Episode 2823

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Today, “The Wide World of Sesame Street” will be covering numbers. Reporter Telly Monster is asking what people’s favorite numbers are. He first visits the home of Polly Darton, but her back up group, the Git Along Little Doggies, opens the front gate, smashing Telly against the wall. Polly addresses the camera and sings about how singing makes her feel “Proud and Happy.” They leave, and Telly remarks how proud, happy, and in severe pain he is.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants.
 	Film 	Lions walk down a trail. Music: 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 "Funiculì, Funiculà."
 	Cartoon 	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man.
 	Muppets 	Elmo writes his own song and sings it for Big Bird and Snuffy, who then wish that they had their own songs. Elmo lets them insert their own names into the lyrics, resulting in "Big Bird's Song" and "Snuffy's Song."
 	Film 	Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The story of an old woman who lived in a nine.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A boy leads his sister up and down a staircase.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	"What Do People Do All Day?"
 	Cartoon 	Z for zigzag, zero, zoo, and zebra
 	SCENE 2 	As Maria fixes Polly’s toaster, Polly sings a sad song about her broken toaster.
 	SCENE 2 cont’d	Still reporting, Telly has gotten word that Polly is at the Fix-It Shop and he can now ask her about her favorite number. Instead, Maria tells him he just missed her. He is star-struck to find Maria had crossed paths with the famous singer and begins holding her hand to show the audience the hand that fixed Polly Darton’s toaster.
 	Cartoon 	What kind of print does a hand make?
 	Muppets 	Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to show the campers what is alive in the forest, but they keep correcting him.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday.
 	Song 	A piece of land with water all around it is an "Island."Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP.
 	Muppets 	Hoots and the Two-Headed Monster demonstrate that whether music is fast or slow, it is still enjoyable.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: O for Open
 	SCENE 3 	Polly has finished lunch at Hooper's Store and thanks Mr. Handford with a song about healthy food.
 	SCENE 3 cont’d	Telly visits Hooper’s in hope of catching Polly inside, but finds he’s just missed her again. Mr. Handford points out she may be heading for the park, so Telly runs off to find her.
 	Cartoon 	Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK.Artist: John Korty
 	Film 	Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster has Tara help him explain the word information by giving him cookies to eat.
 	Cartoon 	Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat.
 	Song 	"Old Button Hole"
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Sand Z/z
 	SCENE 4 	In the yard, Telly has assembled Maria, Mr. Handford, and some kids (all dressed like cowboys). Polly appears there too, and Telly finally gets to ask his question. Polly and the dogs respond by singing about her favorite number – 9.
 	Cartoon 	Nine birds land in a tree.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat.
 	Cartoon 	Three mayonnaise jars follow three different paths after they leave the factory.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	For Show-and-Tell, Bert sings a song about his rock.
 	Film 	A boy compares the growth of the sunflowers to his own height.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Water travels from a cloud to a river, into a reservoir, and through pipes, and finally ends up in a bathroom sink.
 	SCENE 5 	Polly closes her performance by thanking the dogs and announcing the sponsors, while Telly signs off his report.
==Notes==
*This episode was later repeated in Season 24 as Episode 3047.
*The original script for the episode contains a scene not used in the final episode. Between scenes four and five, Telly visits the park to find Polly. He listens for her voice and hears it coming from Biff's radio (using a recording of "Counting One to Five"). He finally encounters Polly taking her dogs for a walk before she promises to reveal her favorite number after a commercial break.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22