| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo plays with his new goldfish, Barkley | |||||||||
| Air date | January 8, 1988 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||||||
| Written by | Belinda Ward | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | In the yard, Elmo learns how to write and read his name with help from Bob. |
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Cartoon | Dot bounces on top of lower-case 'i' Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "The Frogs in the Glen." (First: Episode 1786) |
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Film | Joe Raposo: Pizza (instrumental) (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cartoon | The Pink Panther - K For Karate (First: Episode 0241) |
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Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #2) (First: Episode 0101) |
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Song | "Swing Up High" (by Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0408) |
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Celebrity | Itzhak Perlman and a girl demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses. (First: Episode 1563) |
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Cartoon | A hippo tries to get a coconut from a tree. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1899) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo interrupts Maria and Luis' lunch date by pretending to play waiter. His restaurant doesn't have what they order... except for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (which the two were already having). |
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Cartoon | AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101) |
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Muppets | On Vacation With Guy Smiley (First: Episode 1949) |
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Cartoon | Different uses of a triangle (Spanish version) (First: Episode 1753) |
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Film | The kids form a triangle and a square. (First: Episode 0300) |
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Cartoon | A man connects the dots to form a house to escape from the rain. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 2218) |
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Muppets | The Count sings "The Batty Bat". (First: Episode 2096) |
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Cartoon | 8 cows Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1531) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly and Gina plan to go to the beach. Telly shows off how he's planned: he has his sunglasses, a hat, and some sand and shells in case the beach is lacking any. Gina assures him he won't need those and reminds him of something he's forgotten: a bathing suit (which the beach won't supply). |
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Film | Building sandcastles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122) |
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Muppets | Caveman Days: Exit — Everyone wants to go outside the cave, but they're not sure which way to go out until the Royal Smart Person invents an EXIT sign. (First: Episode 0300) |
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Film | Exit (First: Episode 0935) |
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Scanimate | Triangle In Space (David VO) (First: Episode 1548) |
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Film | The Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326) |
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Cast | Olivia sings a song about fireflies as Linda shows some kids how to sign the word. (First: Episode 1662) |
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Film | A man karate chops 5 boards. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Rhymes with Buy — Guy Smiley helps Cookie Monster decide what to get at the bakery. (First: Episode 0481) |
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Cartoon | Boy and the capital "I" (First: Episode 0368) |
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Film | Cat block structure (First: Episode 1824) |
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Cast | Maria as Charlie Chaplin tries to leave through the door marked EXIT, but the sign keeps moving, and a brick wall appears behind each opened door. Finally, she makes her own exit through a hole in the wall. (First: Episode 0832) |
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Cartoon | K Is For Keyhole (First: Episode 0489) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo introduces Bob to his new pet fish, Barkley. Unlike the dog he's named after, the fish isn't able to do any of the tricks Elmo commands it to. Elmo does notice one thing the two pets have in common: they can both wag their tails. |
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Film | Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222) |
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Animation | "¡El juega hockey!" (First: Episode 2114) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Shoe Sizes — The monster's heads can't agree on which shoes to wear. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Animation | Sand K/k (First: Episode 0645) |
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Film | The shoe repairman (First: Episode 0987) |
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Cartoon | BESO (First: Episode 0433) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet sings "Big Round Nose" while pulling the noses off of passersby. (First: Episode 1950) |
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Cartoon | A boy bounces on his bed with eight stuffed animals. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2265) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo shows off his tap dancing skills to Barkley the Fish as Bob announces the sponsors, and the credits roll. |
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