Sesame Street | |||||||
Prince Charming visits | |||||||
Air date | March 7, 1995 | ||||||
Season | Season 26 (1994-1995) | ||||||
Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Ruthie tells Elmo that the Prince Charming is inside Finders Keepers and brings him inside to meet him. | |
SCENE 1 | Ruthie tries introducing Elmo to Prince Charming, but the prince is too busy dealing with phone calls and faxes. He gets too overwhelmed and quits being a prince. | |
Film | A TELEPHONE rings at a phone booth in the city, and someone answers it. (First: Episode 3274) | |
Cartoon | Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058) | |
Film | Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made. (First: Episode 2760) | |
Cartoon | Pencil box K / k (First: Episode 2876) | |
Film | Wegman's dogs form the letter K. (First: Episode 3296) | |
Cartoon | K for kangaroo (First: Episode 2498) | |
Film | Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city. (First: Episode 2889) | |
Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy" Part 1 (First: Episode 2986) | |
Celebrity | Maya Angelou leads Big Bird and some kids in a ring game, "Little Sally Walker." (First: Episode 3171) | |
Film | Film of toothpaste and people brushing their teeth. (First: Episode 3316) | |
Cartoon | A girl recites a poem about her first loose tooth. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3319) | |
Song | "Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745) | |
Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy" Part 2 (First: Episode 2986) | |
Cartoon | The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before & after. (First: Episode 0694) | |
Animation | Before / after: Designs of a rainforest are painted on a chair. (First: Episode 3129) | |
Cartoon | A mother and child make juice popsicles. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1193) | |
Song | "It's Time for a Rhyme" (First: Episode 3160) | |
Cartoon | Two white squares try to push a great big object, and are reluctant to let a black square join them at first. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2849) | |
SCENE 2 | Ruthie and Elmo pitch potential new roles that the (former) Prince Charming could do, but none seem very low-stakes. He finally settles for a shoe salesman, and changes his name to "Seymour the Shoe-Salesman." | |
Song | "Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734) | |
Animation | I / i Gregorian Chant | |
Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I โ Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727) | |
Cartoon | CGI sheep graze out I and i. (First: Episode 2896) | |
Film | How sweaters are made from sheep's wool. (First: Episode 1009) | |
Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy" Part 3 (First: Episode 2986) | |
SCENE 3 | "Seymour" finishes setting up his shoe shop and expects his new occupation to be easy. The Count comes by and continually asks for pairs of shoes, running the Prince ragged (in fast-motion) and counting each pair until there are 19 pairs of shoes. The Prince becomes fed up with selling shoes and decides to be someone else. | |
Cartoon | Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (Spanish dub). (First: Episode 3045) | |
Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird visits a Puerto Rican casita in East Harlem. He tries to find out what people do there, but everyone is too busy raising chickens, planting tomatoes, cooking and planning music to answer. (First: Episode 3018) | |
Animation | Rap 19 (First: Episode 2560) | |
Film | Growing Numbers #19 (First: Episode 2937) | |
Cartoon | Nineteen popcorn kernels (First: Episode 2855) | |
Song | "I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares. (First: Episode 3277) | |
SCENE 4 | Donning a purple cape, the Prince decides to be a Count, but grows weary of it after reluctantly counting to 10 with a couple of kids. The Count briefly shows up, overhearing that the Prince is a Count too, prompting the Prince to storm off. | |
Song | "Mom and Me" (First: Episode 2462) | |
Cartoon | Don't cross the street alone. (First: Episode 1942) | |
Film | What sound does a rooster make? (First: Episode 3278) | |
Film / Animation | Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays. (First: Episode 3126) | |
Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) | |
Film | A big K emerges, "Jaws"-like, in a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3326) | |
Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733) | |
Song | Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Goats." (First: Episode 2366) | |
SCENE 5 | Prince Charming figures out what (not who) he wants to be: an animal. He makes several animal sounds, which attracts a dalmatian, a chicken (Julianne Buescher) and a pig (Peter Linz), much to his dismay. After Ruthie announces the sponsors, Prince Charming decides he wants to be a prince again. Just then, an off-screen princess (Buescher) calls out for help, so Prince Charming exits, leading the animals away. Ruthie and Elmo sign off and excitedly wave goodbye. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3542.
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