Episode 3016

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Rosita gets Telly to participate in her new game, entitled "The Beauty and the Cheese." Telly gladly takes the role of the cheese and recalls being friends with one once. Rosita begins her story, where a witch (Zelda) puts a curse on a prince, turning him into a cheese. Suddenly, a cheese monster (Elmo) finds him and chases him, looking for a snack. The princess (Rosita) is able to return him to normal with a kiss. Elmo notes there wasn't a happy ending for him; he's still hungry. Rosita now switches the story to "Beauty and the Tuna Fish Sandwich," and Telly is chased some more!
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur tries to eat an apple on a tree. A group of kids keep telling him to "GO HIGHER!"
 	Muppets 	"Street Garden Cooperation"
 	Film 	Letter H hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	A variety of H's are grown in a garden.
 	SCENE 2 	Zelda keeps playing her role at Hooper's Store, chanting "You're a cheese!" to an actual block of cheese. Mr. Handford goes into the basement to get some plastic wrap for it. Telly and Rosita, overhearing Zelda, go inside the store and see the block of cheese and assume it's Mr. Handford under a spell! Rosita kisses it, but nothing happens. They theorize that saying "You're Mr. Handford" three times, with their eyes closed, will help. Mr. Handford returns to the counter while they do this and wraps up the cheese. They're glad to see he's turned out okay and he offers them some cheese. The monsters scream, wondering who the block of cheese really is now.
 	Cartoon 	Nineteen kernels of popcorn pop.
 	Muppets 	"Readers of the Open Range"
 	Cartoon 	W - wallpaper
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird finds himself in Phoenix, Arizona, where he hangs out with Diego and his family. He learns that cacti can survive the hot, dry weather, and is treated to birdseed burritos at a picnic with the family later on.
 	Animation 	"Front Back Ballet"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	SCENE 3 	Bob is the special guest at today's Countketeer meeting. First, the Count has Tyeena count every Countketeer member they have (who all wear matching capes and sashes). The Count then informs Bob that the meeting cannot proceed, however, until every kid gets a chance to count how many members there are as well.
 	Cartoon 	A juggling bear helps a little girl learn to juggle.
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Marmoset.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	Cast 	Gordon and the word "wand."
 	Cartoon 	A curious cat chases after a ball of string and explores various places in its home.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	SCENE 4 	Bob is ready to read the Countketeers a story, but first they all must count the number of pages there are. After counting the twenty pages, they go on to count every word of the book as Bob reads it.
 	Cartoon 	Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Film 	"Box City Recycling Rap"Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the taxi driver picks up Mr. Johnson, who's startled to find his usual waiter driving a cab. Mr. Johnson wants to go to the library. Grover says that that is a very wise choice, and talks about the great things about a library. "Of course, you could also go to the zoo," he observes, and talks about the benefits of visiting the zoo. He also suggests the museum, or a movie. Mr. Johnson insists that they go to the library -- but Grover says they'll have to wait until he gets his cab fixed.
 	Song 	"Spanish Foods Song"
 	Cartoon 	Two kids want to use their empty box as a pretend submarine or airplane. They agree to imagine it's a rocketship.Artist: Cordell Barker
 	SCENE 5 	At his apartment, Bob and the kids sing about a worm, played by Slimey, who crawled all over the world ("Worm 'Round the World"), using their globe as a prop. After the song, Slimey becomes so tired he curls up and takes a nap.
 	Cartoon 	We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Rice harvesting in Sierra Leone
 	Muppets 	"Home to Me"
 	Cartoon 	A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond.
 	Muppets 	The Oinker Sisters sing about what's "Important" to them.
 	Animation 	Finding shapes in colored pixel-blocks
 	Film 	EXIT
 	SCENE 6 	Snuffy can't go home, as Natasha has latched onto his snuffle and won't let go. Maria tries to help, but they find Natasha has a strong grip, especially when Snuffy tries to lift his snuffle with Natasha in tow. She gets the baby to let go by offering her a bottle before going back to work. Snuffy is glad the problem has been solved... until Natasha grabs hold again.
 	Animation 	Planet H / h
center 	Muppets 	Phil Harmonic introduces Ernie and Placido Flamingo, who sing "Up and Down Opera" to demonstrate up and down.
 	Animation 	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Cab Calloway sings "Hi De Ho Man."
 	Animation 	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
 	SCENE 7 	Maria asks about Grundgetta's new earrings, which Oscar picked out for her at a Puerto Rican Grouch boutique. They read "entrada" and "salida" ("entrance" and "exit" in Spanish) because that's how everyone's pleasant conversation sounds to her - entrada in one ear and salida the other. Snuffy announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*The book Bob plans to read to the Countketeers is The Story of the Princess. Coincidentally, the story also appeared as an insert in the previous episode.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 24