Episode 2486

Sesame Street
Maria and Luis prepare to go on their honeymoon.
Air date	November 21, 1988 (Season premiere)
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Sponsors C, P, 5 Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria and Luis are getting ready to go camping in the Adirondack Mountains for their honeymoon. Elmo wants to join them, but only Maria and Luis are going there. Luis says that Maria's cousin Emilio will be here shortly to loan them his van, and Maria promises to send Elmo a postcard.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	When Elmo spreads the word that Maria and Luis are about to leave, almost everyone on Sesame Street gives them something important they'll need on their trip, while singing "You Gotta Plan Ahead." The following is added to their luggage: A duck call and a moose call, from Uncle Wally A radio, from Bob and Linda A telescope, from The Count Cow bells, from Gladys the Cow and Meryl Sheep A fishing pole, from David A skillet, from Gina A bag of charcoal, from Susan A barbecue grill, from Gordon "Insect attractant" and "sunburn cream," from Oscar and Grundgetta Snow shoes, from Telly and Juliet ("There could be a blizzard, you never know!") Tennis balls, from The Two-Headed Monster
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Just when they think they have everything, Herry Monster pops up: "You never know when you might need an extra tree!"
	Cartoon	Something's missing ... is it a frog or a dog?
	Muppets	Bert and Ernie go fishing. Ernie catches fish by yelling "Here fishy, fishy, fishy.", and fish come flying to his boat. Bert tries it, but only catches a shark. (EKA: Episode 1707)
	Cartoon	C for Cat Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 1141) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Film	A girl makes a storybook about the time she and her brother surprised their mother on her birthday.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie." (EKA: Episode 0377)
	Cartoon	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes. Artist: Fred Garbers (EKA: Episode 2238) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 2	Oscar commissions the Grouchketeers to make a big sign that reads "JUST MARRIED" to place on the back of Maria and Luis' car so everyone will point at them and cause an argument between them. The gullible Telly thinks it's not a nice trick.
	Cartoon	Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts.
	Muppets	Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example. (EKA: Episode 1933)
	Song	"Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (EKA: Episode 2226)
	Cartoon	C for Cap (oversized cap) (EKA: Episode 0573)
	Muppets	What the ... FOUR Grovers? (EKA: Episode 0718)
File:Pinball5.jpg	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #5 (EKA: Episode 1257)
	SCENE 3	Oscar's Sloppy Jalopy is parked in front of the steps of 123 Sesame Street. Maria asks him to move it, but he says it won't start. Furthermore, he's worried because his pet pig, Spot, seems to be lost. Luis emerges with worse news: Cousin Emilio's van is also broken. Susan offers to let them use her car, but they have way too much luggage to transfer there. Their only option at this point is to use Oscar's jalopy ... but that can't happen until Oscar's lost pig is found! If they don't find Spot, he'll have to use the jalopy to drive to every missing pig bureau in the city. Everyone reluctantly searches for Spot.
	Cartoon	A pig sings "I Love Being a Pig." (EKA: Episode 0592)
	Muppets	Sesame Street Game Show: Where Do I Belong? Guy Smiley hosts a show which helps its contestants figure out where they belong.
	Cartoon	The number 5
	SCENE 4	Everyone is still looking for Spot. Susan emerges in her garage mechanic outfit and almost starts to work on the jalopy ... when she finds Spot under the hood! Now that the pig is found, Maria and Luis proceed to load the jalopy.
	Cartoon	P for Planet (EKA: Episode 2173)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving." (EKA: Episode 2363)
	Cartoon	They'd play with me if I had ... (EKA: Episode 0815) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Celebrity	Pee-Wee Herman recites his own version of the alphabet. (First: Episode 2356)
	Cartoon	mi kat iz ... gone (EKA: Episode 2059) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 5	Big Bird, Snuffy and Alice, all packed up for a trip, sneak up on Maria and Luis to surprise them - by going with them on their honeymoon. Big Bird thinks that Maria and Luis would be lonely if he, Snuffy and Alice didn't come along with them, but the adults assure them that they want to be alone together - which Big Bird thinks is silly. Maria and Luis then sing a song about how nice it is when two friends are "Alone Together."
	Cartoon	The Bridgekeeper stipulates that answering three questions about the square in his hand is required to cross the bridge. Question One: What is this? Question Two: How many sides does it have? Question Three: What is a square good for? A young man who wishes to cross the bridge has square-shaped building blocks in his backpack. And a girl thinks a square makes a good picture frame. Then along hops a light blue-colored monster with a red winter cap, who proceeds to eat the bridgekeeper's square, the better to satisfy his daily diet of "three square meals." (EKA: Episode 2291) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	The Count hires Ernie to answer his phone so that he won't be bothered with calls while he is counting. However, when the phone rings, the Count wants to count the rings, and won't let Ernie pick up the phone until it's too late. "I told you it wouldn't be easy," the Count explains. (EKA: Episode 0746)
	Cartoon	A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat. (EKA: Episode 0872) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Song	David sings "Can You Tell Me What Belongs Here?"
	Film	Orangutans playing (piano music)
	Cartoon	Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle." Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 2404)
	SCENE 7	With everything packed into the jalopy, Maria and Luis are about to take off, when Telly alerts them about the "JUST MARRIED" sign on the back of the car. To Oscar's detriment, they take it as a compliment! Everyone waves to them as they drive off on their honeymoon. Oscar announces the sponsors after lamenting, "What has Susan done to my engine?! It sounds like a Maserati! And they're probably going to have a wonderful honeymoon, too! Rats!"

Cast

Sonia Manzano - Maria Emilio Delgado - Luis Roscoe Orman - Gordon Loretta Long - Susan Bob McGrath - Bob Linda Bove - Linda Northern Calloway - David Bill McCutcheon - Uncle Wally Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly - Gina

Caroll Spinney - Big Bird and Oscar Martin P. Robinson - Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, and the father in "Let's Go Driving" Kevin Clash - Elmo, Mrs. Sun, and the son in "Let's Go Driving" Pam Arciero - Grundgetta and the daughter in "Let's Go Driving" Camille Bonora - Meryl Sheep and Juliet Richard Hunt - Gladys the Cow, the Two-Headed Monster, the Tree, and the Fish Jerry Nelson - Herry Monster, The Count, the Two-Headed Monster, the Clam, and announcer Bill Judy Sladky - Alice Snuffleupagus Jim Henson- Ernie, Guy Smiley, and Kermit the Frog Frank Oz- Bert, Cookie Monster, and Grover Ivy Austin- The mother in "Let's Go Driving"

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