Episode 2947

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Mr. Handford comes outside and sits down with the Count, who is counting all the reasons he's happy: 1) He has 179 cornflakes in his bowl,2) he hears the birds singing, and 3) the viewer is here.
 	Animation 	Three pretty kitties live in a celery house.Artist: Evelyn Lambart
center 	Muppets 	Phil Harmonic introduces Ernie and Placido Flamingo, who sing "Up and Down Opera" to demonstrate up and down.
 	Cartoon 	Actor demonstrates anger towards casting director - literally!
 	Film 	Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown.
 	Cartoon 	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
 	Animation 	A ball looks for its match on a brick wall.
 	Cartoon 	A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Basketball player Isiah Thomas shows Elmo and Jesse how to dribble a ball, and Elmo asks Isaiah to dribble him.
 	Cartoon 	"Animal Elevator" (1-10)
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson wants to order a couple of poached eggs on toast, but Grover informs him that the restaurant is out of eggs, so he brings two corn cobs on toast to him. Grover gives a lecture on where eggs come from, by bringing a cornstalk, chicken feed, and a chicken to the table.
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball turns into a cherry which is devoured by a girl.
 	Cartoon 	R for rhinoceros, raquet, robot
 	Cast 	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a triangle.
 	Animation 	Cecille sings "I Wanna Be Me."
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird and Snuffy play "This Little Piggy" with Big Bird's toes, only Snuffy runs out of "piggies" from one of Big Bird's feet. They realize they can use both feet and try again, but discover now there's an extra "little piggy." Big Bird says that that "little piggy" was on "Squeal of Fortune."
 	Muppets 	Prairie Dawn and The Count are contestants on "Squeal of Fortune."
 	Cartoon 	A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it.
 	Film 	Orangutans playing (piano music)
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	A boy who lives in Alaska narrates a film of himself going ice-fishing with his grandfather and sister.
 	Cartoon 	Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower"
 	SCENE 3 	At Bob's apartment, Herry Monster tries to think of what to play with Daniel and Marcus. Bob sits Daniel down at the piano so he can play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Next, Marcus sits at the piano and plays Bach's "Minuet in G Major."
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	When it's Herry's turn, he lifts the piano instead of playing it as Daniel and Marcus cheer him on. ("I may not know how to play the piano, but I'm one strong monster!")
 	Cartoon 	Z for zigzag, zero, zoo, and zebra
 	Muppets 	Hoots plays jazz in a park, accompanied by Chip and Dip. They are encountered by Mary, who wants them to play a new version of her nursery rhyme, which involves another lamb.
 	Cartoon 	The story of sheep, or where wool comes from.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring.
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones asks Daniela to read his sign, which she does.
 	Cartoon 	Two orange balls perform "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 4 	Bob plays a songless "Three of These Things" game with the gang using a grapefruit, a baseball, an orange, and a milk carton. Daniel, even though he's blind, formulates that the milk carton is different because of shape, and Marcus points out that the baseball is not consumable, unlike the other three.
 	Cartoon 	Hortense counts 3 peas.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
 	Song 	"Body Dance" (MC Lyte)
 	Cartoon 	Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster reads the sign atop a miniature school building, and observes a small group of children that run out of it. Once they've left, the monster picks up the now empty building, and declares, "School's out!"
 	Cartoon 	Gerald's dog, Sparky, likes to pretend he's an alligator.
 	SCENE 5 	Bob starts to relax after the kids leave when Big Bird comes by. He missed out on the fun with Herry and the kids, and insists over and over again that he won't bother Bob because he needs his rest. Bob eventually gives in and plays "Chopsticks" on the piano with Big Bird as Herry announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23