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| Elmo's annoying song | |||||
| Air date | January 31, 1995 | ||||
| Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | At Finders Keepers, Elmo shows Ruthie his violin. He plays "The Alphabet Song" for her and since she likes it so much, he plays it again, and again... |
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Cartoon | All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2859) |
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Song | "Frog Kick" (EKA: Episode 2412) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: V, violin Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1285) |
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Film | V for violin: kids play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the violin. (EKA: Episode 3280) |
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Animation | Sand V / v (EKA: Episode 1291) |
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Muppets | While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself... or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase. (EKA: Episode 2447) |
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Cartoon | A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (EKA: Episode 2362) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo finishes another performance of his song. Ruthie explains that hearing the same song over and over can be annoying. Elmo doesn't understand, so Ruthie sings her own song: an operatic count to 8. She sings it over and over, but finds Elmo actually wants to hear it multiple times. When Ruthie gives up, Elmo goes back to playing his song. |
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Cartoon | A lizard, a girl and a dog dance. Artist: Karen Aqua (EKA: Episode 2795) |
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Cartoon | Hortense counts four ants. Artist: Michael Sporn (EKA: Episode 2546) |
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Film | Ornate 4s fly through the air. |
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Cast | A voiceover instructs Charlie Chaplin (Maria) where to put the shirts and the towels. (EKA: Episode 0986) |
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Cartoon | A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom. (new music added) (EKA: Episode 0833) |
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SCENE 3 | Ruthie makes it clear to Elmo she doesn't want to hear the same song over and over. Elmo gets the hint and writes a new song. He puts it to the tune of "The Alphabet Song," with even more repetitive lyrics. Ruthie gives it approval, so Elmo begins singing it again...and again.. |
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Cartoon | Jim Thurman sings Calcutta Joe. Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (EKA: Episode 2492) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater Cyranose de Bergerac, a poet with a two-foot-long nose, tries to help the queen of France finish her poem. Unfortunately, the word used to finish it is the word he's the most sensitive to: "nose". One mention of that word and he'll go medieval on you! (EKA: Episode 3113) |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (EKA: Episode 1199) |
| Cartoon | E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001) | |
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Song | “Drink of Water” (EKA: Episode 2860) |
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Cartoon | The word AGUA fills up with water. (EKA: Episode 0979) |
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SCENE 4 | After Elmo finishes another round of his song, Ruthie points out it's not too different from his other song: they have the same tune. She explains what a tune is to him and he confesses he only knows how to play the one, then demonstrates. |
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Cartoon | A vaudeville act of two SAME people ends when one of them falls off the stage. (new sound effects and sting added) (EKA: Episode 0840) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards In Arizona, Big Bird sees how kids help charros put on a rodeo, and rides a horse. (EKA: Episode 3049) |
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Muppets / Celebrity |
"Pretty Great Performances" features Placido Flamingo singing "Italian Street Song" with the All-Animal Orchestra, led by conductor Seiji Ozawa (EKA: Episode 2485) |
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Cartoon | A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (EKA: Episode 2062) |
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SCENE 5 | Ruthie thinks they should find something else to do know, like reading a book. She shows him one that showcases various different instruments. She then takes his violin and bow and gives him the book to read instead. Finally rid of Elmo's music, Ruthie decides to put on the radio, happening to tune into a concert performance of Elmo's song. |
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Film | A saxophone is made in a factory. The film is underscored by a solo saxophone. (EKA: Episode 1446) |
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Cartoon | Violet climbs a vine with V words. (EKA: Episode 0429) |
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Cast | "Between You and Me" (Gina and Savion) (EKA: Episode 3133) |
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Muppets | Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ... (EKA: Episode 3145) |
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Cartoon | A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants. (EKA: Episode 2624) |
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Cartoon | The detective sees a hippo bouncing on a trampoline, and wonders how the hippo can bounce, since hippos are heavy, but the hippo thinks that he is light. (EKA: Episode 2573) |
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Muppets | Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air." (EKA: Episode 2534) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 2616) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo reads his book, while Ruthie dusts and announces the sponsors. |
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