Sesame Street | |||||||||
Trip to Puerto Rico — Festival | |||||||||
Air date | November 30, 1979 | ||||||||
Season | Season 11 (1979-1980) | ||||||||
Written by | Judy Freudberg | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Everyone is setting up for a festival in the town square today. Big Bird offers his services to Luis, who is installing some speakers. Luis suggests Big Bird keep others away while they set up the event. Big Bird calls out loudly for people to steer clear, but because he can't speak the language, he winds up attracting a crowd instead. | |
Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert expects a visit from his identical twin brother Bart. Ernie notes that they're alike in many ways, but their major difference is that Bart has a sense of humor. (First: Episode 0594) | |
Cartoon | An owl flies, carrying a sign that says "PELIGRO." (First: Episode 0787) | |
Film | A boy talks about feeding sheep in the winter. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0786) | |
Transition | Bridge #14 - Hourglass Slow/Fill (First: Episode 0303) | |
Song | Three kids dance to a rock version of "Three of These Things" while one of them sits and reads. (First: Episode 0551) | |
Cartoon | E for Eel (First: Episode 0408) | |
SCENE 2 | The festival is underway. Oscar and Osvaldo wonder why they bothered to come and spot a stand covered with old junk. They find the items are not for sale and the vendor shows how he uses them to make a toy top. The Grouches anguish at a waste of perfectly good trash. | |
Cartoon | A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370) | |
Muppets | Anything Muppets (including Farley) shout "E!" (First: Episode 0408) | |
Cartoon | E ... see me eating a peach (First: Episode 0001) | |
Film | A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station. (First: Episode 1217) | |
Muppets | Baby Breeze participates in Headball at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium. His question: what would you do if your ball rolled into the street? (First: Episode 0877) | |
Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" #6 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0983) | |
SCENE 3 | Osvaldo serves as the barker for their Grouch pie-throwing game, with Oscar popping out from the backdrop. David slaps down some change, eager to deliver Oscar some much-deserved retribution. However, their booth operates by having Oscar throw a pie at the customers. | |
Cartoon | B ... US! We're on the bus! (First: Episode 0785) | |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up. (First: Episode 0455) | |
Cartoon | A red PELI and an explosive green GRO form the word PELIGRO. (First: Episode 0787) | |
Film | Lemurs rest on tree branches. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390) | |
Muppets | Two Anything Muppets sing "Me" in both English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0372) | |
Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster discovers Cousin Monster doesn't want cookies and would rather eat Ernie's healthy food. (First: Episode 1240) | |
SCENE 4 | Maria and her family gather as Big Bird tries to take a photo of them. He has them move around several times to get a good shot. He gets distracted by a bird passing overhead and winds up taking a perfect shot anyhow. | |
Cartoon | "Daddy Dear" (First: Episode 0367) | |
Muppets | Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452) | |
Cartoon | A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0276) | |
Song | Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) | |
Cartoon | A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D. (First: Episode 0016) | |
Celebrity | Michael and Paul: Michael wants to make dinner, while Paul juggles it instead. (First: Episode 1093) | |
Cartoon | A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely. (First: Episode 0781) | |
SCENE 5 | A montage shows the various events going on at the festival. Oscar and Osvaldo take a peek before going back into their respective cans in disgust. | |
Film | "Six Song (Song of Six)." (First: Episode 0011) | |
Cartoon | E for Eel (repeat) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. He can't watch TV, and he can't play with his ball. Bored, he decides to take a nap too -- but then he starts to snore. This awakens Bert, who wonders out loud where the noise is coming from, in the process arousing Ernie, who gets mad at being woken up. (First: Episode 0280) | |
Cartoon | A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors. (First: Episode 0406) | |
SCENE 6 | The festival is winding down, as the band plays and the people dance. Maria is sad that her trip back home is practically over, then pulls David onto the dance floor to show him how a plena is done. The rest of the gang follows. | |
SCENE 6 cont'd |
Big Bird announces the sponsors through the loudspeakers, and the credits roll over the town square while the band continues playing. Oscar announces the CTW slogan through the loudspeakers as well. ("Get me outta here!") | |
CLOSING SIGNS | The signs appear over a shot of the plaza at night, aglow in lights. |
Cast[]
- Aunt Marta: Marta Sanjurjo
- Uncle Rafael: Rafael Lugo
- Cousin: Ronaldo Vilanova
- Cousin Annie: Annie Vilanova
- Cousin Yamira: Yamira Santiago
- Jose: Jose Flores de Salazar
- Xiomara: Xiomara F. de Salazar
- Osvaldo: Bob Payne, Norberto Kerner
Credits[]
- Segment Producer: Michael Cozell
- Director of Photography: Stephen P. Zink
- Associate Director/Stage Manager: Andy Bamberger
- Continuity: Jean Finley
- Audio: Blake Norton
- Unit Manager: Arlene Sherman
- Production Assistants: Rob Gardner, Lirio Marquez, Hettie Worley
- Technical Crew: Miguel Burgos, Bill King, Efren Santiago, Clifford Zink, Alexander Greenwood, Neftali Molina, Juan Santiago
- Field Production Facilities by Ruxton Ltd.
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