| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Rocco's Playdate | |||||||||
| Air date | March 28, 2013 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 43 (2012-2013) | ||||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | What's the Word on the Street?: Attach |
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SCENE | Elmo explains to Alan that today, he's having an arts and crafts playdate with Zoe and has all his materials ready. Zoe arrives, unfortunately bringing along Rocco with her. Rocco tells her that he wishes to have a playdate as well, separate from Elmo and Zoe's. Elmo suggests they just get another rock, but Zoe states Rocco finds other rocks boring, unlike Rocco, who's "a rock who likes to live life to the fullest." Zoe rattles off a list of qualities Rocco wants in a potential friend, most notably a round one. Elmo runs off, returning with a balloon, but Rocco wants a friend with a face and hair. Alan, having overheard, suggests that Elmo put his art tools to good work by using them to make Rocco's friend. Elmo agrees and sings about how he's "Gonna Make a New Friend." |
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SCENE cont'd | Elmo finishes up the friend, naming him "Balloono." Before they can get to the crafts, Zoe wants the two objects to get acquainted first. Rocco approves of his new friend and decides to have a jumping contest for their playdate. Balloono goes first, only he doesn't return to the ground; he floats into the sky. Alan points out that the helium in the balloon is the cause. Rocco needs a new friend, so Zoe thinks a heavier friend will suffice. Elmo finds him an egg to make a friend from (which is heavier than a balloon), singing his song again as he adds a face and cowboy outfit. |
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SCENE cont'd | Rocco's next friend is Eggy, who he agrees to befriend. He initiates a game of Patty Cake, but ends up breaking Eggy. Alan brings a sponge to clean the mess with and Elmo realizes that the sponge is round, not too light and not fragile, which would make for a great friend! He and Zoe reprise his song as they create Rocco's new friend, Sponge-arino. He doesn't float away during the jumping game and doesn't break during Patty Cake, making him the perfect friend! Zoe is now ready to start her and Elmo's playdate and the two begin to think of new friends they can make Rocco. |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Matt Kemp and Abby show attach using a sticker book and sippy cup. Abby wants to magically attach some numbers to his jersey, but instead attaches some stickers, sippy cups and even herself. |
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Muppets | Abby's Flying Fairy School will appear right after another edition of "Alphabet Cookoff!" Chef Ovejita provides Chef Murray with a tomato, toast and taco, resulting in a letter T. |
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Animation | A group of white T's sing "I'm the Letter T" to the tune of "Hey There Delilah." (First: Episode 4183) |
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Film | Kids try to guess the T word a man paints on his hand (turkey). |
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Cartoon | "ABC Space Song" |
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Muppets | Murray and the girls flap their "wings" while introducing Abby's Flying Fairy School. (First: Episode 4301) |
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Muppets / Animation | Abby's Flying Fairy School Today is Pet Day (to Niblet's glee). Abby brings her pet frog Prince, Gonnigan has his ant Thor and Blögg has his banana slug Gertrude. In the event, they see who can jump the highest, using a block tower to measure; Prince beats the other pets. Niblit arrives to participate, only to find they've moved onto the next event. Next, they see which pet is stronger by lifting a sandwich; Thor coming out victorious (despite being the smallest). Niblet once again misses the competition and begins to cry. The class realizes they left him out and try to apologize, but he turns his back on them. They invite him to the festivities and express their love for him, bringing him back. The final event is Best Dancer, which Niblet exceeds at. (First: Episode 4304) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Bruno Mars and friends sing "Don't Give Up." (First: Episode 4272) |
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Muppets | "Super Grover 2.0" is coming soon, but Magic Murray has a trick to show first. Zina picks a number 9 card from his deck and he guesses what it is without looking. (First: Episode 4262) |
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Cartoon | Nine Spanish Dancers (First: Episode 4262) |
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Muppets | At the Transylvanian Open golf tournament, The Count takes 9 shots to knock his ball out of the sand trap. (First: Episode 4117) |
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Muppets | Murray and the kids introduce "Super Grover 2.0." (First: Episode 4307) |
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Muppets | Super Grover 2.0: Wedge End is Up — Super Grover 2.0 figures out how to keep a kitchen door open at a restaurant for mice. (First: Episode 4260) |
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Muppets | Before "Elmo the Musical" arrives, Murray visits the Museum of Modern Remembering, where he tries to remember what color door the cheese is behind. cut from the HBO version |
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Song | The kids of the PS22 Chorus sing "Somebody Come and Play." (First: Episode 4267) cut from the HBO version |
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Muppets | Murray and Maddy introduce "Elmo the Musical" in sing-song fashion. (First: Episode 4301) |
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Muppets | Elmo the Musical: Pizza the Musical — Elmo has to deliver a pizza to the Martians on Mars. (First: Episode 4305) |
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Muppets | Murray announces the sponsors. |
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Sponsor | Leslie Carrara-Rudolph announces: "Sesame Street is brought to you by the Rhyming Alliance." (First: Episode 4314) |
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