| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Air date | March 4, 1988 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||||
| Written by | John Weidman | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Snuffy tries to get Alice to welcome the viewer, but she takes his instructions too literally and ends up playing and running around instead. |
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Cartoon | Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (First: Episode 0281) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Cookie — Bert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie. (First: Episode 0472) |
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Cartoon | A boy shares his bubbles with some kids dancing in a field. (First: Episode 1926) |
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Film | Children narrate footage of a termite colony. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to show the campers what is alive in the forest, but they keep correcting him. (First: Episode 1791) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Insert | Bobby McFerrin performs his version of "The Alphabet Song" for Hoots, David, and the kids. (First: Episode 2342) |
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Cartoon | "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085) |
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Song | Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so. (First: Episode 1642) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0252) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Sad — The monster, after telling itself a joke, reads "SAD" and suddenly gets emotional. (First: Episode 1422) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand) (First: Episode 0147) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley sings "I'll Love You in Springtime." (First: Episode 2088) |
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Cartoon | A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one. (First: Episode 0782) |
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SCENE 2 | The Martians peer from their binoculars and spy on Maria and Luis from afar. They identify the different emotions the couple expresses as they go about their work at the Fix-It Shop. |
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Cartoon | Z for Zebu Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1185) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet man sings about the word "Salida"...and refuses to stop. (First: Episode 1300) |
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Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) |
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Film | A baker decorates a birthday cake to a jazz percussion beat. (First: Episode 1172) |
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Muppets | Kermit Lecture: Z/N — Kermit talks about the letter Z, but it turns up and becomes an N. (First: Episode 2102) |
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Film | David (in voiceover) finds many circles in a store window. (First: Episode 0638) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo draws as Maria does some work on a broken radio. Luis comes by with a bag of food for their barbecue date tonight, as well as some flowers. Elmo fetches his own food (a banana) and some twigs as flowers for Maria. He thinks Maria no longer loves him since she's in love with Luis now, but she assures him she loves them both in different ways. Elmo celebrates by jumping up and down, inadvertently bumping the radio and bringing it back to life. As it plays "The Blue Danube," Luis offers Maria a dance, but Elmo runs up and waltzes with him instead. |
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Cartoon | A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0244) |
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Cast | Big Bird, Susan and Bob sing "Can Read" while at a newsstand. (First: Episode 2268) |
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Animation | G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover) (First: Episode 2233) |
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Film | The Flashettes track team trains for an upcoming race. (First: Episode 1151) |
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Cartoon | Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075) |
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Muppets | A shark sings about his "Perfecty Pearl-White Teeth." (First: Episode 1446) |
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Film | SALIDA (word spins around) (First: Episode 0967) |
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Cartoon | Geronimo 10-0: instead of a parachute, she is carried to the ground by four birds. (First: Episode 2249) |
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Insert | Count von Count and the kids practice brushing their teeth. (First: Episode 1028) |
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Animation | 2 houses plus 3 houses equal 5. (First: Episode 0283) |
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Film | Photographic collage demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME and NONE of an apple. (First: Episode 0979) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Cookie Disco." (First: Episode 1054) |
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Cartoon | A gorilla names "G" words. (First: Episode 1831) |
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SCENE 4 | Snuffy is surprised when Alice manages to say "goodbye" properly, but finds she's run out of his care again. Snuffy rushes after her as Elmo announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
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