Episode 3527

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly notices a new sign in the Fix-It Shop window - "CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS" - but can only read a couple of words. Luis comes by and reads the whole thing, but fails to stick around to tell him who's sick to answer a call inside. Telly figures out it must be Maria since Luis doesn't show any symptoms, and begins worrying over what's wrong with her.
 	Cartoon 	Two cartoon cacti sing "Here We Are."
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry.
 	Animation 	Portraits of kids display the alphabet.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Cartoon 	A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster reads "SAD."
 	Song 	"It's All Right to Cry"
 	SCENE 2 	Telly continues to freak out over Maria's condition, but Luis, Gabi, and Big Bird calm him down and explain what happened the previous evening. Telly wants to go visit her but learns visiting time isn't until an hour from now, nor has Luis fixed the hospital toaster he promised to repair this morning. Telly makes sure he gets to work so they can leave later.
 	Animation 	"Hammer Time with Hammer"
 	Muppets 	Grover and Rosita explain the concept of "love" in 15 seconds. Grover exasperates about the assignment, but Rosita intervenes just in time.
 	Film 	J, for jiggle, juggle, jump, joy.
 	Animation 	J / j Gregorian chant
 	Film 	William Wegman's dogs make a J and dress as a jester.
 	Muppets 	Elmo sings "Right in the Middle of My Face" while walking through an animated art gallery.
 	Cartoon 	Household appliances count 1-10 and 10-0.
 	SCENE 3 	Telly urges Luis to fix the toaster faster, but Luis tells him he needs to be patient, just like Maria is. He and the others sing "You Gotta Be Patient (To Be a Patient)" over a montage of Luis working on the toaster and Maria at the hospital getting medical exams. Once the toaster is finished, they all head over to visit Maria.
 	Film 	Stefan goes to the doctor and gets a checkup.
 	Cartoon 	A man talks about how much he loves his bones.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food."
 	Cartoon 	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup.
 	Muppets 	Zoe and Wolfgang the Seal explain the concept of zero.
 	Song 	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Film 	In Trinidad, Asha and her friends practice and dance on stilts in preparation for a carnival.
 	Cartoon 	Beginning / middle / end: a beatnik follows a trombonist's note through a long horn.Artist: Frank Gresham
 	SCENE 4 	At the hospital, Telly urgently looks for a doctor to find out how Maria is. He instead questions a mail carrier (Joey Mazzarino) who's delivering a package to Nurse Ratched, a painter (Alice Dinnean) working on one of the walls, and a butterfly collector (Mazzarino) visiting a sick butterfly. Dr. Coleburn (Noah Wyle) arrives with Luis and reports Maria's feeling much better, but can't go home until some more test results come in. They can still visit her though, and leads them to her room.
 	Song 	Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?"
 	Cartoon 	Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	"The Sneeze Song," with Kathleen the Cow with a Pig, a Sheep, and Fred the Wonder Horse.
 	Film 	A man in a J costume jumps at the beach.
 	Animation 	Planet J/j
 	Song 	"J, Just How Jazzy Can You Get?"
 	Cartoon 	I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 5 	Maria keeps herself entertained in her room when her family and friends show up. Maria tells them what's happened since they left (and that Radar did a good job keeping her company), and Gabi likewise shares what's been going on with her. Dr. Coleburn arrives to report that Maria had a bad stomach virus, and she's fine now and she can go home!
 	SCENE 5 cont'd 	Just as Maria is dressed and they head out, more of the Sesame Street gang (Gordon, Susan, Bob, Linda, Gina, Mr. Handford, and Carlo) make a surprise visit with gifts and balloons. They're upset their surprise is ruined, but glad she's coming home healthy. They thank Dr. Coleburn for everything he's done, which reminds Luis to return the hospital's toaster (with a loaf of pumpernickel bread from Telly courtesy of Hooper's Store).
 	Song 	"Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach.
 	Cartoon 	Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Ernie and Aaron Neville sing "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon."
 	Cartoon 	A song about words that end with "OW."Artist: Joey Ahlbum
 	SCENE 6 	Back at home, the family decides to continue their pretending game from where they left off. Big Bird doesn't think Maria should pretend to be a cow driving a car again, thinking it may make her sick. Maria says that's not what made her ill, but just to "be safe" she instead pretends to be a cow driving a truck. Partway through Gabi interrupts with a hug for her mom, happy she's better and at home. They all then join in as a herd of cows driving trucks while Dr. Coleburn announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Papa Bear, Gordon, and their children are happy they're spending a day together.
==Guest cast==
*Noah Wyle as Dr. Coleburn
*Alice Liu as Maria's Nurse
*Ismail Bashey as Orderly
Extras
*Earleen Cooper as Admissions Nurse
*Shaun Brown as Orderly
*E. P. Knight as Nurse
*Florence Kastriner as Nurse
*Guissepe D'Aponte as EMS
*Kids: Dara Mendeloff, Kaitlin Lau, Una A. Osato, Michi Osato, Laura Bermudez, Alice Tai, Amy Tai
*Hospital Extras: Louis DeLuca, Wai Ching Ho, Peter Linz (as EMT), Ruth Luwisch, Rachel Perroli, Arlene Sherman, David Walters, Ben Wang
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Category:Medical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 28