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Sesame English
Plot Tingo and Niki are late for school
Writer Louise Gikow
Director Rick Fernandes, Greg Lehane
Sponsors L, R, 12
Releases Weather, Seasons & Time 2

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Picture Segment Description
WhatTimeIsIt1
SCENE 1 As Tingo is sleeping, the alarm clock rings at 7’o clock and Tingo turns it off to go back to sleep. Half an hour later, the alarm clock rings again and Tingo turns it off again. He wonders what time it is and looks at the clock. He notices it is 7:30 and screams in panic that he and Niki are going to be late for school, which starts at 8'o clock.
HeyMrClock
Animation "Counting Alarm Clock" (new voice-over added)
Build-clock
Cartoon At a construction site, a blue man builds a cuckoo clock, which gives him his lunch. (new voice-over and sound effects added)
WhatTimeIsIt2
SCENE 2 Tingo wakes up Niki and tells her that it is 7:30 and they are going to be late. They quickly get ready as Tingo screams, “It’s late!”
4135cartoonF
Cartoon A strange poem with L words.
(First: Episode 129: Bugged)
LaLaLa.New
Muppets Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La". (refilmed version using original soundtrack)
(Ernie’s part cut)
RLTango1

RLTango2
Insert Niki and Tingo tango and sing about the letters R and L.
Ernie and an R
Muppets Ernie makes the sound of the letter, R.
3853-15
Film Jaws spoof with the letter R. (new voice-over added)
HonkAroundtheClock
Muppets "Honk Around the Clock" (cuts off after counting backwards)
WhatTimeIsIt3
SCENE 3 Niki is ready to go, but Tingo wants to eat breakfast even though they are late. Niki replies that it is too late for breakfast, but Tingo insists that it’s not too late and tries to gobble down a bowl of cereal and a pancake before Niki drags him away from the table.
WhatTimeIsIt4
SCENE 3 cont'd Moments later, Niki and Tingo come back to the house and Tingo apologizes to Niki. He tells the viewer that he forgot that today is Sunday and that in the U.S.A, there is no school on Sunday. So while Niki goes to sleep, Tingo continues to eat his breakfast.


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