Episode 3742

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Both cheerful, Big Bird and Telly present the sponsors. Big Bird also promotes a film about birds.
 	SCENE 1 	The duo excitedly introduce the bird film...
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me."
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Big Bird and Telly get a good laugh from the film. Telly asks his friend if birds really do that. Big Bird claims a lot of birds do, worrying Telly that Big Bird may try to sit on him. Telly shields his head and runs away.
 	Animation 	Can you find the birds in this picture?
 	Film 	The letter R is made out of rocks, painted, and found on the road.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: R for Rope
 	Film 	Alphaquest: RRunning down a road past a rabbit, a radio, some rocks and a rainbow
 	Song 	"Learning to Swim"
 	Animation 	Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (narration by Jim Thurman)
 	Muppets 	Jimmy is upset about moving to a new house, but Hoots the Owl shows up and sings "Things Are Always Changing."
 	Cartoon 	In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth.Artist: Steven Fonti
 	SCENE 2 	Telly runs to Maria, asking her to hide him from Big Bird. He shows a portion of the film to Maria to show why he’s afraid. Maria claims they’ve seen the film dozens of times before, but Telly worries Big Bird will sit on his head. He hears Big Bird arriving and thinks he’s coming to sit on him, so he runs off again. Big Bird comes to Maria and, upon learning why Telly is afraid, sets off to find Telly and settle the problem.
 	Cartoon 	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance.
 	Muppets 	Mr. Johnson comes to Grover's photo studio to have his portrait taken. However, Grover photographs his foot and hand instead, and has to be reminded to capture the face.
 	Song 	Olivia sings "The Riddle."
 	Muppets / Celebrity	The Count waits for the rain, while Alice Walker explains to Elmo why rain is important. It finally rains, and they start counting the raindrops.
 	Cartoon 	"Imagination Rain" (re-recorded audio)
 	Film 	A girl talks about making bread.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food."
 	Cartoon 	Leaves form R and r
 	Film 	Jaws spoof with the letter R.
 	Cartoon 	A capital and lower-case R appear on sheets of paper.
 	Cartoon 	The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird asks Ruthie if she’s seen Telly, but with no luck. Unbeknownst to both of them, Telly has taken refuge behind one of Ruthie’s boxes. He calls Ruthie over and explains his problem to her. Telly thinks a disguise would help, but sees that Big Bird would sit on his head anyway. He then spots a fancy, lady’s hat with a fake bird already on it, which would fool Big Bird into thinking there’s already a bird on him. Telly sets off to show Big Bird his victory.
 	Cartoon 	A man (Marty Robinson) has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy (Joey Mazzarino) has a big octopus.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Muppets 	Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon".
 	Cartoon 	The HummingbirdBruce Cayard
 	Film 	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach.
 	Animation 	The numbers 1-6 are carried away and/or demolished by construction equipment.
 	Animation 	"Six Circus Balls"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts. (new music & sound effects added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs re-enact "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
 	Song 	"Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach.
 	Cartoon 	A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.'
 	SCENE 4 	A sad Big Bird sits next to Tarah in the yard and gives her the scoop. She tells him to tell Telly how he feels, then hears Telly coming and leaves. Telly arrives to one-up his friend, until he learns Big Bird’s true feelings. With renewed friendship, they announce the sponsors, which appear on top of their heads. Telly also says Slimey’s spaceship is still on its way home.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Snuffy and Big Bird rejoice they were able to mail a letter to his granny, when she arrives for a visit.
 
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29