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Sesame Street
Word play on Sesame Street
Air date January 20, 1992
Season Season 23 (1991-1992)
Written by John Weidman
Production September 19, 1991
Sponsors J, Q, 16

2926

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
2926a
SCENE 1 Elmo and Big Bird look for the word OPEN; they explain to Gina they're playing tag with a sentient version of the word. They spot it in the door of Hooper's Store and continue their game. Gina wonders aloud if other streets experience this type of zaniness.
Closetheopen
Cartoon Would you mind closing our OPEN?
(First: Episode 0438)
Farleypurple
Muppets "Forty Blocks from My Home"
(First: Episode 2614)
RangerArmbuckle
Cartoon Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel - by sowing their seeds.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2727)
Doitbymyself
Film Song: "I Can Do It By Myself"
(First: Episode 1727)
Title 01 25 003 0001
Muppets Cookie Monster appears as a guest on Murphy Brownbag's "Lunch Talk" and shares his tips of a healthy, monster meal.
(First: Episode 2714)
2040c
Cartoon Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy.
Artist: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky
(First: Episode 1231)
WYHYH

3186a
SCENE 2 Gina finds herself on Sonny Friendly's latest game show, "When You're Hot, You're Hot!" She must identify the word "HOT." Gina finds it obvious, as the other two choices are a chicken (David Rudman) and apple pie slice, which she wins as her prizes. The word HOT (Pam Arciero) then is tagged by the rest and joins their game.
16blues
Cartoon "Sixteen Blues"
(First: Episode 2755)
Pageant-tooth
Muppets Pageant: Tooth
(First: Episode 1160)
2356-15
Cartoon Ella juega tenis (sand)
(First: Episode 2111)
Alaluna
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)
Qwords
Cartoon "Poverty Q": A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.
Animation by Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0048)
3186b
SCENE 3 An Anything Muppet boy (Martin P. Robinson) asks Gina if she's seen his dog. He gives a perplexing description of him, which turns out to be for a purple, polka-dotted word DOG instead. The gang rushes by and DOG is tagged, leading to another chaotic chase.
DogBanana
Muppets Is Barkley a DOG or a BANANA?
(First: Episode 2724)
Film.Were5
Film Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old.
(First: Episode 1403)
Listentothebells
Muppets "Listen to the Bells"
(First: Episode 1955)
QuietKorty
Cartoon Q for Quiet
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0441)
2head.Seatbelt
Muppets The Two-Headed Monster drives a car, but puts on the seat belt first.
(First: Episode 1966)
Needwater
Cartoon All living things need water.
(First: Episode 2731)
3186c
SCENE 4 As the gang makes a ruckus in Hooper's Store, Gina is approached by another Anything Muppet (Rudman), who needs some words for his dictionary. (Gina calls for silence by yelling "Hey, youuu guys!" à la The Electric Company.) The only words missing are HOT, DOG, and OPEN, who leave with the man. With no words left to play tag with, Gina initiates a new game with Big Bird and Elmo.
LillianBigSister
Cartoon Lillian discusses the adjustments she had to make when her parents had a new baby. She ultimately appreciates her sister.
Artist: Craig Bartlett
(First: Episode 2746)
EB.Movies

ThePicnic
Muppets / Cast Ernie & BertErnie and Bert go see a silent movie, "The Picnic" (starring Maria as Chaplin and Linda as the girl).
(First: Episode 2071)
SandJ.2926
Animation Sand J/j
(First: Episode 0631)
2257m
Muppets Biff sings "This Is My J."
(First: Episode 1169)
2073l
Cartoon 5 Purple Konkers
(First: Episode 0775)
3186d
SCENE 5 Elmo and his friend Akinyele Copeland discuss how they're the same and different, then read Africa Dream by Eloise Greenfield.
4133zn
Cartoon Abstract count to 16.
(First: Episode 2822)
1706i2
Film Sounds Around the House v1: a dripping water faucet, a man playing the violin, a woman vacuuming, a teenager listening to pop music, and a passing elevated train.
(First: Episode 1706)
Character.bats
Muppets Song: "The Batty Bat" (The Count)
(First: Episode 2096)
Footprints-A
Cartoon Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things".
(First: Episode 0505)
3186e
SCENE 6 Big Bird finds Duane, Lamar, and Tyrone impatiently waiting for the bus. Big Bird suggests that saying the alphabet will bring the bus and they start rapping "The Alphabet Song." The bus does show up, but instead blows right past them. "I said I could make it come, I didn't say I could make it stop," Big Bird sheepishly admits.
3957s
Song "Playground Map Song"
(First: Episode 2680)
OohDanny!
Cartoon Millie and Molly find a place for their picture of their favorite rock star, Danny.
(First: Episode 1295)
TellyRandyTravis
Muppets Randy Travis sings "How Should I Tell You I Love You" while Telly Monster acts out the lyrics.
(First: Episode 2800)
Biggestshoes
Cartoon A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0252)
3186f
SCENE 7 Playing tag still, Gina hides out behind the steps and announces the sponsors.

Notes[]

  • This episode would later be rerun as part of season 25, renumbered 3186.
  • The Anything Muppet boy in this episode is seen wearing the sweater originally worn by the season one Ernie.
  • This episode was Richard Hunt's last performance as Sonny Friendly.


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