Episode 3144
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| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Big Bird and Luis convince Hans that he's not an ugly duckling |
| Air date | December 2, 1993 |
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) |
| Sponsors | F, L, 3 |
| Syndication | 123 Sesame Street |
| DVD | |
| This episode guide is missing segments cut from Noggin's broadcast. |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | | The kids read the sponsors from cards and Big Bird introduces a duckling who says goodbye instead of hello. |
  | | At the nest area, Big Bird and the kids have a hard time convincing Hans, the ugly duckling from the story, to not leave. He's not ugly at all. |
 | | At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself. Artist: John Korty (EKA: Episode 2596) |
 | | Letter Garden: F |
 | | F candles |
 | | Alphaquest: F A faucet finishes a fire, and flood of freaky fish. |
 | | Kermit and some Anything Muppets sing "I Wonder 'Bout the World Above." |
 | | Hans wears a YOU sign, so instead of seeing his 'ugliness,' they'll see YOU. However, now he can't see. |
 | | Ten little animals in a department store elevator accumulatively get on at each floor. |
 | | "We have a nice school"... with ducks. |
 | | Grover instructs Caroline to read the word you, and acts crazy when she keeps telling him to read it. (EKA: Episode 2787) |
  | | Kids rehearse a large group African dance in the park, get their faces painted, and perform. |
 | | L for Lion (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 3007) |
 | | Ernie sings Dance Myself To Sleep. (EKA: Episode 1707) |
  | | Hans has a set of wigs from Sy Duckling, the Feather Club president who's also a client. Gordon and Susan come by, but Susan makes it clear that bald is beautiful. Hans leaves to consult an expert. |
 | | El numero tres (Luis V.O.) (EKA: Episode 2363) |
 | | Three computer animated fish. |
 | | Number Three Ball Film: powder version (EKA: Episode 1707) |
 | | Take 6 sings "Take 6," a song about themselves that counts to the number 6. |
 | | A group of people form a human pyramid to illustrate top and bottom. |
 | | How Now Brown and the Moo Wave perform the song "Danger's No Stranger." They play this song in a street in the middle of the night. It also features a case of explosions, falling bricks and construction vehicles on the loose. (EKA: Episode 2487) |
 | | A man wears a DANGER sign on his nose. Another man walks by and tries to convince the first there's no DANGER, but gets blown away by a humongous sneeze. |
  | | Hans goes to The Fix-It Shop. Luis reads him the story of Gregory the mouse, who, after tired of being called "Little Squeaky" by the other animals, tries to be a lion and fails. However, the story isn't over. |
  | cont'd | The mouse wakes all the animals up when there's a fire, and the animals agree to stop calling him names. Transformed by the lesson, Hans decides to stop being called "the ugly duckling" and also learns that he loves stories. |
 | | All types of wild animals that lay eggs sing "Let's Lay an Egg." (EKA: Episode 3060) |
 | | A song about a very curious cat, who explores until it rains pots and pans. (EKA: Episode 2986) |
 | | A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the water below, prompting the man to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds the remote and makes the bridge go back up. |
 | | Song: "If You've Lost Your L, Look Around" Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 1845) |
 | | Caveman Days King Ernie needs to clean his yucky teeth. The Royal Smart Person brings a big brush (used for sweeping), then a middle-sized brush (used for brushing hair), then a smaller brush (used for painting), and finally a really small brush (a toothbrush). Just as Ernie proclaims that he'll "brush every tooth in the entire kingdom," a saber-toothed tiger comes in, seizes the toothbrush, and begins to use it himself! |
 | | A story/song about a duckling who wants to join the others playing at the water's edge. |
  | | Hans is happy, but there's still one thing he'd like to change - he wants to do something else than playing on the seesaw with Big Bird, which is not working. |
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