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Sesame Street
Elmo says NO!
Air date November 12, 1992
Season Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by Judy Freudberg
Production September 25, 1992
Sponsors E, M, 8 and "No"

3009

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3009a
COLD OPEN Telly Monster reveals today's sponsors, turns to Elmo and says, "Right, Elmo?" Elmo yells, "NO!" and runs off saying "No, no, no!" Telly is confused: "Was it something I said??"
3009b
SCENE 1 Telly is concerned about Elmo's attitude, fearing Elmo may be angry at him. He decides to ask Elmo if he's mad at him, but, of course, Elmo replies "NO!" again. But that still doesn't answer Telly's question of why Elmo keeps running around saying no. He states his concerns to Maria, and they decide to follow him.
Hatch8
Cartoon Seven chicks plus 1 alligator makes 8.
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1510)
Randytravis
Muppets / Celebrity Randy Travis sings "You Gotta Ask Some Questions."
(First: Episode 2782)
FleaCamp
Cartoon A flea sets up camp on a dog.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1004)
Abuelofishing
Film Cheri goes fishing with her abuelo.
(First: Episode 2784)
Lookatthatriverflow!
Cartoon Water travels from a cloud to a river, into a reservoir, and through pipes, and finally ends up in a bathroom sink.
(First: Episode 2708)
3009c
SCENE 2 Maria asks Savion if he's seen Elmo. Savion recalls that he and Elmo were just at the schoolyard, which leads to a flashback ...
3009d
SCENE 2
cont'd
In the flashback, Savion plays basketball as Elmo approaches, asking him for a piggy-back ride. Savion can do both at the same time, and they both have fun.
3009e
SCENE 2
cont'd
Back in the present, everyone is still curious about why Elmo keeps saying no. They run after him again.
Angryannie-korty
Cartoon "Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange.
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 2087)
YouGottaHaveM
Muppets The Sublime Miss M performs "The Sublime Ms. M."
(First: Episode 2837)
Misformoocow
Cartoon M is for Moo.
(First: Episode 0276)
2682r
Film Seashells form various patterns in the sand.
(First: Episode 2031)
KermitJoey.Ticklish
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentKermit the Frog and Joey talk about body parts.
(First: Episode 2149)
KingMidas
Cartoon King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons
(First: Episode 0345)
3009f

3009g
SCENE 3 Grundgetta joins Telly and Maria in their search for Elmo. She just saw Elmo in front of Oscar's trash can, and she had fun exchanging NO's with him. Unlike Maria and Telly, she doesn't want Elmo to stop saying no - after all, it's music to a Grouch's ears.
3009h
SCENE 3
cont'd
Elmo pops up on camera for a few more NO's, and they all go after him again.
1095x
Cartoon A trainer announces that his talking dog will say YES, but he says NO instead.
Artist: Derek Lamb
(First: Episode 0511)
1708m
Muppets The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes."
(First: Episode 1291)
CitySquares
Film Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover)
(First: Episode 2721)
PaulSimonLBM.ABC
Celebrity Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing the African Alphabet Song.
(First: Episode 2431)
2059h
Cartoon A man saws a letter E through the wall.
(First: Episode 0370)
Whichcomesfirst
Song Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
(First: Episode 0276)
3009i

3009j
SCENE 4 Telly and Maria catch up with Elmo, and ask Elmo to tell them why he keeps saying "NO!" Elmo explains that he was practicing saying no, because it's an important skill for kids to learn when someone is trying to pressure them into doing something they don't want to do. Maria agrees with him, and observes that Elmo is really good at saying no. Once Maria leaves, Telly admits to Elmo that he would like to learn how to say no, so Elmo coaches him.
Kingofeight
Animation "The King of Eight"
(First: Episode 0225)
MissingToast
Muppets Mysterious Theater: The Case of the Missing Toast
Lady Agatha can't find her toast or roast, so Sherlock Hemlock figures that it is a "rhyme crime", and suspects a ghost is the culprit. The thief turns out to be Vincent Twice, the host.
(First: Episode 2943)
Outonalimb
Cartoon The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb.
(First: Episode 2747)
Song.wonderful
Muppets Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful".
(First: Episode 2492)
4000p
Animation Planting Letters: E
BBFrankie
Muppets Kelly tries to rollerskate, and is mocked by Frankie. Fellow skater Big Bird tells him not to be so judgmental, and sings a song about how he had to practice before becoming a good skater.
(First: Episode 2479)
Handprint
Cartoon What kind of print does a hand make?
(First: Episode 0776)
HIYL.Bread
Muppets Here Is Your Life: A loaf of bread is profiled.
(First: Episode 0709)
GoodnightElizabeth
Cartoon As night falls, five house lights are counted as they turn on and off. (new audio)
(First: Episode 1538)
Khome.polliwog
Muppets Kermit sings about his youth, or as he calls it, "My Polliwog Ways".
(First: Episode 1443)
Eforerase
Cartoon E for Erase
(First: Episode 0486)
1563m
Film Old paper, new paper
Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett
(First: Episode 0911)
3009k

3009l
SCENE 5 By now, Telly is better at saying no. So are Chicago, Merry Monster, and some kids. Elmo announces the sponsors.

Supporting cast[]

  • The Kids: Nicolas Y. Riley, Samantha S. Riley, Joseph Goldstone, Adrian Molina[1]

Sources[]

  1. Episode script provided by trusted source


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