Unproduced 1990s Sesame Street segments

Segments proposed and/or full scripted for Sesame Street during the 1990s, but ultimately never shot.
==Season 22==
*"Eat That Cookie": As Cookie Monster settles into bed, Sonny Friendly appears in his bedroom to host the titular game show. Cookie's task is to eat 40 cookies, and his prize is the same. Cookie gobbles down cookies as Sonny counts them, but there are only 39. He eats the word "Cookie" from the game show signage, winning the game. However, the 40 promised cookies were the ones used for the game, so Cookie chases Sonny around the room trying to get more.Tony Geiss papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
*"Elmokin and the Lion": Maria reads a story about a young peasant named Elmokin, who helps pull a thorn from a lion's paw. Later, the lion brings over a variety of animal pals who have various ailments that need tending. Maria concludes the story saying that Elmokin grew up to become a veterinarian, specializing in lion paws.
*"THM R-AP": The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "RAP," then delivers a freestyle rap in their typical monster gibberish.
==Season 23==
*"Chaplin and the Litterbug": Set in a park, Chaplin (Maria) attempts to get a villainous litterbug (Gina, portraying a male character) to throw his crumpled piece of trash into a can instead of the ground.Script for Episode 2912, provided by trusted source
==Season 24==
*A Monsterpiece Theater send-up of the James Goldman play and film A Lion in Winter.
*"Delicious Circles": Prairie Dawn introduces Cookie Monster to assorted things that are shaped like circles, all of which he eats. He feels unable to eat one more bite, until Prairie presents him with a plate of cookies (which he doesn't bite, but swallows instead). Judy Freudberg wrote the piece.
*"Grover Information: How to Get to Sesame Street": Grover works at an information booth, specializing in telling people how to get to Sesame Street. He runs into a slight problem with one Anything Muppet passerby who wants information about cats instead. The sketch was written by Tony Geiss.
*"Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor": At the titular parlor, Grover must prepare Mr. Johnson's ice cream the old-fashioned way: laying out some grass for a cow, who is then milked, and fashion it into ice cream. Mr. Johnson is incensed because of how long this will take, so Grover makes it a rush order (to be shown in fast-motion set to the "William Tell Overture"). Mr. Johnson ends up on the floor once again when Grover must start all over, as he made him the wrong flavor cone. The sketch was written by Josh Selig.
==Season 25==
*"Ever After Theatre: The Three Little Pigs II: The Final Blow": Big Bird hosts a program about what happened after famous fairy tale endings. He reads the sequel to "The Three Little Pigs," where the Big Bad Wolf goes into training to blow down the brick house. Even then, he is unable to do so. The Three Pigs tell him to quit and hand him a pinwheel to huff and puff instead, which he enjoys. He later finds success in blowing a windmill for a large electric company.
==Season 27==
*"Grover's School Bus": Grover is a school bus driver and counts the 20 Muppet students who board the bus, but there are supposed to be 21 total; he cannot figure out who is missing. The students point out that he neglected to count himself. The sketch was re-written soon after, replacing Grover with Humphrey.
*"Natasha Genius Learns Three:" Humphrey is so proud when he finds Natasha knows how to blow three raspberries at a time. When he tries to show Ingrid, Natasha instead blows way more than three. The proud parents beam that she can recognize the number 100 as a result.
==Season 28==
*"MOMA: Chairs for Bears": Baby Bear and Papa Bear visit the titular exhibition, showcasing a variety of chairs of all shapes, sizes, and materials. Baby Bear counts 17 different chairs they see.
*"MOMA: The Voice": Big Bird and Baby Bear have conflicting ideas regarding Barnett Newman's piece The Voice, believing the blank, white canvas could be any number of things (such as a snowstorm or vanilla ice cream). A pair of white Muppet squares (a mother and daughter) then happen by and believe the piece is a rendering of the father.
*"Snuffy Does The Alphabet in 15 Seconds:" As a part of the time clock series of sketches, Big Bird gives Snuffy 15 seconds to recite the alphabet. Because his pace is so slow, Big Bird has to reset the timer multiple times until Snuffy reaches "Z" (and the clock breaks). His final time is a minute and 15 seconds, which he claims is "fifteen seconds in Snuffleupagus time."
==Season 29==
*"The Big Chill": The Two-Headed Monster witnesses the word "COLD" scroll across the screen. As it gets closer to the center, the temperature drops, the sky darkens, and a blizzard sets in (complete with a penguin). As the word moves back offscreen, the climate returns to normal, only now the monster has caught a cold.
*"Crosstalk": In a parody of Crossfire, Frazzle and Baby Natasha have a discussion about the letter P.
*"Grover Alphabet Tour": Grover leads a group (including Mr. Johnson) through Alphabetland as they observe a letter precariously placed on a pedestal (the letter F). Grover struggles to maintain control as a Muppet boy keeps trying to touch it and Mr. Johnson repeatedly asks what letter it is (as Grover doesn't know). On their way out, Grover knocks the letter from its perch.
*"Monsterpiece Theater: The Ticklish Patient": Ruthie plays a WWII nurse giving Elmo a check-up, who can't help but giggle when any part of his body is touched. In the closing, Alistair Cookie tries to eat a cookie, which is also ticklish and giggles whenever he tries to eat it. While the sketch never made it to air, it is listed in the "Monsterpiece Theater Program Guide" in Sesame Street Unpaved (airing Saturdays).
*"The Sesame Gang": A spoof of the CNN talk show Capital Gang. Moderator Gordon has a live puppy dog, and panelists Rosita and Grundgetta react in their own unique ways.
*"Some Stars Are Born": The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "stars." They become frightened when a blackout follows, but react in awe when the sky fills with stars (scored by "Also sprach Zarathustra").
*"Things to Know About the Letter O": Grover and Prairie Dawn prepare a talk about the letter O. Grover cautions the viewer not to stick their head in one, which Prairie finds ridiculous. To make her point, she puts her head in the O, getting stuck, just as Grover predicted.
==Season 30==
*"Counts a Song": Bob and Count von Count sing a duet of "Sing," with the Count counting each "sing," "song," and "la-la."
*"The Count Huddles": Count von Count is the quarterback of the Transylvania State Titans, facing off against the Vienna Schnitzels in a game for the Carpathian Countball League (and are already down 43-0). After counting the 11 team members in their huddle, the Count prepares a pass, but gets so wrapped up in counting that the time runs out and the team loses.
*"Personal Towels": Ernie procures a pair of monogramed towels, with an "E" towel for himself and a "B" towel for Bert. Naturally, come bath time, Ernie asks to borrow Bert's towel instead. The sketch was written by Tony Geiss.
==See also==
*Hercules Parrot
==Sources==
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Category:Unfinished Sesame Street Projects