Sesame Street | |||||
Prince Charming visits (repeat of 3342) | |||||
Air date | December 10, 1996 | ||||
Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||
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. | |
Cartoon | Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058) | |
Film | The floating kids form a rectangle. (First: Episode 3131) | |
Muppets | As Telly wakes up in the morning, he sings "Shapes in My Room." (First: Episode 2715) | |
Film | Girls sing a jump-rope rhyme about naming a puppy. (First: Episode 3279) | |
Cartoon | Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks. (First: Episode 0478) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Susan Sarandon visits the street to see Cookie Monster and to learn to eat cookies like him. She provides a large cookie for him to demonstrate on, but advises him to break it in half so they both can have it. After her lesson, Cookie eats the plate. (First: Episode 3428) | |
Song | โYou Don't Have to Be a Grizzlyโ ...to eat some honey! (First: Episode 3398) | |
Cartoon | CGI sheep graze out I and i. (First: Episode 2896) | |
Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I โ Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727) | |
Animation | Sand I/i (First: Episode 0619) | |
Film | Coverage of a spring kite-flying festival, where both kids and grownups can participate. (First: Episode 3276) | |
Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk dance to Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" with some ribbon twirlers. Part 1 | |
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." | |
Cartoon | Shoes dance to a square dance tune. (First: Episode 3450) | |
Muppets | Two-Headed Monster tries on shoes. (First: Episode 2142) | |
Cartoon | Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brotherโs shoes - she has fun with the box they came in. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2985) | |
Muppets | Big Bird and The Birdketeers present the letter K. (First: Episode 3391) | |
Animation | "k" for king, kiss and key (First: Episode 3084) | |
Cartoon | K for kangaroo (First: Episode 2498) | |
Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk dance to Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" with some kids. Part 2 | |
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 | Nineteen popcorn kernels are counted. (First: Episode 2855) | |
Animation | Abstract count to 19 (First: Episode 2827) | |
Animation | Number creatures #19 (First: Episode 2718) | |
Song | Hoots the Owl sings "This is How We Take a Bath." (First: Episode 3216) | |
Muppets | Big Bird talks about asking questions and, using Zoe as an example, asks about her banana dance. (First: Episode 3424) | |
Cartoon | A pattern of daisies and tulips - can you tell what comes next? (new music added) (First: Episode 2256) | |
Cast | "The Add-ems Family": Gordon, Susan, Carlo, Bob, Maria, Luis and Gabi star in a faux-sitcom about a family who loves to add. (First: Episode 3391) | |
Animation | "Pineapple Addition" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3159) | |
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. | |
Animation | Counting 1-10 and 10-0 in Spanish (Maria voice-over) (First: Episode 3008) | |
Muppets | Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through." (First: Episode 0258) | |
Film | People go under, over, through and around a hoop. (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 3140) | |
Cartoon | The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462) | |
Animation | Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921) | |
Cartoon | I for Ink (angry bird) (First: Episode 0462) | |
Muppets | Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store. (First: Episode 0409) | |
Film | What sound does a sheep make? (First: Episode 3416) | |
Animation | A showcase of how many fun things can be done with paper. (First: Episode 3482) | |
Film | Wanda Falbo (Word Fairy) and Barkley present a word which represents large, shaggy animals who like to chase sticks (or wands). (First: Episode 2621) | |
Animation | The word DOG is spelled out over a wiener dog. (First: Episode 3326) | |
Song | "Washin' the Dog" (First: Episode 3020) | |
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 good-bye. | |
COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Tarah talks to Big Bird and Celina about getting her own racing chair, like the one her friend Ryan is riding on. |
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