man) (First: Episode 0785) |
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Song | David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2490) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson gets a different waiter for a change, a light blue monster named Piño. Then Grover comes by and argues with Piño over which one of them is serving Mr. Johnson. (First: Episode 3061) |
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Cartoon | An animated number 15 sings "How Hard It Is to Be 15" to a child who is trying to count from 1 to 20, but can't remember 15. (First: Episode 2743) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird encounters Colambo, who is full of questions for the Answer Bird. He's on the hunt for Little Bo Peep's sheep and asks Big Bird if he's seen them or knows where to find them; Big Bird gives a "no" to both questions. Colambo then asks what he should do about the lost sheep, and Big Bird suggests he leave them alone (as the nursery rhyme says). Right then and there, the sheep pass by and assume Bo Peep probably hired a detective agency to find them. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd |
Colambo briefly leaves to tell "the missus" before returning to ask Big Bird what today's sponsors were, which Big Bird readily knows; what he doesn't know is why Colambo keeps leaving and coming back to ask so many questions. The credits follow. |
Notes[]
- Bo Peep's sheep are performed by Peter Linz (Sherman), Fran Brill, and Camille Bonora.
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