Episode 3541

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Big Bird introduces today's sponsors when he notices a Snuffleupagus exiting the Subway Station and mistakes him for Snuffy. He sees a couple more exit the subway and notices they all have grass skirts. He goes to look for Snuffy, wondering what's going on.
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird finds Snuffy and Alice in front of 123 Sesame Street and tells him what he just witnessed. Snuffy explains today's the Snuffleupagus-American Day Parade, a special event for his species to show how proud they are to be Snuffleupagus-Americans. Big Bird notices Snuffy's also in a grass skirt and marching in place. Snuffy claims he's practicing, but his two back feet won't march with him and says they're being stubborn. The two try reasoning with his feet, which instead stomp in protest (causing the street to shake).
 	Film 	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance.
 	Animation 	Luxo Jr. displays its front and back, eventually getting exhausted.
 	Muppets 	Zoe demonstrates front and back using Wolfgang and a fish.
 	Animation 	Pencil Box B / b
 	Film 	B for ball, bat, base and baseball
 	Cartoon 	Letter B/b (bouncing circles)
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Sloth
 	Cartoon 	Five feet stick out from a barrel, all belonging to a strange five-legged being. (new music and sound effects added)
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird assembles some kids (including Lexine) to show Snuffy's back feet how to march, believing that they "forgot" how to. Instead the feet tap dance and tango, which Snuffy attributes to his feet being ornery and teasing him.
 	Film 	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach.
 	Muppets 	Polly Darton sings "Save Your Energy for Me," a song about energy conservation.
 	Cartoon 	A dog learns about U.
 	Muppets 	The Martians discover a "U."
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: U for Umbrella
 	Film 	A Hawaiian girl and her family get ready to have a little party, or paina iki.
 	Cartoon 	Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird tries his next idea - politeness. The feet still refuse to listen and sit themselves down instead. "Not even Mr. Rogers can march sitting down," Snuffy moans, thinking he'll have to miss out on marching in the parade. Big Bird and the kids each take a turn to pry Snuffy's back end from the ground, but don't get anywhere. The plan works for a brief time when they all cooperate, but the back legs sit themselves down again.
 	Cartoon 	Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music.
 	Insert 	The Tokyo String Quartet and some kids show how important it is to practice, as Big Bird provides voiceover.
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to play his violin by practicing.
 	Muppets 	Ernie asks Bert "Do You Like Me?"
 	Film 	Fireworks Alphabet
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 4 	As more of the crowd begins to assemble, Snuffy tells Alice she'll have to represent the both of them in the parade and gives her a stirring speech about the importance of being a Snuffleupagus-American and their Hawaiian heritage. Alice has issues walking proud as her brother dictates, so Carlo uses a song to show her how to walk proud. He has Big Bird and a few kids demonstrate which helps Alice understand, and soon the song inspires Snuffy's back legs to show how proud they are and he's able to march on all four feet!
 	Film 	The crosswalk signal flashes WALK and DON'T WALK as pedestrians cross the street in fast-motion and kids read the signal indications.
 	Muppets 	Mac TV host Old MacDonald introduces the newest music video, "A New Way to Walk" performed by The Oinker Sisters.
 	Film 	What sound does a rooster make?
 	Animation 	Twelve kids are counted.
 	Film 	Ornate 12s sail through the air.
 	Cartoon 	Twelve birds count themselves.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird, Lexine, and the kids have their own grass skirts, wishing to join the parade, but realize they can't since they're not Snuffleupaguses. Snuffy shows them how they can pretend to be ones, but it becomes obvious it won't work. Big Bird says that all they can be is friends of a Snuffleupagus, which inspires Snuffy with another way they can participate - by representing the "Friends of Snuffleupaguses!"
 	Cartoon 	A boy shares his bubbles with some kids dancing in a field.
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble" (remake)
 	Animation 	B / b candles
 	Muppets 	The Beetles perform "Letter B."
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	Cartoon 	Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Muppets 	Mr. Johnson wants something to read, so Flight Attendant Grover suggests reading the EXIT sign, the safety manual and the tag on the collar of his shirt. After he informs Mr. Johnson that the airplane is out of newspapers and magazines, he sets the fat blue man on his lap and tells him to read his lips as he recites a story.
 	Film 	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs.
 	Cartoon 	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe."Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc.
 	SCENE 6 	Before the parade begins, Luis and Maria note that they'll be able to identify Snuffy and Alice by the flowers on their heads. A few Snuffleupaguses pass by including "Snuffleupa Claus" and "Supersnuffleupagus," followed by Big Bird, Carlo, and a few others as the "Friends of Snuffleupaguses." Big Bird makes a short speech, then introduces Snuffy and Alice to do the "Snuffle Hula" which tells the story of Big Bird getting to join the parade.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd	Snuffy invites everyone to hula along and they join the dance. Carlo announces the sponsors, and the credits follow.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 28