| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo, Maria and their friends throw a party for Barkley | |||||||||
| Air date | May 5, 1999 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||
| Written by | Molly Boylan | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Maria is watching Barkley for Linda. Elmo wants to play with Barkley, but Barkley is asleep. Elmo complains that all Barkley ever does is sleep, but then Big Bird tells the story of how Barkley saved Big Bird's teddy bear, Radar. |
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Cartoon | A boy shows his dog, Happy (First: Episode 0537) |
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Muppets | Ernie recites a poem which introduces the next Wegman dogs segment ... (First: Episode 3813) cut from the Noggin version |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3266) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo still thinks Barkley sleeps too much, but Baby Bear tells the story of how Barkley helped him find an R-word ("roof"). |
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Song | "Big R and Little R" (Christopher Cerf) (First: Episode 3273) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Rubber Duckie are glad the viewer is here. (First: Episode 3816) |
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Cartoon | A lion sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." Artist: Sally Cruikshank |
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SCENE 3 | As Elmo waits for Barkley to wake up, Rosita tells the story of how Barkley played frisbee with her when she was lonely. |
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Film | "Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach. (First: Episode 2876) cut from the Max version |
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Cartoon | A dog-shaped television Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3045) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce Suzie Kabloozie, especially because they enjoy saying her name. (First: Episode 3786) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie and her cat Feff pretend to be each other. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3727) cut from the Noggin version |
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Celebrity | Denyce Graves sings "Sing" with some penguins. cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239) cut from the Noggin version |
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Muppets | Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the number of the day. (First: Episode 3786) |
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Cartoon | "Fourteen Desert" Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3267) |
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Film | Kid mural painting #14 (First: Episode 3613) cut from the Noggin version |
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Cartoon | The lightning bugs at the Glowworm Jamboree display the numbers 1-14. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3515) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 4 | Barkley is still asleep when Linda shows up. Linda tells Elmo about all the ways Barkley helps her since he can hear and she can't. |
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Film | How to say "bunny rabbit" in sign language (First: Episode 3300) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The Horse Whisperer — The wrong animals whisper for Alistair Cookie. |
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Cartoon | "R" for robot, rabbit, run, read, rock, and rocket (First: Episode 3088) |
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Film | Ornate Rs fly through the sky to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2932) |
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Cartoon | Gordon voiceover R/r (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2195) cut from the Noggin version |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo, Maria, Big Bird, Baby Bear, Rosita, and Linda decide to throw a party for Barkley so they can surprise him when he wakes up. |
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Animation | Live-action kids are surprised by animated characters. (First: Episode 3567) |
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Celebrity | Whoopi Goldberg introduces the sound "WH" and then yells, "Whoopi!" (First: Episode 2861) |
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Muppets | Ernie asks Rubber Duckie what he wants to see next. (First: Episode 3786) |
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Song | "Rubber Duckie" (live action kids film version) (First: Episode 3811) |
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Cartoon | A boy talks about his big dog, that will be his best friend no matter what size it will have. (First: Episode 3791) |
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SCENE 6 | Barkley wakes up just in time for his party, the cast sings "You're Our Best Friend," and Barkley falls asleep again. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Food (First: Episode 3816) |
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SCENE 7 | Linda and Maria announce the sponsors as Barkley sleeps. |
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