Folge 2309

Sesamstrasse
Plot	The blackout
Air date	January 15, 2005
Season	33

Picture	Segment	Description
	Scene	It's evening on Sesamstrasse and everyone is busy: Feli Filu is working on her laptop, Finchen is reading a book, Ella is using her sewing machine and Rumpel and Mehmet is working on some kind of machine. Then all of a sudden, the power cuts out and they all stop what they were doing and start fumbling around in the dark. Feli finds a flashlight so they can get some light and see were they are going. Mehmet and Finchen go out to check the fuses.
	Muppets	Ernie notices that none of the lampposts are on, and the lights won't turn on. Bert says that there is a blackout, but has to repeat himself when Ernie suggests they watch TV, play a record and listen to the radio. Ernie decides to call someone to see if anybody else knows about it. He calls Oscar the Grouch, who grouchily asks who's calling and threatens to "see to it that you don't sleep for a week." Ernie says "It's Bert" and hangs up.
	Cartoon
	Scene	Mehmet and Finchen have found the fuse box, but all the fuses are intact, so Mehmet concludes that it is a blackout. Feli suggest that they build a windmill and get the power back that way; however, Mehmet points out that they don't have the materials for that. Ella suggest that they just relax in a cosy atmosphere of candle lights.
	Film	A sunset
	Muppets	Telly sings Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with the help of a golden star.
	Animation	A clay animated story about two candles who get angry at each other.
	Scene	The gang are sitting together among many candles when Rumpel comes over and starts to blow out the candles; after all, a blackout isn't a blackout if there are candles everywhere.
	Cartoon	A girl overcomes her fear of scary things in the dark by singing with them. Artist: Lisa Crafts
	Muppets	Kermit tries to explain light and dark. Grover comes to help, but it's so dark that he crashes into everything.
	Cartoon	A little girl leaves everything on in the house, until the TV set recites a poem about sharing electricity.
	Scene	Mehmet starts making shadow puppets in the candle light.
	Film	A close-up of a flashlight
	Muppets	Forgetful Jones, Clementine and Buster are in the dark because Forgetful forgot to turn something on. It's not the water, the electric fan, or the radio ... it's the light! (EKA: Folge 1571)
	Cartoon	Wilbur and Wanda try to find the lamp in a dark room while figuring out who's here and there. Finally, their son turns on the light. Artist: ArtistMike
	Scene	Finchen starts to sing a song about how cosy it is sitting amongst friends in the candlelight. After Rumpel trips over a log, he concludes that maybe a little light could be useful, so Ella invites him to join them and Rumpel accepts, but he blows out one candle to make it a little more Grouchy. Then the power returns to Sesamstrasse, but everyone is upset, including Rumpel. Ella looks at Mehmet and winks at him. He quickly says that he knows what she means and leaves. Mehmet goes to the fuse box and disconnects the power to Sesamstrasse. Everyone is happy as the power once again disappears.