Sesame Street | |||||||
Snuffleupagus-American Day Parade (repeat of 3295) | |||||||
Air date | December 9, 1996 | ||||||
Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||
Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
|
Picture | Segment | Description |
---|---|---|
COLD OPEN | Big Bird introduces today's sponsors and notices a Snuffleupagus go by and mistakes him for Snuffy. He sees some more exit the Subway and notices they all have grass skirts. He goes to look for Snuffy, wondering what's going on. | |
SCENE 1 | Big Bird finds Snuffy, who explains today's the Snuffleupagus-American Day Parade. It's a special event for his species to show how proud they are to be Snuffleupagus-Americans. Big Bird notices Snuffy's also in a grass skirt and marching in place. Snuffy claims he's practicing, but his two back feet won't march with him. The two try reasoning with his feet, who instead stomp in protest. | |
Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) | |
Animation | Luxo Jr. displays its front and back, eventually getting exhausted. (First: Episode 3279) | |
Muppets | Zoe demonstrates front and back using Wolfgang and a fish. (First: Episode 3411) | |
Animation | Pencil Box B / b (First: Episode 3040) | |
Film | B for ball, bat, base and baseball (First: Episode 3266) | |
Cartoon | Letter B/b (bouncing circles) (First: Episode 2222) | |
Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Sloth (First: Episode 2500) | |
Cartoon | Five feet stick out from a barrel, all belonging to a strange five-legged being. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0859) | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird assembles some kids to show Snuffy's back feet how to march, but the feet instead tap dance and tango. | |
Film | "Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach. (First: Episode 2876) | |
Muppets | Polly Darton sings "Save Your Energy for Me," a song about energy conservation. (First: Episode 3134) | |
Cartoon | A dog learns about U. (First: Episode 0131) | |
Muppets | The Martians discover a "U." (First: Episode 3387) | |
Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808) | |
Film | A Hawaiian girl and her family get ready to have a little party, or paina iki. (First: Episode 3139) | |
Cartoon | Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2745) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird tries his next idea - politeness. The feet still refuse to listen and sit themselves down instead. "Not even Mr. Rogers can march sitting down," Snuffy moans, thinking he'll have to miss out on marching in the parade. Big Bird and the kids cooperate to pry Snuffy's back end from the ground. The plan works for a brief time, as the back legs sit themselves down again. | |
Cartoon | Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music. (First: Episode 3460) | |
Insert | The Tokyo String Quartet and some kids show how important it is to practice, as Big Bird provides voiceover. (First: Episode 3290) | |
Cartoon | A boy learns to play his violin by practicing. (First: Episode 1513) | |
Muppets | Ernie asks Bert "Do You Like Me?" (First: Episode 1234) | |
Film | Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104) | |
Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0455) | |
SCENE 4 | As the crowd begins to assemble, Snuffy tells Alice she'll have to represent the both of them in the parade and gives her a stirring speech about the importance of being a Snuffleupagus-American. Alice has issues walking proud as her brother dictates, so Carlo uses a song to show her how to walk proud. The song inspires Snuffy's back legs to show how proud they are and he's able to march! | |
Film | The crosswalk signal flashes WALK and DON'T WALK as pedestrians cross the street in fast-motion and kids read the signal indications. (First: Episode 3272) | |
Muppets | Mac TV host Old MacDonald introduces the newest music video, "A New Way to Walk" performed by The Oinker Sisters. (First: Episode 2268) | |
Film | What sound does a rooster make? (First: Episode 3278) | |
Animation | Twelve kids are counted. (First: Episode 2998) | |
Film | Ornate 12s sail through the air. (First: Episode 3274) | |
Cartoon | Twelve birds count themselves. (First: Episode 3393) | |
SCENE 5 | Big Bird, Lexine and the kids have their own grass skirts, wishing to join the parade, but realize they can't if they're not Snuffleupaguses. Snuffy shows them how they can pretend to be ones, but it becomes obvious it won't work. Snuffy comes up with another way they can participate - representing Friends of Snuffleupaguses. | |
Cartoon | A boy shares his bubbles with some kids dancing in a field. (First: Episode 1926) | |
Song | "B is for Bubble" (remake) (First: Episode 3266) | |
Animation | B / b candles (First: Episode 3111) | |
Muppets | The Beetles perform "Letter B." (First: Episode 1495) | |
Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) | |
Cartoon |
Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3442) | |
Muppets | Mr. Johnson wants something to read, so Flight Attendant Grover suggests reading the EXIT sign, the safety manual and the tag on the collar of his shirt. After he informs Mr. Johnson that the airplane is out of newspapers and magazines, he sets the fat blue man on his lap and tells him to read his lips as he recites a story. (First: Episode 3487) | |
Film | A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs. (First: Episode 3467) | |
Cartoon | Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe." Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2492) | |
SCENE 6 | Before the parade begins, Luis and Maria note that they'll be able to identify Snuffy and Alice by the flowers on their heads. A few Snuffleupagues pass by, followed by Big Bird, Carlo and a few others as "Friends of Snuffleupaguses." Big Bird makes a short speech, then introduces Snuffy and Alice to do the "Snuffle Hula." | |
SCENE 6 cont'd | Snuffy invites everyone to hula along and they join the dance. Carlo announces the sponsors. |
Previous episode: | Next episode: |
Episode 3540 | Episode 3542 |