Tingo the Superstar

Sesame English
Plot	Tingo and Niki are asked to be in a movie
Directed by	Greg Lehane
Written by	Louise Gikow
Sponsors	Q, 18
DVD	Friends 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Niki and Tingo are watching a scary movie, when Quentin a director they know stops by. He asks Niki if she would like to be in his next movie. Tingo begs to be in it, too. He runs right out and comes back with movie star sunglasses and an ascot.
	Muppets	Ernie gets emotional during a movie: first he's sad, then scared, then happy. His reactions bother the other moviegoers, and the scene ends in chaos.
	Film	A piece of paper uncrumples to show us a capital Q. It folds itself up and then unfolds to show us a small q. It rolls up and unrolls to show us both cases, Qq.
	Animation	A school of fish swim around and then form both a capital Q, followed by a small q, as a crab tells us it's a q.
	SCENE 2	Tingo gives us a primer on some of the language used in making a movie during takes. However, he is making so many mistakes during the filming that Quentin and Niki get frustrated with him.
	Film	Numbers emerge from a cityscape, and then submerge back down. Final number is 18.
	Film	The number 18 is shown with a solar system view, stars, and comets.
	SCENE 3	It is now take 18 and Tingo messes it up again. Quentin appears to be at the end of his rope.
	Animation	A sleeping Q yells at the other letters to quiet down.
	Film	Opera singers find themselves in a library and sing loudly at each other to be quiet.
	SCENE 4	Quentin sends Niki and Tingo a copy of the completed film. At the end Tingo raves about how good Niki is, however she feels uncomfortable because Tingo isn't in the movie at all. But Tingo is so happy for her that he doesn't really care.