Episode 3343

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird hears the sound of a rooster nearby, which turns out to be none other than his old friend Sir John Feelgood! Big Bird looks forward to the fun they'll have pretending together, but Sir John is unable to play as he is on his way to his performance in a production of Animal Farm (as a pig). He does offer an alternative: a copy of the book he has written, How to Pretend, which is full of advice on how to pretend to be anyone or anything. He sings a showtune about the book and heads off to his performance. Big Bird thinks he might be able to pretend to be something not even Snuffy will recognize him as and goes to find someone to help read to him.
 	Film 	What sound does a rooster make?
 	Animation 	Arnold uses his imagination.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now."
 	Cartoon 	A red scribble demonstrates out and in.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "Just Happy to Be Me."
 	Cartoon 	An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird finds Ruthie and asks her to read the book for him. They thumb through the contents until they come across something Big Bird can pretend to be - a tree. The book immediately dispels Big Bird's notion that being a tree is easy. Ruthie reads the methods Big Bird must take to become a tree - feeling his "roots" going deep into the ground, and feeling the rain, wind, and sun upon his leaves - and soon, he's mistaken as a real tree by a "little birdie" (an elephant, who has also read Sir John's book). Ruthie asks to borrow the book as Big Bird goes to meet Snuffy at the playground in the park.
 	Animation 	W for water, wind, wave and wet
 	Film 	Alphaquest: W
 	Cartoon 	W for witch (new music added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Jim Carrey shows Elmo and Telly how he expresses his emotions - with his feet (in speed-induced footage, no less).
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 3 	Snuffy arrives for his playdate with Big Bird when he hears a little lost kitten meowing, which turns out to be Ruthie. Snuffy is impressed and learns about Sir John's book, deciding he wants to fool Big Bird by pretending as well. He learns from the book how to channel his inner cow by emphasizing the M sound in the word "moo" and pretending to chew grass, eventually getting so good that he gets applause from an unseen audience. He decides to keep practicing, briefly noticing the elephant from before "fly" by and assumes it's a bird pretending to be an elephant.
 	Cartoon 	M is for MooMusic: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers
center 	Muppets 	The Sublime Miss M performs "The Sublime Ms. M."
 	Film 	Two girls sing "Miss Mary M" as they clap.
 	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 	"The Room Is Full of Chickens"
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird and Snuffy stand at the entrance to the park, with Big Bird holding a fake apple tree branch and Snuffy wearing a cowbell. Their acts are so convincing, they don't realize the other is there. They both pass the time by saying the alphabet together, but still don't notice the other.
 	Cartoon 	Two girls sing a reggae rendition of the alphabet.
 	Film 	A little boy sings the "Cold Ocean Blues" at the beach.
 	Animation 	Thirteen hamburgers dance around.
 	Animation 	Growing Numbers #13
 	Cartoon 	The number 13 is seen as a birdhouse, in a tree, and in the sky.Artist: Joey Ahlbum
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird and Snuffy start feeling sad and weary of waiting and committing to their roles. Some kids run by and they briefly break character to acknowledge them, allowing them to finally realize each other's presence. They both compliment each other's acting abilities and observe the elephant running by chirping and tweeting. (Snuffy: "Now that's pretending!")
 	Animation 	Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise."
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (re-filmed version)
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: W, Wall
 	Film 	The floating kids form the letter W.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"The Wasteroon Song" - three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them "Wasteroons."Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 6 	Ruthie is excited to meet Sir John, who will be making another visit following his play. They hear the elephant-bird again, who this time turns out to be Sir John! He informs them that he's discovered a great, new actor on the street and he'll be taking them on tour. Big Bird assumes it's himself, but it turns out to be the elephant. Big Bird isn't too upset as he realizes he would've missed his friends while on the road. The elephant then gives a dramatic reading of the sponsors, earning cheers and flowers from the unseen audience.
==Notes==
*Joey Mazzarino performs the elephant, whose voice and character in this episode would eventually become that of Horatio.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26