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Sesame Street
Big Bird writes a story
Air date April 16, 2003
Season Season 34 (2003)
Written by Emily Perl Kingsley
Production October 29, 2002
Sponsors G, 15
Syndication PBS Kids Sprout

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Big Bird writes a fairy tale about a penguin who can sing beautifully. The king (Alan) wishes to hear the penguin's beautiful song, and instructs his royal helpers (Telly Monster, Baby Bear, and Zoe) to bring the penguin to him. However, the penguin refuses to sing for an unknown reason. That's as far as Big Bird had gotten when everyone came to hear the story, so the others try to come up with endings for the story. Telly comes up with the idea that the royal tuba player plays a catchy tune on his tuba that makes the penguin want to sing along to. Baby Bear comes up with the idea that the royal porridge eater plays his bongo drums made from empty porridge containers that makes the penguin want to sing along to. Zoe comes up with the idea that the royal dancer dances to a catchy tune that makes the penguin want to sing along to. Unable to decide on which ending to use, Big Bird decides to combine all of their ideas, plus add a little idea of his own. The story ends with the royal tuba player playing his tuba, the royal porridge eater playing his porridge box bongo drums, the royal dancer dancing, and the royal la-laer (Big Bird) la-laing, thus tempting the penguin to sing along, which makes the king happy.
2963-B4
Cartoon Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccoughing her way through an opera.
(First: Episode 2963)
GBrooks.Monsters
Muppets / Celebrities Garth Brooks, Herry Monster and a band of cowboy hat-wearing monsters sing "Together We Make Music."
(First: Episode 3814)
4072y
Muppets The Number of the Day: 15
The Count sings as he tries to get to the number of the day, and a penguin presents him with a number 15.
(First: Episode 3995)
Abstract15
Cartoon Abstract count to 15
(First: Episode 2851)
4038-Dance
SCENE 2 Big Bird finishes telling his story a second time, this time, with Gina and some kids listening. Zoe wonders if penguins like to dance as much as they do, so Gina leads the kids into a little song-and-dance routine called "Doin' the Penguin Dance".
Hiphopdanceclass
Film A hip-hop dance class learns some moves.
(First: Episode 3917)
JTE.Barnyard
Muppets Journey to Ernie: Barnyard
Big Bird looks for Ernie at a barnyard by asking questions to the animals there.
(First: Episode 4032)
HonkerDuckieDingerJamboree
Muppets Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree."
(First: Episode 1920)
GG-alaska

Kammikluuk
Muppets Global Grover: Alaska: Inuit words
Grover has returned from Alaska on a dog sled. He says that winter in Alaska is very cold and is called “ukiuq.” The live-action sequence is a song sung by an Inuit Alaskan girl. (First: Episode 2360) After the video, Grover announces that he is ready to go and rest, but his dog tells him that he wants to go back to Alaska immediately, and he pulls Grover back towards Alaska
Title.globalthingy

GTScream
Cartoon Global Thingy
Lizard Thingy frightens a small bird while making funny faces and the others cheer him up
Letterofthedayg1
Muppets The Letter of the Day: "G"
Part 1: Cookie Monster discovers there is no cookie for him ("That funny--propman here usually hand it to me") until a giant one lands into his paws. Trying to sustain himself, he eats the giant cookie.
(First: Episode 4011)
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Song "Big G and Little G"
(First: Episode 3397)
Letteroftheday2
Muppets The Letter of the Day: "G"
Part 2: After eating the giant cookie, Cookie Monster grows larger and starts naming G words like "gassy".
(First: Episode 4011)
GforGiggle
Cartoon G For Giggle
(First: Episode 0357)
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Muppets The Spanish Word of the Day: libro
Professor Grover can't remember what a libro is, despite the fact that he's holding one.
(First: Episode 3990)
ElmosWorld.WildAnimals
Muppets Elmo's World: Wild Animals
4038-Sponsors
SCENE 3 Big Bird announces the sponsors, while the penguin holds a really long note as the sponsors flash on the screen. Big Bird is impressed with the penguin's singing skills and exclaims, "Give it up for Shivers!"


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