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Sesame Street
Joey and Davey want a job
Air date January 24, 1995
Season Season 26 (1994-1995)
Written by Joey Mazzarino
Production October 6 & 18, 1994
Sponsors A, Z, 3

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3312a
SCENE 1 Big Bird come across Joey and Davey Monkey, who are sad because they have a big problem: they're hungry and want a banana, but don't know what to do. Big Bird, boasting his helping skills, comes up with a solution - buy some bananas from Hooper's Store. The monkeys are glad their problem is solved, but realize they don't have any money.
3981g
Cartoon In Egypt, three lemons make lemonade.
(First: Episode 3285)
Song.healthyfood
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food."
(First: Episode 2404)
Alien.Z
Cartoon An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests.
Artist: Tom Gabbay
(First: Episode 1481)
Cards.Z
Animation Playing cards form the letter Z and dance to zydeco music.
(First: Episode 3166)
BalloonABC
Cartoon Birds pop balloons of all the letters of the alphabet, making them lowercase.
(First: Episode 2552)
3312b
SCENE 2 Big Bird runs into Gordon on his way to work and accompanies Susan to the bus stop to her job, where they find Joey and Davey crying again. As Susan departs, Big Bird realizes the two need a job to get money. They all think of jobs they could have and Big Bird proposes they consult Gina for help.
3979q
Film Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs.
(First: Episode 2811)
LGS
Muppets Grover applies to be a lifeguard, demonstrating to the employer that he has what it takes. He soon learns that there's only one thing he needs: swimming lessons.
(First: Episode 1951)
3164p
Cartoon How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun.
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2730)
2356-4
Muppets Over the Top sing "ZZ Blues."
(First: Episode 2317)
2356-3
Cartoon The Typewriter: Z for Zoo
(First: Episode 0776)
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3312d
SCENE 3 In the park, Gina acquaints Joey and Davey with the Want Ads section of the newspaper to look for a job. They pass on some of the listings, until Gina points out a job in show business that's looking for monkeys.
WhatDoTheyDo
Song Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?"
2059u
Cartoon A man chases a runaway "no".
(First: Episode 0794)
Mpiece-drno
Muppets Monsterpiece Theater: Dr. NoJames Bond visits the office of Dr. No.
(First: Episode 3243)
Song.wasteroon
Cartoon "The Wasteroon Song" - three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them "Wasteroons."
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2851)
3dogs
Film Three Wegman dogs are arranged in different ways.
3956k
Muppets Seahorses 1, 2, 3
(First: Episode 2925)
3peas
Cartoon Hortense counts 3 peas.
Artist: Michael Sporn
(First: Episode 2519)
3312e

3312f
SCENE 4 Joey and Davey meet with their potential employer, an organ grinder. He's looking for monkeys who can do more than sing and dance, so Joey and Davey boast their rhyming skills. In song, the monkeys perform their rhyming act for an adoring crowd. As their song picks up speed, the organ grinder struggles to keep up and blows a gasket on his organ. He passes on hiring them and takes their earnings for repair fees.
Aisforape
Cartoon Speech Balloon: A for Ape
(First: Episode 0006)
Airplanes.A
Animation Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase A.
(First: Episode 3209)
3985q
Cartoon A for Acorn
(First: Episode 1626)
Jamal
Film A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
(First: Episode 2787)
EdgarTurtle.BirdSong
Cartoon Edgar Turtle plays the banjo as some kids sing the "Bird Song."
(First: Episode 2415)
3187v
Muppets Elmo shows top and bottom by standing on top of the frame, then falling to the bottom.
(First: Episode 2999)
Splasho.top
Cartoon The Magnificent Splasho goes from the top of the ladder to the bottom of the water tank.
(First: Episode 0655)
3312g

3312h
SCENE 5 The monkeys meet another potential employer (Martin P. Robinson), who wishes to use them for the "Pop Goes the Weasel" rhyme. As Big Bird recites it over and over, the monkeys chase the weasel (John Kennedy) around the mulberry bush. The boss is impressed and hires them on the spot, giving them a dollar as payment.
Computer.tall-and-short
Animation Computer: tall / short
(First: Episode 3042)
Telly-Picabo
Muppets / Celebrity Monster on the Spot
Telly tries to report on "Peek-a-Boo Street," but can't find it. He discovers he's supposed to report on Olympic skier, Picabo Street.
4balls
Animation Four red balls minus 1 equals 3.
(First: Episode 0278)
TimeRhyme2
Song "It's Time for a Rhyme"
(First: Episode 3160)
Funny Book
Muppets Ernie & Bert — At night, Ernie reads a book that becomes sad, funny, scary, and then surprising. The book elicits the same reactions from Bert.
(First: Episode 2341)
Rocketshapes
Animation Wooden shapes group themselves by color, then regroup by shape, then assemble themselves into a rocket ship.
(First: Episode 3229)
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3312j
SCENE 6 The monkeys arrive at Hooper's and tell Mr. Handford about their new job. They purchase a whole bunch of bananas and gobble them up, while Mr. Handford announces the sponsors.


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