Sesame Street | |||||||
Rosita the translator | |||||||
Air date | March 30, 1993 | ||||||
Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Maria greets the viewer in Spanish, and Rosita does it in English. Rosita learns that what she just did was translate what Maria said from one language to another. Rosita starts to feel proud of being a translator and wants to keep going, even while Maria works at the Fix-It Shop. "Va ser un dia muy largo," comments Maria. Rosita's translation: "This is going to be a long day." | |
Song | "Conga Counting Song" (First: Episode 2778) | |
Cartoon | Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1487) | |
Muppets | The Twiddlebugs attempt to exit a roller skating rink. (First: Episode 1468) | |
Cartoon | P for Planet (First: Episode 2008) | |
Film | Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. (First: Episode 2752) | |
Animation | "Five Waltzing Chairs" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2983) | |
SCENE 2 | While Maria works, Rosita sees Big Bird approaching and reminds her to speak only in Spanish so she can translate in English. Maria does so while Big Bird brings his unicycle over to be fixed. Big Bird learns what it means to be a translator when Luis brings Maria some flowers as a surprise. When the couple embraces, Big Bird notes, "You don't have to know Spanish to know love when you see it." He and Rosita split the scene when it's "kissy-kissy time" (as Rosita puts it). | |
Cartoon | A cartoon shows a few Spanish words - which are also English words. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3011) | |
Muppets | On a tropical island, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, and a Caribbean Anything Muppet back-up band sing "Take a Rest." | |
Animation | Sand P/p (First: Episode 0634) | |
Film | A class goes on a field trip to Prospect Park, where Ranger Roseanne gives them a tour. (First: Episode 2944) | |
Cartoon | Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498) | |
Song | Lillian sings "Face Facts." (First: Episode 2760) | |
SCENE 3 | Maria finishes fixing Big Bird's unicycle, and Big Bird comes back to pick it up. He tells Maria that her speaking Spanish has inspired him to relearn his first language: bird talk. He tweets three long messages which, when translated, turn out to be "Thanks," "Good job," and "Bye." Just as he starts to ride on his unicycle, he crashes offscreen. He returns and lets out a single tweet, which translates to a long rant about what just happened and asking for his unicycle to be repaired again. | |
Film | Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007) | |
Muppets | Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low. (First: Episode 2448) | |
Cartoon | P for Penguin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1190) | |
Song | 14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street". (First: Episode 2556) | |
Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "What's Prairie's Problem?" in which contestants try to figure out why Prairie Dawn can't use one of her senses (i.e., which part of her face is covered). (First: Episode 2466) | |
Cartoon | "Animal Elevator": 1-10 (First: Episode 2530) | |
SCENE 4 | A customer (Martin P. Robinson) calls the Fix-it Shop, and Rosita insists that she do more translating for her. The customer is thrown off base when he hears two voices and all that Spanish and hangs up, thinking he dialed the wrong number. Maria tells Rosita that she doesn't need to translate her Spanish into English all the time - so Rosita decides instead to translate her English into Spanish. | |
Animation | The word TELEPHONE is displayed, followed by a ringing telephone. (First: Episode 3048) | |
Muppets | Phil Harmonic hosts another evening at the Nestropolitan Opera, featuring a performance by Placido Flamingo, "The Telephone of Brazil", to the tune of "Finiculi Finicula". (First: Episode 2457) | |
Animation | I / i candles | |
Song | Christopher Cerf sings "I'm a Manatee." (First: Episode 3069) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Tim Robbins and Elmo talk about surprise. (First: Episode 2766) | |
Cartoon | A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!" (First: Episode 0770) | |
SCENE 5 | Having been pushed away by Maria, Rosita decides to be a translator for Oscar. It bothers Oscar so much that he goes back into his can, then Rosita asks him if she can stop (she's becoming tired of translating). | |
Animation | Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921) | |
Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389) | |
Cartoon | A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of. (First: Episode 1476) | |
Film | Saxophone factory. (First: Episode 1446) | |
Muppets | Grover, on a surfboard, demonstrates near and far. (First: Episode 2859) | |
Cartoon | Leanna Williams must save the world by cleaning it. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2839) | |
SCENE 6 | At night, while walking home from the Fix-it Shop, Luis and Maria sing a song about how it's "Twice as Nice" to speak more than one language. | |
Animation | "¡Él juega beisbol!" (First: Episode 2101) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Rumplestiltskin — Kermit helps the miller's daughter guess Rumpelstiltskin's name. (First: Episode 0724) | |
Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) | |
SCENE 7 | Rosita brings two kids over so they can help her announce the sponsors in Spanish. |
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