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A recurring ''[[Sesame Street]]'' skit paid tribute to silent film star [[Charlie Chaplin]]. [[Maria]] ([[Cross-dressing characters|dressed to resemble]] Chaplin's standard film persona) would engage in silent film antics, sometimes as stand-alone sketches, and at other times as films seen by other characters.
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Through much of the 1980s, [[Sonia Manzano]] (who generally played [[Maria]]) would appear on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as a character similar to [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s "The Little Tramp" character. In one episode, 2407, the character was referred to as '''"our friend"'''.
  
   
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[[Sonia Manzano]] stated in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwS951RBZTY an interview] that as a college student, she was a fan of Chaplin's shorts and wrote the sketches to fulfill her own fandom fantasy.
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| [[Image:2356-8.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | [[Episode 0926]]
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| Charlie Chaplin (Maria) tries to outwit a tricky EXIT sign.
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| [[Image:MariaChaplin.ShirtsTowels.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| [[Episode 0986]]
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| A voiceover instructs Charlie Chaplin (Maria) where to put the shirts and the towels.
   
 
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| ME
  
 
| align=center | [[Episode 1032]]
  
| align=center | [[Episode 1032]]
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| Charlie Chaplin (Maria) looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
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| Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
   
 
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| align=center | [[Episode 1839]]
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| The two Chaplin impersonators open umbrellas.
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| [[Image:Chaplinpaper.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| [[Episode 1840]]
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| Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
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| align=center| [[Episode 2040]]
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| The Tramp is out in the cold.
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| [[Image:Chaplin.HOP.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| [[Episode 2244]]
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| Charlie Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP.
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| [[Image:2269l.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align=center | [[Episode 2269]]
  
| align=center | [[Episode 2269]]
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| Charlie Chaplin falls in love with a painting at the art museum.
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| Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting at the art museum. The woman in the painting periodically changes her pose.
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| [[Image:ChaplinLuis.longshort.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| [[Episode 2274]]
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| Chaplin notices a short thread on Luis' tuxedo, which becomes long as he pulls it, unraveling Luis's trousers!
   
 
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| What Happens Next?
  
 
| align=center | [[Episode 2407]]
  
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| Gordon asks the audience what would happen next with help from the [[Dinger]] and [[Maria]] (as the tramp). We have to guess before Gordon rings the bell. On the 1st round, Maria as Charlie Chaplin steps on the Banana Peel on the ground. On the 2nd round, Maria sits on a bench with only Three legs and it knocks down. Then on 3rd (and final) round Maria used the cane to push cloud to the game show studio, causing Gordon to sneeze alot.
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| [[Gordon]] hosts "What Happens Next," with help from the [[Dinger]] and [[Maria]] (as the Chaplin character). The viewer has to guess before Gordon rings the bell. On the first round, Maria slips on the banana peel on the ground. On the second round, Maria sits on a bench with only three legs and it collapses. Then on the third (and final) round, Maria uses the cane to push the cloud into the game show studio, drenching Gordon and causing him to sneeze a lot.
   
 
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| [[Image:ThePicnic.jpg|250px|center]]
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| Ernie and Bert at the movies: The Picnic
  
 
| align=center | [[Episode 2887]]
  
| align=center | [[Episode 2887]]
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| Ernie and Bert go to the movies to see a silent movie, "The Picnic," starring [[Charlie Chaplin]] (played by [[Sonia Manzano]]) and his date (played by [[Linda Bove]]). {{sketchrelease|Online: [[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{youtube|Slq2zeofV0w}}}}
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| [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] go to the movies to see a silent movie, "The Picnic," starring Chaplin and his date (played by [[Linda Bove]]). {{sketchrelease|Online: [[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{youtube|Slq2zeofV0w}}}}
   
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| Chaplin leaves a store on a rainy day. When Chaplin's umbrella doesn't work well, he looks for something else to keep him dry. He first hides under a woman's (Linda) poncho, then buys a newspaper from a store keeper (Luis), but as soon as Chaplin puts the newspaper over his head, it stops raining. {{sketchrelease|Video: ''[[Old School: Volume 3]]''}}
 
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Revision as of 17:55, 19 October 2014

A recurring Sesame Street skit paid tribute to silent film star Charlie Chaplin. Maria (dressed to resemble Chaplin's standard film persona) would engage in silent film antics, sometimes as stand-alone sketches, and at other times as films seen by other characters.

Sonia Manzano stated in an interview that as a college student, she was a fan of Chaplin's shorts and wrote the sketches to fulfill her own fandom fantasy.

Sketches

Picture Earliest Known Appearance Description
File:2356-8.jpg
 Episode 0926 Charlie Chaplin (Maria) tries to outwit a tricky EXIT sign.
MariaChaplin.ShirtsTowels
 Episode 0986 A voiceover instructs Charlie Chaplin (Maria) where to put the shirts and the towels.
1186zb
 Episode 1032 Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
1839zk
 Episode 1839 The two Chaplin impersonators open umbrellas.
Chaplinpaper
 Episode 1840 Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
2040m
 Episode 2040 The Tramp is out in the cold.
Chaplin.HOP
 Episode 2244 Charlie Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP.
2269l
 Episode 2269 Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting at the art museum. The woman in the painting periodically changes her pose.
ChaplinLuis.longshort
 Episode 2274 Chaplin notices a short thread on Luis' tuxedo, which becomes long as he pulls it, unraveling Luis's trousers!
WHN2
 Episode 2407 Gordon hosts "What Happens Next," with help from the Dinger and Maria (as the Chaplin character). The viewer has to guess before Gordon rings the bell. On the first round, Maria slips on the banana peel on the ground. On the second round, Maria sits on a bench with only three legs and it collapses. Then on the third (and final) round, Maria uses the cane to push the cloud into the game show studio, drenching Gordon and causing him to sneeze a lot.
ThePicnic
 Episode 2887 Ernie and Bert go to the movies to see a silent movie, "The Picnic," starring Chaplin and his date (played by Linda Bove).
Chaplin-Rain
 Chaplin leaves a store on a rainy day. When Chaplin's umbrella doesn't work well, he looks for something else to keep him dry. He first hides under a woman's (Linda) poncho, then buys a newspaper from a store keeper (Luis), but as soon as Chaplin puts the newspaper over his head, it stops raining.
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