Episode 3948

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo greets the viewer, then follows the sound of sad meowing. The sounds are coming from Little Murray Sparkles, whose playdate with fellow kitty Mittens McCillicuddy has been cancelled. Elmo claims that if he were a cat, he'd have a playdate with Little Murray Sparkles and starts meowing. The cat perks up and starts meowing too. Elizabeth compliments Elmo's abilities and he realizes he can pretend to be a cat and salvage the playdate. He procures himself a nice cat disguise.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse sings "Felines," a song about emotions, to the tune of "Feelings."
 	Film 	Cori's friends come visit and play before her nap.
 	Cartoon 	A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon introduces the letter of the day - C. Elmo and Little Murray Sparkles rush over and cuddle with the letter, illustrating that "C" is for "cat."
center 	Film 	"C" for Circle
 	Cartoon 	Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. (new music and sound effects added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Song 	"Dressed Up" (remake)
 	SCENE 3 	The cat playdate has moved to the park. Elizabeth encourages the viewer to join the feline festivities and sings "Doin' the Cat."
 	Animation	Cats appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays.
 	Muppets 	Zoe introduces a film of dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancing to classical music with kids to show that everyone can dance.
 	Film 	18 glasses, 18 chairs, 18 socks
 	Cartoon 	An alien runs 18 laps around Saturn's rings.
 	Film 	Kid mural painting #18.
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	SCENE 4 	Elizabeth leaves the cats so she can grab some lunch from Hooper's Store. Big Bird and the Birdketeers pass through and remind Elmo that he was supposed to join their meeting today. Elmo is about to leave, but realizes he'll wind up leaving Little Murray Sparkles alone and sad. Big Bird allows them both to attend the meeting. Elmo and the kitten receive their Birdketeer outfits and everyone sings "The Alphabet Song," then again in "meow."
 	Film 	What sound does a cat make?
 	Cartoon 	In a painting, a man flips a coin, and it flies in and out of buildings.
 	Muppets 	Worms in Space make the letter C.
 	Film 	Kid jungle explorers find a wild letter C.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie sings "Every Kitty Sleeps."
 	SCENE 5 	Back in the park, Telly and Baby Bear find Elmo and remind him they're supposed to be playing as the 3 Furry Friends today. Elmo suggests they let Little Murray Sparkles, who is also furry, join, making them 4 Furry Friends. Baby Bear gets an idea and drags Telly off to dresses them both as cats. Elmo teaches them how to act like a cat by reprising "Doin' the Cat." Elizabeth arrives and is amazed to see how many cats their playdate is attracting.
 	Film 	A boy signs the word cat, and morphs into one.
 	Animation	Characters on a quilt form the number 18.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Animation	Growing Numbers #18
 	Cartoon 	Everything you need to know about cats.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert: Bert is trying to read his book when Ernie starts singing a song about addition. As Ernie sings, he's joined by Cookie Monster and Grover, some cows, an elephant, and a Martian. At the end of the song, Ernie leaves Bert with a room full of singing monsters and animals.
 	Cartoon 	A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them.
 	SCENE 6 	As the pretend cats chase their tails, Elizabeth adds up all the cats they have together. She then informs Little Murray Sparkles that it's time to go home, disheartening the kitty. She assures Little Murray Sparkles that he can revisit the memories of the playdate when he's feeling sad. She begins to sing "Remember" (spoofing "Memory" from Cats), as a chorus of felines of all shapes and sizes joins in.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Pets
 	SCENE 7 	Telly and Baby Bear continue to play cat while Gordon announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 32