| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Learning in the park | |||||||
| Air date | January 30, 1995 | ||||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | At the playground, Celina (with help from Rosita, Telly, and Slimey) introduces today's sponsors and topics, including the word "banana." Alice repeats everything they say, especially the word "banana" which she says over and over. |
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SCENE 1 | Celina asks Alice to stop saying "banana" as Slimey helps demonstrate "beginning," "middle," and "end" by drawing a letter W on his miniature pad of paper. After the beginning and the middle of his writing, Alice starts saying "banana" again, distracting Telly and making him miss the end. Celina thinks she has an idea to give him closure... |
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Cartoon | "Beginning, Middle, End" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2556) |
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Film | Three girls do a "One Potato" rhyme. (First: Episode 3271) |
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Muppets | The Count sings about "The First Day of School". (First: Episode 1736) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk. (First: Episode 2507) |
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SCENE 2 | Celina plans to show "beginning," "middle," and "end" by taking a short walk. Telly can't concentrate with Alice chanting "banana" over and over and sends her away. Celina becomes inspired and thinks of another way to show the concepts, using "banana" as a starting point. |
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Cartoon | Beginning / middle / end: a beatnik follows a trombonist's note through a long horn. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3266) |
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Muppets | "One Banana" (First: Episode 1941) |
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Cartoon | In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth. Artist: Steven Fonti (First: Episode 3266) |
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Muppets | The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!" (First: Episode 2705) |
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Film | Film of toothpaste and people brushing their teeth. |
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Film | Kids talk about playing tennis. (First: Episode 3148) |
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SCENE 3 | Celina now shows the beginning, middle, and end of eating a banana, and Telly is able to pay attention. He and Rosita thank Alice for her "idea," and she responds with just one word: "Banana!" |
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Cartoon | "Banana Samba" (First: Episode 2920) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie imagines what life would be like if he and Bert had their characteristics switched around. (First: Episode 0299) |
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Cartoon | A snake has a knot in his middle, and he can't find his end. The detective helps the snake find his end ... playing drums in a band. (First: Episode 2600) |
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Song | "Write Your Name" (First: Episode 3274) |
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Cartoon | W for Wash (First: Episode 0485) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form a W. (First: Episode 3277) |
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Animation | Sand W/w (First: Episode 0641) |
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SCENE 4 | Carlo and Lexine join the group as they discuss some of the silly words they like to say, leading to their "Silly Sounding Word Song." |
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Cartoon | I am crying / estoy llorando (David and Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 1041) |
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Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Monsters with Dirty Faces — Officer Grover coerces Rocky into washing his face. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 3134) |
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Cartoon | L for Laugh (new music added) Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2767) |
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Film | The floating kids form an L. (First: Episode 3128) |
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Cartoon | L for life, love, lizard, leap and lump Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1833) |
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Celebrity | Celia Cruz leads Luis, Kingston Livingston III, Zoe, Telly, Rosita and the kids in a musical game of "Celia Says." |
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Film | Five girls play a clapping game. (First: Episode 2763) |
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Muppets | In a Dragnet parody, Sergeant Thursday and Ben hunt for a wanted W. (First: Episode 0395) |
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Cartoon | W for Wilhelmina (new music tag added) (First: Episode 0512) |
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Muppets | Grover recites a poem about a bubble. (First: Episode 3155) |
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Film | Kids play in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0292) |
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Song | "Every Bit of Litter Hurts" (First: Episode 2721) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly and Rosita announce the sponsors while on the see-saw, with Alice at the other end. They cue her to announce the word of the day ("banana"), but she's found a new word to obsess over - "snorkel." She leaves (throwing in one more "banana") and the monsters plummet to the ground, while Celina finishes the closing in voice-over. |
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Behind the scenes during scene 3.
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