Episode 3824

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird, Telly and Zoe struggle to read a bulletin posted by two Dingers. Gina reads it for them; it advertises a "Ding Along" held by the Dingers today. It encourages participants to bring something they can ding with, so everyone runs to get something.
 	Cartoon 	Some animals want a boy to share his birthday cake with them, but he keeps changing his "No ______ allowed" sign, until they all offer him a glass of milk.Artist: Gene Barretta
 	Film 	Two girls sing "Dipsy Doodle D" while clapping each others hands.
 	Cartoon 	D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, the lyrics of which are all the letter D.
 	Animation	D Candles
 	Muppets 	Elmo dances to "What's Your Number?" by Count Basie.
 	Insert 	The floating kids form a triangle.
 	SCENE 2 	Telly shows Big Bird his dinging item - a triangle! Big Bird still wonders what he'll bring.
 	Cartoon 	A lizard, a girl and a dog dance.Artist: Karen Aqua
center 	Muppets 	Ernie's Show and Tell: Zachary shows Ernie his baton, which he uses to conduct Ernie in singing the "Sesame Street Theme."
 	Cartoon 	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 3 	Telly noisily plays his triangle, so Bob suggests he play it quieter. Telly enjoys the different ways he can play it.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce Suzie Kabloozie, especially because they enjoy saying her name.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie sings "Sing."Artist: Mo Willems
 	Film 	A mother helps her child play the drums.
 	Muppets 	Samantha sings The Alphabet Song while Grover dances.
 	Animation	A quartet of horns arranges themselves in the proper order to play Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."
 	SCENE 4 	Telly practices repeating rhythms made by Bob. Soon, he's able to play a simple waltz as Bob sings.
 	Film 	A girl teaches a boy to play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the Shpritzer.
 	Insert 	The Tokyo String Quartet and some kids show how important it is to practice, as Big Bird provides voiceover.
 	Muppets 	Ernie recites a poem which introduces the next Wegman dogs segment ...
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs are really sound sleepers - neither an alarm, nor a jackhammer nor an elephant will wake them up.
 	SCENE 5 	While Big Bird searches for a dinging item in his nest, Gina plays "Three of These Dings" using her own Dinger hat, Rosita's hand bell, Zoe's Zoemobile bell and a toy xylophone.
 	Film 	A rhythm is made of breaking eggs, door slams, cans dropping, ice, and feet stepping.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster looks at a star and sings "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
 	Film 	A child performs a poem called "Night" in sign language.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the number of the day.
 	Animation	The number 18 in space.
 	Film 	Kid mural painting #18.
 	Animation	Characters on a quilt form the number 18.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird can't find anything in his nest, just as a Dinger alerts him the Ding Along is starting. He also reports there's no more Dinger hats. Big Bird considers staying home, when the Dinger claims his own head can be Big Bird's bell.
 	Cartoon 	Various alien creatures perform in an otherwordly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature.
 	Muppets 	Ernie recites a poem which introduces a Cookie Monster segment ...
 	Muppets 	(title screen cut, re-filmed Alistair Cookie wraparounds)
 	Song 	"Big D and Little D"
 	Muppets 	Ernie: "D is for duckie! That's good enough for me."
 	Animation	D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur!
 	Cartoon 	Ds are found on a city street
 	SCENE 7 	Everyone gathers in the yard for the Ding Along. After considering playing "My Favorite Dings" and "How Are Dings in Glocca Morra?," they settle on "Sing" (or rather, "Ding.").
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Music
 	SCENE 8 	Big Bird announces the sponsors, assisted by the Dinger.
==Notes==
*Eric Jacobson makes one of his earliest appearances as Grover, who is present at the Ding-a-Long.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 30