Episode 3469

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At his nest, a mustachioed Big Bird welcomes the viewer as the Birdketeers color nearby. He's going to play teacher today and stops Gordon on his way to work (professionally referring to him as "Mr. Robinson"). Big Bird claims that since Gordon has a mustache, all teachers do (though he is dissuaded from shaving his head like Gordon's). Gordon explains the job of a teacher, and soon Ms. Rodriguez, the teacher's assistant, arrives... also with a mustache. Gordon heads off to work as Big Bird wonders what he will teach.
 	Song 	"At School," with animation bookended by live-action footage.
 	Muppets 	Super Grover teaches a class for potential superheroes. Among his students are Telly, Elmo, Zoe, Rosita, Herry, and Merry.
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
 	Song 	"I Know How to Swing"
 	SCENE 2 	Mr. Bird starts the school day with a lesson on the alphabet. He begins with the letter A when the class suddenly continues reciting the rest of the alphabet, having learned it from other sources - including Big Bird himself. He wonders what he can teach them that they don't already know...
 	Cartoon 	Letters gather in order, against the birds-eye view of a city.
 	Film 	Lauren, a blind child, learns in class by using Braille.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?"
 	Cartoon 	"I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Song 	"We Got the Power!" - a hip-hop song about computers
 	SCENE 3 	Gabi finishes writing the numbers 1 to 40 on the blackboard as Mr. Bird now prepares a counting lesson. The class, however, demonstrates that they already know how to count to 40.
 	Cartoon 	40 lemmings (doo-wop) (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	Grover the Salesman: Grover wants to sell Kermit the Frog some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears, so Grover gives Kermit some big human ears.
 	Cartoon 	A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (new sound effects added)
 	Celebrity 	The Count counts the musicians in the Tokyo String Quartet.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (re-filmed version)
 	SCENE 4 	Gabi inspires Big Bird to shift gears and try to teach them something he can do, but they cannot. He shows them how he can put his head between his legs, which he finds they can also do with ease. "Of all the Birdketeers in all the playgrounds in all the cites of the world, I have to get four geniuses," he sighs in frustration.
 	Song 	"Reach Your Hand Up High"
 	Animation 	Where do the a's fit?
 	Muppets 	Elmo finds a large apple and wonders what letter "apple" starts with. Slimey pops out from the apple, holding a flag with the letter A on it.
 	Cartoon 	Soul A!
 	Celebrity 	The Neville Brothers sing "Believe in Yourself," with a montage of clips from films including "I'm the Big One Now," "Reach Your Hand Up High" and "Hot in the City."
 	Cartoon 	Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brother’s shoes - she has fun with the box they came in.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Cartoon 	A girl's mom gives her a 1 from the shelf. "My 1 and only!"Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Number Guy sings "How Many Birds Can Fit on This Wire?" One bird provides the answer.
 	Film 	Two boys walk though a city neighborhood to some funky break dancing music.
 	SCENE 5 	Gabi tells Big Bird to gauge what the students know so he can find something they don't. He discovers they can't speak bird, and demonstrates the native tongue of several of his bird friends. However, the noises are too hard for them to replicate, so he teaches them a simpler language - turkey.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Their gobbling attracts a real turkey (Joey Mazzarino), who is impressed with their accent-less skills. "They're teaching Turkey as a second language? Great! Maybe we can talk them out of that Thanksgiving thing," the turkey hopes.
 	Song 	"It's the Shpritzer Honker Splasher Sprinkler Tweeter Squirt," the wettest musical instrument.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Lexine talk about the letter A.
 	Cartoon 	A showcase of things that begin with A, ending with avalanche and ambulance.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form a letter A.
 	Muppets 	"I Love You (More or Less)"
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a farm backdrop for the animals.
 	Film 	What sound does a rooster make?
 	SCENE 6 	Mr. Bird lets the kids go play and tells Gordon about his school day. He's learned that being a teacher is harder than he thought, then calls the kids back to show him what they've learned. The Birdketeers flock back and start gobbling as the turkey (speaking in "person") announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Verne and fellow cowpokes Telly and Zoe help a girl open a door.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27