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Sesame Street
Gordon has a headache
(repeat of 2494)
Air date January 8, 1991
Season Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by John Weidman
Directed by Emily Squires
Production September 14, 1988
Sponsors B, V, 10

2787rerun

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
Gina-followleader
Cast Gina plays and sings "Follow the Leader" with the kids.
(First: Episode 2604)
JoesLap
Cartoon Joe's Lap (limerick)
(First: Episode 0617)
Jamal
Film A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
Bforbeard
Cartoon B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1147)
0871v
Muppets Grover the Elevator Operator: Only five people are allowed on the elevator at one time, so Grover counts out five passengers. But then he's not allowed on the elevator himself; he would make six.
(First: Episode 0462)
Geometry of Circles 3 - Six Colored Circles
Animation Geometry of Circles #3 "Six Colored Circles"
(First: Episode 1395)
KingsApples1

KingsApples2
Cast Bob reads "The King's Apples," in which King Gerry the Generous has trouble sharing his three apples with his daughter and the royal doctor, each of whom want two apples. An apple tree shows up to solve his problem by adding three apples to the three he currently has, making six.
(First: Episode 2295)
SpeechBalloon.V
Cartoon Speech Balloon: V for Violin
A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
(First: Episode 0052)
Song.WhatAreKidsCalled
Song Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called."
(First: Episode 0096)
EBwarm
Muppets Ernie & BertBert says he's too cold, so Ernie goes overboard to get him warm by putting layer after layer of clothing upon him. This makes him too hot, so Ernie opens the window, gives Bert an ice bag, and brings his electric fan.
(First: Episode 0418)
3164v
Cartoon An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1274)
2787a

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SCENE 1 Gordon has a really bad headache, so Susan puts his slippers by the bed, unplugs the phone, and goes to put Miles in daycare so Gordon can relax. Right after she leaves, Telly comes in to make sure Gordon's okay. He understands that Gordon needs rest, peace, and quiet, so he makes sure everything stays that way. He hears such sounds as a barking dog, a honking car, and an airplane, and yells at them to be quiet. Soon, they hear the birds sing, which Gordon doesn't mind ... until he hears Big Bird singing loudly!
Jazz10
Cartoon Jazz #10
(First: Episode 0193)
This episode omits the zoom-in on the 10 flag at the beginning and the numbers filling the screen with black at the end.
News-WrongDwarves
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Seven Emotional DwarvesKermit meets dwaves named differently from the Snow White story.
(First: Episode 2415)
2269q
Cartoon A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background.
(First: Episode 0791)
Paintingb
Film Kids paint various things that begin with the letter B on a window (edited version)
Full edit--(First: Episode 0008)
2787c
SCENE 2 Gordon can't find his slippers, thinking they're under the bed. Elmo comes in, hoping to make Gordon's headache go away. Gordon tells him to look for his slippers under the bed, and Elmo looks on the bed, under the blankets, and finally under the bed, where he sees "two fuzzy blue monsters" that tickle him.
1396c
Cartoon This is a big letter V poem
(First: Episode 0507)
KadeemNatasha
Muppets / Celebrity Kadeem Hardison says the alphabet with Natasha.
3171-Fish
Film Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0466)
2485o
Muppets Ernie & Bert — On the deck of The Love Boat, a uniformed Ernie expresses how much he loves this boat. "Ernest" shares his love with Amanda, a grumpy patron, a fish, and soon several passengers who join them in their love for this boat.
(First: Episode 1958)
Dog imagination
Cartoon A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying.
(First: Episode 0862)
2787d
SCENE 3 Big Bird and Snuffy enter Gordon's apartment to help him with his headache by reading him a story, "The Lion and The Mouse." They react in fear towards the lion in the story, but Gordon finishes reading it for them, and suffers Snuffy's ground-shaking jumps for joy.
Toon.Oneboot
Cartoon B for boot
(First: Episode 1967)
YoureMyBaby
Song "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents.
(First: Episode 1484)
LEPH!
Cartoon Letters stranded on a desert island spell PLEH, LEPH, and finally HELP.
(First: Episode 1176)
Film.PettingZoo
Film A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0486)
Henson Scanimate 10
Insert Scanimate Films #10
(First: Episode 0120)
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SCENE 4 Gordon has yet another visitor, Count von Count, who has a Transylvanian home remedy for headaches: counting backwards from ten to zero, and listening to soft thunder. Gordon finds this surprisingly effective, when he counts slow and closes his eyes as The Count hums.
2963-C5
Animation Lillian recalls the time she joined her parents and baby sister on a hike up the hill. Lillian hiked to the top herself, and is proud of the fact.
Artist: Craig Bartlett
(First: Episode 2749)
Vegetables
Muppets Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low.
(First: Episode 2448)
VirgilVeep
Cartoon Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V.
(First: Episode 0110)
3144j
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover instructs Caroline to read the word you, and acts crazy when she keeps telling him to read it.
(First: Episode 2730)
Hotinthecity
Song "Hot in the City"
(First: Episode 2751)
2787g

2787h
SCENE 5 After several minutes of counting backwards from ten to zero, Gordon's headache is finally gone! Oscar the Grouch arrives, hoping to see Gordon suffer through his headache, but becomes upset when he learns he's too late.
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SCENE 5
cont'd
Susan and Miles come home and greet Gordon, and all the happiness in the room irritates Oscar, so the Count introduces him to his home remedy. Both of them announce the sponsors.

Notes[]

  • This is one of the rare Sesame Street episodes that aired only once. In its place for the summer rerun, a different episode from season 20 was selected and edited with a different group of inserts, including previously unaired segments. For the summer airing, see Episode 2787/rerun.


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