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Sesame Street Season 20 Episodes

50 Episodes 1988 - 1999

Episode 1

Maria and Luis prepare to go on their honeymoon

Mon, Nov 14, 198855 mins

Maria and Luis are getting ready to leave on their honeymoon in the mountains.

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Episode 2

Episode #20.2

Tue, Nov 22, 198855 mins

Maria and Luis reach their honeymoon site in the Adirondacks with the help of a cheerful couple, also on their honeymoon. They're so friendly and sociable, however, that Luis and Maria wonder if they'll get any time to themselves.

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Episode 4

Episode #20.4

Thu, Nov 24, 198855 mins

Luis and Maria are still on their honeymoon, and Big Bird decides to write to them. In doing so, he tells them about everything that's happened since they left. Literally everything.

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Episode 5

Maria and Luis Return Home

Fri, Nov 18, 1988

Maria and Luis are home from their honeymoon.

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Episode 6

Big Bird Hosts The Big Bird Show

Mon, Nov 28, 198855 mins

Big Bird hosts a little something called the Big Bird show. Today's sponsors are the letters G and R and the number 9.

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Episode 7

David's Spanish Lesson

Tue, Nov 22, 1988

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Episode 9

Gordon has a Headache

Thu, Dec 1, 198855 mins

Gordon has a splitting headache. He hopes to get some rest and feel better, but his friends keep visiting him to offer their condolences, and sometimes to attempt to cure him.

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Episode 10

Luis and his old chair

Fri, Dec 2, 198855 mins

Having recently moved in together, Maria and Luis are removing some things from the apartment to make more room. Luis had planned to get rid of his old chair, but the memories come flooding back, and he suddenly has second thoughts.

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Episode 11

Episode #20.11

Mon, Dec 5, 198855 mins

Maria and Luis are looking through photos from their wedding and fondly remembering the day. They are visited by a few friends who affect their ability to be alone together. Today's sponsors: the letters F and L and the number 4.

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Episode 12

40 Milk Jugs are Delivered to Hooper's Store

Tue, Nov 29, 1988

40 milk jugs from a dairy have been delivered to Hooper's Store.

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Episode 14

Episode #20.14

Thu, Dec 8, 198855 mins

It's Telly's birthday today, and his friends are planning to throw him a surprise party. Telly, however, accidentally overhears them and realizes it now won't be a surprise. So he tries everything to forget what he heard.

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Episode 15

Episode #20.15

Fri, Dec 9, 198855 mins

Luis is off from work, so Maria has the Fix-It Shop to herself, until a Fat Blue Anything Muppet man keeps showing up in different guises, giving her more and more work to do.

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Episode 18

The Count's Sleeping Beauty

Wed, Dec 14, 198855 mins

The Count has recruited Gladys the Cow to star in a rewriting of "Sleeping Beauty", but since it simply involves him counting her snores, she loses interest. All the same, she is envious when she learns that Meryl Sheep has taken her place.

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Episode 19

Episode #20.19

Thu, Dec 15, 198855 mins

Olivia is performing at Birdland this evening, and she spends rehearsal time inspiring Hoots the Owl's granddaughter, Athena, who hopes to be a performer herself someday. Sesame Street is sponsored by the letters E and H and the number 6.

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Episode 20

Episode #20.20

Fri, Dec 16, 198855 mins

Forgetful Jones invites Luis to lunch for Take a Cowboy/Cowgirl to Lunch Day. After the meal, they read the story of how the event originally got started by Forgetful's great-great grandfather.

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Episode 21

Episode #20.21

Mon, Dec 19, 198855 mins

Elmo meets Bob's deaf friend, T.J., and they become friends almost instantly, Elmo learning about what it means to be deaf. Then Oscar gets Bob and Gordon to sing with his "Out of Tuners" Band, and Barkley joins in.

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Episode 22

The Amazing Mumford Reverses Maria's Age

Tue, Dec 13, 198855 mins

The Amazing Mumford does a trick that reverses Maria's age and she is turned into a little girl.

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Episode 26

Remembering with Forgetful Jones

Mon, Dec 19, 1988

Everyone is helping Forgetful Jones remember things.

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Episode 27

Big Bird's Campout

Tue, Dec 20, 1988

Big Bird is having a pretend campout at his nest.

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Episode 29

Transylvania Counting Day

Thu, Dec 22, 1988

Today is Transylvania Counting Day, a day where everyone is a count.

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Episode 32

Episode #20.32

Tue, Jan 3, 198955 mins

Placido Flamingo recruits Olivia to participate in his new opera, "La Villa Sesamia", in which the two of them go around the street, singing to their fellow residents. The sponsors are the letters R and Z and the number 5.

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Episode 38

Episode #20.38

Wed, Jan 4, 198955 mins

The Count recruits Maria to help him in "Counting Toes."

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Episode 39

Snuffy and Alice imitate different animals/David tries to bake a pie

Thu, Jan 5, 198955 mins

Big Bird teaches the Birdketeers how to pretend to be ducks by waddling and quacking, but Alice barks instead of quacking.

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Episode 40

Big Bird's Sesame Street map

Fri, Jan 6, 198955 mins

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Episode 43

A Rainy Day on Sesame Street

Wed, Jan 18, 198955 mins

It's a rainy day on Sesame Street, and Elmo is hoping to see a rainbow.

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Episode 47

Episode #20.47

Mon, Jan 16, 1989

Big Bird introduces David to Mighty Duck. The kids pretend to be dogs just like Barkley.

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Episode 57

The Wide World of Sesame Street covers Linda

Tue, Jan 31, 198955 mins

Telly Monster hosts an edition of "The Wide World of Sesame Street" from inside Linda's apartment to watch her and Barkley.

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Episode 58

Alan offers to give his customers what they want, just the way they want it

Wed, Apr 7, 1999

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Episode 61

Episode #20.61

Mon, Feb 13, 198955 mins

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Episode 72

Elmo's Dinosaur

Tue, Feb 28, 1989

Bob inflates Elmo's inflatable dinosaur. Baby birds hatch on Sesame Street.

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Episode 75

David's peanut butter

Fri, Feb 24, 1989

David tries to sell some peanut butter. Meanwhile, Gladys the Cow hangs with Meryl Sheep.

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Episode 77

Episode #20.77

Tue, Feb 28, 1989

David and Gina are making plans to renovate Hooper's, but their friends have a special fondness for the items they're planning to replace. Today's sponsor: the letters S and G and the number 5.

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Episode 83

Duck Auditions

Wed, Mar 8, 1989

Gladys the Cow is doing duck auditions for her play, In Golden Pond.

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Episode 86

Oscar cooperates

Mon, Mar 13, 198955 mins

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Episode 87

Magic Magazine

Tue, Mar 21, 198955 mins

It's one crazy day for David. First, Sonny Friendly makes him a contestant on "Find Your Prize", making him think he has a chance to win a house, but no such luck. Then, he learns about Magic Magazine, which honors whoever it chooses.

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Episode 88

Episode #20.88

Wed, Mar 22, 198955 mins

Big Bird spends the day hanging out with the kids. Today's show is sponsored by the letters H and X and by the number 3.

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Episode 90

Episode #20.90

Fri, Mar 24, 198955 mins

Sesame Street is paid a visit from the legendary fowl director Birdnardo Birdaluchi, who recruits Gina to help him with his new film, "The Last Egg". Alice, Big Bird, and Snuffy play roles.

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Episode 93

A visit from Little Jerry and the Monotones

Tue, Mar 29, 1988

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Episode 98

Episode #20.98

Thu, Mar 30, 198955 mins

Oscar goes on a vacation trip to Candy-Cane Lane. Segments included: *Cartoon: Q for Quiet! *Muppets: Gangsters do the alphabet *Muppets: Sesame Street News - Kermit the Frog on the princess and the cookie. *Muppets: Ernie and Bert do the rhyming game *Cartoon: The Adventures of Letterman - In a Pickle *Muppets: Game Show - Squeal of Fortune *Cartoon: Poverty T. *Cartoon: An ant carries a Q at the top of the hill. *Muppets: The Amazing Mumford tries to make Gladys disappear. *Cartoon: Jazzy Spies 4.

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Episode 101

Episode #20.101

Tue, Apr 11, 198955 mins

Today, Bob is starring in one of Placido Flamingo's operas, this one being a whole new variation on the classic nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". The catch is, he has to wear a very silly spider costume.

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Episode 104

Episode #20.104

Thu, Apr 13, 198955 mins

It's raining and Elmo wants to spend the day outside. He even wants to eat outside in the rain, unaware that his food might get wet. Later, Oscar gets frustrated when Luis and Gina claim his puppy, Preposterous, is playing with them.

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Episode 105

Snuffleupagus picnic in Central Park

Fri, Apr 7, 198955 mins

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Episode 106

Wide World of Sesame Street tracks Miles

Mon, Apr 10, 1989

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Episode 107

Hatching an Egg

Tue, Apr 11, 1989

Telly hatches a macaw's egg.

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Episode 110

Gina Writes in Her Journal

Fri, Apr 14, 1989

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Episode 113

Grandmothers on the Street

Wed, Apr 26, 198955 mins

It's a grandmother kind of day on Sesame Street. Those of David and Miles have paid visits. Mumford shrinks David so he can sit in his grandma's lap, and the Count comes by to count all the grandmothers.

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Episode 122

Episode #20.122

Tue, May 9, 198955 mins

It's about to rain on the street, but Ruby doesn't care. She's going to stay outside and do an experiment. What she wants to know is: will she get all the wetter the longer she stands in the rain?

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Episode 125

Oscar and Grundgetta Spend the Day with Gordon

Fri, May 5, 198955 mins

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Episode 129

Episode #20.129

Thu, May 18, 198955 mins

Maria senses that she's going to give birth soon and it's time to go to the hospital. But their car has been towed away and they can't get a cab. So Oscar takes them in his Sloppy Jalopy.

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Episode 130

Gabi is Born

Fri, May 19, 198955 mins

Today's the big day: Maria is expected to deliver. Oscar leaves the hospital prematurely, so the others go to find out the news themselves. The baby turns out to be a girl, whom Maria and Luis have named Gabriela.

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