Sesame Street | |||||
Savion's magic circle (repeat of 3108) | |||||
Air date | January 5, 1995 | ||||
Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||
Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Savion has Elmo look into his “Magic Circle”, which displays the sponsors, a cartoon rabbit and Ernie and Bert. | |
SCENE 1 | Elmo and Savion watch as The Count counts the letters in a newspaper. Savion uses his magic circle to display something else he can count on: rubber stamps... | |
Animation | Rubber Stamp #12 (First: Episode 2932) | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
The Count is impressed with Savion’s circle and thinks of another thing he’d like to count. He looks into the circle and imagines going on a picnic... | |
Muppets | The Count has prepared himself a picnic not far from his castle. As he counts the ants who come to take away his food, he eventually has nothing left. Which is just as well, since it has started to rain. (First: Episode 2132) | |
Film / Animation | Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays. (First: Episode 3126) | |
Film | Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat. (First: Episode 2847) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Celia Cruz tells Big Bird about a hummingbird, and sings "Zunzun." (First: Episode 2298) | |
SCENE 2 | The magic circle closes on the previous segment, and The Amazing Mumford runs to them in a huff. He is upset that non-magicians possess a magic circle. He presents his own magic circle, which is actually a square. He displays his other magic circle, which isn’t a circle either, but rather a triangle. Using the magic circle, they show him what one looks like. | |
Cartoon | A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper and asks him if he works there. The bridgekeeper orders the young man to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. The young man is ordered to eat three round foodstuffs: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once the young man is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries. (First: Episode 1582) | |
SCENE 2 cont'd |
After the cartoon, Mumford know realizes what a circle looks like and displays his magic circle. Elmo wants to see Ernie in his circle, so Mumford waves his wand to make Ernie appear in the circle, but makes his circle disappear. Savion explains his circle is a different kind of magic and Mumford leaves, disgruntled. Savion displays Elmo’s request in his circle. | |
Muppets | Every time Ernie tries to recite a poem about the number 12, it switches itself around to the number 21 (and vice versa). (First: Episode 2329) | |
Animation | Clown Honking #12 (First: Episode 3210) | |
Muppets | "Honk Around the Clock" (First: Episode 1631) | |
Animation | A girl plays in, on and under a sculpture. (First: Episode 2898) | |
Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) | |
Cartoon | An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (First: Episode 0173) | |
Film | A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O. (First: Episode 3136) | |
Insert | Bob asks Zoe if she wants to go to an interesting place, just Around the Corner. Bob sings a song about it. (First: Episode 3262) | |
Cartoon | Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccoughing her way through an opera. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2963) | |
Animation | A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter. (First: Episode 3142) | |
Muppets | "Home to Me" (First: Episode 2093) | |
Cartoon | "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. (new music added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1109) | |
Film | A park ranger speaks to a group of kids about trees and the fruits that come from them. Then all the kids hug a tree. (First: Episode 2891) | |
Animation | P - Pyramid (First: Episode 2061) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster fights over the letters P and R, one of them displaying P foods and the other one displaying R foods (and a radio). They have a picnic, which is cut short due to rain. (First: Episode 1574) | |
Film | Two girls sing "My Picky Playmate" as they clap. | |
SCENE 3 | Savion is teaching Elmo and the kids how to make their own magic circle. Elmo offers Mumford to join, but he has his own magic and accidentally makes several boxes appear on the staircase. Savion begins his lesson. First, you take a crayon and draw a big circle on some paper. Mumford waves his wand at his paper, but makes a pineapple with a saxophone on it appear. Savion then reveals the “magic” aspect is all just imagination. Elmo uses his magic circle to imagine a museum. | |
Cast | Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum. (First: Episode 2033) | |
Cartoon | A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 0778) | |
Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop". (First: Episode 2071) | |
Cartoon | Look both ways before you cross the street. Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1397) | |
Film | "There's a lot to see under the sea," according to some young swimmers who narrate a poem about the ocean-dwellers they find. Music: "Kyisio Calypso" by Dermot Stewart (First: Episode 3032) | |
Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) | |
Song | Queen Latifah, Prairie Dawn, Merry Monster, and Telly Monster sing "That's the Letter O". (First: Episode 3066) | |
Animation | Fans reveal the letter O. (First: Episode 2905) | |
Film | Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown. (First: Episode 2650) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Lexine to express happy and sad faces. (First: Episode 3271) | |
Film | A Japanese boy plays taiko drums in the park. (First: Episode 3153) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert is preparing to give his nephew Brad a bath, but Ernie chastises him for not providing any bath toys. He brings so many toys that Bert feels there is no longer room for Brad. So as not to waste the water, Ernie hops into the tub. (First: Episode 1134) | |
Cartoon | Two caterpillars plus three caterpillars equal five. (First: Episode 2324) | |
Film | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708) | |
Cartoon | How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824) | |
Film | A girl floats around in a circle. (First: Episode 3130) | |
SCENE 4 | Savion, Elmo and the kids display their sponsors with their magic circles. |
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