Episode 2574
From Muppet Wiki
| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Maria's mother visits Sesame Street. |
| Air date | March 23, 1989 |
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) |
| Sponsors | B, T, 12 |
| Syndication | Sesame Street Unpaved |
| DVD | |
| This episode guide is missing segments cut from Noggin's broadcast. |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  | | Mrs. Figueroa, Maria's mother, is visiting from Puerto Rico! Luis shows her pictures documenting Maria's previous doctor visit... down to every last detail. |
  | cont'd | In flashback, we see how trigger-happy Luis can be with a camera. He's also good at planning ahead... maybe a little too good. |
 | cont'd | Still in flashback, Luis reveals to Big Bird that "today is the day when I take the very first picture of our baby." |
 | cont'd | Back in the present, we come to the picture Luis took of Maria and Big Bird missing the bus. |
 | | A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (EKA: Episode 1575) |
  | | Ferlinghetti Donizetti delivers "The Easy Rhythm Rappin' Alphabet" while Grover displays his super smooth break-dance moves. (EKA: Episode 2358) |
  | | Gordon hangs out in a classroom. He joins the kids and the teacher as they play with an elastic rope and get into different shapes. |
 | | Kermit the Frog, Shola and Fannie demonstrate "next to." (EKA: Episode 0810) |
  | | While still looking at pictures, Mrs. Figueroa asks if they finally got to see the baby. Big Bird chimes in, and we dissolve to another flashback ... |
  | cont'd | In flashback, Big Bird, Luis and Maria arrive at the maternity clinic, and Luis seizes the opportunity to get a picture of the nurse. But it doesn't stop there: he even gets one of them sitting down! Big Bird thinks maybe telling Luis a story would suppress his urge to take so many pictures... but such is not the case. |
  | cont'd | Maria feels the baby move... which gives Big Bird the idea to continue telling his story to the baby. |
 | cont'd | Back in the present, Mrs. Figueroa sees the picture Luis took of Maria after the baby moved. Luis remarks, "Well, it's hard to tell that it's moving in that shot..." and gets strange looks. |
 | | Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes Go." Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 2477) |
  | |
While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself... or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase. |
 | | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (EKA: Episode 1839) |
 | | B is for Bubble (First: Episode 0008) |
 | | The Great Inventors Series: John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, invents a new type of food that can be eaten while playing cards. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
 | | Itzhak Perlman and a little girl observe their strengths and weaknesses. (EKA: Episode 1563) |
 | | Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the bus ... until Pink spots an open seat. (EKA: Episode 2123) |
 | | Once again, Big Bird insists on telling the whole story of getting to see the baby... |
 | cont'd | In flashback, Dr. Kapi displays the ultrasound machine, which is a special device that allows the baby to be seen on a small TV monitor. Maria's baby is displayed on the monitor as Dr. Kapi points out the parts of the baby. At this point, the doctor refers to the baby as a male, even though its gender is unknown. |
  | cont'd | Luis grabs a snapshot as we fade back to the present. |
 | | Joe Raposo sings "What Are Kids Called?" (First: Episode 0116) |
  | | Guy Smiley hosts "The Eating Game", in which plates get to meet foods and take them to dinner. The contestant foods are a fish, an ear of corn and a glass of milk. (EKA: Episode 2475) |
 | | Mrs. Figueroa has a surprise for her soon-to-be-born grandchild... the blanket that Maria slept under as a baby. |
 | cont'd | In song, Mrs. Figueroa expresses how proud she is that "My Baby's Going to Have a Baby." |
 | cont'd | In case it's a boy, there's another blanket for that... |
 | | How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. |
    | | The Heartstrongs, Part 1 In this soap opera parody, Mr. Heartstrong (Gordon) fusses over the loss of his red shoelace along with Mrs. Heartstrong (Susan). They both feel sad until their son Barnaby (David) comes downstairs! What a surprise! But that feeling doesn't last long, as Barnaby soon learns of the lost shoelace. As it turns out, Barnaby came downstairs to change shoelaces in order to play baseball. Could this be a clue as to the whereabouts of Mr. Heartstrong's shoelace? (EKA: Episode 2404) |
 | | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo |
    | | The Heartstrongs, Part 2 In the thrilling conclusion, the doorbell rings! Who could it be at the door? It's Cousin Henry (Uncle Wally), who drops in for a surprise visit, which quickly becomes somber when the lost shoelace issue is brought up again. Just then, Mr. Heartstrong remembers what Barnaby said about a shoelace that didn't match, and as luck would have it, the missing shoelace is in Barnaby's left sneaker! This makes everyone happy! Cousin Henry pulls the snake-in-the-can trick on Barnaby, which gives everyone another nice surprise! "Woo woo!" (EKA: Episode 2404) |
  | | Snuffy approaches Maria and her mom with a problem: Alice won't go to sleep. Mrs. Figueroa has a solution: the lullaby she used to sing Maria to sleep ("Duermete, Mi Niña"). |
 | cont'd | The lullaby didn't work on Alice, "but it worked on somebody else..." |
 | | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Love Boat (EKA: Episode 2485) |
 | | A pink circle splits into a cat, and a grey circle splits into a mouse. |
 | | Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit interviews some colonial American citizens who are participating in the Boston "T" Party. Rather than tea, they drop things that begin with the letter "T" in the water instead! |
 | | Big Bird tells Maria's baby what he'll have for dessert: birdseed. |
  | cont'd | Mrs. Figueroa decides to try talking to the baby herself. Big Bird announces the sponsors. |
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 2558 | Episode 2579 |
