Episode 3069

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Monty, anchoring for RNN (the Ridiculous News Network), pops in with a bulletin: pirates are coming to Sesame Street! Prairie Dawn and Susan don't believe it at first, but sure enough a captain and first mate pass by them singing a sea chanty. (Monty: "See? I told you.")
 	SCENE 1 	The leader of the pirate duo, Captain Shnook, introduces himself and his first mate Mr. Shneeze. Prairie doesn't believe they are real pirates, but Shneeze does his best to convince her of Shnook's greatness. Shnook explains that while he can take care of the bulk of the duties (as he's the entire crew), they need someone to play the piano while they sing and choose Prairie. She agrees to do it, but soon finds out that they don't have a ship... so it's off to find one.
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Monty pops in with another bulletin about a "G Gorilla" coming towards Sesame Street...
 	Cartoon 	G for Gorilla
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air".
 	Film 	A boy draws a picture of his friend, Kerry.
 	Film 	Exploring on the ocean rocks
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Randy Travis sings "You Gotta Ask Some Questions."
 	Cartoon 	Sign language: Day, morning, noon, night
 	SCENE 2 	Monty: "And now for something completely silly. In fact, it is so silly, that we thought we'd better prepare you for it ahead of time."
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	The pirates (including Prairie, now bedecked in pirate garb) enter the Fix-It Shop, and Captain Shnook chooses it as their ship. It turns out he misheard Maria while she was on the phone; "shop" and "ship" sound similar because of the "SH" sound, but Shnook, feeling ambitious, decides to sail the seven seas in a shop-ship, and tells Shneeze to get it into ship-shop-shape.
 	Film 	"Box City Recycling Rap"Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts a dinner for all things that begin with the sound SH. Guests include a shirt, a shrieking shovel, a shepherd, and a shark.
 	Cast 	Linda signs the word wind, and Gordon is blown away.
 	Muppets 	Polly Darton and Benny Rabbit sing "14 Carrot Love."
 	Cartoon 	Growing Numbers #14
 	SCENE 3 	Monty pops in with another bulletin: "The pirates have set sail on their Fix-it Shop ship, called the Jolly Maria. I would have gone with them, but I prefer to sail the ocean blue in a honeydew melon myself."
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	The Fix-it Shop has been decked with a ship's wheel, a pirate flag, and a mast. (Maria: "In case you're wondering why I'm going along with this, I'm wondering about that too, and as soon as I figure it out, I'll let you know.") Prairie plays them a yo-ho-ho tune as they sing a pirate song. Shneeze gets hungry, and Shnook proposes that they fish (despite the fact that they're not really at sea). Shneeze catches an egg beater and a portable radio, which they consider dining on with a lemon and butter sauce, but Prairie says they're not edible. Confronted with the reality that they are really not at sea, Shnook and Shneeze immediately proceed to abandon shop.
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	Unlike the pirates, Monty prefers his portable radio with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
 	Song 	Christopher Cerf sings "I'm a Manatee."
 	Cartoon 	Travis Travel demonstrates different methods of transportation.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bippadotta and The Androoze Sisters sing "Everybody's Song."
 	Film 	Girls dance and chant about the number 14.
 	Animation 	A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found.
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Jesse to define marriage. They conclude that married people kiss, hug, live together, and help each other.
 	SCENE 4 	Still in search of a ship to sail on, Shnook and Shneeze browse Sesame Street but all they spot is a passing bus. Monty then pops in to give them a carrot to put on their shoulder (in accordance with an unwritten law of the sea). Prairie corrects them and says it's a parrot that belongs on the shoulder of a pirate, not a carrot. Since there aren't any parrots around, however, Shnook takes the carrot.
 	Cartoon 	Shooting stars form the letter I/i.
 	Song 	Everyone has the same feelings, "No Matter What." Kids of all types play with a huge beach ball.
 	Muppets 	Dicky Tick hosts "Lifestyles of the Big and Little".
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	Captain Elmo Cousteau searches for the treasure of the missing soap, with the help of a policeman fishy.
 	Film 	The Count (in voiceover) subtracts from five to one to zero children on a park bench.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me."
 	SCENE 5 	Prairie decides to quit the pirate crew because of their bumbling ineptitude at their craft. Captain Shnook sadly confesses that they aren't really pirates (he's a used car salesman and Shneeze is an accountant) - they were just pretending. They're about to leave when Prairie stops them and says it's okay for them to use their imaginations. She sings a song which helps them imagine, and Shneeze becomes seasick.
 	Cartoon 	Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
 	Film 	A boy's mother and grandmother make him a pair of moccasins.
 	Cartoon 	Pencil box I/i
 	Muppets 	"Do De Rubber Duck"
 	Animation 	Planet G / g
 	Animation 	Arrows give a presentation of the human body.
 	SCENE 6 	Reporting from the RNN studio, Monty announces that there will be no more bulletins. The camera then zooms out to reveal two Montys, as the first one is seen on a TV set. The second Monty turns off the TV, and announces that the former pirates have decided to become Russian folk dancers. He mentions the sponsors while Shneeze kicks across the newsroom.
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 3069
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Category:Pirates
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 24