| Sesame Street | |||||
| Athena's bird-day party (repeat of 2694) | |||||
| Air date | December 4, 1991 | ||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||
| Written by | Mark Saltzman | ||||
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SCENE 1 | During the wee hours, Hiroshi finds Hoots trying to comfort a sobbing Athena. Being a nocturnal creature, she's upset because her friends on Sesame Street can't stay up for her bird-day (birthday) party tomorrow night. Hiroshi comes up with an idea, planning to spread the word about the party so people will accommodate their sleep schedules accordingly. |
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Cartoon | A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (First: Episode 0800) |
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Film | "Box City Recycling Rap" Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons. (First: Episode 2851) |
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Cartoon | A flame burns through a capital letter F, ultimately revealing a lowercase letter f. (First: Episode 2288) |
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Celebrity | Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing the African Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 2431) |
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Animation | Lollipop and feathers - what goes where? (First: Episode 0772) |
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SCENE 2 | Now daytime, Elmo finds Big Bird asleep in his nest and learns from him and Hiroshi that he's resting to prepare for Athena's party. Elmo insists that he doesn't need a nap and claims he never gets sleepy. Big Bird, however, states that he does and goes back to napping. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps." (First: Episode 0406) Edit: the shot of a man nodding off and falling out of a chair is replaced with a shot of astronauts on a space shuttle; the audio is also patched up in that area. |
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Cartoon | 7 owls Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1562) |
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Muppets | Grover: First for Supper — Grover the lumberjack thinks he is the first to arrive for supper. (First: Episode 1343) |
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Cartoon | ¿Qué es esto? (un gato) (First: Episode 1991) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo is about to ask Big Bird what time the party is, but doesn't want to wake him again. He uses Big Bird's phone to call Hiroshi, who is in the middle of something and says he'll call right back. When the phone rings, Big Bird wakes up and answers; Elmo is so embarrassed that he tells Hiroshi he'll call back. He apologizes and Big Bird suggests he get some sleep as well, but Elmo still denies needing it. |
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Cartoon | A dinosaur tries to move around a rock. (First: Episode 2744) |
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Cast | Gordon preaches the importance of rain as it starts to do so in his office. (First: Episode 1578) |
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Cartoon | F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog, and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102) |
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Muppets | Pageant: Island — Herry Monster frets about playing a lonely piece of land in the ocean. (First: Episode 2850) |
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Film | Island (in sped-up film, kids travel to an island) (First: Episode 2731) |
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SCENE 4 | At dusk, Big Bird is wide awake and reminds Elmo of the party, but Elmo is starting to look very sleepy. He still insists that he can stay up, but keeps yawning and nodding off when Big Bird shows him how to sing part of the bird-day song. |
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Cartoon | S for sing (First: Episode 0824) |
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Film | Subway Train Empty & Full. (First: Episode 0415) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: London Fog — The fog in London dissipates before Kermit can report on it. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | A vaudeville act of two SAME people (voiced by Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler) ends when one of them falls off the stage. (First: Episode 0778) |
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Muppets | The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!" (First: Episode 2705) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a swan. (First: Episode 1118) |
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SCENE 5 | The bird-day party is about to begin in the yard. Hoots goes off to fetch Athena, who will be surprised when she sees all the kids who have stayed up late. Elmo continues to find it hard staying awake than Big Bird does, and curls up on one of the tables to rest. Athena arrives, and everyone sings the bird-day song to her. Even Elmo manages to sing a part of it while sleeping. |
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Film | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
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Cartoon | A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes. (First: Episode 1652) |
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Cast | (Same and Different) Maria and Linda dress the same, then Linda dresses differently. (First: Episode 1819) |
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Cartoon | A kid names his own body parts. (First: Episode 0809) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life: Carton of Eggs — Guy Smiley pays a visit to the dairy section in the supermarket, where he pays tribute to a carton of eggs. (First: Episode 2661) |
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Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) |
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SCENE 6 | Athena introduces a bird-day game, "Bird is the Word," in which Hiroshi displays pictures of certain birds, and the kids try to guess what sound each one's name starts with. Hiroshi shows pictures of a seagull, a swan, and a saxophone (which is associated with Hoots). Elmo makes the "S" sound in his sleep, so he gets them all right! |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Muppets | At night, Ernie sings "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon." (First: Episode 1910) |
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Animation | CH words (chop, choose, change, etc.) |
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Film | A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Animation | Three balls try to match three holes. (First: Episode 0572) |
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SCENE 7 | Elmo wakes up after the party has ended. Even though he doesn't remember the fun he had, he still thinks he can have fun at a party without taking a nap. Big Bird takes him home as Hiroshi announces the sponsors. |
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