Episode 3699 (2006 Remake)

Premiere: January 15, 1998 (Original)
Defunct: October 14, 1998
Update on PBS: January 18, 2006 (12pm timeslot)
Sponsors: Z, 14 (NOTE: The number 11 in the original are both replaced by the number 14 for the rest of the show.)
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Next: Mailing a letter
== Original broadcast ==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPENING 	Healthy Moment: Samara and Telly say that fruits are good as a healthy snack. Afterwards, Telly tries to figure out what fruit Samara is signing with her hands. He finds out that she wants a banana and they both dance along with two Muppet bananas that pop up.cut from DVD and HBO Max versions
 	SCENE 	Telly welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, and invites the viewer to read signs with him. He loves to read signs because they tell you important things. He encounters signs such as SUBWAY, HOOPER'S STORE and Big Bird's mailbox which says "B. BIRD." However, Telly has an even more special sign in mind: his favorite sign, the Sesame Street sign. But wait - the sign appears to be missing! Telly remembers reading it yesterday, and calls for help.Big Bird, Luis and Maria hear Telly's cries for help, and notice the missing sign. Luis suggests that maybe it was blown away by a big wind. Big Bird thinks maybe a giant needed the sign as a back scratcher, but Maria doesn't see any giant footprints. Telly worries that they may never see the Sesame Street sign again. To Telly, it isn't "just a sign" - it lets him know where he lives. In the meantime, Telly will make a temporary "Sesame Street" sign with crayons.
 	SCENE, CONT'D. 	After Telly draws the sign, he feels an itch on his back, and asks Benny to scratch it. Benny cares little about Telly's plight at first, but eventually gives in.At night, Telly has almost lost all his energy from holding up the temporary sign, when Luis comes back with a brand new, spiffy-looking wood replica of the old sign! He puts it back up, and Telly is relieved that he can now put his arms down, and read the sign. Big Bird and Luis say Telly's a hero, to which he modestly replies, "Well, somebody had to do it!"
 	Film 	A ONE WAY sign switches sides. (Maria voiceover)
 	Live Action 	Angel Corella dances the Ballet Alphabet, while Telly, Zoe and Elmo name the letters. (edited)
 	Phonics 	The Letter of the Day: ZPrairie Dawn decides to give Cookie Monster a plate of cookies so he doesn't eat the letter Z, but alas, as Prairie lectures, Cookie Monster eats all the cookies and then proceeds to eat the Z.Words begin with Z: "zipper", "zesty" & "zoo"
 	Film 	Zelda and Zachary have a "Z Day" while looking for Z words.
 	Animation 	The Letter Z in various typefaces.
 	Spanish Words 	The Spanish Word of the Day: ZanahoriaThrough song, Grover not only teaches young viewers the Spanish word for carrot, but also explains how they are good for the body.cut from DVD, online, Hulu and HBO Max versions
 	Song 	Hoots sings "A Cookie is a Sometime Food" to Cookie Monster.
 	Insert 	Journey to Ernie: Nursery Rhyme LandBig Bird meets characters from nursery rhymes while searching for Ernie.Clue: Can Big Bird guess where Ernie's hiding in a nursery rhyme?CCharacters Big Bird talked to: Humpty Dumpty, The Three Little Kittens, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe & Little Bo Peep
 	Muppets 	While Bert is trying to read a book about pigeons, Ernie practices walking backwards and always bumps into Bert when he does. To solve this problem, Ernie pushes Bert's chair (with Bert in it) out of the apartment.
 	International 	Global Grover: Bangladesh - Coconut LeavesGrover visits Bangladesh and learns that people can make many things out of coconut leaves.
 	Waltz On In! 	The Number of the Day Waltz: 14The Count counts and sings up to 16, accompanied by the Countess and their band of musicians.
 	Film 	Worms in Space make the number 14.
 	Computer Animation	Traction Jackson makes fourteen baskets.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: SchoolEKA: Episode 4093Meaning: Elmo mentions he forgot the sign to put up the school for the kids to fit in while the teacher doesn't wonder where the sign of the school building went.
 	Insert 	The Adventures of Trash GordonChapter 2Surrounded by a hopping horror of humongous Space Bunnies, Trash throws a head of cabbage, thereby dispersing the crowd.
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