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Sesame Street
Telly and Oscar meet Soh Daiko
Air date April 8, 1994
Season Season 25 (1993-1994)
Written by John Weidman
Directed by Emily Squires
Production December 2, 1993
Sponsors N, P, 15

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3235a
COLD OPEN Telly has difficulty introducing today's sponsors over a loud, banging noise. He and Oscar go to investigate.
3235b
SCENE 1 In the yard, the Japanese drumming group Soh Daiko performs a routine for a gaggle of street residents.
3235c
SCENE 1 cont'd Following the performance, Celina introduces the group to Telly and Oscar and tells them the group is giving a lesson today on the taiko drums. They're both eager to learn, especially Oscar, who wants to create a loud ruckus.
15.Oriental
Animation Counting to 15 (Oriental music)
(First: Episode 3157)
3187e
Film Growing Numbers #15
(First: Episode 2971)
Abstract15
Cartoon Abstract count to 15
(First: Episode 2851)
4128zg
Song "Dancin' Shoes"
(First: Episode 2949)
3235d
SCENE 2 Everyone is in traditional wardrobe and has their own taiko drum, ready to play. First, one of the Soh Daiko members gives a talk on the origins of the drums and how they work. Then, he instructs them on how to play. Telly takes a while to bang the drum hard enough, but Oscar proves to be a natural.
Hotdogbun
Animation Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun?
(First: Episode 1494)
Song.exercise
Muppets "Let's All Exercise"
(First: Episode 1961)
Coolsell-Exercise
Cartoon Howard Coolsell finds out about exercise.
Artist: Irra Verbitsky
(First: Episode 1631)
KidsTennis
Film Kids talk about playing tennis.
(First: Episode 3148)
Rabbitturtle40steps
Cartoon The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up forty steps, but the turtle takes the elevator.
(First: Episode 2258)
3142i
Insert Big Bird reads a poem about how hard it is to be a sheep, and become cold when giving up one's wool: "So let's be fair when snow is deep, let's put the sweater on the sheep." Accompanied with cotton sheep illustrations.
(First: Episode 1828)
BertsBlanket01

BertsBlanket02
Muppets While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself... or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase.
(First: Episode 2391)
SB--NNail
Cartoon Speech Balloon: N for Nail
(First: Episode 0040)
Computer.N
Animation Finding N's on a computer screen
(First: Episode 3039)
1092-16
Cartoon The Typewriter: N for Nose
(First: Episode 0763)
Elmo.monalisa
Muppets Elmo sings "Right in the Middle of My Face" while walking through an animated art gallery.
(First: Episode 3130)
Blownose
Cartoon I hab a cauld ib by dose.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1170)
SSNews.divorcedbird
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Bird FamilyKermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together.
(First: Episode 2695)
Pentagon
Cartoon A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes.
(First: Episode 1465)
3235e
SCENE 3 Everyone continues playing, though Oscar wishes it could sound as noisy as before. One member tells him they'll all need to play together and cooperate to accomplish that, an idea that is against Oscar's entire belief system as a Grouch. He's told a special Japanese term he can use as an excuse for playing along with everyone.
3stripes
Animation Three stripes form a jazz trio.
(First: Episode 2410)
CountKidPlay
Muppets / Celebrity The Count teams up with Kid 'n Play for a rap song about how they argued whether they should rap or count.
(First: Episode 2797)
Peacockcartoon
Cartoon A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail.
(First: Episode 0406)
Film.Chapatibread
Film An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made.
(First: Episode 3204)
Igottaremember
Cartoon On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things.
(First: Episode 0768)
3144w
Muppets All types of wild animals that lay eggs sing "Let's Lay an Egg."
(First: Episode 3060)
3235f
SCENE 4 Everyone puts on a grand performance. Oscar is disappointed Soh Daiko now has to leave, wondering how he'll learn to play the drums and create such a noise in their absence. He gets a great idea and tells the drummers to "beat it."
Girlnewspaper
Animation A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
(First: Episode 3142)
PatPilot
Cartoon Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane.
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 0478)
Film-PaintPorcupine
Film A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass.
(First: Episode 0064)
Ptoon
Cartoon P Words (including parachute and plug)
(First: Episode 0296)
CookieImportant
Muppets Cookie Monster visits the local bakery to talk about "important". He shows off the different kinds of cookies that are important to him.
DryWet.manonbeach
Cartoon I am dry, they are wet (man laying on the beach)
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0309)
EBwindow
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Everything is getting wet, because it's raining and a window is stuck open. But Ernie explains that he can't fix it now because he'd get wet in all that rain. When the rain stops, he explains to Bert that since it's not raining anymore, nothing's getting wet, and there's no reason to fix it.
(First: Episode 0344)
SignToon-Paint
Cartoon Sign Sounds: WET PAINT
(First: Episode 1136)
3235g

3235h
SCENE 5 Oscar organizes Telly and the Grouchketeers to bang on trash cans and pots like drums. Savion complains about the noise, which Oscar notes is them only practicing; it could take years before it sounds any better (to Oscar's joy). They continue drumming, while Savion tries announcing the sponsors over the noise.

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