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Sesame Street
Maria the Chicken
Air date September 26, 2007
Season Season 38
Written by Luis Santeiro
Production November 20, 2006
Sponsors V, 6
Releases Online Streaming

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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COLD OPEN "What's the Word on the Street?" -- rhyme
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SCENE While pretending to be leaping elephants, Zoe and Rosita encounter a mysterious object lying on a crate. Rosita thinks it looks like a popsicle stick, but Zoe remembers where she's seen it: it's Abby Cadabby's magic wand! Rosita wonders what it would be like to be a fairy god-monster and do wonderful magical things for everyone every day - but Zoe advises her against waving the wand, because she's not a fairy god-monster. Besides, Abby's probably wondering where she left her wand. Rosita agrees that the best thing to do would be to give it back to Abby, so they both set out to look for her.
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SCENE
cont'd
At the Fix-It Shop, Maria is overwhelmed at the amount of things she has to fix, including a porridge warmer, a wolf alarm and a hair dryer. Gabi tells her that Mrs. Chicken just called because she's coming to get her toaster - which Maria hasn't even started fixing yet! Gabi reassures her that she herself will take care of it. Just then, Rosita and Zoe ask Maria if she's seen Abby. She hasn't, and doesn't have time to help them look. She also wishes she could just snap her fingers and have everything on the table fixed by magic. This gives Rosita an idea - to make Maria's wish come true by using the wand!
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SCENE
cont'd
While the two monsters debate over whether to use the wand, Maria notices she's missing an important part to fix the porridge warmer, and will have to get it at the hardware store downtown. Thus, the monsters don't notice her leave.
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SCENE
cont'd
Rosita doesn't think magic is very hard to do: they only have to say words that rhyme. She tries it herself, and waves the wand. When the sparkles clear, Maria is gone and a chicken is there in her place, causing them to believe that Rosita has turned Maria into a chicken!
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SCENE
cont'd
Gabi asks where her mom is, and the monsters become sheepish. When she leaves, they panic, because now they have to figure out a way to turn Maria back into her old self. First they try saying another rhyme, which only gives the chicken a Maria-hair wig. Next, they try a rhyme in Spanish, while hopping. The result only puts a sombrero on the chicken.
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SCENE
cont'd
Rosita's next idea is to show the chicken pictures of Maria, in order to remind her of what she ... used to be? The chicken tries to protest, but the monsters still think it's Maria.
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SCENE
cont'd
Just then, the chicken lays an egg! Now they really need help. Just then, they spot Gina with Marco, and decide to ask her for help. Gina doubts that the chicken is Maria, and calls the Fix-it Shop to see if Maria is there. Gabi answers, and says even she doesn't know where Maria is.
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SCENE
cont'd
After Gina makes the call, they hear a tingling sound. It's Abby's wand ringing! Rosita answers it, and talks to Abby on the other end. She asks Abby if they should bring her wand over, but just then, Abby poofs into view to get it herself. Just as she's about to leave, they ask her to help change the chicken back into Maria. But Abby's just a doubtful beginner, and because of that, her attempted rhyme spell turns the chicken into a pumpkin that clucks!
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SCENE
cont'd
Rosita holds the pumpkin and thinks Maria's voice is coming out of it, but soon they notice that Maria is actually standing behind them - she has just returned from the hardware store. They soon find out that the clucking pumpkin was formerly Mrs. Chicken! Abby has to change her back - so she calls her mommy to find out what to do. For the spell to work, everyone (including the viewer) has to hop on one foot while she says it. The spell works, Mrs. Chicken gets her toaster, Abby gets her wand back (almost forgetting it!), and Rosita and Zoe get peace of mind.
Film.Eggs
Film EGGS ... and chickens.
(First: Episode 3267)
Celeb.icet
Celebrity Ice-T loves words that rhyme.
4153.Rap
Song Rap and Tap (and other -AP words)
3987o
Muppets The Letter of the Day: V
Cookie Monster carries a heavy load of bricks in an effort to not eat the Letter V Cookie.
(First: Episode 3987)
Vpapercut
Animation A pencil, ruler and scissors all cooperate to make the letter V.
(First: Episode 4019)
Jungle.V
Film Kids find a wild letter V in the jungle.
(First: Episode 3517)
4123-25
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentMurray Monster asks Venetia her favorite thing to eat for breakfast.
(First: Episode 4123)
Word.Eggs
Animation The word EGGS is shown, followed by eggs frying in a skillet.
(First: Episode 3045)
3144w
Muppets All types of wild animals that lay eggs sing "Let's Lay an Egg."
(First: Episode 3060)
KukaParrot
Film A girl's grandmother teaches Spanish to her parrot Kuka.
(First: Episode 3101)
Jamiefoxx
Muppets / Celebrity Jamie Foxx sings the Alphabet with Elmo and a fox and duck also named Jamie Foxx.
(First: Episode 4111)
3978b2
Cartoon A story/song about a duckling who wants to join the others playing at the water's edge.
(First: Episode 2852)
Lookatapaperclip
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Bert sings "The Paperclip."
(First: Episode 2578)
Twiddle4153
Muppets / Animation Thomas Twiddlebug is missing a snowshoe (a paper clip), and tries to find it. However, Tina uses the paper clip as a music stand, and Timmy uses it as a backscratcher, and Tessie uses it to mix her batter for a cake. When everything is back to normal, Thomas prepares to go out, only to find that it's a nice sunny summer day.
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Muppets The Number of the Day: 6
Five sheep and a duck arrive to celebrate that the Number of the Day is 6.
(First: Episode 3985)
4153-6Dogs
Film Wegman dogs ride canoes to illustrate the number 6. (alternate graphics)
(First: Episode 3985)
3141o
Film Six children dance in a colorblock grid.
(First: Episode 3122)
Birdonme.remake
Animation "There's a Bird on Me" (remake)
(First: Episode 4021)
Elmobird
Muppets Elmo's World: Birds
(First: Episode 3945)
The "TV Cartoon" insert is cut from the streaming versions.
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Muppets Oscar's Trashtime Band plays as he announces the sponsors.

Alterations[]

Picture Segment Description
BirdsEye
Song "See Like a Bird" (Robin)
(First: Episode 3682)
This segment replaces the Spanish to parrot film in the streaming versions.
3853-02
Cartoon Name That Sound: identify animal sounds.
(First: Episode 3587)
This segment is placed in-between the "Ernie & Bert" sketch and the "Twiddlebugs" animation in the streaming versions.
PaperChick
Animation A piece of paper is folded into a chick.
(First: Episode 3967)
This segment is placed in-between the number inserts and "There's a Bird on Me" in the streaming versions.


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