Episode 3427

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird, Gabi, Miles, and Lexine play "Follow the Leader" in the park, with Big Bird currently leading. They suddenly spot a little pink butterfly and Big Bird thinks it wants to play with them. The others don't think a butterfly could play the game, but Big Bird argues that they shouldn't be prejudiced against butterflies, so the kids agree to let the butterfly be the leader.
 	Song 	Everyone has the same feelings, "No Matter What." Kids of all types play with a huge beach ball.
 	Cartoon 	Parts of a face are drawn in black on-screen before forming a picture.
 	Muppets 	Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using the X-ray machine.
 	Animation 	Portraits of kids display the alphabet.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Little Richard sings "Rosita," a song about feelings, to Rosita.
 	Cartoon 	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
 	Film 	A boy hangs out with his friend Will, who is Jewish. He learns about their culture, and about Purim.
 	Cartoon 	A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. (new music and sound effects added)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird and the kids follow the butterfly into a different section of the park they've never visited before. While they aren't looking, it lands on a nearby statue and Big Bird and Lexine hear sad violin music playing, though Gabi and Miles don't. Big Bird and Lexine follow the music, learning that the statue is playing the violin. The statue can also talk, and the frowning figure (Ruth Buzzi) reveals that she feels useless being a statue. All the while, neither Gabi nor Miles are able to see and hear the conversation had between the statue and the others. Lexine thinks the statue is pretty to look at, and Big Bird points out that the (smaller) birds can sit on her to rest. Now she feels happy to be a statue, and plays happy-sounding music.
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	The butterfly flies away, so Big Bird and Lexine say goodbye to the statue before they go after it. Miles and Gabi continue to be perplexed as they follow, both unaware that the statue's frown has turned into a smile.
 	Song 	"Dancin' Shoes"
 	Cartoon 	"Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Insert 	None, some and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates.
 	Cartoon 	L - shooting stars
 	Film 	The floating kids form an L.
 	Animation 	L / l (space paint)
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "Just Happy to Be Me."
 	Animation 	Lillian recalls the time she joined her parents and baby sister on a hike up the hill. Lillian hiked to the top herself, and is proud of the fact.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Song 	"Dressed Up" (remake)
 	SCENE 3 	The butterfly leads Big Bird and the kids to yet another section of the park. Miles still doesn't believe that the butterfly is really playing with them, but Gabi is starting to agree with Lexine and Big Bird - after all, if an 8-foot-two-inch bird can play "Follow the Leader," why not a butterfly? Big Bird starts naming the people he'll tell about his experience when he gets back to Sesame Street, but remembers that Linda is deaf. He realizes he doesn't know how to say "butterfly" in sign language, and Miles and Gabi doubt that the butterfly knows either. Just then, the butterfly flies up to the screen and shows a film sequence of a girl saying the word "butterfly" in sign language.
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	Everyone was able to see the sequence except Miles, who still doesn't believe them. They follow the butterfly elsewhere...
 	Cartoon 	A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself.
 	Muppets 	Zoe sings "My Name Is Zoe."
 	Film 	In Trinidad, Asha and her friends practice and dance on stilts in preparation for a carnival.
 	Cartoon 	"The Little Letter L: A Poem by Louise"Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	L is for look, legs, light, lemonade, and ladybug.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: L for lion
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird and the kids follow the butterfly into a littered section of the park. Big Bird assumes that maybe the butterfly led them there so they could pick up all the trash.
 	SCENE 4cont'd 	As a joke, Miles pretends the trash can is a basketball hoop and "scores" two points. Right then and there, a voiceover (Kevin Clash) announces Wrap Master Squirrel, who pops up and delivers a rap about making a game out of picking up litter and throwing it away, with its corresponding film shown in cutaways. By the end of the rap, the entire section of the park has been cleaned by Big Bird and the kids. Miles now believes in the power of this butterfly, and they continue following it.
 	Film 	The McDouble twins know how to help each other.
 	Cartoon 	A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate.Artist: Frank Gresham
 	Muppets 	Elmo sings "In Your Imagination."
 	Animation 	Abstract #18
 	Animation 	Growing Numbers #18
 	Animation 	Masked march #18
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird and the kids suddenly lose track of the butterfly, and realize that they're lost. They know to seek the aid of a grown-up in uniform, and nearby they spot a policewoman (played by writer Christine Ferraro) and firefighter (John W. Griffin) dining by a hot dog cart. They and the cart's vendor (Maria Nevada) know how to get to Sesame Street by its theme. The officer and firefighter proceed to lead the kids home, though Big Bird tags behind briefly to ask the concessions lady for a pretzel before he leaves.
 	Cartoon 	Where does the cow live? (Maria voiceover)
 	Muppets 	Grover shows Torian the difference between back and front.
 	Song 	"I Put My Leg in My Pants"
 	Cartoon 	A girl explains the concept of relativity by explaining how her house is a part of a neighborhood, the neighborhood is part of a city, the city is part of a country, etc.
 	SCENE 6 	The kids come home to their relieved parents and explain what they were doing in the park. They thank the policewoman and firefighter, and go home. Big Bird wonders where the butterfly could've gone, though, but Luis thinks it could be long gone by now. Ruthie announces the sponsors, which includes "the most incredible butterfly that ever lived," as it flutters nearby.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Gordon and Miles have dinner with the Three Bears, and are surprised when Papa Bear goes under the dinner table to pass them the ketchup.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3733.
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Category:Environmentalism
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27