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Sesame Street
Linda breaks Ruthie's pitcher
(repeat of 3426)
Air date January 8, 1998
Season Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by Molly Boylan
Sponsors E, 7

3694

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3426a

3426b
SCENE 1 Elmo and Ruthie welcome the viewer to Sesame Street. Ruthie explains to Elmo that she sells old stuff that people don't need anymore (hence the name "Finders Keepers"). She displays some of her "new old" stuff, including a toy fire engine, and a lemonade pitcher with lemons painted on it. Linda comes by, and seems to really like the pitcher. Elmo tries to get her attention, but Ruthie reminds Elmo that Linda is deaf, and communicates with sign language.
3426c

3426d
SCENE 1
cont'd
Ruthie knows a little sign language, so she asks Linda if she likes the pitcher, and Linda does love it so. Linda says something else, but Ruthie isn't clear on it, so Linda writes it down. Linda says she doesn't know if she wants to buy the pitcher yet, and will let Ruthie know after she walks Barkley. Linda leaves, and Elmo now understands how to communicate with Linda. He knows how to write a little, but he doesn't know sign language. Ruthie points to the screen and tells him to "watch this ..."
Cartoonsignlanguageabc Cartoon Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara.
(First: Episode 1056)
3426e
SCENE 1
cont'd
After watching the previous segment, Elmo looks forward to learning sign language. Ruthie goes inside to gather some more treasures to put on display, and Elmo decides to look at what's already outside.
3426f

3425.Comingsoon
SCENE 1
cont'd
Barkley and Linda come back to Finders Keepers, so Linda can give the pitcher a second look. Suddenly, Barkley hears a cat, and wants to chase it. Linda tries to hold the big dog steady, and as Barkley pulls her away, she accidentally drops the pitcher, and it shatters on the concrete. Elmo doesn't understand why Linda broke the pitcher she wanted to buy, and ran off without telling Ruthie.
Catsign
Film A boy signs the word cat, and morphs into one.
(First: Episode 3323)
SuzieBox
Cartoon Suzie Kabloozie announces that her cat Feff will jump ON a box and say meow, but he keeps jumping OFF when she puts him on, so Suzie does it instead.
Artist: Mo Willems
(First: Episode 3455)
Song.babyblankieblues
Muppets "Baby Blankie Blues"
(First: Episode 3608)
4000p
Animation Planting Letters: E
(First: Episode 3009)
2059h
Cartoon A man saws a letter E through the wall. (new music and sound effects added)
(First: Episode 0370)
4140-jawsE
Film Jaws spoof presenting the letter E.
(First: Episode 3300)
UpandDown.remake
Muppets Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing "Up and Down."
(First: Episode 3532)
3816v
Cartoon A baby and father illustrate up and down.
(First: Episode 2687)
SortedShapes
Animation Shapes sort themselves in different ways, and eventually make a quilt.
(First: Episode 3103)
NoShoelaces
Cartoon In the "Land of No Shoelaces," people find it difficult to play basketball, swing and run, until Edna Lovelace comes along.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 3102)
3426g
SCENE 2 Elmo looks at the broken pitcher on the ground, and still ponders the cause of Linda's actions.
3426h
SCENE 2
cont'd
Ruthie comes outside, just as Linda returns to buy the pitcher. They both find it shattered on the ground, and are both clueless as to why it is broken. In Elmo's mind, Linda is hiding the truth from Ruthie.
3426i
SCENE 2
cont'd
Ruthie asks Elmo if he knows how the pitcher got broken, and Elmo stammers. This causes Ruthie to wonder if Elmo broke the pitcher.
3962j
Cartoon The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas.
Artist: Mo Willems
(First: Episode 3208)
3694.NYMOMA
Muppets Big Bird and Baby Bear visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and interpret a painting by Jackson Pollock.
(First: Episode 3631)
Film.FlyGirl
Animation Amelia likes to pretend she can fly.
(First: Episode 2902)
Alligatorking2
Cartoon The Alligator King
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0411)
7commercial-01

7commercial-02
Cast In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player Big Murray (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has a 7 on it.
(First: Episode 1535)
2059c
Cartoon Seven animals in a tree.
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1530)
4027c
Muppets / Celebrity Little Richard sings "Rosita," a song about feelings, to Rosita.
(First: Episode 3225)
FamilyPortrait
Animation A girl dances her way into a family portrait.
(First: Episode 3134)
3426j
SCENE 3 Elmo is put on the spot: he wonders if he should tell Ruthie the truth about the broken pitcher. He assumes Linda doesn't want Ruthie to get angry at her for breaking the pitcher.
3426k
SCENE 3
cont'd
Elmo asks Ruthie what if, hypothetically, someone she knew happened to accidentally break something that belonged to her, and what that person should do. Ruthie tells him a story of the time she broke her uncle's favorite lamp, and felt really bad about it. She eventually told him the truth while holding her breath, and he was proud of her for being honest about the accident.
3426l
SCENE 3
cont'd
Now that Elmo's question has been answered, he goes off to find Linda, leaving Ruthie baffled.
ArtistMike.playball
Cartoon A girl tries to play catch with her lazy cat, and accidentally breaks the window. She considers blaming the cat, but realizes it's her responsibility to confess.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 3519)
3694.walksign
Film The sign flashes WALK and DON'T WALK as kids read the indications out loud, and people wait and cross the street in fast-motion.
(First: Episode 3272)
3154r

3154s
Muppets Mac TV host Old MacDonald introduces the newest music video, "A New Way to Walk" performed by The Oinker Sisters.
(First: Episode 2268)
3164v
Cartoon An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. (new music added)
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1274)
DJgoestothedoctor
Film D.J. goes to the doctor, gets weighed and measured, and gets a shot.
(First: Episode 3595)
Geese.Fierlinger
Cartoon A satelite view of the earth is shown on television, while a group of geese decide to fly south.
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 2710)
3426m
SCENE 4 Elmo looks for Linda, to tell her not to be afraid to tell Ruthie about the broken pitcher. He doesn't see Linda pass by him.
ArtistMike.Map
Cartoon A boy gets lost in a mall, and a security guard shows him how to use a map.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2874)
GroverMorgan.count
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentMorgan and Grover count in English and Spanish.
(First: Episode 3138)
10.Latin
Animation Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (English version)
(First: Episode 3193)
Braid-yBunch
Song "The Braid-y Bunch"
(First: Episode 3357)
2795z
Animation New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball.
(First: Episode 0777)
CrayonFactory
Film How Crayons are Made
Music: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey
(First: Episode 1579)
4140-schoolsupplies
Animation Writing utensils form the upper and lowercase letter E.
(First: Episode 2880)
Wegmandogs.E
Film Wegman's dogs form a letter E.
(First: Episode 3267)
1446f
Cartoon The Typewriter: E-Ear
(First: Episode 0807)
Ssnews.waitinginline
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in LineKermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium.
(First: Episode 1327)
Jjapple
Cartoon Jasper and Julius: Jasper describes an apple as he eats it.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0485)
3426n

3426o
SCENE 5 Elmo spots Linda talking to Ruthie about the pitcher. Linda denies any knowledge of what happened to it, so Elmo explains what he witnessed. Ruthie explains to Elmo that since Linda is deaf, she didn't hear the pitcher break as Barkley pulled her away.
3426p
SCENE 5
cont'd
Linda apologizes, and Ruthie offers to take her to Hooper's for an ice cream sundae. Ruthie takes Elmo along with them, as Benny announces the sponsors.
3694.ComingSoon
COMING SOON Coming soon on Sesame Street: Grundgetta and some Grouches open a beauty salon and sing about it, a la "The Wizard of Oz."


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