Sesame Street | |||||
Word watching with Big Bird | |||||
Air date | March 24, 1995 | ||||
Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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Big Bird and Gordon welcome the viewer, but are instantly hushed by an Anything Muppet woman, who tells them they'll scare the word away. She turns their direction behind them and they spot the word TOY atop the stoop. She takes its picture and introduces herself as President of the Wordabaun Word-Watching Society. She's hoping find spot the rare and elusive Green-Spotted-Hoping TOY and shows them its picture in her guidebook, as well as its trademark call. She has yet to see one, but has heard through the "word-vine" that it is somewhere on Sesame Street. Big Bird offers some help and they both go off, making the TOY's call. | ||
The word TOY is displayed, followed by a wind-up drum-playing panda. (EKA: Episode 3067) | ||
Wanda the Word Fairy drives to a market to demonstrate the words of foods, attracting the suspicious gaze of the grocer in the process. | ||
Two monkeys argue over what to watch on TV, growing bigger the angrier they get. (EKA: Episode 0862) | ||
Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat. (EKA: Episode 2847) | ||
"We Are All Earthlings" (EKA: Episode 2835) | ||
Two giddy female scribbles introduce themselves to a bar code, who can only beep. They recognize him from the supermarket. (EKA: Episode 3012) | ||
While Gordon reads in the park, Big Bird and the word watcher continue to calling. Gordon then notices the word TOY crawling up his arm and onto his head. They compare it to the picture and learn it's not the TOY they're looking for; it is in fact the Purple-Striped, Head Napping TOY, who begins to take a nap on Gordon's head. The word watcher takes its photo and heads back on her quest, while Gordon is told the TOY's naps last about an hour. | ||
Cecille sings โUp Down, In Out, Over and Under.โ (First: Episode 2746) | ||
Playing cards form the letter T; the jack and queen tango. (EKA: Episode 3304) | ||
T for Triangle (EKA: Episode 3332) | ||
Fish form capital and lowercase T's. (EKA: Episode 3126) | ||
Clementine sings about "My Triangle Home." (EKA: Episode 2476) | ||
The floating kids form a triangle. (EKA: Episode 3122) | ||
The word watcher is ready to give up for today, giving a speech on her determination. Big Bird hears the TOY call and tries to get her attention, but's she wrapped up in her own voice. He finally gets her attention when the Green-Spotted Hoping TOY appears. She gets so excited that she scares it away. She did not get its picture and chases after it. | ||
Everyone has the same feelings, "No Matter What." Kids of all types play with a huge beach ball. (EKA: Episode 2782) | ||
CGI sheep graze out I and i. (EKA: Episode 2939) | ||
An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I." (EKA: Episode 2558) | ||
I-Ink (angry bird) (EKA: Episode 0514) | ||
Sesame Street News Flash Kermit the Frog interviews the Invisible Man, who tap dances for him, and later introduces his family which crowds Kermit. All that is seen of the Invisible Man and his kin are their hats. (EKA: Episode 1107) | ||
A number of kids named Joe play sports. Joanne plays kickball. Artist: John Korty (EKA: Episode 2624) | ||
Savion sings the โRhyming Tap Rap." | ||
Joe's Lap (limerick) (EKA: Episode 2787) | ||
Wegman's dogs form T, for "turn off the television." | ||
Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase T. (EKA: Episode 3257) | ||
A boy is scared to go to sleep at night, until his dad tells him to use his imagination to calm himself down. He conducts a symphony with his toys. (EKA: Episode 3291) | ||
A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2773) | ||
Elmo and Julia Roberts demonstrate fear. (EKA: Episode 3084) | ||
The Queen of Six explores her garden. (EKA: Episode 0234) | ||
Six circus balls (EKA: Episode 3001) | ||
The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts. (EKA: Episode 2396) | ||
Gina and Maria sing The Word is "No." (EKA: Episode 2619) | ||
Can a cat bark? (EKA: Episode 2622) | ||
Ruthie watches the TOY hop by, followed by the word watcher and Big Bird. She thinks her imagination is playing tricks, but when they run by again, Big Bird explains the situation. Ruthie thinks that if they tell the word how she feels, he will stop for a photo. The TOY approaches them and Ruthie tells it that if it lets the word watcher take its picture, it will make her and her friends happy. The TOY agrees and the watcher snaps a photo. Ruthie then takes a photo of all of them. | ||
A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (EKA: Episode 1364) | ||
Various situations of before and after, to a hip-hop beat. | ||
A near-sighted princess goes to the eye doctor and gets glasses. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 3056) | ||
"Brand New Look" - people try on glasses. (EKA: Episode 3368) | ||
Muppet & Kid Moments: Chelsea tells Grover what love is. (EKA: Episode 2404) | ||
The word watcher thanks the TOY, who hops away. She is now ready to move onto her next word - The Yellow, Loves To Giggle LOVE. She goes off giggling and Big Bird announces the sponsors. The LOVE then appears and Big Bird calls the word watcher. |
Notes
- Steven Feldman directed this episode.
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