Episode 3405

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria drops off Gabi and Big Bird at Finders Keepers, where Ruthie will look after them while she runs some errands. Ruthie plays a guessing game with the two as she sets up a fish tank, pouring in gravel, adding a miniature scuba diver, and plugging in the air filter. It turns out to be the home of her new goldfish, Jacques Cousteau.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	Wolfgang the Seal catches word of her new fish and rushes into the store, wishing to eat it.
 	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. (new narration by Jim Thurman added)
 	Song 	"Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Film 	A boy hikes up a mountain with his family.
 	Muppets 	Kermit talks with Chris about teaching his little sister, Stephanie, to talk. Chris practices the alphabet.
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (new music added)
 	SCENE 2 	Ruthie restrains Wolfgang when Gabi proposes they fill him up with other fish so he won't be hungry for Jacques. Big Bird fetches a bucket and they feed him 40 fish, which seems like plenty, but he still goes crazy for Jacques.
 	Cartoon 	40 lemmings (doo-wop) (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures.Re-filmed version
 	Cartoon 	Fish swim to form Q and q. (new sound effects added)
 	Film 	Girls do a hand-clap game about the letter Q.
 	Animation 	Planet Q / q
 	SCENE 3 	To take Wolfgang's mind off fish, Big Bird has set up a musical game for him: "Here Are Some Things" using gloves and a mitten. The game works, but Big Bird lets the word "fish" slip and sets Wolfgang off again.
 	Cartoon 	"Part of the Whole"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Film 	A puzzle of a zebra is put together.
 	Muppets 	Elmo sings "Right in the Middle of My Face" while walking through an animated art gallery.
 	Cartoon 	Parts of a face are drawn in black on-screen before forming a picture.
 	Song 	"You Can Get Right Up": a song about getting active to cheer up.
 	Cartoon 	A baby and father illustrate up and down.
 	SCENE 4 	The three decide to cover up Wolfgang's eyes so he can't see the fish, but he can still smell it. They then plug his nose, then his ears when he hears the word "fish" again. However, now Wolfgang becomes disoriented and crashes into everything due to his coverings. Ruthie removes them and Big Bird gets a great idea, carrying Wolfgang out of the store.
 	Cartoon 	A chicken gets an idea to sit on a football and hatch it like an egg.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	Animation 	Arrows give a presentation of the human body.
 	Cartoon 	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse
 	Song 	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (Vocals by Jerry Nelson)
 	Muppets 	"Pond Full of Fish"
 	Cartoon 	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry.Artist: Peter Chung
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird has dressed Wolfgang up like a cow, since cows don't eat fish. Wolfgang doesn't like the grass Big Bird feeds him, he struggles to "moo," and certainly can't give milk. He continues to set his sights on the fish.
 	Film 	What sound does a cow make?
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster finishes drinking milk, and doesn't know what to do with the cartons at first, but gets the idea to "recycle" them and play with them like a train.
 	Film / Animation 	A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings.
 	Animation 	A group of 1s chant, "We're the number 1!"
 	Song 	"We're Talking 'Bout the Number One"
 	Cartoon 	One chef takes one of each vegetable to make one salad.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Fish seller Trasha (Tracey Ullman) gives some grouchy voice lessons to Grundgetta while Oscar watches. They are shocked to learn Trasha wasn't always so grouchy and flashes back to her mentor, Professor Piggins (played by a Cockney Oscar). He teaches her a grouchy song - "Grouches in the South of France." After the flashback, Grundgetta begins to get the hang of the accent.
 	Animation 	Airplanes carve the letter Q.
 	Film 	Q, for quack. Quiet!
 	Animation 	In reversed film, Q and q candles are unmelted.
 	SCENE 6 	Maria returns to pick the kids up and Big Bird and Gabi recount all the craziness they've had today with Wolfgang, seen in thought balloons above their heads. They decide to let Gabi take Jacques home with her, while Ruthie tends to the sobbing Wolfgang and announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Celina teaches everyone (including a bandaged Snuffy) "The Snuffle Shuffle" at her dance studio.
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Category:Pets
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27