Soon, just before midnight, Big Bird unknowingly figures out the answer is "a museum". Bert and Ernie view the painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware, to which Bert comments on the dedication of Washington and his men, but Ernie comments how he was very silly to cross in the winter and should have waited until Easter or taken the George Washington Bridge.Īs the night passes, Big Bird and Snuffy continue to try to figure out the answer to the question. Grover finds an exhibit filled with armor from medieval times and thinks a suit of Maximilian armour is a guy named "Max" and tries to befriend him by changing into his Super Grover costume and singing a song. He looks in and breaks into song on how beautiful they are to him. Oscar finds an exhibit of Greek and Roman statues that have been broken by natural disasters. He later sings the song "Don't Eat the Pictures" about this. He replies with "Oh, this going to be a long night". While Cookie Monster tries to eat the pictures, Bob points out to him a sign that says "Please don't eat the pictures". Bob and Cookie Monster find themselves looking at pictures with food in them. Meanwhile, the group has split up and are all in different exhibits. However, Snuffy thinks it is only fair they help Sahu be reunited with his parents, and Big Bird agrees they should work on the riddle. Big Bird considers all this too daunting and instead suggests Sahu remain on Earth and become "the only 4,000 year old kid on Sesame Street". If his heart is lighter, then he can rejoin his parents among the stars, but if it is heavier he will forever remain on earth. If he answers correctly, he will then be taken to Osiris, who shall weigh Sahu's heart against a feather. If he does not know or answers incorrectly, the demon vanishes until the next night. They decide to go back out and look for Big Bird and look at all the exhibits while they are at it.īig Bird eventually finds Snuffy and they wander the Egyptian exhibit and encounter an Egyptian prince named Sahu (Aram Chowdhury) and his cat who have been cursed to remain on Earth until he answers the question "Where does today meet yesterday?" Through drawings, Sahu explains his dilemma. After a bit, they give up, only to find that they are locked in the museum overnight. The chase has them going through different exhibits at high speed and missing, spotting, and chasing him. Before the group can leave, they realize Big Bird is missing and run all through the museum looking for him. Big Bird decides to go off and look for Snuffy. Big Bird has arranged to meet with Snuffy at the museum but before he can, it is closing time. The Sesame Street gang have gone on a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Snuffleupagus and Aloysius Snuffleupagus however, at this point in the show's history, he is still the imaginary friend of Big Bird, never seen by the other characters on Sesame Street. Snuffy also appears, even though his names are revealed to be Mr. The special features the regular human cast of Sesame Street along with several of The Muppets, including Cookie Monster, Telly, Bert & Ernie, The Count, Grover, and Oscar the Grouch. They must stay there until the morning while avoiding a night watchman. The story takes on getting locked in at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art as they embark on an adventure to find their friend Big Bird, who has gotten lost finding Snuffy. The special has everybody reprising their roles from the children's television series, Sesame Street. It was available as a video tape by Random House in 1987, and it was re-released on VHS by Sony Wonder in 1996 and on DVD in 2011. The title comes from a song in the special, "Don't Eat the Pictures", sung by Cookie Monster. Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or simply Don't Eat the Pictures) is a one-hour Sesame Street special that aired on PBS on November 16, 1983.
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