| Sesame Street | |||||||||||
| Rosita dislikes her accent | |||||||||||
| Air date | May 7, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 35 (2004) | ||||||||||
| Written by | Christine Ferraro | ||||||||||
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COLD OPEN | My Favorite Sesame Street Moments Ruben Studdard talks about "Rubber Duckie." |
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SCENE | Big Bird and Rosita discuss how she is going to sing "The Alphabet Song" with the Birdketeers later today before welcoming the viewer in English and Spanish. Just then, two lost Anything Muppet kids walk by and ask for directions to the park. Rosita tells them it's easy to find - just look for the statue with the pigeons. The kids give her confused looks and aren't sure what she said. Big Bird clarifies and the kids laugh it off, noting how Rosita pronounces the word "pigeons." Rosita feels hurt that they made fun of her Mexican accent and wishes she could talk "normal." |
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SCENE cont'd | A dignified hog named Henry Piggins comes along, overhearing her wish and thinks he can help. He sings "The Pig is Big" to help her pronounce words in an English accent, with little success. Rosita thinks she'll never speak like everyone else, but Big Bird says he likes her voice. Despite this, Rosita still thinks it's different and decides to never speak again. |
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SCENE cont'd | The Birdketeers arrive and Big Bird breaks the bad news to them that Rosita isn't going to sing with them. Despite them all appreciating her voice, she still remains silent. Big Bird thinks that if they sing it anyway she'll join in, but it doesn't work and Rosita runs off. |
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SCENE cont'd | Big Bird catches up with Rosita at the stoop with Gabi and Miles. Big Bird tells them about Rosita's dilemma, and Miles and Gabi tell her that not only should she be proud of speaking two languages, but everybody on Sesame Street has different ways of talking. They and Big Bird sing how all those different voices and accents are the "Music of the Street," while the various citizens (including the Count, the Martians, a Honker, a Dinger, and a duck) show up to demonstrate. Oscar pops out of his trash can to point out that it doesn't matter how Rosita speaks - she'll be just as annoying to him as everyone else. Rosita goes back to speaking and thanks Oscar for his "compliment" and feels better about sounding different. |
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SCENE cont'd | The two kids from before come back and find Rosita, telling her they really like hearing how she talks. They are even more impressed when they learn she can speak two languages, and ask to be taught some Spanish words. Rosita is touched and teaches them the word "palomas" - the Spanish word for "pigeons!" |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me." (First: Episode 1942) |
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Film | A girl's grandmother teaches Spanish to her parrot Kuka. (First: Episode 3101) cut from the Sprout version |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day: Y Cookie Monster locks the letter Y cookie in a suitcase so he won't eat it, but the suitcase has no bottom. "Me wonder how that happened." (First: Episode 3988) |
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Celebrity | Norah Jones sings "Don't Know Y" with Elmo. |
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Film | Y for yell, yellow and yodel (First: Episode 3456) |
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Muppets | The Spanish Word of the Day: libro Professor Grover can't remember what a libro is, despite the fact that he's holding one. (First: Episode 3990) cut from the Sprout version |
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Muppets | The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!" (First: Episode 2601) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie: Shapes — Big Bird hunts for Ernie in a land full of floating geometric shapes. Telly Monster appears hanging out in his favorite shape: a triangle. (First: Episode 4037) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Elmo sing "Sing After Me." (First: Episode 3802) |
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Muppets | Global Grover: Grover and his burro Roberto return from Mexico with a lump of clay. In his film, Saul and his family make clay pottery. Afterwards Grover completes his sculpture, which he calls "Potato." Roberto has created a more interesting composition, however. A parody of Auguste Rodin's "The Thinker." |
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Cartoon | Madlenka plays her violin, which sparks her neighbors' memories of when they played an instrument. |
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Muppets | The Number of the Day: 7 Seven dancing chickens show up for the number of the day. (First: Episode 3990) |
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Cartoon | A hopscotch game with seven squares. |
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Film | Seven kids dance on a playground to the same beat. (First: Episode 3844) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Weather (First: Episode 3984) |
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Insert | The Adventures of Trash Gordon Chapter 269 Trash handles the Giant Cranky Monster Baby by giving it a giant bottle. |
Alterations
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Film | Rodrigo lives in the Philippines. He and his family like spending a day at the park. (First: Episode 3219) This segment replaces the second insert in the Sprout version |
Supporting cast
- John Tartaglia as Fat Blue boy, pink Martian, and duck
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Green girl, high-voiced Hot Pink girl, and opera singer
- Joey Mazzarino as Henry Piggins and horse
- Tyler Bunch as low-voiced Pumpkin man
- Kevin Clash as Elmo, rabbit and the Count (puppetry only)
- David Rudman as cowboy with a drawl
- Eric Jacobson as blue Martian
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