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Sesame Street
Maria & Luis — Luis and Maria develop feelings for each other
Air date December 25, 1987
Season Season 19 (1987-1988)
Written by Sonia Manzano
Directed by Lisa Simon
Sponsors S, X, 3

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Hoots the Owl stops by the Fix-It Shop to see Gatita, the cat Maria and Luis have been taking care of this week. The two have each bought the same kind of baskets, blankets, and scratching posts. Instead of sending one of each back, Hoots suggests they keep them, putting them in different places around the store. As Maria and Luis cuddle Gatita, Hoots observes how lucky the kitten is: "She's got two baskets, two blankets, two scratching posts, and two people who love her dearly."
S-sing
Cartoon S for sing
(First: Episode 0824)
Song.meetinsects
Muppets Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood."
(First: Episode 1887)
1710n
Cartoon A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 1499)
Film-3KidsStretch
Film A male voice instructs three kids in stretching exercises.
(First: Episode 1013)
SchoolAfternoon1

SchoolAfternoon2
Muppets A series of trailers for school-related dramas are shown on WCTW's "School in the Afternoon" block.
(First: Episode 2223)
SSBrandX
Cartoon Brand X
(First: Episode 0299)
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SCENE 2 Big Bird stops by to see Gatita and Maria gushes to him how sweet Luis has been with the cat lately, preventing him from getting inside. Luis says the same of her, holding Big Bird up in the same manner when he tries looking for the kitten.
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SCENE 2 cont'd Luis decides to tell her how he feels and she invites him to dinner to celebrate Gatita's well being. Luis accepts and returns to the shop, where Big Bird has found Gatita. "No thanks to you and Maria," he remarks to Luis.
2795z
Animation New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball.
(First: Episode 0777)
Count narrates counts three kids
Insert The Count counts three children as they rearrange their positions.
(First: Episode 1352)
Gustafson.3penguins
Cartoon Three penguins dance.
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1480)
HIYL.Sneaker
Muppets Here Is Your Life: A sneaker is profiled.
(First: Episode 2203)
2963-C11
Cartoon A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat.
(First: Episode 0780)
Oranges!!
Film / Animation Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them.
(First: Episode 1802)
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SCENE 3 At Hooper's Store, Maria asks Gina for some ice cream as dessert for her dinner with Luis. As Luis passes by, Maria asks Gina and Elmo if they've ever noticed the special way Luis waves; she never noticed before and struggles to come up with the right words, but knows it's special. They don't think there's anything special about it, but Elmo trots over to the Fix-it Shop and has him wave again to see for himself. He confides in Gina that he didn't see anything special, though Gina explains how people can see things differently based on how they feel.
S-Snail
Cartoon S for Snail
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1158)
Mup&kid-groverS
Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment —: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally."
(First: Episode 0467)
Soundsaroundthehouse
Film Sounds Around the House v2: chimes, snoring, a boy pretending to be an airplane, a man playing a trumpet, and a motorcycle outside.
(First: Episode 1713)
Footprints-A
Cartoon Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things."
(First: Episode 0505)
EdGrimley-Crystal
Celebrity Ed Grimley (Martin Short) and Henry (Billy Crystal) try to figure out a way to hang up a clothesline to dry Ed's shirt.
(First: Episode 2088)
BunFactory
Film Hamburger bun factory
(First: Episode 0615)
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SCENE 4 Luis drops off some trash to Oscar, when Maria walks past. He asks Oscar if he's ever noticed the special way she walks; Luis never noticed before and struggles to come up with the right words, but knows it's special. As he heads off, Oscar does notice the special way Luis walks: it takes him further and further away from his trash can.
Typewriter.X
Cartoon The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray.
(First: Episode 0787)
Bae18
Muppets Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school
Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street.
(First: Episode 1950)
SignMan.DontWalk
Cartoon Sign Sounds: DON'T WALK
(First: Episode 1162)
Painter3
Film Mad Painter #3
(First: Episode 0343)
Toon.Geronimo10-0
Cartoon Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack)
(First: Episode 2278)
2293r
Muppets Kermit and the word "taxi."
(First: Episode 0312)
WeaverBird
Song Joe Raposo sings "Weaver Bird."
(First: Episode 0372)
Hubley.stop
Cartoon S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop.
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0279)
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SCENE 5 At her apartment, Maria tries preparing some guacamole using her recipe book. Luis arrives and doesn't think Maria needs the cookbook, claiming he can make any song into one about making guacamole (as he used to do as a kid). Maria chooses the melody of "Tu Me Gustas," and starts combining the ingredients as Luis sings and claps a melody. Maria finds this method silly and comes up with a verse of her own, and the two enjoy some guacamole and chips, commenting they never had so much fun making it.
1186c
Cartoon I Love You, in American Sign Language
Artist: Steve Finkin
(First: Episode 1170)
YoureMyBaby
Song "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents.
(First: Episode 1484)
1092-22
Muppets Muppets cheer on a rocket launch.
(First: Episode 0567)
Horsingaround
Cartoon A person of short stature tries to get on top of a horse.
(First: Episode 1450)
HonkersCount01
Muppets A Honker counts to 3. (only part 1 is shown)
(First: Episode 1458)
2546-Between
Cartoon A mouse is squashed between two elephants.
(First: Episode 0779)
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SCENE 6 After dinner, the music they're listening to switches to a tango, and Maria and Luis start dancing together. He asks her out to a movie next week and she accepts, and they continue planning future dates. Hoots announces the sponsors, and the music turns into a tango version of the theme song over the credits.


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