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(The "our friend" bit isn't really that important, as it's a "Let's see how our friend is doing" sort of statement; rewording intro, recategorizing as live-action sketches)
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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.
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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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[[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.
==Sketches==
 
   
 
==Sketches==
 
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! Picture !! Summary !! Earliest Known Appearance !! Description
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! Picture !! Summary / [[Muppet Wiki:Earliest Known Appearance|EKA]] !! Description
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| [[Image:2356-8.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align=center | EXIT<br>[[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]]
 
| align=center| Top and Bottom<br>[[Episode 0986]]
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| A voiceover instructs Charlie Chaplin (Maria) where to put the shirts and the towels.
   
 
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| [[Image:1186zb.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:1186zb.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align=center | ME<br>[[Episode 1032]]
| ME
 
 
| Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
| align=center | [[Episode 1032]]
 
| Charlie Chaplin (Maria) looks in a mirror and sees "ME". Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
 
   
 
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| [[Image:1839zk.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:1839zk.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align=center | Umbrellas<br>[[Episode 1839]]
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| align=center | [[Episode 1839]]
 
 
| The two Chaplin impersonators open umbrellas.
 
| The two Chaplin impersonators open umbrellas.
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|-
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| [[Image:Chaplinpaper.jpg|250px|center]]
 
| align=center| Newspaper<br>[[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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| [[Image:2040m.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center| COLD<br>[[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| HOP<br>[[Episode 2244]]
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| Charlie Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP.
   
 
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| [[Image:2269l.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:2269l.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | Museum<br>[[Episode 2269]]
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| align=center | [[Episode 2269]]
 
 
| Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting at the art museum. The woman in the painting periodically changes her pose.
 
| 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| Tuxedo Thread<br>[[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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| [[Image:WHN1.jpg|200px|center]]
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| [[Image:WHN2.jpg|250px|center]]
| What Happens Next?
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| align=center | What Happens Next<br>[[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.
| align=center | [[Episode 2407]]
 
| [[Gordon]] asks the audience what would happen next with help from the [[Dinger]] and [[Maria]] (as the Chaplin character). We have 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]]
| Ernie and Bert at the movies: The Picnic
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| align=center | The Picnic<br>[[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]]). {{sketchrelease|Online: [[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] {{youtube|Slq2zeofV0w}}}}
| align=center | [[Episode 2887]]
 
| [[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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| [[Image:Chaplin-Rain.jpg|250px|center]]
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| align=center | In the Rain
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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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| align=center| HAT
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| The Tramp finds a HAT sign near a hatrack with a new hat. He tries replacing his crummy, worn-out one with it, but the sign falls apart each time.
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[[Category:Sesame Street Live-Action Sketches]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Live-Action Sketches]]

Revision as of 21:49, 14 December 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 Summary / EKA Description
EXIT
Episode 0926
Charlie Chaplin (Maria) tries to outwit a tricky EXIT sign.
MariaChaplin.ShirtsTowels
Top and Bottom
Episode 0986
A voiceover instructs Charlie Chaplin (Maria) where to put the shirts and the towels.
1186zb
ME
Episode 1032
Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
1839zk
Umbrellas
Episode 1839
The two Chaplin impersonators open umbrellas.
Chaplinpaper
Newspaper
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
COLD
Episode 2040
The Tramp is out in the cold.
Chaplin.HOP
HOP
Episode 2244
Charlie Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP.
2269l
Museum
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
Tuxedo Thread
Episode 2274
Chaplin notices a short thread on Luis' tuxedo, which becomes long as he pulls it, unraveling Luis's trousers!
WHN2
What Happens Next
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
The Picnic
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
In the 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.
Noimage
HAT The Tramp finds a HAT sign near a hatrack with a new hat. He tries replacing his crummy, worn-out one with it, but the sign falls apart each time.