Sesame Street | |||||||
Maria and Luis Take Care of Barkley | |||||||
Air date | April 5, 1996 | ||||||
Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||
Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo greets Maria and Gabi and wonders why they are carrying lots of things. Maria is about to tell him, but Gabi would rather have him guess. They have big bowls, a big bone, and a big box of dog food. Elmo figures out that they're going to feed a dog, and asks if he can help them out, but first he wants to guess which dog it is. | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
As it turns out, Luis has agreed to take care of Barkley while Linda is out of town for the night. | |
Cartoon | The word DOG is spelled out over a weiner dog. (First: Episode 3326) | |
Song | "One of These Things" (with Fay Ray) (First: Episode 2604) | |
Song | “African Animal Alphabet” (First: Episode 3396) | |
Muppets | Big Bird knocks over some block towers, but he puts them back through reverse footage. (First: Episode 3407) | |
Cartoon | A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me." (First: Episode 1942) | |
Film | A child in a classroom draws a picture of her dog Puck, and goes over the care required to keep a pet. A Bert and Baby Fozzie plush can be seen in the little girl's bedroom. (First: Episode 2853) | |
Cartoon | A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying. (First: Episode 0862) | |
SCENE 2 | Luis tells Maria to feed Barkley, and Gabi and Elmo watch. Barkley is restless and Maria can’t fill his bowl with food. Gabi remembers that Linda uses sign language to tell Barkley to sit, and it works—but not for long. She tries again, showing him the signs for both “sit” and “stay”, and Maria is finally able to feed Barkley. | |
Film | How to say “bunny rabbit” in sign language. (First: Episode 3300) | |
Muppets | Count von Count sings “One Bark (and Two Meows).” (First: Episode 3083) | |
Film | A girl teaches a boy to play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the Shpritzer. (First: Episode 3475) | |
Cartoon | Z for Zebu Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1185) | |
Animation | The letter Z in various typefaces. (First: Episode 2855) | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: Z for Zoo (First: Episode 0776) | |
SCENE 3 | Every night to get ready for bed, Maria brushes Gabi’s hair. Elmo asks Luis to brush his fur. Barkley gets restless, and Maria remembers that Linda brushes Barkley’s fur every night, too, so Gabi brushes Barkley’s fur while Maria brushes Gabi’s hair. | |
Song | “Washin' the Dog” (First: Episode 3020) | |
Cartoon | A girl writes a poem about the number of fleas on her dog, which add up. (First: Episode 3481) | |
Animation | Growing Numbers #14 (First: Episode 2930) | |
Cartoon | "Sing a Song of Fourteen" (First: Episode 2670) | |
Film | Girls dance and chant about the number 14. (First: Episode 3014) | |
Muppets | Mysterious Theater Sherlock Hemlock is commissioned to find the shape of a circle in an antique castle before time runs out at 5:00. Watson does his best to point out that the face of a clock is the shape of a circle. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 2706) | |
Cartoon | A poem about dogs of different sizes, feelings, and colors. Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2924) | |
SCENE 4 | Gabi and Elmo are in bed, but Barkley doesn’t seem ready for bed. Maria wonders why, and Gabi points out that Barkley's trying to tell her why. Maria realizes that Barkley is holding his leash in his mouth because he wants to go out for a walk before bed. Gabi and Elmo insist on accompanying Maria and Barkley on the walk, so she lets them. | |
Cartoon | “In and Out Crowd” Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2612) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie brings a surprise home, and he tells Bert to guess what it is. The surprise turns out to be a puppy. Bert wants to call the puppy "Norman"; Ernie suggests "Godzilla the Wonder-Dog". (First: Episode 1956) | |
Animation | Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851) | |
Film | A little boy sings the "Cold Ocean Blues" at the beach. (First: Episode 3150) | |
Animation | Z / z Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3332) | |
Muppets | Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings “ZZ Blues. (First: Episode 2317) | |
Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) | |
SCENE 5 | Luis, Maria, Gabi, and Elmo take Barkley for a walk and sing a song about “Walkin' the Dog." | |
Cartoon | Gerald’s dog Sparky likes to pretend he’s an alligator. (First: Episode 1519) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings “Everybody Sleeps” (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 3026) | |
Muppets | Big Bird wakes up from his nap, "Everybody wha —?" then goes back to sleep. (First: Episode 3207) | |
Cartoon | A girl thinks she hears a monster doing a cha-cha outside her window, but it’s only the wind and the crickets. Her snores frighten the real monster. Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2951) | |
SCENE 6 | Gabi, Elmo, and Barkley are in bed...but there isn’t enough room. Gabi tells Barkley to get down, and Maria thanks her for all her help in taking care of Barkley. Maria reads them a bedtime story called “As I Lay Sleeping” (which has the same plot as the song “I Heard My Dog Bark”) and Gabi, Elmo, and Barkley make the animal sounds. | |
SCENE 6 cont'd |
Once Maria tucks them into bed, she and Luis announce the sponsors. | |
COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Telly is afraid to go down the slide, so he goes down the ladder instead. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3676.
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