Sesame Street | |||||||||
Dan the clarinet player learns how to read | |||||||||
Air date | November 15, 1990 | ||||||||
Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | In the early morning, a nervous Dan (Steven Schub) walks down Sesame Street, and sits outside Hooper's Store, waiting to begin his part-time employment there. He meets a Honker, who wants to know what's in his small box. Dan shows him it's a clarinet, and invites the Honker to play a song with him. Even though the Honker can't read music, they both have fun. | |
Cartoon | The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615) | |
Film | Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table. (First: Episode 2615) | |
Cartoon | Snacks on Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171) | |
Muppets | Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues". (First: Episode 2317) | |
Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) | |
Song | "Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745) | |
Cartoon | Number creatures 15 (First: Episode 2693) | |
SCENE 2 | Dan finishes cleaning the window, and asks a very busy Gina what to do next. She tells him to read Baby Natasha a story while she makes sandwiches ... but he doesn't feel like reading a book, or a magazine, or a newspaper. Big Bird and Gina realize that Dan doesn't know how to read; he acts like it's no big deal, but they don't think he's very happy. | |
Cartoon | Shooting stars form the letter I/i. (First: Episode 2218) | |
Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356) | |
Cartoon | Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2687) | |
Muppets | Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705) | |
Cartoon | Z For Zebra & Zoo (First: Episode 0281) | |
Film | A boy who lives in the Congo (in Africa) narrates a film of the kinds of games he and his friends play. (First: Episode 2668) | |
Muppets | After sounding out the word "cheese," the Two-Headed Monster poses for many pictures. (First: Episode 2742) | |
Cartoon | Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (First: Episode 1519) | |
Film | Flamingos walk around to classical music. (First: Episode 2498) | |
SCENE 3 | Gina is impressed with Dan's clarinet playing, and he reveals that he never went to school much because he was busy traveling in a band with his dad. Big Bird laughs at the thought of a grown adult going to school to learn how to read, but Gina informs him that adult illiteracy is a serious problem which can be solved. She offers to help Dan get started learning how to read, and in exchange, he could show her how to read music. They both like the idea. | |
Cartoon | Rap #15 (First: Episode 2567) | |
Film | A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the river below, prompting the man to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds the remote and makes the bridge go back up. (First: Episode 2614) | |
Cartoon | A heart that says "I love you" is drawn. (First: Episode 1971) | |
Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I — Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727) | |
Cartoon | Speech Balloon: I for Island (First: Episode 0314) | |
Celebrity | Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive. | |
Cartoon | A baby and father illustrate up and down. (First: Episode 2687) | |
Muppets | "Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614) | |
Animation | Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself. Artist: Craig Bartlett | |
SCENE 4 | Gina tests Dan with flash cards reading "met" and "let," when one of The Shagri-Las pops up to sing "Sound it Out." | |
Cartoon | Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484) | |
Film | Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on. (First: Episode 2600) | |
Cartoon | Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1487) | |
Muppets / Cast | "Sing Your Synonyms" (First: Episode 2331) | |
Animation | A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way. (First: Episode 2689) | |
SCENE 5 | Dan joins Big Bird, Natasha and the Birdketeers as they demonstrate near and far. Just then, Big Bird realizes he has to take Natasha home, and leaves a sign on the door for Dan to read. Will he read it? | |
Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) | |
Muppets | Guy Smiley takes his 39-member studio audience to a restaurant, but there is no place for him to sit. (First: Episode 2646) | |
Song | Kevin Clash sings "Skin." | |
Cartoon | How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2730) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella's Fairy Godmother — The Fairy Godmother prepares Cinderella's gown. (First: Episode 2442) | |
Cartoon | Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691) | |
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SCENE 6 | Dan remembers how Gina taught him to read, and he succeeds in reading the sign, which says "Back in a minute." Big Bird comes back, and he and Gina are impressed with Dan's progress. Elmo announces the sponsors and congratulates Dan. |
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