Episode 3353

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Elmo presents the day's sponsors to the viewer while sitting atop a giant pile of newspapers next to Hooper's Store. Jamal and Jenna tell him that today is Newspaper Collection Day and they're collecting newspapers to be recycled. Elmo decides to pitch in and save some trees, too.
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo wants Gordon to give him his newspaper so he can recycle it. Gordon tells him he can have it when he's done reading it, though Elmo sees by the size of the paper that it'll take a while. Gordon tells him to pass the time by watching the manatees...
 	Song 	Christopher Cerf sings "I'm a Manatee."
 	Cartoon 	Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the taxi driver picks up Mr. Johnson, who's startled to find his usual waiter driving a cab. Mr. Johnson wants to go to the library. Grover says that that is a very wise choice, and talks about the great things about a library. "Of course, you could also go to the zoo," he observes, and talks about the benefits of visiting the zoo. He also suggests the museum, or a movie. Mr. Johnson insists that they go to the library -- but Grover says they'll have to wait until he gets his cab fixed.
 	Cartoon 	Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brother’s shoes - she has fun with the box they came in.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	P for party, picture and puzzle
 	Cartoon 	P for PenguinArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Cartoon 	P for paper, point, poke, paint, pat, peel
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon is finished reading the paper, but Elmo gets upset when he hands it to Susan to read now. They explain that it would be wasting more paper if Susan had to buy her own, so Elmo allows it. He still wants to recycle it, though, so he asks for Gordon to hand it to him so he can give it to Susan himself, making sure she gives it to him when she's finished.
 	Film 	How paper is recycled
 	Cartoon 	A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A bus driver counts 11 of each necessity for a camping trip.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down.
 	Cartoon 	Rubber Stamp #11
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo finds another way to recycle newspapers when Gina uses some of the pages from Gordon and Susan's paper to wash the windows at Hooper's.
 	Cartoon 	"How I Got the Hives," a true story by Corky Pumpkin.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Rodrigo lives in the Philippines. He and his family like spending a day at the park.
 	Animation 	Ten masked dancers are counted. Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Monster on the SpotTelly tries to report on "Peek-a-Boo Street," but can't find it. He discovers he's supposed to report on Olympic skier, Picabo Street.
 	Cartoon 	Letter F words are found on the street.
 	Film 	The letter F appears, Jaws-like, out of a swimming pool.
 	Animation 	F / f (space paint)
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo finds Carlo at the Fix-It Shop and wants him to recycle some of his newspaper, too. Carlo finds a use for it in stuffing a package to keep the contents safe.
 	Cartoon 	Gloria Globe appears sick and ailing, because of pollution and damage to the planet. Only by taking better care of the Earth can Gloria become well again.
center 	Muppets 	"Once Is Not Enough"
 	Animation 	Wooden shapes group themselves by color, then regroup by shape, then assemble themselves into a rocket ship.
 	Film 	A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city.
 	Cartoon 	A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again.Artist: Bruce Cayard
center 	Muppets / Celebrity	Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) interviews Oscar about his sock collection.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie tries to demonstrate what a telephone is, but keeps getting calls.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Film 	Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	P for Pyramid
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird joins Elmo and some Anything Muppet kids at his nest in a drawing and writing session, where they use the newspapers to mark on. Elmo shows everyone (and Susan) how he's written his own name with Big Bird's help, leading to a song about how "Elmo Wrote His Name."
 	Cartoon 	"Up and Down with Captain Brown"
 	Muppets 	Old West: Noel Cowherd challenges Billy the Grownup, the fastest draw in the west, to a "square fight" - seeing who can draw squares the fastest.
 	Cartoon 	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away.
 	Muppets 	Count von Count sings "Getting to Count You" to his newfound friends.
 	Cartoon 	Kid names his own body parts
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring.
 	Cartoon 	Some yucky little teeth sing praise of Mr. Toothbrush, who brushes them.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 6 	Elmo tells Jamal about his recycling efforts, and reports he has one piece of his newspaper left with no ideas on how to recycle it. He cheers when Jamal simply adds it to the newspaper pile, which will be taken to the recycling center later. Jamal suggests they recycle plastic bottles next time as Gordon announces the sponsors.
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Category:Environmentalism
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26