Episode 3480

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	The Grouchketeers, Gabi, and Savion are gathered around Oscar's trash can for Slimey's birthday party. Right now, Slimey and his worm friends are anticipating the arrival of Worm-O the Happy Clown, who seems to be late.
 	SCENE 1 	The worms are starting to get upset, so while they wait for Slimey's party entertainment, Nathan suggests they sing and dance. Oscar leads everyone in the great worm dance, the "Hokey Wormy."
 	Cartoon 	Kids sing "Happy Birthday"
 	Song 	"Washin' the Dog"
 	Cartoon 	Lillian discusses the adjustments she had to make when her parents had a new baby. She ultimately appreciates her sister.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A girl dances her way into a family portrait.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter.
 	Celebrity 	Maya Angelou leads Big Bird and some kids in a ring game, "Little Sally Walker."
 	Animation 	F candles
 	Film 	Alphaquest: FA faucet finishes a fire, and flood of freaky fish.
 	Cartoon 	The letter F morphs into cartoon faces.
 	Muppets 	"The Elephant Elevator Operator"
 	Cartoon 	Jack-in-the-Box School
 	Song 	"Off to School" A parody of Chuck Berry's "Hail Hail Rock & Roll," accompanied by footage of a day at school.
 	Cartoon 	African quilt pattern
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar says that Worm-O has arrived, but when the alleged worm clown appears, Slimey and his friends get suspicious. Oscar compares his worm clown to a poster of Worm-O, and Slimey points out how the fake Worm-O is lacking the real one's red nose (not to mention that he doesn't wiggle like a worm). Oscar reveals that he had Savion dress his finger up as Worm-O the Happy Clown since the real one is still late. When the real Worm-O arrives, he speeds on through in his tiny car and ends up going in the wrong direction, and Oscar has the kids chase after him.
 	Song 	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.Arist: Jane Aaron
 	Muppets 	Zoe and Wolfgang demonstrate the concept of zero.
 	Cartoon 	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup.
 	Film 	Rodrigo lives in the Philippines. He and his family like spending a day at the park.
 	Muppets 	"Big Round Nose"
 	Cartoon 	Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Rosita talks about what she does every morning. She kisses her parents, washes her hands and face, and brushes her hair. She has breakfast, brushes her teeth, and says "adios!" before she goes out to play.
 	Cartoon 	Kids sing about the joys of celery.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	A judo class does 20 jumping jacks.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster is in a disagreement about where to go for vacation: the mountains or the seashore. Cookie Monster says he likes both, better than going to Cucamonga for the National Cookie Convention. 2-Head gets inspired, and heads off for Cucamonga, leaving Cookie to choose between the mountains and the seashore.
 	Song 	"Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Muppets 	Big Bird displays a letter F for FAST, then moves around fast.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie hates the letter F, until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor and the firefighter.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Song 	"Somethin' Old Into Somethin' New"
 	Animation 	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
 	SCENE 3 	Worm-O finally arrives, but he's not very happy. He says he's sad because today's his birthday too, and he's never had a birthday party: he's always too busy making other worms happy. Oscar figures on calling another worm that doesn't have so many emotional problems, when Slimey instead says that he'll share his birthday party with Worm-O. Now everybody's happy!
 	Cartoon 	A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy.
 	Song 	"One of These Things" (with Wegman's dogs and a terrier) (music sting added)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Hammer Time with Hammer"
 	Film 	Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs.
 	Animation 	Z / z Gregorian chant
 	Muppets 	Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues."
 	Animation 	Sand Z/z
 	Film 	A park ranger speaks to a group of kids about trees and the fruits that come from them. Then all the kids hug a tree.
 	Cartoon 	Bud the Bird flies above and below in a bumper car.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	SCENE 4 	Slimey and Worm-O blow out the candle on their cupcake (even uplifting it slightly from their strong breath). Worm-O wishes he could have this much fun every year on his birthday, while Slimey wishes Worm-O could share his birthday every year. He also wishes for everyone to dance the "Hokey Wormy" again, and they do so as Savion announces the sponsors. The credits follow.
 	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: At a party, Kingston dances in his own way.
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27