Episode 3117

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Luis welcomes the viewer and mentions today's sponsors, while Maria reminds him that they have to gather all the toys for Gabi's play date with Big Bird, Snuffy, and some kids.
 	SCENE 1 	Luis isn't sure that the kids will play with so many toys as he and Maria greet the parents who drop their kids off. Big Bird and Snuffy arrive, and Big Bird notices a long stick sitting on top of Oscar's trash can. Big Bird has lots of ideas on how to play with the stick, such as pretending to be a conductor, a trumpet player, or a cowboy, and then decides to lead the kids in a parade. They all follow Big Bird as he marches, leaving Maria and Luis still holding the toys.
 	Cartoon 	Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot.
 	Animation 	Computer: forward / backward
 	Muppets 	A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie".
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry.
 	Cartoon 	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under.
 	SCENE 2 	Maria and Luis watch Big Bird lead the parade of kids (with Snuffy at the end) until Maria decides to lead them in a rendition of "If You're Happy and You Know It". She tries to get Luis to help out, but the kids don't follow along with the song and would rather keep playing "parade" with Big Bird.
 	Cartoon 	Don't mess with the Mighty M.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower"
 	Video 	Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on.
 	Animation 	Looking for shapes on the Aztec Calendar Stone (Maria voiceover)
 	Muppets 	While shopping in a China store, Simon Soundman helps Old McDonald find his lost animal - however his animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store.
 	Cartoon 	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse
 	SCENE 3 	By now, Big Bird is getting bored with playing "parade" and asks Maria if they have any other games to play. Maria throws a frisbee towards them, but it lands in a tree nearby. She tries shaking it but it's wedged in a branch. Big Bird then gives her the stick so she can knock it out of the tree, and it works! Big Bird and the kids go off to play "jump over the stick," while Luis says he'll play frisbee with Maria.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #7Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Fay Ray gets on and off a rug.
 	Muppets 	Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air."
 	Cartoon 	Pencil box I/i
 	Muppets 	The Count reads the story of "Countilocks and the Twenty Rabbits" starring himself as the main character. Countilocks walks through the forest with the intention of counting her friends, The Three Bears. When she discovers that they have moved to Florida, she counts the cottage's new residents.
 	Animation 	Stop-motion: tap-dancing shoes.
 	SCENE 4 	Maria and Luis set some food on the table in the yard and call the kids over for lunch. Big Bird and the kids are still busy playing with the stick, but then Maria gets an idea: she has everyone play "freight train," where they get in a line and pretend to be a train. Big Bird is the engine, Snuffy is the caboose, and the kids hold the stick as their freight. As they choo-choo into the yard, Maria and Luis point out that the "train" needs "coal" for energy, and give the kids some sandwiches. Big Bird jokingly asks, "When we finish this coal, Maria, can we go have our lunch?"
 	Animation 	Pencil box M / m
 	Muppets 	In song, a boy wanders into the Animal Lost and Found, looking for his pet named Homer. The shopkeeper says, "Describe Your Pet to Me."
 	Animation 	Slide puzzle - elephant
 	Cartoon 	"Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky pianoArtist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Cast 	"A word from your local chicken" - A nerdy Gordon interprets a chicken's words.
 	Animation 	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
 	Film 	An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I".
 	Cartoon 	Can you think of words that rhyme with BALL? (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Jodie Foster tells Oscar what the word important means, and lists the reasons why he is important to her, making him more and more annoyed.
 	Cartoon 	"Magic Pig"Artist: Vince Collins
 	Muppets 	Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin.
 	Film 	A child narrates a film of him and his brother, Andrew, taking a ride on the ferry.
 	Animation 	The letter M in various typefaces.
 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock."
 	Film 	Kids talk about the various writing methods they use.
 	Cartoon 	"Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	SCENE 5 	The parents come by to pick up their kids. Before they leave, Big Bird and Snuffy elicit cheers for Maria and Luis for being such good caretakers, and Big Bird gives them the stick. Maria gladly decides to keep it on their bookcase so they can loan it to anyone who wants to play with it. Maria and Luis gather the toys and go home with Gabi while one of the kids announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 24