Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? is the ninth episode of Season 1 of Between the Lions.
| Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? | |
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| Season 1, Episode 9 | |
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| Air date | April 13, 2000 |
| Written by | Belinda Ward and Christopher Cerf Richard Chevat Diana DeCubellis Sarah Durkee Ellis Weiner Joe Fallon Michael K. Fifth Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Louise Gikow Peter Hirsch Sean Kelly Sharon Lerner Kathryn Mullen Fred Newman Norman Stiles Kathy Waugh Tom Whedon |
| Directed by | Lisa Simon |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous Episode 08: The Boy Who Cried Wolf |
Next Episode 10: Lionel's Antlers |
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COLD OPEN | Announcer Bunny Program Preview: "Announcer Bunny here to show you what's coming up next on Between the Lions!"
A clip from What's Your Name?: Short U is shown. |
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SCENE 1 | Lionel is refusing to read Leona "The Fuzzy Fuzzy Wuzzy Book", because he thinks it's a baby book. Leona decides to read the book herself, but because she can't read, she has a hard time pronouncing the words on the cover alone, so Lionel reads it for her. |
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SCENE 1
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Leona wants Lionel to read the book again, but he refuses. All of a sudden, the Fuzzy Wuzzy book magically comes to life and the whole library goes crazy for him! They recite the rhyme several times and Lionel, fed up, runs away from all the "fuzzy wuzziness". |
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Insert | Barnaby B. Busterfield III is excited as well, and reveals that he has always been a big fan of Fuzzy Wuzzy as a child. Walter and Clay are in disbelief, and say that he's not exactly the type of guy that would love him. Busterfield tells them that he is extremely fuzzy wuzzy- on the inside. |
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Insert | The Gray Hand removes the "uzz" from "wuzzy". |
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Puppets | Martha Reader and The Vowelles sing the short "u" in their hit word "buzz". |
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Celebrity | Fred Says: fuzz |
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Cartoon | Replaced Letter Songs: A Seafaring Bug |
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Insert | Sky: bug, buzz, fuzz |
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SCENE 2 | Lionel finds found a spot in the corner of the library where he can read in peace, but the crowd comes marching through the area in a conga line! Lionel runs off in search of another private area. |
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Insert | Stage: fuzzy, wuzzy, w |
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Puppets | Tammy Lionette sings W Trouble (with announcer says; only appearance) (EKA: Episode 04: Farmer Ken's Puzzle) |
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Cartoon | The Un-People vs. The Re-People: buttoned
Monica Maxwell has just succeeded in getting her parka buttoned. The Un-People change the word "buttoned" to "unbuttoned", making Monica extremely unlucky, until the Re-People re-button it. |
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Film / Celebrity | World-renowned mezzo-soprano Ms. Denyce Graves sings the sound of the letter U in the word "sun". |
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Puppets | The Great Smartini: Muddy Bunny (without music) |
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SCENE 3 | Lionel finds another quiet spot upstairs, but then the announcer says that something that's not Fuzzy Wuzzy is about to happen... but rather something Buzzy Wuzzy, a variation of the Fuzzy Wuzzy poem involving a not-so buzzy bee. Lionel is disturbed by this and runs off yelling in horror. |
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Cartoon | Grubby Pup (without words) |
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Insert | Seesaw: pup, puck, duck |
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Cartoon | Fun with Chicken Jane: Chicken Jane and the Big Flying Duck (With Different Clucking Noises) |
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SCENE 4 | Lionel is still having a hard time getting away from all the Fuzzy Wuzzy stuff. Then, he gets an idea- to go into the basement to read in peace! Unfortunately, once Lionel goes over to the elevator to get down there, the crowd comes out the doors! |
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Insert | Stage: fuzz, buzz, bug, hug |
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Film | Gawain's Word: hug |
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Puppets | What's Cooking? with Theo and Cleo: Rubbed and Hugged Mutton in a Buttered Tub |
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Film | What's Your Name?: short u |
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Insert | The Gray Hand puts the "uzz" back in "wuzzy". |
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SCENE 5 | Lionel admits that he can't stand the "Fuzzy Wuzzy" rhyme to Fuzzy himself, and Fuzzy tells him that he doesn't have to like his rhyme, and asks what books he does like. When Lionel says that he likes cool books, like Cliff Hanger for action and adventure, Fuzzy tells him that he knows Cliff Hanger personally, and that he co-starred in a Cliff Hanger book. And it appears that he has just that book with him... |
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Cartoon | The Adventures of Cliff Hanger: Cliff Hanger and the Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear (without music and debut of Lionel's Narration) (EKA: Episode 08: The Boy Who Cried Wolf) |
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SCENE 5
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Fuzzy Wuzzy lets Lionel keep the book, and tells him that he has to leave now. Then, Lionel notices Fuzzy even signed the book for him: "Fuzzily yours, Fuzzy Wuzzy"! Now Lionel has learned that Fuzzy Wuzzy can be for children of all ages; even big kids, teens and adults. |
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Insert | Busterfield is distraught that Fuzzy Wuzzy left and he didn't get a chance to see him. Then, Fuzzy Wuzzy appears right next to him and says that he couldn't leave without saying goodbye to him, and as a bonus, they both recite Fuzzy's rhyme one more time. |
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Designated Reader | Cleo and Lionel read "The Adventures of Mississippi Skip and his Pirate Ship". (EKA: Episode 01: Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West) |
Featured Stories[]
- The Fuzzy Fuzzy Wuzzy Book illustrated by Buffy Huckabuck
- Cliff Hanger and the Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear by Livingston Dangerously
Gallery[]
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Quotes[]
- Fuzzy: Fuzzy co-starred in a Cliff Hanger book.
- Lionel: No way.
- Fuzzy: Way! In fact, Fuzzy just so happens to have a copy of that book right here.
- Lionel: Oh, yeah. No fuzziness. No wuzziness.
- Busterfield: Fuzzy Wuzzy? I love Fuzzy Wuzzy!
- Walter and Clay: You?! No!
- Busterfield: Oh, yes. I've loved Fuzzy Wuzzy ever since I was a lad and I read those immortal lines-- 'Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.'
- Leona: I promise, Lionel, I won't tell any of your friends you're reading The Fuzzy Wuzzy Book to me.
- Library Patrons and Staff: Awww!
- Lionel: It's a baby book. I'm too old for that.
- Fuzzy: Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, Wuzzy?
- Lionel: I can't take anymore of this Fuzzy Wuzzy,
- Fuzzy: Ok, Ok. Calm down. no more Fuzzy Wuzzy I promise.
- Lionel: It's not you. I just can't stand that rhyme. It's a baby rhyme, and me, I'm just a young lion.
Notes and Trivia[]
- This is the first episode to feature the short "U" sound.
- This episode appears to be one of the first episodes produced, likely after The Lucky Duck and The Fox and the Crow as most of the differences were in the library scenes in those episodes. However, in this one, there are a lot of differences in the segments.
- This is the second episode where the kids didn't read the title card, the first was The Hopping Hen.
- Tim Lagasse's voice takes over as the announcer of Martha Reader and The Vowelles segment after the previous episodes.
- This is the only episode to have an intro for W Trouble.
- Chicken Jane's clucking is noticeably different in the Fun with Chicken Jane segment.
- The Adventures of Cliff Hanger segment, Cliff Hanger and the Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear was featured in this episode even though it was first seen in the previous episode. The narrator is Lionel instead.
- It's possible the previous episode was produced after this one.
- This is the only episode to have a female announcer for Ms. Denyce Graves segment.
- The sky words segment has the same music on Touching the Moon but with 3 different colors and lettering for the words.
- This is the first episode to feature the song, What's Your Name? with the short U.
- This episode was last broadcasted on PBS in March 2009.
- This episode aired the same Day as Sesame Street Episode 3894 (With Elmo's World Episode: Farms).
Goofs[]
- When Leona says "Hey, everybody, Fuzzy Wuzzy's here!", Tim Lagasse can faintly be seen performing Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Releases[]
- VHS (Singular episode; October 21, 2003)
- The Chap with Caps and More! DVD Boxset (June 7, 2005)
- Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? and Other Stories (June 7, 2005)
- Complete First Season 5-Disc DVD Boxset (January 8, 2008)
- Vowel Power (April 15, 2014)
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