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Sesame Street
Dan the clarinet player learns how to read
Air date November 15, 1990
Season Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by Sara Compton
Directed by Jon Stone
Production September 25, 1990
Sponsors I, Z, 15

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StreetScenes
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.
Sqsong
Cartoon The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square."
Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel
(First: Episode 2615)
Fay.3balls
Film Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table.
(First: Episode 2615)
2485i
Cartoon Snacks on Parade: The Raisin
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1171)
2356-4
Muppets Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues".
(First: Episode 2317)
Toon.Zinspace
Cartoon Z In Space
(First: Episode 0509)
3141y
Song "Take Care of That Smile"
(First: Episode 2745)
3187f
Cartoon Number creatures 15
(First: Episode 2693)
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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.
Istars
Cartoon Shooting stars form the letter I/i.
(First: Episode 2218)
2356-6
Song Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig."
(First: Episode 2356)
Zork.Coast
Cartoon Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2687)
2096w
Muppets Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep."
(First: Episode 1705)
1041Zebra
Cartoon Z For Zebra & Zoo
(First: Episode 0281)
CongoGames
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)
2head.CHEESE
Muppets After sounding out the word "cheese," the Two-Headed Monster poses for many pictures.
(First: Episode 2742)
3976zn
Cartoon Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
(First: Episode 1519)
Film.Flamingos Film Flamingos walk around to classical music.
(First: Episode 2498)
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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.
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Cartoon Rap #15
(First: Episode 2567)
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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)
Toon.ILoveYou
Cartoon A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
(First: Episode 1971)
Groverandi
Muppets Monsterpiece Theater: The King and IGrover plays a king who dances with the letter I.
(First: Episode 2727)
Speechballoon.Island
Cartoon Speech Balloon: I for Island
(First: Episode 0314)
2963-C6
Celebrity Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive.
3816v
Cartoon A baby and father illustrate up and down.
(First: Episode 2687)
Farleypurple
Muppets "Forty Blocks From My Home"
(First: Episode 2614)
2963-C5
Animation Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself.
Artist: Craig Bartlett
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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."
Plantcartoon
Cartoon Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
(First: Episode 1484)
Stop.Dance
Film Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on.
(First: Episode 2600)
DontbeaSnerd
Cartoon Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1487)
Sss-i
Muppets / Cast "Sing Your Synonyms"
(First: Episode 2331)
MyTriptoMexico
Animation A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way.
(First: Episode 2689)
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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?
2485s
Cartoon ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles.
(First: Episode 2080)
GuyAudience Muppets Guy Smiley takes his 39-member studio audience to a restaurant, but there is no place for him to sit.
(First: Episode 2646)
Skin
Song Kevin Clash sings "Skin."
3164p
Cartoon How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2730)
Ssnews.cinderdress
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella's Fairy Godmother — The Fairy Godmother prepares Cinderella's gown.
(First: Episode 2442)
ManLegs
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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