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Sesame Street
Maria's pregnancy — Maria goes to the maternity clinic
Air date February 22, 1989
Season Season 20 (1988-1989)
Written by Emily Perl Kingsley
Production December 1, 1988
Sponsors I, R, 7
Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Luis welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, and mentions that Maria is at the clinic where she is about to get her check-up.
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SCENE 1
cont'd
Big Bird has accompanied Maria on her visit to the clinic. This is the maternity clinic, specifically for women who are pregnant. As revealed from their bus trip, Big Bird is full of questions about having babies. Maria explains that she (and the doctors here) will answer any questions he has.
2558-A3
SCENE 1
cont'd
As Dr. Kapi takes Maria's blood pressure, she asks her a series of questions.
2558-A4

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SCENE 1 cont'd Dr. Kapi weighs Maria on the scale, and then introduces them to a special microphone that will allow the baby's heart beat to be heard.
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SCENE 1 cont'd Big Bird finally gets a chance to ask the question he's always wanted to ask: "Do I look sillier if I twist my head all the way around, or if I put my head under my wing?"
1707h
Film People of all ages ride bicycles.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0616)
cut from the Noggin version
Ladysmithblackmambazo
Muppets "African Alphabet Song"
(First: Episode 2360)
Toon.Inkbird
Cartoon I for Ink (angry bird)
(First: Episode 0462)
GroverChris.LOVE
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover and Christopher talk about what love is.
(First: Episode 1484)
Toon.Up.Down.Up.Down
Cartoon Various demonstrations of DOWN and UP
(First: Episode 0847)
2558-B1
SCENE 2 Outside the Fix-it Shop, Maria demonstrates the use of the microphone (which she borrowed from Dr. Kapi) to Luis, Gordon, Linda, Oscar and Elmo. They all have different interpretations on what it sounds like to them.
1800-10
Cartoon The Typewriter: R for Rope
(First: Episode 0764)
Film.Kids.dancing
Film Children dance to different rhythms from around the world.
(First: Episode 2499)
Toon.boyandplank
Cartoon A boy has fun with his wood plank.
(First: Episode 1503)
Mpiece.updownstairs
Muppets Monsterpiece Theater: Upstairs, DownstairsGrover runs up and down a flight of stairs.
(First: Episode 1162)
7owls.OG
Cartoon Seven owls
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1562)
2558-C1
SCENE 3 Maria sits in the yard and listens to her baby's heart beat some more while thinking about it in song, along with a montage of this episode's previous street scenes.
Toon.HenPenTenMen
Cartoon HEN / PEN / TEN / MEN
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 1881)
2485w
Film In an Alaskan village, a doctor makes a regular visit to a clinic.
(First: Episode 2390)
Toon.Geronimo10-0
Cartoon Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack)
(First: Episode 2278)
ErnieBertBananaEarPart1
Muppets Part 1: Ernie is holding a banana in his ear. Bert tries to tell him that he does so, but he can't hear him because of it.
(First: Episode 0258)
Animalsbathing
Film Animals and children bathe in water.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0615)
cut from the Noggin version
ErnieBertBananaEarPart2
Muppets Part 2: Ernie reveals that he has a banana in his ear in order to keep the alligators away. He uses Bert's denial of any on Sesame Street as proof that his method works.
(First: Episode 0258)
Alphabet01

Alphabet02
Animation The alphabet is presented using many materials and writing methods.
(First: Episode 2210)
TellyKeisha01

CosbyKids

TellyKeisha02
Celebrity Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe and Malcolm-Jamal Warner notice Telly and Keshia Knight Pulliam pretending to look sad, which escalates into the three of them arguing over what's more sad: losing a purple pen with a picture of Prince on it, not making the football team, or a best friend moving away. Telly and Keshia then pretend to look angry, and then notice that they look just like them.
(First: Episode 2127)
Cartoon.Potuses
Cartoon Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot.
(First: Episode 0795)
cut from the Noggin version
ClementineGladys
Muppets Clementine works at the Double Bar "R" Ranch; Gladys the Cow applies for a job there.
(First: Episode 2225)
Toon.R.Robber
Cartoon R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake...
Artist: Fred Calvert
(First: Episode 0011)
2963-A12
Muppets A bunch of city folk work together to plant a garden for me and for you, as they show (in song) that "Cooperation Makes it Happen."
(First: Episode 1956)
Sesame Rorschach animation
Animation Rorschach ink blob association with a funky jazz soundtrack.
(First: Episode 0777)
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SCENE 4 Just before lunch, Sonny Friendly pops in with a traveling edition of "Name That Sound." The first instance of the sound is drowned out by a fire engine, and the second instance is drowned out by a jet plane. As it turns out, the sound happens to be the baby's heart beat! They win a trip (as Sonny promised) to the doctor - even though she already went today! He remarks, "How about that, audience? Another happy contestant! They took their trip already - aren't they fantastic??"
LetsPaveaStreet
Film Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street.
(First: Episode 1161)
cut from the Noggin version
Song.ThatsWhatCounts
Muppets The Count sings about the ten things most important to him.
(First: Episode 1954)
Snow-yes
Cartoon Is snow cold? Yes!
(First: Episode 0822)
cut from the Noggin version
7commercial-01

7commercial-02
Cast In a spoof of a famous Coke commercial, football player "Big Murray" (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has one on it.
(First: Episode 1535)
Updowncartoonman
Cartoon A man demonstrates up and down.
Artist: Al Jarnow
(First: Episode 0276)
Ssnews.humpty
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty DumptyKermit doesn't help Humpty Dumpty's situation.
(First: Episode 0657)
Film.Ibeam
Film An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I."
(First: Episode 1077)
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SCENE 5 Maria and Luis listen to the baby's heartbeat again, as Elmo announces the sponsors.


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