Sesame Street | |||||||||
Elmo and the Beanstalk | |||||||||
Air date | February 28, 1991 | ||||||||
Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Elmo (And The Beanstalk) announces he will be climbing a beanstalk today, as well as talking to some string beans (who make sure they're mentioned). | |
SCENE 1 | Elmo welcomes the viewer and Mike begins to read the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk," but Elmo tells more of the story than Mike does. After Mike finishes "reading", Elmo runs off to find some magic beans, so he can climb a beanstalk and get some "gooolllden eggs." | |
Cartoon | Gloria Globe pulls a tiger out of her hat, which belongs in India. (First: Episode 2789) | |
Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Count it Higher." (First: Episode 0553) | |
Cartoon | A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782) | |
Film | Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2721) | |
Cartoon | G for Gorilla (First: Episode 2491) | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird helps Elmo plant the beans he got from Gina so he can climb to the sky and get 6 golden eggs (and split the spoils with Mike and Gina). Big Bird puts the beans in the pot and waters them and they both move away to let it grow, but nothing happens. Since it's a cloudy day, the sun won't shine on the beans to make them grow. Elmo begins to cry, until Big Bird suggests he imagine climbing a beanstalk. | |
SCENE 2 cont'd | Elmo imagines the beanstalk fully grown and begins to climb it. | |
SCENE 2 cont'd | Meanwhile, in reality, Big Bird watches Elmo moving his arms and chanting "Climb" in a daze and hopes he has enough energy to make it to the top. | |
Film | An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo). (First: Episode 0429) | |
Animation | Seis flores (First: Episode 1591) | |
Muppets / Cast | Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert go see a silent movie, "The Picnic" (starring Maria as Chaplin and Linda as the girl). (First: Episode 2071) | |
Cartoon | L for Lion (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149) | |
SCENE 3 | Still imagining, Elmo continues to climb and wishes there were an easier way to get to the top. He gets an idea he could fly... | |
SCENE 3 cont'd | Elmo begins to soar through the sky singing "Elmo Can Fly" with two birds, who tell him the stalk's too high to fly up. | |
SCENE 3 cont'd | Back on the street, Big Bird continues watching Elmo climb and wonders if he ever considered flying up the stalk. | |
Cartoon | Farm animals are counted 1-6. (First: Episode 1692) | |
Film | Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966) | |
Song | Gina and Maria sing "The Word is "No." (First: Episode 2548) | |
Cartoon | An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. (First: Episode 0538) | |
SCENE 4 | Oscar discovers Elmo panting in front of his can and tells him to go away, but he doesn't respond. He blares his (broken) horn, rattles his noisemaker and plays his bongos, but with no success. Once he learns from Big Bird what he's doing, he hangs up some signs that forbid imagination and beanstalks, but they do nothing too. Oscar gives up, while Elmo snickers to the camera. | |
Cartoon | "Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1731) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — John-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but he has a little trouble. (First: Episode 0547) | |
Cartoon | "The Little Letter L: A Poem by Louise" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1526) | |
Muppets / Celebrirty | Harry Belafonte and The Count sing "Coconut Counting Man." (First: Episode 1692) | |
Cartoon | What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0422) | |
Film | Shots of the Louisiana bayou are shown, as harmonica music is played. (First: Episode 2507) | |
Animation | G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover) (First: Episode 2233) | |
SCENE 5 | Elmo is still "climbing". Big Bird is sure he's near the top by now. | |
SCENE 5 cont'd | Elmo runs into some string beans, who tell him he's close to the top. Once he is gone, one bean wonders if they should have mentioned the giant. | |
Cartoon | L for lion (First: Episode 2586) | |
Song | Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story" over film footage which shows the insides of ordinary household items. (First: Episode 2724) | |
Cartoon | HEN / PEN / TEN / MEN (First: Episode 1881) | |
Muppets | Guy Smiley takes his 39-member studio audience to a restaurant, but there is no place for him to sit. (First: Episode 2646) | |
Cartoon | "Imagination Rain" (First: Episode 0353) | |
SCENE 6 | Elmo finally makes it to the top of the stalk, where a sleeping giant (Mike) lays. He finds the chicken (Camille Bonora) and and has her lay one more egg so that her carton will have the six "gooolllden eggs" he needs. The chicken's squawking awakes the giant. Elmo flees without learning the giant wanted to say "Hi." | |
SCENE 6 cont'd | Elmo slides down the side of the crate, which Big Bird interprets as him sliding down the beanstalk. | |
Cartoon | "Six Soccer Socks" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1670) | |
Muppets | Great Movie Classics: Casablanca Rick keeps telling the pianist to keep saying the alphabet ("Say it again, Sam"). (First: Episode 2687) | |
Cartoon | Which footprint doesn't belong? (First: Episode 0491) | |
SCENE 7 | In Hooper's Store, Elmo shares his story with everyone. He then orders some string beans with "gooolllden eggs". | |
SCENE 7 cont'd | Oscar's upset to see the pot is still there, so he tries imagining the sponsors in its place, with no luck. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 24 as Episode 3046.
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