Episode 5201
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COLD OPEN | Elmo introduces the theme of robots, when two robots show up behind him. |
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SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store, Alan meets up with Elmo and Tamir, when Norbert the Robot delivers two foil-wrapped cheese sandwiches for the kids. Louie happens to cross paths with the group while walking Tango, and Alan introduces her to Norbert as Elmo's dog. Norbert doesn't know what a dog is, so Elmo and Tamir explain all about them, including that they wag their tails when they're happy. When Louie heads off, Norbert comments on how nice it must be to have a furry friend like Tango before leaving himself. Tamir and Elmo realize how much Norbert liked Tango, reminding Tamir that he has a robot-dog-building kit at home, with which they can build Norbert his own doggy companion... |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Tamir arrives with the kit, and Alan opens it up. Elmo gets confused when he sees a bunch of pieces instead of a dog, but Alan shows him the instructions to put them together. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Once they're finished building the dog ("How Do You Build a Robot Dog"), Elmo wonders if it wags its tail like Tango. They turn it on, and the dog wags its tail slowly and unenthusiastically ("sad and droopy" instead of the desired "happy and waggedy"). Alan realizes that the dog's tail droops downward, while Tango's sticks upward. Since it's shiny like the dog, they decide to make an up-facing tail out of the foil from their sandwiches. They place it on the rear and turn it on, but it quickly falls off. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | They look around for another thing they could use, and Alan spots a paint brush can on a nearby table. They find that a paintbrush makes a sturdy, up-facing tail, but it isn't shiny like the dog. To solve this, Tamir realizes they can wrap the paintbrush with the foil. It's perfect! Norbert spots the dog and immediately falls in love. He names it Alfred. |
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Insert | I Wonder, What If, Let's Try Elmo checks in on Kaian and Leah, who are building a robot dog out of cups, a milk carton, and toilet paper rolls. |
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Muppets | Elmo and friends sing and clap as they find out the letter of the day - R. (First: Episode 5101) |
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Film | R Is for Robot - A narrator lists a number of common robots used in various workplaces. |
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SCENE 2 | Rosita shows off to Elmo how to dance like a robot. |
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Cartoon | Abby's Amazing Adventures Basket brings Abby and Rudy to a robot factory, where they must build a robot that can clean up. (First: Episode 5023) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Abby pose as astronauts and sing about finding the number of the day by counting Martians. Today, there are 4. (First: Episode 5005) |
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Cartoon | Four happy robots demonstrate various activities. |
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Cartoon | Elmo & Tango's Mysterious Mysteries Elmo and Tango solve the mystery of what happened to their toy robot. |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo, Tamir, and Norbert (with Alfred) sign off. |




















