Episode 3461

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon is taking Miles, Telly, Rosita, and Elmo hiking in the park. Telly is having trouble keeping up because his pack is too heavy, its contents including soap in case he falls in the mud, a tent in case it rains, a flashlight to look into dark places, binoculars, a whistle, and a dictionary in case he wants to look up a word. Everyone takes one thing from Telly’s pack to help lighten the load. Elmo thinks it’s silly that Telly packed a tent just for a hike, but Telly disagrees.
 	Film 	A boy hikes up a mountain with his family.Location: Mount Battie, overlooking Camden, Maine.
 	Animation 	Characters on a quilt form the letter O.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Animation 	Planting Letters: O
 	Cartoon 	A lady receives a letter O in the mail, which promptly rolls around her living room.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Two flowers, a baby sparrow, and two bunnies sing “That's How I Got Here.”
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: GROW
 	SCENE 2 	Something hits Telly on the head, and he asks Elmo and Rosita if they threw something at him. Everyone starts getting hit on the head and Gordon points out that they are being hit by acorns. Gordon explains that if the acorns fall in a good spot, a new oak tree will grow. Telly doesn't like the idea of an oak tree growing on his head, so they continue their hike.
 	Film 	A flower opens and closes.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: O for Open- After the man steps into the bubble through a door on the side, the bubble slams shut and cannot be opened.
 	Muppets 	Director Kermit the Frog is filming Oklahoma with Forgetful Jones as the Star. Forgetful is supposed to sing “Oklahoma!” but sings “Ache-lahoma,” “Eeklahoma,” and “Ike-lahoma” instead. When he finally gets it right, the production assistant says it’s time for lunch.
 	Cartoon 	O for open, off, owl, ocean.
 	Cartoon 	“The Wasteroon Song” – three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them “Wasteroons.”Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo stops the hikers to point out a turtle...
 	Film 	Baby turtles swim around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A bird displays the front and back of a turtle.
 	Muppets 	When Ernie is away visiting Count von Count, Bert has the place all to himself...or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to shim him a song (“Bert's Blanket”) about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase.
 	Cartoon 	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around.Artist: James Rizzi
 	Song 	“Body Dance” (MC Lyte)
 	Animation 	In a painting, a man flips a coin, and it flies in and out of buildings.
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo stops the hikers again to point out flies...
 	Cartoon 	Five flies land on a kid’s face.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	Two girls count as they clap.
 	Cartoon 	A girl’s mom can dribble 5 balls.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird describes (and acts out) a time when he lost Radar. “Having a good memory will sure come in handy sometimes!”
 	Cartoon 	“Island of Emotion”Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Film / Animation	A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings.
 	Animation 	Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (new narration by Jim Thurman added)
 	SCENE 5 	The hikers stop to eat, but Telly notices that he's forgotten his lunch. Elmo thinks that Telly should just run home to get another lunch, but since they're already so far from home, everyone else shares part of their lunch with Telly so he won’t go hungry. Elmo thinks it’s silly that Telly brought things that nobody would ever need, and yet he forgot his lunch. Just then it starts to rain, and Gordon suggests they pitch the tent Telly brought.
 	Animation 	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird displays what he did when trying to open a door he thought was stuck.
center 	Film 	A boy who is learning to write in Chinese writes the word "rain."
 	Cartoon 	A story of a cat who hated rain, wished for it to stop, and witnessed the disastrous effects of no rain. (new sound effects added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 6 	Everyone is glad Telly brought the tent, even Elmo. Rosita asks if Telly knew it would rain. He didn’t - he just tried to think of everything someone might need if they were in the park for a whole day...
 	SCENE 6 cont'd 	Telly sings “Everything Goes” as he packs his backpack for a day in the park.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd 	Everyone is grateful for Telly's planning ahead, and Telly assures them next time he'll remember his lunch.
 	Cartoon 	A family goes over their camping checklist before they leave for the woods.
 	Film 	Flamingos walk around to classical music. (new child voice-overs added)
 	Cartoon 	Maria counts Household appliances from 1-10 and 10-0.
 	Cast 	“Between You and Me” (Gina and Savion)
 	Animation 	A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things.
 	Celebrity 	Samuel Ramey sings a low-octave version of the alphabet song.
 	Song 	"Off to School"
 	SCENE 7 	The rain has stopped, and the gang reflect on what a good time they had as they exit the tent. Telly is the last one left in it as his pack is caught on a tentpole, causing it to collapse on him as he tries to free it. Elmo and Rosita announce the sponsors as Gordon and Miles help Telly out.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird sings a pageant verse about how quiet snowflakes are.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3677.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27