Sesame Street | |||||||||
Snuffy does something important | |||||||||
Air date | January 15, 1993 | ||||||||
Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||||
Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Telly gives a Monster on the Spot report on a nursery rhyme crisis: Little Miss Muffet has just got married, so her name is now Ms. Muffet-Malone, which sets her poem askew. They replaced the tuffet with a throne, which rhymes with her new name. The new poem goes:
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Song | Jeff Redd sings "Between". (First: Episode 2738) | |
Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, kitten (First: Episode 0489) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert โ Against Bert's will, Ernie plays a game with him in which he says a word which is the opposite of every word Bert emphasizes. When Bert finally agrees to PLAY, Ernie becomes stumped, since he can't figure out of the opposite of the word PLAY. (First: Episode 2675) | |
Cartoon | "ยกรl juega fรบtbol!" (First: Episode 2104) | |
Muppets | "We Are All Earthlings" (First: Episode 2835) | |
Cartoon | Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843) | |
SCENE 2 | Luis finishes fixing Gabi's xylophone, and goes out to get some ice cream. When he leaves, two Martians fade into view, and look in their book to identify the object they see before them. They try some attempts to make music with it, and realize they can strike the keys with their antennae. Luis hears "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" being played while he's outside, but by the time he gets back inside the Fix-It Shop, the Martians have disappeared. | |
Film | Fay Ray listens to classical music on headphones. "Are you listening to me?" (First: Episode 2614) | |
Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2440) | |
Film | A boy who lives in Arizona narrates a film of himself and his family, who travel through a canyon with their sheep to stay at their summer house. (First: Episode 2678) | |
Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) | |
Muppets | Gina introduces Bruno and the Trashmen, who sing a doo-wop song, "Put It in the Trash Can." (First: Episode 2595) | |
Cartoon | Two dots play hide-and-seek amongst different shaped blocks. (First: Episode 0780) | |
Film | Growing Numbers #20 (First: Episode 2967) | |
Muppets | "I Am Chicken" (First: Episode 2995) | |
Cartoon | A playground is destroyed by bad weather, and a teacher has her class rebuild it from memory. (First: Episode 1453) | |
Film | "Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family are black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (First: Episode 2756) | |
Animation | Rubber Stamp #20 (First: Episode 2935) | |
SCENE 3 | Snuffy takes his little sister Alice for a walk, and points her attention to some people doing their jobs, explaining to her how important they are, and what the word important means. They pass Luis at the Fix-it Shop, and Mr. Handford at Hooper's. Snuffy then decides to find something important to do, but Alice wants to play instead. Snuffy shows her how to play "Follow the Leader," but she misunderstands his directions and bumps into a small tree. The branches she wears look like antlers, so Snuffy decides to play "Santa Claus" with Alice instead. | |
Film | Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2945) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe โ Kermit looks for the Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe. (First: Episode 1050) | |
Cartoon | V for violin (First: Episode 2386) | |
Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird finds himself in Phoenix, Arizona, where he hangs out with Diego and his family. He learns that cacti can survive the hot, dry weather, and is treated to birdseed burritos at a picnic with the family later on. (First: Episode 3016) | |
Cartoon | Lillian discusses the adjustments she has had to make as a big sister. She ultimately appreciates her sister. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2746) | |
Song | "Off to School" (First: Episode 2944) | |
SCENE 4 | Snuffy is now ready to do something important, but Alice still wants to play. They start to play Snuffle-tag, but Alice runs into Mr. Handford, knocking over him and his bags. Snuffy apologizes to him, and decides to instead play "Snuffle-hop" with Alice, which involves pretending they're rabbits. Since the Snuffleupaguses are so big, this game also knocks Mr. Handford over. | |
Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (First: Episode 0507) | |
Song | "It's Easy" / "I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727) | |
Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (First: Episode 0787) | |
Muppets | Pageant: How a flower grows Gladys the Cow stars as a seed. Ernie plays a rain cloud and Herry Monster is the sun, whose attentions cause the seed to bloom into a flower. (First: Episode 2420) | |
Cartoon | A mother sings the story of how water travels down the drain and becomes rain. (First: Episode 2865) | |
Film | Squares are shown in close-up. (First: Episode 0420) | |
SCENE 5 | At night, Luis closes up the Fix-it Shop, and finds Snuffy and Alice looking sad. Snuffy is disappointed that he spent all day playing with Alice, and didn't get to do anything important today. Luis points out that spending time with family members is important, which makes them both feel better. They decide to go home, but end up wanting to go in opposite directions. Mr. Handford announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include David Rudman as the spider.
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