Episode 3311

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Prairie Dawn is busy writing her next pageant when Monty pops into frame with a message - today, he will present "Monty's Story Time," written by and starring himself and Prairie as well, which she objects to.
 	SCENE 1 	Prairie changes her mind when she learns Monty's story is called "Little Red Prairie Hood," but vows to walk if it turns out silly. In the story, Prairie goes to bring her grandmother some goodies, but calls Monty out when the villain is revealed: a Big Bad Mouse (Joey Mazzarino), who claims to be much worse than his image: "I'm bad! I'm the baddest! I'm so bad I should be locked in a dungeon!" The tale comes to an abrupt end when she is robbed by the Big Bad Mouse, who tackles her down and runs off with the basket; Prairie is not looking forward to his next story...
 	Cartoon 	The letters H, E, L and P try to arrange themselves to form the word "Help" while stuck on an island.
 	Film 	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
 	Muppets 	At night, Ernie sings "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon."
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
 	Cartoon 	An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky.
 	Film 	Cars on the street go fast, then slow, then fast again.
 	SCENE 2 	Monty alerts Prairie that she's not in his next story; she'll only need to listen to it. Monty begins "The Tortoise and the Hare (Named Monty)," playing the role of the hare (named Monty). They start the race and the hare (named Monty) comes out victorious, winning a washer-dryer, while the tortoise (Julianne Buescher) trips over Prairie.
 	Film 	Fay Ray listens to classical music on headphones. "Are you listening to me?"
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Super Grover dance to hip-hop music while chanting the word "Go."In this first airing, Elmo and Super Grover's vocals are not present. They would be added in subsequent airings.
 	Cartoon 	The word "GO" races down the street.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird introduces Yo-Yo Ma, who plays cello with two Honkers and a Dinger.
 	Cartoon 	Travis Travel demonstrates different methods of transportation.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Lexine talk about the letter A.
 	Cartoon 	A man is allergic to the letter A.
 	Animation 	Planting Letters: A
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle."Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - OlaPart 1
 	Cartoon 	"Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange.Artist: John Korty
 	SCENE 3 	Luis points out how angry Prairie is with Monty over the harm his stories have caused her. Monty sobs (or at least appears to be), wishing she'd be happy instead. Luis recommends that Prairie have Monty do something to compensate, so Prairie includes him in her next pageant.
 	Cartoon 	Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names.
 	Film 	A boy draws a picture of his friend, Katie.
 	Cartoon 	The letter X appears on-screen.
 	Celebrity 	Patti LaBelle sings "Oh, How I Miss My X."
 	Cartoon 	Stamped and painted X animation.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - OlaPart 2
 	SCENE 4 	Prairie hosts a pageant in the yard about "heavy" and "light," forcing Monty to hold a heavy boulder while Merry Monster handles a feather. When the play is through, Monty rests the boulder on Prairie's piano, leaving it suspiciously unscathed. Merry's feather then causes it to snap in half.
 	Cartoon 	A chicken sings "It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather."
 	Film 	"Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground.
 	Cartoon 	Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster finishes a bag of popcorn, and almost leaves it on the brick wall, but then argues over which trash can to throw it in. Finally, it rips the bag in half to "share" the trash.
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla outgrows his toy fire truck, and is about to throw it away, when he decides to pass it on to his little brother.
 	Film 	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: African - OlaPart 3
 	Insert 	Kingston runs into Carlo, who is about to have his brown-bag lunch. This reminds Kingston of his first day of school, where he brought his lunch to school in a brown-bag, while everyone else has the same lunchbox. Kingston asserts they should bring their lunch no matter what they like and not conform to everyone else's tastes.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	In a classic painting, a boy blows a bubble. It pops, and some kids yell "Surprise!"
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story" over film footage which shows the insides of ordinary household items.
 	Animation 	Rubber Stamp #9
 	Cartoon 	"Dinner for Nine"Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Cartoon 	Underwater, there's a 9
 	SCENE 5 	Merry trails Prairie after the play, wishing to do something to make up for breaking her piano; Prairie insists on being left alone. Luis announces the sponsors as Merry continues hounding her.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26