Episode 3342

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Ruthie tells Elmo that the Prince Charming, from fairy tales such as "Sleeping Beauty," "Rapunzel," and "Snow White," is inside Finders Keepers right now and brings him inside to meet him!
 	SCENE 1 	Ruthie tries introducing Elmo to Prince Charming, but the prince is too busy dealing with phone calls and faxes from the various fairy tale heroines. Elmo is impressed when learning about the Prince's cellular phone and fax machine when Charming finds himself getting too overwhelmed and quits being a prince, deciding to be someone else.
 	Film 	A TELEPHONE rings at a phone booth in the city, and someone answers it.
 	Cartoon 	Figures dance around a telephone as it rings.Artist: Keith Haring
 	Film 	Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made.
 	Cartoon 	Pencil box K / k
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form the letter K.
 	Cartoon 	K for kangaroo
 	Film 	Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy"Part 1
 	Celebrity 	Maya Angelou leads Big Bird and some kids in a ring game, "Little Sally Walker."
 	Film 	Film of toothpaste and people brushing their teeth.
 	Cartoon 	A girl recites a poem about her first loose tooth.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Song 	"Take Care of That Smile"
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy"Part 2
 	Cartoon 	The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before & after.
 	Animation 	Before / after: Designs of a rainforest are painted on a chair.
 	Cartoon 	A mother and child make juice popsicles.Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	Song 	"It's Time for a Rhyme"
 	Cartoon 	Two white squares try to push a great big object, and are reluctant to let a black square join them at first.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 2 	Ruthie and Elmo pitch potential new roles that the (former) Prince Charming could do, but being a doctor, teacher, or lawyer doesn't seem very low-stakes to him. He finally settles for a shoe salesman (having had experience with Cinderella), and changes his name to "Seymour the Shoe Salesman."
 	Song 	"Fixin' My Hair"
 	Animation 	I / i Gregorian Chant
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	CGI sheep graze out I and i.
 	Film 	How sweaters are made from sheep's wool.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy"Part 3
 	SCENE 3 	"Seymour" finishes setting up his shoe shop in front of Finders Keepers and expects his new occupation to be easy. The Count comes by and continually asks for pairs of shoes, running the Prince ragged (in fast-motion) and counting each pair until there are 19 pairs of shoes. The Prince becomes fed up with selling shoes and decides to be someone else.
 	Cartoon 	Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (Spanish dub).
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird visits a Puerto Rican casita in East Harlem. He tries to find out what people do there, but everyone is too busy raising chickens, planting tomatoes, cooking and planning music to answer.
 	Animation 	Rap 19
 	Film 	Growing Numbers #19
 	Cartoon 	Nineteen popcorn kernels
 	Song 	"I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares.
 	SCENE 4 	Donning a blue cape, the Prince decides to be a Count as he thinks it will be an easy task just counting all day. He grows weary of it after reluctantly counting to 10 with a couple of kids. The Count briefly shows up, overhearing that the Prince is a Count too, prompting the Prince to storm off.
 	Song 	"Mom and Me"
 	Cartoon 	Don't cross the street alone.
 	Film 	What sound does a rooster make?
 	Film / Animation	Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays.
 	Cartoon 	K is for kiss.Animation: John and Faith Hubley
 	Film 	A big K emerges, "Jaws"-like, in a swimming pool.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Jungle"
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Goats."
 	SCENE 5 	Prince Charming figures out what (not who) he wants to be: an animal. As he puts it: "People - people bothered by people are the unluckiest people!" He makes several different animal sounds, which attracts a dalmatian, a chicken (Julianne Buescher), and a pig (Peter Linz), much to his dismay. After Ruthie announces the sponsors, Prince Charming decides he wants to be a prince again. Just then an off-screen princess (Buescher) calls out for help, so Prince Charming exits, leading the animals away. Ruthie and Elmo sign off and excitedly wave goodbye.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3542.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26