Sesame Street | |
Premiere | November 13, 1989 (2616) |
Finale | May 11, 1990 (2745) |
Episodes | 130 |
Sesame Street Season 21 aired from November 13, 1989, to May 11, 1990.
Overview[]
The curriculum for Season 21 focuses on environmentalism and is "to teach appreciation of nature." Viewers will also become familiar with recycling from two types of collections - curb service and a recycling center. Sesame Street will also increase teaching numbers from 1 to 40 instead of the original 1 to 10.[1]
Season 21 welcomes new human characters to the cast. Hooper's Store got a new owner, Mr. Handford, played by Leonard Jackson in this season and David L. Smyrl in subsequent seasons. Another human character, Mike, a friend of Gina's who made a few appearances the previous season, becomes a regular this season as a part-time worker at the Fix-It Shop and one of Gordon's students at school.
Episodes[]
Episodes 2616 - 2745 (130 episodes)
- Episode 2616 -- 21st season premiere; Preston Rabbit comes to Sesame Street
- Episode 2617 -- Barkley hurts his leg.
- Episode 2618 -- Prairie Dawn's computer play
- Episode 2619 -- Sleepytime on Sesame Street
- Episode 2620 -- Mr. Handford tries to take a nap
- Episode 2621 -- A baby book for Alice
- Episode 2622 -- Shelley is afraid of Barkley
- Episode 2623 -- Telly grows a beanstalk
- Episode 2624 -- Big Bird tells a joke
- Episode 2625 -- Gordon and Susan's anniversary / Gina baby-sits Miles and Elmo
- Episode 2626 -- Telly is curious about Gabi's baby talk
- Episode 2627 -- Making recorded messages for Susan
- Episode 2628 -- Telly explores with Gabi
- Episode 2629 -- Telly's dream
- Episode 2630 -- Irvine has the grouch flu
- Episode 2631 -- Señor Zero strikes again! (repeat)
- Episode 2632 -- Telly and Alice practice saying hello and goodbye (repeat)
- Episode 2633 -- Richard Stoltzman visits (repeat)
- Episode 2634 -- (repeat)
- Episode 2635 -- Mumford's duck-radio trick (repeat)
- Episode 2636 -- Maria and Linda imagine with Gabi
- Episode 2637 -- Gina babysits Elmo
- Episode 2638 -- Telly watches Wolfgang
- Episode 2639 -- Snuffy shows his friends his cave
- Episode 2640 -- Did Gabi say "Oscar"?
- Episode 2641 -- Luis finds a use for a pile of sand
- Episode 2642 -- Maria and Luis find a babysitter
- Episode 2643 -- Poem Day
- Episode 2644 -- Elmo and the cloud
- Episode 2645 -- Ruby experiments with eyes
- Episode 2646 -- Preston's "Illustration Activation" machine
- Episode 2647 -- A park for Slimey
- Episode 2648 -- Bob accompanies Oscar to Grouchytown
- Episode 2649 -- Flo Bear writes about babies
- Episode 2650
- Episode 2651 -- Barkley won't take his bath (repeat)
- Episode 2652 -- Big Bird and Anna play with rope (repeat)
- Episode 2653 -- Oscar and the monkey (repeat)
- Episode 2654 -- Jay Leno visits (repeat)
- Episode 2655 -- Big Bird's note to Hoots (repeat)
- Episode 2656
- Episode 2657 -- Gabi's Grouchy art
- Episode 2658 -- Isaac Stern visits
- Episode 2659 -- Miles will be starting kindergarten / Getting Barkley from the couch
- Episode 2660 -- Telly's old tuba
- Episode 2661 -- A day with Hiroshi
- Episode 2662 -- Experiments with Ruby
- Episode 2663 -- A bell in the Fix-It Shop
- Episode 2664 -- Reading "The Three Jolly Monsters"
- Episode 2665 -- The Count counts at day care
- Episode 2666
- Episode 2667 -- Oscar vs. recycling
- Episode 2668 -- Miles starts kindergarten (part 1)
- Episode 2669 -- Miles starts kindergarten (part 2)
- Episode 2670
- Episode 2671 -- Bob birdwatches (repeat)
- Episode 2672 -- (repeat)
- Episode 2673 -- Natasha joins clubs (repeat)
- Episode 2674 -- Big Bird's WALK signs (repeat)
- Episode 2675 -- Big Bird and Snuffy play games / Elmo sleeps over (repeat)
- Episode 2676 -- Sesame Street after dark (repeat)
- Episode 2677 -- Animals at the library / Snuffy makes art (repeat)
- Episode 2678 -- Big Bird's gift for Luis / Elmo watches for stars (repeat)
- Episode 2679 -- Big Bird listens (repeat)
- Episode 2680 -- Telly's magic pencil (repeat)
- Episode 2681 -- Gabi starts daycare
- Episode 2682 -- Linda gets a closed-captioning decoder
- Episode 2683 -- Old MacDonald relocates to Sesame Street
- Episode 2684 -- Mr. Handford on fire safety
- Episode 2685 -- Snuffy's drum
- Episode 2686 -- Help from Helena
- Episode 2687 -- The Golden Cabbage of Snufertiti
- Episode 2688 -- Gina and Mike practice driving.
- Episode 2689 -- Fire at 123 (part 1)
- Episode 2690 -- Fire at 123 (part 2)
- Episode 2691 -- Telly and the Wedge of Cheese.
- Episode 2692 -- A day with mail and pen pals.
- Episode 2693
- Episode 2694 -- Athena's bird-day party
- Episode 2695 -- Snuffy and Hiroshi read a looping book.
- Episode 2696 -- Telly plays with an empty carton.
- Episode 2697 -- Playing pretend elves.
- Episode 2698 -- Bob's broken doorbell.
- Episode 2699 -- Monster detectives.
- Episode 2700 -- Finding someone to watch Preposterous.
- Episode 2701 -- Big Bird's toy car.
- Episode 2702 -- The Important Report
- Episode 2703
- Episode 2704 -- A broken phone at Hooper's.
- Episode 2705 -- Athena won't go to sleep.
- Episode 2706 -- Just Say No
- Episode 2707 -- Oscar and Grundgetta spy on the Fix-It Shop.
- Episode 2708 -- The story of Ginarella.
- Episode 2709 -- Big Bird pretends to be grouchy.
- Episode 2710 -- Irvine at day care.
- Episode 2711 -- Luis cleans the apartment.
- Episode 2712 -- Jelani works at Birdland.
- Episode 2713 -- Sam the Lamb follows Maria.
- Episode 2714 -- A day with Flo Bear.
- Episode 2715 -- Ruby and Tatyana imagine growing up.
- Episode 2716 -- Oscar's trash sale.
- Episode 2717 -- Preston's gift for Mr. Handford. / Max Roach visits.
- Episode 2718 -- Henry Wadsworth Wrongfellow visits.
- Episode 2719 -- Slimey in a cross-country race.
- Episode 2720 -- Oscar's brother Ernest visits.
- Episode 2721 -- Oscar's nose
- Episode 2722 -- The Count woos the Countess von Backwards
- Episode 2723 -- Forgetful Jones and his dad
- Episode 2724 -- Malcolm-Jamal Warner films on Sesame Street
- Episode 2725 -- Big Bird's information booth
- Episode 2726 -- Telly plays a Spanish game
- Episode 2727 -- A day at the library
- Episode 2728 -- Telly wants someone to read to him at the library
- Episode 2729
- Episode 2730 -- Oscar writes to Grundgetta
- Episode 2731
- Episode 2732 -- Getting lunch for Oscar
- Episode 2733 -- Taking a trip to Africa
- Episode 2734 -- Elmo in Numberland
- Episode 2735 -- Oscar tries proving Gabi is a grouch
- Episode 2736 -- What will Gina do when she graduates high school?
- Episode 2737 -- Irvine cooperates at day care
- Episode 2738 -- Slimey is hurt skydiving
- Episode 2739 -- Telly wants Oscar to say "Hola" to him
- Episode 2740 -- Another day in the library
- Episode 2741 -- Gina studies for finals
- Episode 2742 -- Imagining with Immy
- Episode 2743 -- Telly plays with Shira
- Episode 2744 -- Using a paper cup phone
- Episode 2745 -- 21st season finale; Gina graduates from high school
Notes[]
- This was Jim Henson's final season. His final day in the studio was November 21, 1989, where he recorded three musical segments - "Don't Throw That Trash on the Ground," "I Wonder 'Bout the World Above Up There" and "The Bird Family."[2] The 21st season finale aired on Friday, May 11, 1990, five days before Henson passed away. Jim Henson, however, continued to be credited on the show until 2001, when Season 32 ended.
- Due to Jim Henson's death, this was the final season to feature Kermit the Frog in new material until Season 29.
- This season features the earliest appearance of Savion (played by Savion Glover), who would become a regular cast member the following season and through Season 26.
- This is the first season since Season 2 where Fran Brill is credited as a Muppet performer.
Cast[]
- Cast
- Alison Bartlett, Linda Bove, Emilio Delgado, Leonard Jackson, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bill McCutcheon, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Ward Saxton, Gedde Watanabe (uncredited: Lisa Boggs, Eugene Byrd, Alexis Cruz, Savion Glover, Miles Orman, Gabriela Rose Reagan, Lillias White)
- Muppet Performers
- Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Camille Bonora, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Pam Arciero, Fred Garbo, Bryant Young, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, Judy Sladky, Jim Henson (uncredited: Jim Kroupa, Noel MacNeal, Joey Mazzarino)
- Guest Stars
- Candice Bergen, Barbara Bush, Bob Dishy, 14 Karat Soul, Jeff Goldblum, Carol Kane, Andrea Martin, Jeff Redd, Max Roach, Isaac Stern, Denzel Washington[1]
Characters[]
- Humans
- Gordon, Susan, Maria, Luis, Linda, Bob, Mr. Handford, Uncle Wally, Gina, Miles, Mr. Macintosh, Gabi, Lisa, Hiroshi, Mike, Savion, Alex, Jelani, Lillian
- Muppets
- Alice Snuffleupagus, The Amazing Mumford, Anything Muppets, Athena, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Bert, Biff, The Big Bad Wolf, Big Bird, Big Jeffie, Bruno the Trashman, Buster the Horse, Caroline, The Cereal Girl, Chip and Dip, Clementine, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Countess von Backwards, Dingers, Don Music, Dr. Kvetch, Elmo, Ernie, Flo Bear, Fluffy, Forgetful Jones, Gilbert and Sullivan, Gladys the Cow, The Great Blechini, Grouches, Grover, Grundgetta, Guy Smiley, Helena, Herry Monster, Honkers, Hoots the Owl, Irvine, Mr. Johnson, Juliet, Kermit the Forg, Kermit the Frog, Little Bird, Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats, Little Jerry and the Monotones, The Martians, Merry Monster, Meryl Sheep, Baby Natasha, Old MacDonald, Oscar the Grouch, Otto, Placido Flamingo, Prairie Dawn, Preposterous, Preston Rabbit, Professor D. Rabbit, Roosevelt Franklin, Ruby, The Shagri-Las, Shelley the Turtle, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Slimey, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Sonny Friendly, Sully, Telly Monster, Twiddlebugs, Two-Headed Monster, Tyrone and Gus, Velma, Vincent Twice, Watson, Wolfgang the Seal, Worby
Credits[]
- Executive Producer: Dulcy Singer
- Producer: Lisa Simon
- Directors: Jon Stone, Ted May, Emily Squires, Lisa Simon
- Head Writer: Norman Stiles
- Writers: Judy Freudberg, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Nancy Sans, Tony Geiss, Luis Santeiro, Jeff Moss, Sara Compton, Belinda Ward, John Weidman, Josh Selig, Emily Perl Kingsley, David Korr, Sonia Manzano, Mark Saltzman, Jon Stone, Lou Berger (uncredited)
- Supervising Film Producer: Edith Zornow
- Coordinating Producer: Arlene Sherman
- Muppets, Costumes, Props: Caroly Wilcox, with Kermit Love, Connie Peterson, Paul Hartis, Barry Link, Peter MacKennan, Stephan Rotondaro, Mark Zeszotek
- Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
- Conductor / Associate Music Director: Dave Conner
- Special Songs: Chris Cerf, Jeff Moss, Tony Geiss, Stephen Lawrence, Cheryl Hardwick, Sara Durkee, Paul Jacobs, Alan Menken, Dave Conner
- Production Supervisor: Frieda Lipp
- Editing Supervisor: Robert J. Emerick
- Associate Directors: Ted May, Eulogio Ortiz Jr., Craig Bigelow, Gordon McClelland, Arlene Sherman, Robert J. Emerick, Cher Jung, Diane P. Mitchell
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
- Graphic Artist: Mike Pantuso
- Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
- Associate Art Director: Bob Phillips
- Production Stage Managers: Chet O'Brien, Ric E. Anderson
- Stage Managers: Mortimer J. O'Brien, Hank Smith
- Curriculum Coordinator: Diane Mitchell
- Production Assistants: Cher Jung, Paul Lacy, Martha O'Connor, Leslie Brothers, Tim Carter, Walter Jacob
- Assistant to the Producers: Danette DeSena, Carol D. Mayes
- Script Coordinator: Thelma Moses
- Children's Casting: Gabrielle Howard
- Unit Manager: Eleanor McIntosh
- Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
- Lighting Director: Bill Berner, Jim Tetlow
- Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
- Audio: Blake Norton, Tim Lester
- Video: Martins Gaujenieks, Susan Noll
- Cameras: Frank Biondo, Dave Driscoll
- Videotape Editor: Evamarie Keller
- Electronic Maintenance: Rolf Wahl
- Make-Up: Lee Halls
- Hair Stylist: Karen Specht
- Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
- Director of Research: Valeria Lovelace, Ph.D.
- Curriculum Specialist: Margarita Perez
- Vice President for Research: Keith Mielke, Ph.D.
- Chairman, Board of Advisors: Gerald Lesser, Ph.D.
- Facilities by Unitel Video, Inc.
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reading Eagles: TV Times: "Sesame Street is returning for its 21st Season".
- ↑ Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street, sample pages
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