Episode 2616

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Everyone is out on Sesame Street having fun and saying hi to each other, when Big Bird notices a rabbit he doesn't know. Bob suggests they go say hi to him. The whole cast introduce themselves by singing "Hello, My Name Is," a spoof of "Iowa Stubborn" from The Music Man. The rabbit, who introduces himself as Preston, wants to thank them for the warm welcome by giving them a present - something that they don't have, and that will make them forget all their troubles. Gina says that they don't need a present, and they only have little tiny troubles on Sesame Street. This gives Preston an idea, and he darts off.
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson eats at an airport restaurant on his way to South America. When Grover learns about Mr. Johnson's trip, he gives a big lecture on South America, causing Mr. Johnson to miss his flight.
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Goats."
 	Cartoon 	A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E.Artist: Bruce Cayard
center 	Muppets 	
 	Animation	Rap #17
 	SCENE 2 	Since they only had small troubles on Sesame Street, Preston gives them a big "TROUBLE" that takes up half of the street. Preston and the cast sing a spoof of the song "Trouble" from The Music Man. Susan thanks Preston, but says that they can't accept his gift because it's blocking the whole street. He goes off to find them a different present, something that they don't have.
 	Cartoon 	Two men go birdwatching, while one of them tries to alert the other about the closed bridge.
 	Film 	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Mi kat iz...gone
 	SCENE 3 	Preston presents Sesame Street with a large stone inscribed with a word he thinks they don't have: "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ!" Elmo has no idea what it is and sings "ABC-DEF-GHI." Big Bird and the kids point out it's the alphabet, and they already have plenty of those on Sesame Street. Preston takes it away and goes off in search of a different present.
 	Cartoon 	A schoolyard of gloves invites other gloves to join them.
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time." In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane," a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
 	Film 	A woman blows up a balloon and kids tell her when to stop.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird excitedly waits at his nest for Preston to drop by with a present, when Bob stops by to sing him a song. ("Have you noticed that today there's a lot of singing on Sesame Street?" Big Bird casually comments to the viewer.) He plays the ukulele and sings about how he used to have to pronounce words "Until There Was a U" (a spoof of "'Till There Was You," from The Music Man), as some kids accompany him by holding up letter U's. After the song, Preston shows up with a letter U as a gift, then retreats when he sees that nobody needs it.
 	Cartoon 	Words that rhyme with BALL (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler)
 	Film 	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters.Music: "Portrait d'un robot," composed by Janko Nilovic
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
 	Muppets 	"Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit.
 	Cartoon 	A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man finds and eats five apples, counting the number left after each one.
 	SCENE 5 	While waiting for Preston to come back with a present, Count von Count counts the kids (and Big Bird) going into Hooper's Store to buy ice cream. He counts in song, "Seventeen Ice Cream Cones," a spoof of "Seventy-Six Trombones" from The Music Man. Preston then returns with a large number 17, which again becomes redundant. He sighs, "What do you get for a street that has everything?"
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Phil Harmonic hosts another evening at the Nestropolitan Opera, featuring a performance by Placido Flamingo, "The Telephone of Brazil," to the tune of "Finiculi Finicula."
 	Film 	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him.
 	Cartoon 	E for Erase
 	SCENE 6 	Preston is sad because he couldn't find anything they didn't already have on Sesame Street. However, Gina says they don't have a rabbit with big ears, a straw hat, and a striped jacket, who likes giving presents to people. It takes Preston a moment to realize that they want him, and Luis tells Preston that he is more important to them than any present he could give. They sing a reprise to "Trouble," about how "We got a Rabbit" on Sesame Street. This cheers Preston up immensely, and to show his gratitude, he rushes off to get them another present. Maria announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*The four songs in this episode that spoof those from The Music Man were principally written by Paul Jacobs (music) and Sarah Durkee (lyrics), with Norman Stiles co-writing the lyrics for both "Trouble" and "Seventeen Ice Cream Cones." Jeff Moss contributed "Hello, My Name Is."
*A clip of this episode would be seen in the episode "Camping Out" from Pee-wee's Playhouse.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21