Sesame Street | |||||||
Leo's street party | |||||||
Air date | May 13, 1986 | ||||||
Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
Written by | Mark Saltzman | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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Insert | Gordon comes across a very happy Forgetful Jones, who can't remember why he's so happy. Gordon helps him remember that it was because of the sunshine, the breeze, the swaying trees and the sound of his heartbeat, all in time with each other. Forgetful observes, "Can you imagine me forgetting simple things that make me happy?" (First: Episode 1839) | |
Cartoon | Letter B/b (bouncing circles) (no Gordon voiceover) | |
Song | Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so. (First: Episode 1642) | |
Cartoon | A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely. (First: Episode 0781) | |
Muppets | Waiter Grover: Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. Grover has trouble figuring out what his customer wants. Simon Soundman says that his brother always eats at that restaurant, implying that Mr. Johnson might be his brother. (First: Episode 0449) | |
Animation | El numero tres (Luis V.O.) (First: Episode 2119) | |
Muppets | Snuffy shows Big Bird the cloud costume he's going to wear in his Snufflegarden class's upcoming pageant about the sky, and even sings the song that accompanies it, while Big Bird imagines him as a cloud. (First: Episode 2082) | |
Film | Squares are shown in close-up. (First: Episode 0420) | |
Song | "What to Do Before We Eat?" We wash our hands, not our feet. Animation: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1594) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Danny DeVito arrives at a bus stop, where Oscar and Bruno are also waiting. Oscar explains that it's a Grouch bus stop, which means the bus doesn't stop for them. (First: Episode 2145) | |
Cartoon | A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) | |
Muppets | "Home to Me" (First: Episode 2093) | |
Cartoon | They'd play with me if I had... (First: Episode 0815) | |
SCENE 1 | Gordon comes across Dexter juggling in the yard and wishes he can juggle as well as he can. Dexter gives him a simple juggling lesson by tossing the balls one at a time to him, and soon the two are juggling three balls in the air together. Gordon thanks Dexter for the lesson, and in return Dexter hopes that Gordon will teach him how to drive his car. | |
Cartoon | A boxer explains the letter "B". (First: Episode 0006) | |
Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "It's Alive." (First: Episode 2029) | |
Film | As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801) | |
Muppets | Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in. (First: Episode 0722) | |
Cartoon | What's missing? (a baby) (First: Episode 2023) | |
Insert | David struggles to roller-skate down Sesame Street. Big Bird helps him to Hooper's Store and reminds him that "practice makes perfect." David imagines being a great skater: in his fantasy, he roller-skates through Central Park with ease. Back in reality, David skates on his own and falls down, but he doesn't mind. Music: "What Makes Music?" (First: Episode 1559) | |
Cartoon | What does the word COLD match with? (First: Episode 2087) | |
Film | A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934) | |
Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man says he doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B -- right here!" and slaps a letter B on the man's sweater. Harvey runs off, laughing. (First: Episode 0277) | |
Cartoon | Sign Sounds: BINGO (First: Episode 1171) | |
SCENE 2 | Telly has caught word that Leo the Party Monster is throwing a dance party, but has a big worry - he doesn't know how to party. Leo tries teaching him some of his moves and recommends he practice. Telly starts to feel the groove of the music and finally gets partyin'... though he wonders if practice will also help him be good at playing the cello. | |
Animation | E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — (Part 1) Bert tells Ernie to clean up the messy apartment. (First: Episode 0010) | |
Film | Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — (Part 2) Ernie has finished cleaning up the apartment, but the toy chest is still a mess, so he throws toys all over the place. (First: Episode 0010) | |
Cartoon | B for boot (First: Episode 1967) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster looks at itself in mirrors, and the right half notices that both of them are the same; they have the same nose, mouth, and hands. The other half points out that they're different: their horns point different ways, their hair is different, and their laughter is different. (First: Episode 1769) | |
Animation | A snail shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2039) | |
Transition | Bridge #12 - Glass smashes (First: Episode 0276) | |
SCENE 3 | Leo's party gets underway in the yard, with kids dancing, Dexter juggling, and Piri breakdancing. Leo turns off the music to present some live entertainment - Three Police (Gordon, Maria, and Bob), who sing "We'll Watch Out for You." | |
Cartoon | Three cannonball men switch spotlights as they dance. (First: Episode 1469) | |
Muppets | Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call", and then demonstrates some calls of his own — including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. (First: Episode 1700) | |
Cartoon | The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433) | |
Film | Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222) | |
Muppets | The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite. (First: Episode 1389) | |
Cartoon | The story of sheep, or where wool comes from. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1524) | |
SCENE 4 | Leo is now bummed because the party is over, a feeling he often feels once his parties die down. Telly is able to perk him up by suggesting they celebrate the success of the party. The two begin their own mini-celebration and dance to a jazz version of the Sesame Street theme as Bob announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- During scene 2, puppeteers Martin P. Robinson (Telly) and Richard Hunt (Leo) can be heard venting their frustration of sore arms through their characters. Leo in particular can be heard ad-libbing a song: "My arm is dead now! I cannot work now! I just wiggle dollies!"
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