Episode 3252

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Elmo introduces the sponsors for today and adds that he'll be finding things to read, such as the Sesame Street sign. He climbs up the lamppost to read it, but slips off when he waves to some passing kids.
 	SCENE 1 	Celina helps Elmo read a sign on a trash basket in the park: "Please Put Trash Here." He wonders why such a sign would be necessary, and is surprised to learn that some people still need to be reminded to put their litter into the trash cans. He does his part by tossing a large wad of trash into the basket.
 	Film 	"Box City Recycling Rap"Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons.
 	Cartoon 	Don't mess with the Mighty M.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot wants to demonstrate the letter M. Grover enters, making "Mmmmm" noises, so Herbert uses Grover to help him tell a story using M words. When the story is over, Herbert discovers that Grover's mouth is stuck together after eating peanut butter.
 	Animation 	The letter M in various typefaces.
 	Film 	Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city.
 	Cartoon 	A mother and child make juice popsicles.Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	SCENE 2 	A voiceover (Kevin Clash) announces it's story time, and Celina reads Elmo and Nathan The Barber and The Banana, intentionally leaving out the latter word so the two kids can read it. The story features a banana who wishes to get a haircut, and the barber (who happens to be a part-time wizard) grants his wish by giving him hair.
 	Cartoon 	"Banana Samba"
 	Film 	A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi.
 	Cartoon 	Olga y la letra O
 	Animation 	Planting Letters: O
 	Cartoon 	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter."
 	Cartoon 	A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers.
 	Cast 	Gordon hosts "What Happens Next," in which the viewer has to guess what kind of humiliation Maria as Chaplin is going to face before Gordon rings the Dinger's ding-dong bell. First, the tramp slips on a banana peel, then collapses when sitting on a three-legged bench. Finally, when a rain cloud is about to rain on him, he shifts the cloud over to the left of the screen so it rains on Gordon instead. (new theme music added)
 	Cartoon 	A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Insert 	Big Bird introduces H. Ross Parrot, who gives a speech to the kids about the importance of the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over.
 	Film 	A metal crane and a real crane look alike.
 	Cartoon 	Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal)
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs.
 	Cartoon 	M is for Marvelous Martha (new music and sound effects added)
 	SCENE 3 	Biff builds something else for Elmo to read - a metallic letter M, which instantly comes apart.
 	Cartoon 	Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	"Circle the Girl" (new sound effects added)
 	Animation 	Draw a line from the dog to the bowl and underline the hen.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	As Los Lobos perform "El Canelo," the title character goes grocery-shopping for them.
 	Cartoon 	A cartoon shows a few Spanish words - which are also English words.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	Fay Ray gets on and under a rug.
 	Song 	"Counting Alarm Clock"
 	Muppets / Cartoon 	
 	Film 	A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider.
 	SCENE 4 	Mr. Handford helps Elmo read another sign that he places in the Hooper's Store window: "Special - Hot Apple Cider." He asks if Elmo would like some, and Elmo runs off to check.
 	Cartoon 	Apple: a riddle
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Seventeen derby hats drop onto a balloon head.
 	Animation 	Growing Numbers #17
 	Animation 	Rubber Stamp #17
 	Film 	Orangutans playing (piano music)
 	Cartoon 	An ostrich is born on a football field, and learns that he can't fly. He saves the game by scoring the winning touchdown.
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo returns with a very full belly, the contents inside sloshing audibly. He explains to Mr. Handford and Celina that he asked his mom to make some hot apple cider for him to try, and he enjoyed it. He doesn't want any more at the moment, though, but he does take the time to announce the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25