Murray's Sesame Street 45th Anniversary Show (outlines)

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Episode 32: Jobs

Scene 1:
Murray announces that today, we'll look at various jobs Sesame Street has to offer... We'll meet the people in our neighborhood.

Segments:

• The People in Your Neighborhood (garbage man and barber)
• We Coulda

Scene 2:
Murray wants to see a doctor at work.

Segments:

• Bert and Ernie: Bert's Physical
• Today's Secret Drawing: Nurse
• Dr. Edwynn removes a bowling ball from Biff's hand
• The Fireman Song
• Kermit and Grover: fire in the forest

Scene 3:
Grover tells Murray that he has many jobs, but is mostly a waiter.

Segments:

• Waiter Grover: front and back
• Grover the photographer
• Grover's elevator: five people
• The sunglasses salesman

Scene 4:
Murray wants to check out more jobs.

Segments:

• People in Your Neighborhood (carpenter and life guard)
• Bert and Ernie search for Dr. Livingston
• Kermit News: Daycare
• People in Your Neighborhood (elevator operator and pharmacist)

Scene 5:
Murray enjoys seeing all these jobs.

Segments:

• Sinister Sam looks for Doc Holiday
• What's My Job?
• Kermit News: Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf wait for the woodsman

Scene 6:
Murray wants to see just a few more people in our neighborhood.

Segments:

• People in Your Neighborhood (newsdealer and teachers)

Scene 7:
Well, Murray is ready to end the show.

 

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Episode 33: Cookie Monster

Scene 1:
Murray says that today's show will focus on Cookie Monster. Cookie Monster will show up later, but for now, we have to wait.

Segments:

• Me Want It (But Me Wait)
• The Waiting Game
• Breakfast Time
• The Ballad of Casey McPhee

Scene 2:
Cookie Monster shows up and tells Murray he was busy. Doing what? Eating cookies!

Segments:

• Eating Cookie
• Cookie Monster shrinks
• Cookie Disco

Scene 3:
Murray asks Cookie Monster if cookies are all he eats, which he denies.

Segments:

• A Cookie is a Sometime Food

Scene 4:
Cookie Monster says that although he'll eat anything, he'll only be known as Cookie Monster, and dislikes when people think he's given up cookies or changed his name.

Segments:

• Me Am What Me Am
• Kermit's rectangle lecture
• Cookie Monster at the library
• Cookie and Ernie: Same and different

Scene 5:
Cookie tells Murray that one thing he likes, besides cookies, is fine culture and cinema... And then eats a film reel (which Murray notes is almost cookie-shaped).

Segments:

• Monsterpiece Theater: One Flew over the Cukoos Nest
• Cookie's Crumby Pictures: Twillight Baking Cookies

Scene 6:
Murray tries to ask Cookie Monster some questions, but Cookie is too busy eating.

Segments:

• Cookie Monster talks about a telephone
• the first and last cookie
• If I Knew You Were Coming
• The Amazing Mumford's empty and full trick
• They Can't Take That Away from Me
• Kermit News: first day of school
• She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain
• The Cookie Bunny
• Hey Food

Scene 7:
Well, it's time to end the show. Cookie Monster thinks he's full... But when the credits begin, he eats the credits.

Authors note: Though I didn't plan it at first, this installment is deliberately posted on November 2, Cookie Monster's birthday. In fact, so is the fact that this is episode 33 - first there's 31 episodes, like there are 31 days in October, and then episodes 32 and 33, corresponding to November 2.

 

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Episode 34: Games

Scene 1:
Murray says that today we're going to play a bunch of games!

Segments:

• Bert and Ernie: Guess What I'm Thinking Game
• The Mystery Mix-Up Game
• One of These Things (Ws and 2)
• Journey to Ernie: Beach
• Bert and Ernie: Heavy and light game

Scene 2:
Murray enjoys playing these games, and wants to play some more.

Segments:

• This is the Game Today (pick a segment)
• Kermit's mystery box
• Big Bird and Snuffy sorting song
• Herry and Michael play a blindfold game
• Bert and Ernie: Feelings game
• Sorting Song (spies)

Scene 3:
Murray wants to make up his own game.

Segments:

• Kermit News: Elmo's Game
• Cookie's Crumby Pictures: The Hungry Games
• Bert and Ernie: What Happened Here?
• Bob and the kids play a "what happens next" game (with photos of Buddy and Jim)
• Forgetful Jones guessing game

Scene 4:
Murray says we should all show good sportsmanship.

Segments:

• The Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs when he loses
• Cookie Monster Sorting Song

 

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Episode 35: Healthy Habits

Scene 1:
Murray says that it's time to get healthy.

Segments:

• The Ten Commandments of Health
• Cookie Monster and Maria: Eating Healthy
• Billy Jo Jive: eating healthy
• Healthy Food (original)
• Kermit x-rays Herry Monster

Scene 2:
Murray mentions that taking baths is healthy.

Segments:

• Ernie plans a bath
• Global Grover: Baths around the world
• Little Richard sings Rubber Duckie
• Professor Grover's bath time tips

Scene 3:
Murray says that it's time for him to brush his teeth.

Segments:

• Forgetful Jones: Brushing teeth (remake)
• Me and My Llama
• Comb Your Face
• Maria helps Herry comb his fur
• Grover's Health Minutes: the check-up

Scene 4:
Murray says that you should see a doctor if you break any bones in your body.

Segments:

• Big Bird's wing in a sling (doctor visit scene)

Scene 5:
Murray exercises, saying that exercise is important.

Segments:

• Doin' the Snuffleupagus
• Detective series: exercise
• Stretch, Wiggle, Yay
• Exercise song

Scene 6:
Murray ends the show by doing some chin-ups.

 

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Episode 36: Kermit the Frog

Scene 1:
Murray says that today's show will focus on Sesame Street's #1 guest star, Kermit the Frog.

Segments:

• Kermit's W lecture (part 1)
• Kermit News: Little Miss Muffet
• Magic finger drawing: triangle

Scene 2:
Kermit's supposed to be here, but so far he's not.

Segments:

• Kermit's telephone lecture with Forgetful Jones
• My Pollywog Ways
• Kermit, Shola, and Fanny: Next to
• Kermit News: Herman the Hoppity Hop
• Kermit and Cookie Monster: weather calendar
• The earmuffs salesman

Scene 3:
Kermit still hasn't shown up. Murray guesses that it's just not easy being green.

Segments:

• Bein' Green (remake)
• Kermit talks about walls
• Elmo "helps" Kermit as he takes his packages to the post office
• Miami Mice: Kermit's interview

Scene 4:
Murray guesses that Kermit isn't going to show up, when Kermit finally DOES show up.

Segments:

• Monsterpiece Theater: Gone with the Wind
• Get Along
• This Frog

Scene 5:
Kermit mentions that he is friends with many residents of Sesame Street, though he does sometimes have problems with Grover.

Segments:

• Kermit and Grover: light and dark
• Kermit and Grover: here and there
• Grover comes in from the cold

Scene 6:
Kermit mentions to Murray that he does enjoy reporting for Sesame Street News.

Segments:

• Kermit News: Three Little Pigs emotions
• Kermit and Al Roker report on the hurricane
• Don Music: Twinkle Twinkle

Scene 7:
Kermit is enjoying looking back on the past, but would rather look up.

Segments:

• I Wonder About the World Above Up There

Scene 8:
Murray thanks Kermit for participating in this episode, as he knows it's not easy for Kermit to make these kinds of appearances these days. Kermit says that it's less easy than being green.

 

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Episode 37: Abby Cadabby and Zoe

Scene 1:
Murray says that today's show will focus on two girls of Sesame Street, Abby Cadabby and Zoe. Abby and Zoe show up, saying that they were just playing with Rosita as well .

Segments:

• Because We're Friends

Scene 2:
Abby tells Murray that she enjoys being a fairy.

Segments:

• Kids with Wings
• Jennifer Garner: Stretch
• Back-scratching wand
• Name That Habitat: Penguin

Scene 3:
Abby tells Murray that she learns her magic at school.

Segments:

• Abby's Flying Fairy School: Tooth Fairy Challenge

Scene 4:
Zoe says that she likes her name.

Segments:

• My Name is Zoe

Scene 5:
Zoe mentions that she also enjoys dancing.

Segments:

• Zoe and the Fejoo Sisters: Lamberet
• Little Miss Count-Along
• Zoe frees a genie
• Zoe laughs over her ice cream falling off its cone
• Zoe and Oscar: talking about U
• Share

Scene 6:
Zoe and Abby enjoy their friendship all year round.

Segments:

• Guess the Season Song

Scene 7:
It's time to go. But first, Zoe holds Rocco up, saying that Rocco would like to say goodbye, while Abby calls her mommy and asks how she liked the show.

 

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Episode 38: Body Parts

Scene 1:
Murray says that today's show will be about parts of the body.

Segments:

• One Fine Face
• A mountain climber climbs a boy
• Elbows and Knees
• I Love My Elbows

Scene 2:
Murray shows his elbows, then he shows his fingers, and then he shows his hands.

Segments:

• Hand Talk
• There once was a hand
• The nose warmer salesman
• Monsterpiece Theater: Anyone's Nose
• Two-Headed Monster: F-EET
• Kermit talks about feet

Scene 3:
Murray shows his feet, but accidentally lifts them both at once and falls.

Segments:

• Two legs cartoon
• Grover talks about feet
• Bert and Ernie: Bert's Bust
• Professor Grover talks about the head
• Let's Make a Face
• The Count sings about what hands can do

Scene 4:
Murray's whole body is enjoying this.

Segments:

• I Like Every Part of You
• Long Time No See
• I Like My Hair
• Kermit and Professor Hastings: Parts of the body, part 1

Scene 5:
Murray can't wait to see the next part.... Next body part... Now that's a joke, son!

Segments:

• Kermit and Professor Hastings: Parts of the body, part 2
• Bones
• I Want to Hold Your Ear
• Skin
• Whoopi Godberg and Hoots: Skin and feathers

Scene 6:
Well, it's time to end the show - Murray thinks his fur is getting too shaggy.

 

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Episode 39: More Spoofs

Scene 1:
Murray says that today's show will have more spoofs, though he's unsure if it'll be more spoofs than the last time they focused on spoofs.

Segments:

• Sons of Poetry
• Upside-Downton Abbey
• Outrageous Makeover: Home Addition
• Cookie's Crumby Pictures: The Biscotti Kid
• Feist: 1234

Scene 2:
Murray enjoyed that, but thinks it's now time for some classic spoofs.

Segments:

• Barn in the USA
• Here is Your Life: Tooth
• School in the Afternoon
• The Add 'Em Family
• Monsterpiece Theater: Cyranose De Bergarac
• Worms in Space: 9
• Cereal Girl
• Kermit News: Six Dollar Man
• Me Gonna Munch You Munch You Munch You

Scene 3:
Murray is still enjoying it.

Segments:

• What's My Part: Nose
• U Really Got a Hold on Me
• Colambo: Old Mother Hubbard
• Spaceship Surprise: Planet TR
• Trash Gordon: Planet Spaghetti (sponsors message cut)
• My Triangle
• The Braid-y Bunch
• Dr. Phil Meets Dr. Feel
• Kids Just Love to Brush

Scene 4:
Murray loves to brush, too, so he's going home to brush, but first, here's the adventures of Texas Telly.

Segments:

• Texas Telly and the triangle of destiny

Scene 5:
Murray waves goodbye while brushing his teeth.

 

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Episode 40: Game Shows

Scene 1:
Holding a microphone, Murray says that today's show will focus on game shows.

Segments:

• Name That Sound: Grover
• Squeal of Fortune
• The Letter of the Day Game Show: W

Scene 2:
Cookie Monster enjoys his cookies, while Murray is ready to watch more game shows. Cookie Monster's too hungry to watch, wishing they'd be about food.

Segments:

• Family Food
• Name That Food
• Meal or No Meal
• Healthy Food Game

Scene 3:
Guy Smiley shows up, wanting to showcase some more of his game shows.

Segments:

• What's My Part: Foot
• The Addition Game
• Beat the Time: Grover

Scene 4:
Guy reveals to Murray that he used to go by the stage name Sonny Friendly.

Segments:

• Pick Your Pet

Scene 5:
Guy explains that he had to change his name when he learned there was another game show host name Sonny Friendly, and that Sonny Friendly shows up, wanting to showcase some of his game shows.

Segments:

• Name That Sound
• The Crying Game
• The Number One Game

Scene 6:
Murray wants to show a few more game shows.

Segments:

• Are You Smarter Than an Egg Layer?
• Match That Shape
• The Letter G Game

Scene 7:
Murray signs off.

 

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Episode 41: Traveling from Sesame Street

Scene 1:
Carrying a suitcase, Murray says that today we're going to look back at times when our Sesame Street friends have traveled away from Sesame Street, but first, the African version of the alphabet.

Segments:

• African Alphabet
• African Animal Alphabet

Scene 2:
Big Bird tells Murray about the time they went to Purto Rico. It was for Maria's birthday.

Segments:

• Maria and Olivia's bus trip to Purto Rico

Scene 3:
Big Bird tells Murray that more of them showed up to surprise Maria. But at one point, they played a little trick on her.

Segments:

• Maria sees friends but then sees look-alikes

Scene 4:
Big Bird talks about the time the gang went to Hawaii. Snuffy, however, missed the plane, and had to travel by helicopter.

Segments:

• Snuffy travels to Hawaii by helicopter
• Scenes from Cody's party
• Snuffy plays the nose flute
• Hawaiin foods not available at Hooper's

Scene 5:
Big Bird tells Murray about the time he went camping at Camp Echo Rock.

Segments:

• Bus ride to Camp Echo Rock
• Big Bird plays baseball at camp
• Camp awards

Scene 6:
Murray says that Grover often travels.

Segments:

• Global Grover: Alaska
• Waiter Grover: Russian restaurant

Scene 7:
Murray says that Bert and Ernie once traveled to Egypt.

Segments:

• Bert and Ernie: Pyramid

Scene 8:
Murray mentions that many of his friends have had tropical vacations.

Segments:

• Counting Vacation
• Carribian Amphibian
• Take a Rest

Scene 9:
Murray decides to take a rest himself.