Episode 3276

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Elmo and Rosita present today's sponsors: 13, M, and T. Because "tickle" starts with the letter T, Elmo intends to tickle someone today and starts chasing after Rosita.
 	SCENE 1 	Rosita insists that she doesn't want to be tickled, and seeks refuge next to Maria at the Fix-It Shop. Maria suggests Elmo try another T word - "turn," as in turning on her radio. Elmo looks for someone else to tickle, while Maria and Rosita dance to the tango beat of the following...
 	Cartoon 	Spinning T (to the tango beat)
 	Cartoon 	Fish form capital and lowercase T's.
 	Film 	A girl dances her way into her family portrait.
 	Muppets 	Grover recites a poem about a bubble.
 	Cartoon 	A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Film 	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance.
 	Cartoon 	The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster visits the local bakery to talk about "important." He shows off the different kinds of cookies that are important to him.
 	Cartoon 	The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas.Artist: Mo Willems
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo makes his way to Oscar's trash can, thinking he could tickle Oscar. He realizes how Oscar will most likely respond and acts out the scenario. Oscar emerges and naturally tells Elmo to scram, but Elmo is surprised when Oscar actually permits him to tickle him. Elmo is glad, until he discovers Grouches don't laugh when tickled (though Oscar does laugh when Elmo fails).
 	Cartoon 	A map of India morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
 	Film 	James talks about how great it is to be Indian-American, because he gets to learn about things from two different places.
 	Cartoon 	M for Mask
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs make an M.
 	Animation	Pencil box M / m
 	Film 	Kids talk about how they like sledding down snowy hills.
 	Cartoon 	Apple: a riddle
 	Film 	A boy takes a bite out of an apple after it falls off a tree above him. The word APPLE is then shown.
 	Cartoon 	A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	Film 	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach.
 	Cartoon 	Gordon's Voiceover 'T/t': Two caterpillars form T and t.
 	SCENE 3 	At the dance studio, Celina teaches Elmo and the kids how to do the "T Dance." Afterwards, Elmo tries his own verse about tickling everyone, but they flee from sight.
 	Animation	T for toothbrush and toothpaste
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsIn Arizona, Big Bird sees how kids help charros put on a rodeo, and rides a horse.
 	Animation	Looking for shapes on the Aztec Calendar Stone (Maria voiceover in Spanish)
 	Song 	"I'm a Polar Bear"
 	Animation	WH words (wheel, which, whiz, where, white, whale)
 	Celebrity	Whoopi Goldberg introduces the sound "WH" and then yells, "Whoopi!"
 	Animation	Two giddy female scribbles introduce themselves to a bar code, who can only beep. They recognize him from the supermarket.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Insert 	Baby Natasha makes all kinds of silly noises, to the amazement of her parents. Humphrey and Ingrid boast and sing a song about the baby's new ability to Bob, who just rolls his eyes at the proud parents.
 	Cartoon 	The number 13 is seen as a birdhouse, in a tree, and in the sky.Artist: Joey Ahlbum
 	Animation	Growing Numbers #13
 	Animation	Abstract count to 13.
 	Song 	"The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success.
 	Film 	People go under, over, through and around a hoop.
 	Muppets 	In song, a boy wanders into the Animal Lost and Found, looking for his pet named Homer. The shopkeeper says, "Describe Your Pet to Me."
 	Cartoon 	What Do You Do With a Pet?
 	Song 	"Washin' the Dog"
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo, with a pair of live human hands, counts 10 ways to tickle someone - all ten fingers. He leads the hands to tickle the viewer, but gets disappointed when even they back away from him.
 	Cartoon 	A frog pushes another frog in a wheelbarrow while walking on a planet, as kid voice-overs count to 10.
 	Song 	"It's Time for a Rhyme"
 	Muppets 	Telly and Super Grover speak of the differences between above (such as a bird flying) and below (as in when Grover crash lands on Telly).
 	Song 	"Above and Below" (Christopher Cerf)
 	Film 	Coverage of a spring kite-flying festival, where both kids and grownups can participate.
 	Cartoon 	Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A gardener trims a bush to form a giraffe.
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade.
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo returns to the Fix-It Shop, sad that no one enjoys being tickled except himself. Inspired, Rosita begins to tickle him as Maria announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26