Welcome Baby Chicks

COLD OPEN 	Zoe, dressed as a chicken, sets up today's theme of chickens, with the aid of some other chickens.
	SCENE 1 	Chris, Elmo, and Abby observe an incubator, wherein six eggs are sitting. Elmo and Abby can't wait for the eggs to hatch and think getting some extra items (like Elmo's teddy bear or Abby's blanket) will help warm the eggs and speed up the process, but Chris says nature doesn't work that way.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Ernie and Bert happen by looking for birds, which Bert is drawing in his bird journal. They join the others in waiting and watching the eggs, an exercise only Bert finds enjoyment in. Ernie panics at the mention that the eggs will take several days to hatch, wondering who will take care of Rubber Duckie while he remains by the eggs. Chris assures them all the eggs have already been sitting for awhile and should be hatching soon. Elmo produces an alarm clock to help wake them up, but again, Chris tells him that's not how the process works. He takes them to Hooper's Store to help pass the time.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	At Hooper's, everyone works on art projects related to chickens. Bert wants to make an image from feathers to go in his journal, but can't figure out the best way to begin. Meanwhile, Elmo makes a coop from popsicle sticks, Abby makes a chicken with pipe cleaners, and Ernie makes a picture with seeds and corn. He accidentally spills his glue all over the feathers, then sneezes them all over Bert. "Hey Chris, one of the chicks hatched," he jokes. He has indirectly created an image on Bert's paper, though.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Everyone goes back out to watch the eggs some more. Abby takes Chris' idea to make time fly literally by magically sending Elmo's clock flying (and smashing on the other side of the street). Instead, they find another way to pass the time - by singing and dancing like chickens. Bert alerts them that the eggs are now beginning to hatch. They observe the new baby chicks, but Ernie notices one egg didn't hatch. Chris assures them that sometimes, not all eggs end up hatching, but they should be thankful for the chicks that have. As they keep watching, Ernie now jokes that the chicks think the feathered-up Bert is their mommy.
	Muppets 	Big Bird's Road Trip
Big Bird and Elmo watch a video message from Brendan in Little Rock, Arkansas.
	Muppets 	Elmo and friends sing and clap as they find out the letter of the day - C.
(First: Episode 5019)
	Film 	C is for Chickens: Cora the Chicken talks all about her species.
	Muppets 	Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck
A young girl orders a birthday cake for a surprise birthday for her friend. After discovering they're out of eggs, the monsters road trip to a chicken farm to get more. Once the cake has been made, Cookie Monster is ready to send it out, but the girl informs him the cake is for him, even though his birthday is next week - that's the surprise!
(First: Episode 4824)
	Muppets 	Elmo and Abby pose as astronauts and sing about finding the number of the day by counting Martians. Today, there are 4.
(First: Episode 5005)
	Animation 	Four chicks group and dance at a party.
(First: Episode 4501)
	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Chickens
	SCENE 2 	Elmo and Abby sign off as they give names to the hatched baby chicks.
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