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| Sesame Street | |||||
| Prairie Dawn and the pirates | |||||
| Air date | February 4, 1993 | ||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||
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Monty, anchoring for RNN (Ridiculous News Network), pops in with a bulletin: pirates are coming to Sesame Street! Prairie Dawn and Susan don't believe it at first, but sure enough, a captain and first mate pass by them singing a sea chanty. | |
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The leader of the pirate duo, Captain Schnook, introduces himself and his first mate Mr. Schneeze. Prairie doesn't believe they are real pirates, but Schneeze does his best to convince her of Schnook's greatness. Schnook explains that they need someone to play the piano while they sing, and chooses Prairie. She agrees to do it, but soon finds out that they don't have a ship ... so it's off to find one. | |
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Monty pops in with another bulletin about a gorilla coming towards Sesame Street ... |
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G for Gorilla (EKA: Episode 2895) | |
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Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air." (EKA: Episode 2882) | |
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A boy draws a picture of his friend, Carey. (EKA: Episode 3036) | |
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Exploring on the ocean rocks (EKA: Episode 1446) | |
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Randy Travis sings "You Gotta Ask Some Questions." (EKA: Episode 2782) | |
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Sign language: Day, morning, noon, night (EKA: Episode 2159) | |
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Monty: "And now for something completely silly. In fact, it is so silly, that we thought we'd better prepare you for it ahead of time." | |
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The pirates (including Prairie) enter the Fix-it Shop, and Captain Schnook chooses it as their ship (he misheard Maria while she was on the phone). "Shop" and "ship" sound similar because of the "SH" sound, but Schnook, feeling ambitious, decides to sail the seven seas in a shop-ship, and tells Schneeze to get it into ship-shop-shape. |
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"Box City Recycling Rap" Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons. (EKA: Episode 2855) | |
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Guy Smiley hosts a dinner for all things that begin with the sound SH. Guests include a shirt, a shrieking shovel, a shepherd, and a shark. (EKA: Episode 2614) | |
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Linda signs the word wind, and Gordon is blown away. (EKA: Episode 2773) | |
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Polly Darton and Benny Rabbit sing "14 Carrot Love." | |
| Growing Numbers #14 | ||
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Monty pops in with another bulletin: "The pirates have set sail on their Fix-it Shop ship, called the Jolly Maria. I would have gone with them, but I prefer to sail the ocean blue in a honeydew melon myself." | |
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The Fix-it Shop has been decked with a ship's wheel, a pirate flag, and a mast. Maria, to the viewer: "In case you're wondering why I'm going along with this, I'm wondering about that too, and as soon as I figure it out, I'll let you know." Prairie plays them a yo-ho-ho tune as they sing a pirate song. Schneeze gets hungry, and Schnook proposes that they fish (despite the fact that they're not really at sea). Schneeze catches an egg beater and a portable radio, which they consider dining on (with a lemon and butter sauce), but Prairie says they're not edible. Schnook and Schneeze immediately proceed to abandon shop. |
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Unlike the pirates, Monty prefers his portable radio with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. |
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Sesame Street Creature Feature: Chris Cerf sings "I Am a Manatee." | |
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Travis Travel demonstrates different methods of transportation. (EKA: Episode 1575) | |
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Bip Bippadotta and The Androoze Sisters sing "Everybody's Song." (EKA: Episode 3010) | |
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Girls dance and chant about the number 14. | |
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A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. | |
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Muppet & Kid Moments: Grover asks Jesse to define marriage. They conclude that married people kiss, hug, live together, and help each other. (EKA: Episode 2899) | |
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Still in search of a ship to sail on, Schnook and Schneeze browse around Sesame Street, but all they find is a bus. Monty then pops in to give them a carrot to put on their shoulder (in accordance with an unwritten law of the sea). Prairie corrects them and says it's a parrot that belongs on the shoulder of a pirate, not a carrot. Since there aren't any parrots around, however, Schnook takes the carrot. | |
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Shooting stars form the letter I/i. (EKA: Episode 2291) | |
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Everyone has the same feelings, "No Matter What." Kids of all types play with a huge beach ball. (EKA: Episode 2782) | |
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Dicky Tick hosts "Lifestyles of the Big and Little." (EKA: Episode 2580) | |
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A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle. Artist: Karen Aqua (EKA: Episode 3010) | |
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Captain Elmo Cousteau searches for the treasure of the missing soap, with the help of a policeman fishy. (EKA: Episode 2886) | |
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The Count (in voiceover) subtracts from five to one to zero children on a park bench. | |
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A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me." | |
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Prairie decides to quit the pirate crew, because of their bumbling ineptitude at their craft. Captain Schnook sadly confesses that they aren't really pirates (he's a used car salesman and Schneeze is an accountant) - they were just pretending. They're about to leave, when Prairie stops them and says it's okay for them to use their imaginations. She sings a song which helps them imagine, and Schneeze becomes seasick. | |
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Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (EKA: Episode 1563) | |
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A boy's mother and grandmother make him a pair of moccasins. | |
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Pencil box I/i (EKA: Episode 3040) | |
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"Do De Rubber Duck" (EKA: Episode 2483) | |
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Planet G / g (EKA: Episode 3006) | |
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Arrows give a presentation of the human body. | |
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Monty announces that there will be no more bulletins. The camera then zooms out to reveal two Montys (both on and off the TV set). The second Monty turns off the TV, and announces that the former pirates have decided to become Russian folk dancers. He mentions the sponsors, while Schneeze kicks across the newsroom. |
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