A character in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985)

Maria quotes from Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985)

Sonia Manzano

Tied for most-quoted character in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985): in 5 of its 16 quotes
Most scenes with: Oscar the Grouch (3)

Scenes with Maria

5 scenes
[driving into a junkyard]

This is where I wanna be - grouch paradise! Just look it at. It's like a work of art.

Telly

It is different, Maria.

Maria

Oscar, I want you to turn this car around right now and head for Toadstool!

Ah, an angry face in a beautiful place - heaven.

Maria

Good! I'll have the tossed salad.

Hey, better make that two.

Don't Drop Inn waitress

Two tossed salads!

Don't Drop Inn chef
[A bowlful of salad is launched directly at Maria]

Number two, comin' right up! [dumps another large spoonful of salad into his catapult. His assistant launches the salad again, but this time, it lands on the waitress]

Maria
[Maria is aat the phone booth talking to Bob]

Hi, Bob. No news about Big Bird, I suppose.

Bob

Yeah, we've located him.

Maria
[shocked]

WHAT?!

Bob
[Olivia and Linda approach her in response]

Yeah, he's right nearby, locked in a cage.

Maria

He's locked in a cage?!

Bob

The kids phoned they saw him. He's blue.

Maria

He's blue!

Olivia

He's blue!

Maria

He's blue?

Bob

At some sort of a carnival, the kid said.

Maria

At a carnival?

Bob

Right, Maria--

Olivia

That funfair!

Olivia
[Linda points at her watch]

We passed that hours ago!

Telly

Mmm-hmm.

Maria

That's what she said.

Olivia

Well, come on!

Maria

Bye, Bob!

Telly
[she hangs up, and she and the others head for their cars]

How we gonna get him if he's locked in a cage?

Maria

Come on, Telly! [grabs Telly]

And then suddenly, I looked up and I saw... [Miss Finch suddenly arrives] MISS FINCH!

Miss Finch

Hello, Big. Perhaps the Dodos weren't perfect for you, but I have managed to find you another lovely bird family.

Maria

But he doesn't need another family.

Luis
[To Susan]

Well, I hope there nothing seriously wrong with your car.

Susan

Oh, I hope not, either, but you know I can fix it.

Susan
[A clanking sound is heard and Barkley barks in fright and backs away. It was the 1949 Volkswagen Beetle pushed by Gordon, Olivia and Linda, while Grover is driving it and Cookie Monster is in the hood eating the remaining hood]

Oh, Gordon!

Bob
[Susan, Maria, Bob and Luis rushes to them and help them push it]

Oh, Gordon, what is this?

Susan

Gordon, what-what's going on?

Maria

What happened to the car?

Susan

Gordon! What happened to the car?

Gordon

Don't ask me. [points at Cookie Monster] Ask him.

Cookie Monster

Hi [Belches] Excuse me.

Susan

Our insurance man is never gonna believe this.

[Oscar the Grouch is been carried along with his thrash can by Bruno]

Once more around the block, Bruno.

Bruno The Trashman

Sure. boss.

Yeah. I gotta walk off some of this happy stuff. [Bruno stops to look at the consume 1949 Volkswagen Beetle] Bruno, come on. [Bruno then walks off]

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