Episode 3364

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Celina meets Telly and Zoe in the park and gives them some bandanas, cowboy hats, and broomstick horses for a new game. She tells them they can pretend to be cowpokes who love to read. The monsters don't understand, so Celina points them to the following...
 	Muppets 	"Readers of the Open Range"
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Telly and Zoe sing the song from the segment, though Zoe immediately forgets who they're supposed to be. Celina points her toward another segment starring the Readers...
 	Muppets 	The Readers of the Open Range help the citizens of Bisbee, Arizona find out where they live.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Telly and Zoe look forward to being Readers, but realize they're too young to read many words. Celina writes down their names and has the monsters read them to prove there are some words they can read, meaning there must be others. The monsters ride off singing the "Readers" theme.
 	Cartoon 	An aviator and his son cooperate to start their plane.
 	Song 	"I'm a Little Airplane"
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: U for UP (new sting and sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	(new music and sound effects added)
 	Cartoon 	A man jumps up onto an UP. (new music sting added)
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Whiskeyjack
 	SCENE 2 	The (Pretend) Readers gallop down the street until they reach Oscar's Newsstand, where Oscar helps them read his "NEWSSTAND" sign. They want to read some more but can't afford any newspapers or magazines, so they continue to read the sign over and over.
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates what newspapers are made of, and finds an ad for "One slightly used monster."
 	Muppets 	Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using the X-ray machine.
 	Animation 	2 houses plus 2 equals 4.
 	Insert 	The Tokyo String Quartet and some kids show how important it is to practice, as Big Bird provides voiceover.
 	Cartoon 	A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive. (new sound effects added)
 	SCENE 3 	The monsters are still reading the newsstand sign when they're approached by the lead Reader himself - Verne! The rest of his posse is off doing other jobs (while his horse is vacationing in Cancún), so he's looking for replacements while he's in town picking up some supplies. He invites them to become real Readers of the Open Range and join him on a "word round-up."
 	Song 	"Write Your Name"
 	Cartoon 	Underwater, there's a 9
 	Animation 	Rubber Stamp #9
 	Cartoon 	Number Guy: "How Many Sheep Will Jump Over My Bed?" The answer is 9.
 	Film 	"Box City Recycling Rap"Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons.
 	Film 	Ducks swim and fly.Music: Chopin's Valse Op. 64, no. 2The Readers make their way through the paused film to read the word "DUCKS."
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray.
 	Celebrity 	Patti LaBelle sings "Oh, How I Miss My X."
 	Cartoon 	The great Alphonso and his trained X's
 	Film 	How to say "turtle" in sign language
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsIn Arizona, Big Bird sees how kids help charros put on a rodeo, and rides a horse.
 	Cartoon 	A cartoon shows a few Spanish words - which are also English words.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Song 	Leon Redbone sings "Have You Ever."
 	SCENE 4 	The Readers return to the street, where they come across a boy in the park having problems opening his juice. Verne shows them how reading can help one learn something by pointing out the text on the bottlecap, which reads "Turn To Open."
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	The Beetles are "Thinking of U."
 	Film 	Three girls clap rhythms while naming vegetables.
 	Cartoon 	"Name That Food" game show hosted by Don Carrot.Artist: Len Glasser
 	Film 	A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment.
 	Cartoon 	Words that rhyme with BALL(voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler)
 	SCENE 5 	Telly and Zoe run into Celina and tell her all the fun they've had today. Celina becomes starstruck when Verne arrives, and asks the readers to help read the sponsors. Verne hits the trail with his supplies (an armful of books), making sure the monsters promise they'll keep reading forever and always.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3628.
*Additional performers include Alice Dinnean (Green AM woman), Peter Linz (Orange Gold AM), Lisa Buckley (Lavender AM woman), and John Kennedy (Lavender AM man).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26