Sesame Street | |||||
Snuffy visits Miles (repeat of 3401) | |||||
Air date | December 9, 1997 | ||||
Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||
Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Gordon, Susan and Miles greet the viewers while bringing groceries home, when The Amazing Mumford tries handing them a flier for his new “Need a Magician?” phone service. However, their hands are full and can’t hold one, but he makes sure they remember the phone number (555-5555). | |
SCENE 1 cont’d | Snuffy reports Big Bird is too busy to play with him today. Mumford tries plugging his new service to Snuffy, but he tells Mumford he can’t read yet, nor does he have something to hold it. As he heads down the street, he looks for people to play with while singing "Somebody Come and Play". Miles happens to hear the song and invites him over. | |
Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) | |
Muppets | Theater in the Park Telly stars in a production of "Romeo and Alphabet." (First: Episode 3330) | |
Cartoon | A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3134) | |
Film | Fay Ray moves from far to near the camera. (First: Episode 3401) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Little Richard sings "Rosita," a song about feelings, to Rosita. (First: Episode 3225) | |
Cartoon | Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccoughing her way through an opera. (First: Episode 2963) | |
SCENE 2 | Miles tugs on Snuffy while Susan and Gordon push him through Miles’ bedroom door. But, as Susan points out, Snuffy proves to be too big for the room. They both recall Mumford’s phone service and think he could make Snuffy smaller with magic. They put their heads together (literally) to remember the phone number. Miles tries calling Mumford, but the line is busy. | |
Film | Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) | |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster tries on different pairs of shoes, but can't agree on one pair. They end up agreeing to wear shoe boxes instead. (First: Episode 2142) | |
Film | B's are found on a city street. (First: Episode 3351) | |
Animation | Sand B/b (First: Episode 0627) | |
Animation | B for bounce, break, blue, boat (First: Episode 3061) | |
Song | Leon Redbone sings "Blueberry Mouth." (First: Episode 3300) | |
Cartoon | A dinosaur tries to eat an apple on a tree. A group of kids keep telling him to "GO HIGHER!" (First: Episode 2908) | |
SCENE 3 | They finally get through to Mumford, who’s operating from a pay phone around the corner. Miles explains the situation to him, so Mumford performs his “Big to Small” trick, only it affects all of Miles’ furniture instead. | |
Cartoon | A man has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy has a big octopus. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3270) | |
Song | Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876) | |
Cartoon | A girl fantasizes what she could do without leaving her room if her nose, ears, legs, and arms got bigger. (First: Episode 3285) | |
Muppets | Baby Bear visits the Museum of Modern Art, where he observes Joan Miró's sculpture "Moonbird" in the garden. He then passes Big Bird, who laments, "Standing still is hard! How do statues do it?" (First: Episode 3609) | |
Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195) | |
Film | Milo Counting: 12 (First: Episode 3568) | |
SCENE 4 | Miles tries calling Mumford back, but the line is busy each time he calls. Snuffy suggests they dance to calm their nerves, so they both dance “Doin' the Snuffleupagus”. Afterwards, Miles tries calling again, but the line is still busy. | |
Cartoon | "Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3387) | |
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. (First: Episode 2391) | |
Cartoon | Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (First: Episode 2405) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Samantha talks to Grover about what she does when she gets angry. (First: Episode 3531) | |
Film | A Japanese mother shows her son how to play taiko drums. (First: Episode 3156) | |
SCENE 5 | Miles calls again and gets through to Mumford. Meanwhile, Gordon and Susan arrive with snacks and suspect something fishy going on inside the room, but are told a surprise is being prepared for them. Mumford tries his “Small to Big” trick, but enlarges the phone instead. | |
Cartoon | A woman uses the telephone to order biscuits for her dog. (First: Episode 3401) | |
Film | A TELEPHONE rings at a phone booth in the city, and someone answers it. (First: Episode 3274) | |
Muppets | Elmo sings about how much he loves going "Round and Round in Circles" ... until he gets dizzy. (First: Episode 3389) | |
Film | A girl floats around in a circle. (First: Episode 3130) | |
Song | Hoots the Owl sings "This Is How We Take a Bath." (First: Episode 3216) | |
Cartoon | B for bathtub, ball, boat, boot, boomerang, brush and bison (First: Episode 3154) | |
Muppets | The Oinker Sisters sing "Where Can You Be B?" (First: Episode 3381) | |
Cartoon | Letter B/b (bouncing circles) (First: Episode 2222) | |
Cartoon | The Great Inventors Series: John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, invents a new type of food that can be eaten while playing cards. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2574) | |
Video | Kids demonstrate surprise by winding a jack-in-the-box, as “Pop Goes the Weasel” plays. (First: Episode 3624) | |
SCENE 6 | Miles’ parents demand entrance into the room and begin counting to 20 until they can come in. Miles calls Mumford again, who finally makes everything normal. Gordon and Susan barge in and find everything the same and are told the surprise is that he cleaned the room. As they dig into the snacks, Mumford announces the sponsors. | |
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