Episode 3508

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At her day care center, Gina reveals that Baby Bear will be spending the night at her place after day care today, while his Mama Bear and Papa Bear go on an overnight business trip. Right now, he's going over everything in his suitcase, making sure he has his toothbrush, pajamas, special porridge bowl and spoon, his comb and brush, and his stuffed dog Ralph. When he remembers his parents will be away, he starts to cry. To make him feel better, his parents also give him a family portrait to look at while they're away tonight.
 	Cartoon 	A family goes over their camping checklist before they leave for the woods.
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." (re-filmed verison)
 	Cast 	Elmo, Big Bird and Gordon star in a commercial for the Alphabet (as if it were a bank).
 	Animation 	Portraits of kids display the alphabet.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Insert 	None, some, and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates.
 	Animation 	OP words (Drop / stop / top / hop / pop)
 	SCENE 2 	Zoe, Michael, and Lexine learn why Baby Bear is feeling sad, and they understand how he feels; Lexine once stayed with her grandmother when her parents went away, but she loved it. Everyone agrees that Gina would be fun to stay with since she's fun to be around during the day, and she's known Baby Bear long enough to know what he likes. Baby Bear and his parents say their final emotional goodbyes, with multiple goodbye hugs, before they leave. Baby Bear starts to feel sad again, so the day care gang gives him a big comforting hug.
 	Animation 	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroces as pets.
 	Muppets 	"Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking and homework.
 	Animation 	Letter Garden: B
 	Cartoon 	B for bathtub, ball, boat, boot, boomerang, brush and bison.
 	Film 	Alphaboy: B – A bumpy bicycle ride.
 	Cartoon 	“The Room Is Full of Chickens”
 	SCENE 3 	Gina starts the day care activities by taking attendance. After calling everyone's name, she leads them in counting how many people are at day care today. Baby Bear now feels like getting another hug, so they gather around him and do so.
 	Cartoon 	Four motorcycle-riding chickens hatch out of an egg.
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Film 	What sound does a cat make?
 	Cartoon 	A cowboy sings about "Feelings That Are Real."
center 	Muppets 	(new music and sound effects added)
 	Animation 	African quilt pattern #2
 	SCENE 4 	After another long bear hug, Gina leads the day care group in doing "The Arm." When the song is over, Baby Bear feels a lot better and is in the mood to do some drawing.
 	Cartoon 	The parts of a man’s face move around as they are drawn.
 	Muppets 	Game Show: To Tell A FaceThe object of the game is to identify the face of a relative. The contestant in this skit is Baby Bobby, who must identify his grandmother.
 	Song 	"One of These Things" (with Wegman's dogs and a poodle)
 	SCENE 5 	While the kids take a nap, Gina receives a call from Papa Bear and she fills him in on how his son is doing. Once they hang up, Gina notices Baby Bear going "baaaa" in his sleep and wonders what he's dreaming...
 	Animation 	Number Guy: “How Many Sheep Will Jump Over My Bed?” The answer is 9.
 	Muppets 	The Count sings about how he loves counting clouds, because when he does, he’s on “Cloud Nine” (literally).
 	Cartoon 	Clown Honking #9
 	Film 	Fast and slow on the Shpritzer.
 	Cartoon 	The dancing birds dance fast and slow.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	“The Wasteroon Song” – three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them “Wasteroons.”Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 6 	When it's time for everyone to go home, Zoe points out to Baby Bear that they all had a good time today. Everyone leaves to get picked up by their parents, which makes Baby Bear start to feel sad again. Gina mentions the things she usually does when she feels sad, which makes him realize that they're the same in a lot of ways as they both head off together.
 	Cartoon 	B for banana and ballerina.
 	Celebrity 	Patrick Stewart, in Shakespearean garb, ponders "B or not a B."
 	Film 	Kid jungle explorers spot a wild letter B.
 	Cartoon 	I am dry, they are wet (man lying on the beach)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 7 	After a good bath, Baby Bear settles down to sleep in Gina's guest bed. He begins to miss his parents again when Gina digs out a letter that they wrote to him to be read tonight. He looks at the family portrait while Gina reads the letter (in Papa Bear's voice), and he feels a lot better after hearing it, knowing they'll be back tomorrow. Gina kisses him and tucks him in, then announces the sponsors as he settles in to sleep.
 	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Baby Bear has a happy reunion with his parents.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3761.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27