Sesame Street | |||||
Big Bird earns a dollar (repeat of 3321) | |||||
Air date | February 26, 1997 | ||||
Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||
Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird stops by Hooper's Store, where he finds a busy Mr. Handford. He offers to help and is taught how to assemble and stack newspapers. | |
Cartoon | Four people cooperate building a table. (First: Episode 0537) | |
Song | Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?" (First: Episode 3312) | |
Cartoon | A girl explains the concept of relativity by explaining how her house is a part of a neighborhood, the neighborhood is part of a city, the city is part of a country, etc. (First: Episode 2742) | |
Muppets | Astronaut Prairie Dawn floats on a space shuttle, when Elmo pops up out of nowhere, offering to help her. He soon learns that there is no need for a policeman, a construction worker, or a farmer in space (unless there's a cow). (First: Episode 2862) | |
Cartoon | Two girls sing a reggae rendition of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3269) | |
SCENE 2 | Mr. Handford rewards Big Bird for his help with a dollar bill. "I feel like a working bird with income!," Big Bird declares...but what will he use the dollar for? | |
Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586) | |
Song | "My New Computer" (First: Episode 2857) | |
Animation | Planet J/j (First: Episode 2833) | |
Film | William Wegman's dogs make a J and dress as a jester. (First: Episode 3527) | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772) | |
Film | "Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family is black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (First: Episode 2756) | |
Cartoon | "Big Kid Photo Album" (First: Episode 3441) | |
SCENE 3 | Big Bird shows Gordon and Merry Monster his dollar and consults them on what he should use it for. Merry suggests he buy a sports car, which costs more than a dollar. Gordon thinks he could get a toy sports car, but Big Bird isn't sure. | |
Cartoon | "From Your Head" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3474) | |
Muppets | Professor Grover teaches his students what "school" is, but he instead gets the lesson. (First: Episode 1969) | |
Film | The word "school," accompanied by a fast film of school scenes. (First: Episode 3278) | |
Animation | Cecille sings “Up Down, In Out, Over and Under.” (First: Episode 2746) | |
Film | Jaws spoof with the letter W. (First: Episode 3366) | |
Animation | Characters on a quilt form the letter W. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3366) | |
Film | The floating kids form the letter W. (First: Episode 3181) | |
SCENE 4 | Joey and Davey Monkey think Big Bird should buy a banana with his dollar (they only cost 10 cents). Trying to figure out a good reason for Big Bird to buy the banana, the monkeys agree to work for it by helping Big Bird figure out what to buy. | |
Cartoon | A bird watches as two monkeys climb above and below each other in a tree. (First: Episode 2965) | |
Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "What's My Job?" in which blindfolded monster contestants guess the occupations of different professionals, including Sonny Friendly. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2573) | |
Song | "J, Just How Jazzy Can You Get?" (First: Episode 3396) | |
SCENE 5 | Davey and Joey bring Big Bird a letter J to buy, but Big Bird knows letters are free. | |
Film | J, for jiggle, juggle, jump, joy. (First: Episode 3396) | |
Animation | Lillian discusses the adjustments she had to make when her parents had a new baby. She ultimately appreciates her sister. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2746) | |
Song | "Mom and Me" (new vocal track) (First: Episode 2462) | |
Cartoon | The parts of a man's face move around as they are drawn. (First: Episode 3410) | |
Muppets | Kermit sings "Caribbean Amphibian." (First: Episode 2205) | |
Cartoon | A map of Puerto Rico forms into the shape of animals and other things that are found there. (First: Episode 3030) | |
Film | Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (First: Episode 3025) | |
Animation | 13 hamburgers dance around. (First: Episode 2785) | |
SCENE 6 | The monkeys return with a number 13 he can use for counting. Big Bird already knows how to count to 13, however. They suggest he go to Finders Keepers for something to buy. | |
Cartoon | Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547) | |
Film | Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made. (First: Episode 2760) | |
Cartoon | On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (new sting added) (First: Episode 0768) | |
Muppets | Part 1: Ernie is holding a banana in his ear. Bert tries to tell him that he does so, but Ernie can't hear him because of it. (First: Episode 0258) | |
Cartoon | "Banana Samba" (short version) (First: Episode 2920) | |
Muppets | Part 2: Ernie reveals that he has a banana in his ear in order to keep the alligators away. He uses Bert's denial of any on Sesame Street as proof that his method works. (First: Episode 0258) | |
Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2404) | |
SCENE 7 | At Finders Keepers, Ruthie suggests Big Bird save his money with a piggy bank. Since he doesn't have one, he buys it. He gives a dime for the monkeys to get a banana, while he puts the rest of his change into his new piggy bank. Over at Hooper's, the monkeys enjoy their banana while Mr. Handford announces the sponsors. | |
COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Papa Bear shows Telly Monster how to be a Bear Scout. |
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