Episode 3961

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Ernie is outside playing his one-Ernie one-man band, with Rubber Duckie, his drumset and his bugle. Gordon and Susan tell him from the window that he's too loud for the morning. Ernie says that Bert said the same thing, and that's why he went outside. However, it's time to wake up anyway.
 	Cartoon 	Gordon narrates "The Maestro Plays," a story featuring adverbs. (interspersed with kids' comments)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Diana Krall sings "Everybody's Song" with Elmo and everybody in attendance.
 	Muppets 	Bert asks Bernice how she knows the letter of the day, and they watch this segment ...
 	Cartoon 	An airplane skywriter makes the letter Q.
 	Muppets 	Worms in SpaceThe worms make the letter Q.
 	Film 	Q, for quack. Quiet!
 	SCENE 2 	Ernie plays part of "Dance Myself to Sleep" while Elmo decides to be his own band too. At the same time, he plays "Elmo's Song."
 	Cartoon 	Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music.
 	Song 	"It's the Shpritzer Honker Splasher Sprinkler Tweeter Squirt," the wettest musical instrument.
 	Cartoon 	Airplanes carve the letter Q.
 	Film 	Girls giggle as they clap their way to the letter Q.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird and Snuffy encounter the two bands, and decide to form a marching band together. Snuffy plays the snuffle, and Big Bird plays the La-Las. Gordon and Susan get confused as they walk by.
 	Film 	William Wegman's dogs conduct and play piano.
 	Muppets 	Bert: "Bernice ... you have wonderful form." They watch a segment about the number of the day ...
 	Film 	Egyptian #4
 	Film 	Four Chinese acrobats do stunts with giant spools.
 	Cartoon 	The Quadratic Equations (from the Lunar Lounge) sing about 4 and their four heads.
 	SCENE 4 	Rosita brings her guitar to play along, but everyone wants her in their band. She decides she'll take turns.
 	Cartoon 	Animals play in a rock band for the number 4, and sets of 4 things are shown.
 	Film 	Four kids dance in a colorblock grid.
 	Cartoon 	"Island of Emotion"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets 	Bernice counts to 10 - but has some help from Bert. How did she learn it? By watching the following film...
 	Film 	Counting 10 Australian animals.
 	SCENE 5 	Rosita has to quit because taking turns is too tiring. After a while, they all realize that the solution is to be "one band." However, they are still playing different songs. Ernie says they need a little more practice.
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to play his violin.
 	Film 	The Tokyo String Quartet and some kids show how important it is to practice, as Big Bird provides voiceover.
 	Cartoon 	A ball goes up and down a musical staircase.
 	Muppets 	Bernice and Bert recite the alphabet, although Bernice is slow.
 	Cartoon 	Kids and animals alternate in passing letters over themselves, in an alphabet song.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	SCENE 6 	Ernie introduces the band, and they play "Rubber Duckie." Gordon and Susan drop by, and are impressed.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Computers
 	SCENE 7 	The band plays the Sesame Street Theme, and Ernie reads the sponsors and announces their next date at Big Bird's nest.
==Notes==
*As they play in their individual bands, Ernie plays "Dance Myself to Sleep," Elmo plays "Elmo's Song," and Big Bird "la-la's" "ABC-DEF-GHI."
*A didgeridoo is used for the sound of Snuffy's snuffle.
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 3961
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Category:Sesame Street Classical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 32