Sesame Street | |||||||
Big Bird and Gabi play cowpokes | |||||||
Air date | March 1, 1995 | ||||||
Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
Written by | Ian Ellis James | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo tells Gordon and Susan the story of "The Three Little Pigs and the Beanstalk," meshing the two classic stories together. Gordon and Susan try explaining there's no such story when the Three Pigs run by, chasing the golden egg-laying chicken. | |
Animation | Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864) | |
Film | Children in Jamaica learn how to make their own tie-dyed shirts. (First: Episode 3140) | |
Cartoon | An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2794) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Randy Travis sings "How Should I Tell You I Love You" while Telly acts it out. (First: Episode 2800) | |
Cartoon | A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (First: Episode 0768) | |
SCENE 2 | "Big Bird the Bird" and "Gabi the Kid" have an Old West-style showdown in the street to see who's "the fastest draw in the West." Gabi draws a letter C in the air faster than Big Bird, ending their feud... until next time. | |
Film | "C" for Circle (First: Episode 3313) | |
Cartoon | Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141) | |
Muppets | "Don't Throw That Trash on the Ground" (First: Episode 2680) | |
Cartoon | Leanna Williams must save the world by cleaning it. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2839) | |
Film | What sound does a rooster make? (First: Episode 3278) | |
Muppets | Mr. Johnson comes to Grover's photo studio to have his portrait taken. However, Grover photographs his foot and hand instead, and has to be reminded to capture the face. (First: Episode 3232) | |
Animation | Arrows give a presentation of the human body. (First: Episode 2839) | |
SCENE 3 | Elmo interrupts Gordon and Susan's checkers game while he practices counting to one, namely by counting himself. Gordon suggests he find something else to count, so he starts counting the two of them over and over. | |
Animation | Counting to 10 (Chinese imagery) (First: Episode 3217) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry asks John-John if he knows the difference between up and down. (First: Episode 0565) | |
Cartoon | Cherries fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798) | |
Song | "You Can Get Right Up": a song about getting active to cheer up. (First: Episode 3142) | |
Cartoon | African quilt pattern #3 (First: Episode 3160) | |
Muppets | Snuffy sings "Bubble on My Snuffle." | |
Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball studies wet things which eventually become dry. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2613) | |
SCENE 4 | Everyone clears the street as Big Bird and Gabi have another showdown to see who's the fastest "draw." Gabi quickly makes a letter U in the air, meaning Big Bird is buying lunch for the two. | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for UP (new sting and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0650) | |
Muppets | Ethel Mermaid sings "I Get a Kick Out of U." (First: Episode 3127) | |
Cartoon | A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants. (First: Episode 2750) | |
Film | A Puerto Rican family get-together includes cooking, playing soccer, and finally the big dinner. (First: Episode 3081) | |
Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (First: Episode 1471) | |
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Muppets | The Count's main jumping-over-the-bed flock of sheep quits on him, so he calls the "24 Hour Emergency Counting Service". A reluctant deliveryman in sheep's clothing laments, "It's not an easy way to make a livin' ..." (First: Episode 2122) |
Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep. (First: Episode 2047) | |
SCENE 5 | In the yard, Big Bird shows Gabi how fast he can draw the number one. Since they don't have horses, they pretend to ride off into the sunset. | |
Cartoon | Number Guy sings "How Many Birds Can Fit on This Wire?" One bird provides the answer. | |
Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — A winged number 1 flies over a cuckoo's nest. (First: Episode 2674) | |
Song | "Frog Kick" (First: Episode 2155) | |
Cartoon | We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Rice harvesting in Sierra Leone (First: Episode 2774) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Princess and the C — Kermit meets the wrong princess. (First: Episode 2527) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: C - Cap (First: Episode 0154) | |
SCENE 6 | Elmo comes across Gordon and Susan in the park, who claim they're just sitting in the park. Elmo points out all the other things they're doing as well, including holding hands and enjoying being together. Elmo says that he's waiting... for the pigs and chicken to continue their chase! Elmo joins in the chaos as Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Peter Linz as the chicken and Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, and Julianne Buescher as the Three Pigs.
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