Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Sesame Street
Placido Flamingo sings opera
Air date February 17, 1987
Season Season 18 (1986-1987)
Written by Luis Santeiro
Production October 23, 1986
Sponsors C, V, 6

2292

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
2292a

2292b
SCENE 1 A tango flavored version of the theme plays (instead of the regular opening music) as Luis carries some empty boxes over to the Fix-It Shop and accidentally drops them after walking into the closed door, thinking it was open. He complains about it in English and Spanish, which captures the attention of Placido Flamingo, who performs his "Naughty Door Opera" about a similar experience he went through.
Daddy-Slips
Cartoon A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry.
(First: Episode 0542)
Ssnews.cinderellaball
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella at the BallKermit interviews Cinderella and Prince Charming at the ball.
(First: Episode 0516)
Detective.Linedots
Cartoon A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from.
(First: Episode 2248)
2096m Song "Me and My Chair"
(First: Episode 1706)
FirstMiddleLast
Cartoon First, Middle, Last (men on horse)
(First: Episode 0827)
2head.Shapes
Muppets The Two-Headed Monster looks at different shapes.
(First: Episode 1629)
Imagardener
Film Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is.
(First: Episode 0772)
Seisflores
Animation Seis flores
(First: Episode 1591)
2292c
SCENE 2 Gladys the Cow finishes telling a joke to Gordon, Chanoa, and Karin, and then they greet the viewer. Gordon explains that now they're looking for things that rhyme with the word "you." They come up with words like "moo," "chew," "two," and "Pooh." Gladys displays the fancy shoe she's wearing, but when Gordon lifts her leg to get a better look Gladys trips and falls over, becoming "just a little black and blue."
400021
Cartoon Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat
Voice: Daws Butler
(First: Episode 0770)
Word.ICE
Animation The word ICE is formed with ice cubes, which melt.
(First: Episode 1177)
Cisforcookie
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie."
(First: Episode 0372)
1095o Cartoon C for Cowboy
(First: Episode 0703)
Slidepuzzle.boy
Film Slide puzzle - boy
(First: Episode 0428)
HIYL.Sneaker
Muppets Here Is Your Life: A sneaker is profiled.
(First: Episode 2203)
Ivelostmypet
Cartoon A mouse, who is looking for his pet, describes to his friend what they did yesterday.
(First: Episode 0764)
2292d

2292e
SCENE 3 Big Bird chats with Slimey and notices Susan going to the day care center to drop off some of Miles' old clothes, which he's outgrown. Big Bird suggests that there may be others who will fit them, such as himself, but the shirt he tries on is too small for him. It's also too big for Slimey, but it's just the right fit for Elmo.
3balls.seesaw
Animation Two balls play on a seesaw, when a third ball wants to join them (ending up in the middle).
(First: Episode 2054)
E&b-puppy
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie brings a surprise home, and he tells Bert to guess what it is. The surprise turns out to be a puppy. Bert wants to call the puppy "Norman"; Ernie suggests "Godzilla the Wonder-Dog".
(First: Episode 1956)
BCayard.Surprise
Cartoon A man explains to a girl what a surprise is.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1358)
Womaninburningbuilding.HELP!
Film Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP.
(First: Episode 0506)
ProfDavid
Muppets / Cast Professor David lectures his class on trees. He says they are only good for looking at and leaning against, but they mention other uses for them.
(First: Episode 1584)
0573r
Film Counting six oryx
(First: Episode 0410)
KermTwiddBugParty
Muppets Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party.
(First: Episode 0280)
RCondie.Birdsong
Cartoon A boy sits in a forest and plays the flute along with the birds' songs, but becomes sad when woodsmen demolish the forest. He plants more trees for the birds to live in.
Artist: Richard Condie
(First: Episode 1879)
2292f
SCENE 4 Elmo thinks the shirt looks good on him, and Susan and Gordon and the kids agree. Placido Flamingo shows up again, recalling an opera he performed at the National Convention of Dry Cleaners: "The Shirt of Seville," which he sings right then and there with everyone joining in on the la-las.
Toon.Cerrado
Cartoon La palabra cerrado
(First: Episode 0481)
MiamiMice.CERRADO
Muppets Miami Mice
Ernie goes to a repair shop to pick up his broken Rubber Duckie, but neither he nor the mice can get into the shop because it's cerrado.
(First: Episode 2209)
V-van
Cartoon V for Van (live-action/animation hybrid)
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1181)
Alaluna
Film An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo).
(First: Episode 0429)
TypewriterV
Cartoon The Typewriter: V for Vacuum
(First: Episode 0774)
OscarDanny.Laughitup
Muppets / Celebrity Oscar and Danny DeVito laugh it up.
(First: Episode 2196)
2356-5
Cartoon A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
(First: Episode 0783)
Erniepaints
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie and Bert decide to use both Bert's canvas and Ernie's paints to paint a picture of something. Bert wants to paint a bowl of oatmeal, but Ernie wants to paint a purple monster. Finally, they decide to paint a purple monster eating a bowl of oatmeal.
(First: Episode 1446)
MagicianNumbers
Cartoon A magician tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but instead finds the numbers 1-20, which the rabbit repeats at the end.
(First: Episode 0337)
3187c
Film Two kids watch as a veterinarian fixes a baby robin's wing, then lets it go.
Music: Joe Raposo
1thru6takeaway
Animation The numbers 1-6 are carried away and/or demolished by construction equipment.
(First: Episode 2270)
1710o
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentGrover asks Katie to hug him and scratch his tummy.
(First: Episode 1653)
2096s Film Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.
(First: Episode 1966)
2292g

2292h
SCENE 5 As the tango music from the first scene plays, Susan, Gordon, and the kids tango together in the yard while Elmo announces the sponsors.


Previous episode: Next episode:
Episode 2291 Episode 2293
Advertisement