Sesame Street | |||||||||
Judy and the Beast | |||||||||
Air date | January 23, 2014 | ||||||||
Season | Season 44 (2013-2014) | ||||||||
Written by | Molly Boylan[1] | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | What's the Word on the Street?: Unique | |
SCENE | Elmo and Leela welcome the viewer, when they're approached by Judy, who's looking for Abby Cadabby. Abby poofs in and Judy explains her situation - she needs help with her story, Judy and the Beast (Beauty, of the other story, is her cousin), as she doesn't have a beast. That's where Abby comes in; as her fairy godmother, she needs her to conjure up a unique beast, which she describes in song. | |
SCENE cont'd | Abby waves her wand and conjures up a beast for Judy - a lobster, who sings a short song about himself. Judy thinks he'll work fine as her beast, until he clamps onto her nose, as per lobster instinct. She feels he's not right and Leela gives him directions back to the ocean. Next in Judy's story, Judy musically wishes for a softer, more gentle beast to be friends with. | |
SCENE cont'd | Abby complies with Judy's wish and poofs in a kangaroo, who also sings a song about his species. Judy thinks he's a fine beast and he lets her onto his back for a good hop. His hopping's too forceful for her and she flies right off. Again, Judy doesn't think he's right and Leela tells him the way back to Australia ("Turn right at Hooper's Store and, uh, keep hopping."). | |
SCENE cont'd | Leela has an idea to help Judy. She retrieves a book full of animal pictures and they browse through, until Judy spots the right one - a horse. Abby poofs a horse in, who starts going wild. Abby thinks she should send it back, until Judy is able to tame it and become friends. She's now found her prefect beast and (after singing about her new friend) rides off down the street on him. | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Usher and Bert talk about the word unique. Usher doesn't think Bert's paperclip and bottle cap are as unique as a sombrero-wearing, pogo-jumping shrimp or a taxi-driving cabbage, but thinks his dance moves are. | |
Muppets | Since Abby's Flying Fairy School is coming up, Murray is taking us to school. He first gives a lesson on raising hands. Ovejita appears and he follows his little lamb to Little Vet School. | |
Muppets | Oscar messes with Cookie Monster by hanging an H cookie from a rope, high out of his reach, and the only way to get it is with H words. Hopping and a hook fail, but Cookie gets another idea - he gets some happy horses who hum in harmony to annoy Oscar enough to drop it. cut from the HBO version | |
Film | Two kids identify H words in their clubhouse. (First: Episode 4187) | |
Muppets | Murray and the kids introduce Abby's Flying Fairy School with a short rap. (First: Episode 4304) | |
Muppets / Animation | Abby's Flying Fairy School The class takes a field trip to Puckish Pete's Petting Zoo, but they are unable to leave until they complete Puckish Pete's Petting Zoo Play Along. First, they must feed the Hydra; Abby gives each of her five heads a carrot stick from her lunch. Next, they must play with the Kraken. Because his picture shows him with a boat, Blögg conjures up a large boat for him to play with. Finally, they must ride the unicorn, who throws Abby and Blogg off. Gonnigan politely asks if he may ride and the unicorn lets him. They all love the petting zoo! (First: Episode 4307) | |
Muppets | Grover demonstrates force by pulling on a rope with a mysterious end. He enlists some strong monsters (including Frazzle) to help and with their furry strength, they find what's at the end - a mouse, who's riding atop a dinosaur. | |
Muppets | Back at Tiny Vet School, Dr. Dave gives Murray an explanation on the various things they do at Little Vet School, like sew bananas and bandage stuffed animals. He also gives them the instructions they'll need for when they check up on a live animal. Murray will get to inspect a dog, right after this... | |
Song | Jessica Mauboy sings "Five Kangaroos." | |
Cartoon | Five dogs and 5 dog bones Artist: Todd Parr (First: Episode 4282) | |
Muppets | Max and Danny surprise Murray and introduce "Super Grover 2.0." (First: Episode 4402) | |
Muppets | Super Grover 2.0 On a country road, a horse can't get his cart to move, when Super Grover 2.0 lands on the scene. Using his powers of observation, he finds some "stick-thingies" on the front that he tries to use as an activation switch. The horse thinks they are used for pulling the cart and Grover runs off and retrieves a worm to pull the cart. The horse thinks the worm is too small and they need some force to move it. Grover returns with a chicken, which should provide a larger force. The chicken pulls her best, but instead lays an egg and goes off on maternity leave. Grover brings a pig, who is able to move the cart a few feet before getting "oinked-out." The horse points out that Grover is bigger than the pig and he could move the cart. Grover situates himself into the reigns and begins to pull the horse down the road. (First: Episode 4257) | |
Muppets | "Elmo the Musical" is coming, but first, Murray follows the doctor's instructions and gives a check up to Cloudy the dog. | |
Muppets / Animation | The Twiddlebugs take a caterpillar in, thinking at first that it's a cat. After it doesn't drink any milk, and proves to have more than four legs, Tessie consults a book to discover that it's a caterpillar. They decide to name it "Cat." (shown in widescreen) (First: Episode 4152) | |
Muppets | Murray and Jack introduce "Elmo the Musical." (First: Episode 4404) | |
Muppets | Elmo the Musical: Cowboy the Musical — Elmo becomes a cowboy, nick-named the Count By Two Kid, and must escort six kitty-cows to the Double Double Dude Dude Ranch Ranch. (First: Episode 4313) | |
Muppets | Murray announces the sponsors from Little Vet School, then proceeds to check up on his new bird patient. |
Notes[]
- This episode was written by Molly Boylan as a tribute to late writer Judy Freudberg.[1]
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