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| Malcolm-Jamal Warner films on Sesame Street | |||||||
| Air date | April 12, 1990 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Luis and Elmo watch as Malcolm-Jamal Warner films Snuffy from various angles for a movie he's making about life on Sesame Street. Malcolm tells them to go about their daily business as he checks his list to make sure he has everything he needs. Elmo points out one movie-related item he's forgotten: popcorn. He rushes out and provides them with a box to snack on. |
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Cartoon | "Mother Brown's Farm (Number Fifteen Song)" (First: Episode 2693) |
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Muppets / Cast | Ernie and Bert: The Picnic at the Movies — Ernie and Bert go to the movies to see a silent movie called "The Picnic." (First: Episode 2071) |
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Cartoon | E for Erase (First: Episode 0486) |
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Song | Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story," which shows what's inside various household objects. |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: Listening — Kermit the Frog explains the importance of listening, using the monster as an example. (First: Episode 1767) |
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Cartoon | "The Adventures of Clever Bill!" The main character solves conflicts between two fighting giants and two fighting girls. (First: Episode 2068) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo and Snuffy find Malcolm and show off their cowboy hats for his movie - they're pretending to be the biggest and littlest cowboys in the West. Malcolm can't decide if their act should go in the beginning, the middle, or the end of his movie. Elmo has an idea and hops on Snuffy's back and rides him like a horse, which seems like a fine ending to them. |
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Cartoon | "Beginning, Middle, End" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2556) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster: Library — A librarian struggles to get Cookie Monster to understand that the library has no cookies. (First: Episode 0926) |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: KISS ME (First: Episode 1136) |
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Song | "One of These Things" (with Fay Ray) (First: Episode 2604) |
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SCENE 3 | Count von Count and Countess von Backwards approach Malcolm with an idea for his movie. The two dramatically re-enact when they first met while counting bats, complete with lighting, bats, and sound effects. Malcolm catches it all on film and the Countess tells him, "We'll have our bat call your bat." |
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Animation | The big green balls and one little orange ball ride over the top of the hills. The little one can't make it over the big hill, but conquers the small hill. (First: Episode 1896) |
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Muppets | "Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614) |
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Cartoon | Can you see the car, frog and bird in the picture? (First: Episode 1479) |
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Film | Building a log cabin (First: Episode 0602) |
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Animation | Marco had a flower. When it wilted, he called his grandpa and told him exactly what the flower looked like. Grandpa told him to water the flower, and it grew again. (First: Episode 0555) |
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Muppets | Is Barkley a DOG or a BANANA? |
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Cartoon | A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors. (First: Episode 0406) |
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SCENE 4 | Malcolm joins Gina, Mike, and Alex as they toss the remains from their paper bag lunch around like a basketball before disposing of it. |
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Cartoon | Rap #15 (First: Episode 2567) |
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Muppets | Mystery Mix-Up Game — Mrs. Rooney unscrambles the word "SCHOOL." (First: Episode 0834) |
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Film | Flamingos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Film / Muppets | Alphaquest: M The girl uses mittens to make monster mush, which is eaten by a Muppet monster. |
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Cartoon | A story of a cat who hated rain, wished for it to stop, and witnessed the disastrous effects of no rain. Artist: ArtistMike |
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SCENE 5 | Malcolm tries to get a shot of Alice, but she doesn't stay still as directed. He uses reverse psychology and loudly decides to film the inanimate fire hydrant... which Alice immediately rushes to and fixates over, giving Malcolm the opportunity to film her. |
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Animation | "¡Él juega fútbol!" (First: Episode 2104) |
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Muppets | Waiter Grover: Most Important Meal of the Day — Mr. Johnson wants to order a couple of poached eggs on toast, but Grover tells him that they are all out of eggs. |
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Cartoon | M for Moon Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1163) |
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Muppets | The Martians are a "Yip Yip Family." |
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Animation | E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet) (First: Episode 2222) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry Monster and Kimberly talk about things and people that they love. (First: Episode 1050) |
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Film | Two boys walk though a city neighborhood to some funky break dancing music. (First: Episode 2679) |
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Cartoon | An ostrich is born on a football field, and learns that he can't fly. He saves the game by scoring the winning touchdown. (First: Episode 1870) |
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Muppets | A shark sings about his "Perfectly Pearl-White Teeth." (First: Episode 1446) |
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Cartoon | Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498) |
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SCENE 6 | Elmo passes out popcorn as Malcolm prepares to debut his film, "A Street Called Sesame," in the yard. Malcolm narrates that the street seemed ordinary at first, but then shows off all the extraordinary things he's seen today that make Sesame Street special. The crowd goes wild for his masterpiece as Malcolm (in voiceover) announces the sponsors. |
Notes
- Though he portrays himself as a director in this episode, Malcolm-Jamal Warner would later direct an actual episode of Sesame Street in 1995, namely Episode 3375.
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