Episode 5417

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	A herd of animals helps Elmo set up today's theme of animals.
 	SCENE 1 	Chris greets the viewer and starts sneezing. He sees it's because there's a small cat nearby (he's allergic). Elmo wants to pet the cat, so Chris teaches him the proper, safe way of approaching a cat. The cat doesn't find Elmo frightening, so Elmo wants to keep it as his own pet. Chris assumes that it may already belong to somebody and the two decide to find its owner.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	While Elmo plays with the cat, Chris sets up supplies to find its owner. Grover and Cookie Monster show up to help. Grover assumes the paper is for forming a megaphone to alert the public, but Chris points out they'll be used for making posters instead.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Elmo goes to hang up the finished posters around the area. Chris suggests getting some food for the cat. Cookie Monster assumes the cat likes cookies and milk like he does, but Chris tells him they need water and cat food. As he goes to Hooper's Store for cat food, Grover and Cookie try to cheer the cat up with a hug. Chris hears a racket outside and finds the area a mess, Grover and Cookie quivering and the cat hiding atop the doorway. Chris lures the cat back with the food and teaches the monsters a little more about treating cats well. She starts to respond to the two and Chris goes to check on Elmo's progress, while Grover volunteers to get her a litter box.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Chris finds Elmo hasn't made much progress, except getting himself stuck in tape. Grover passes through with a box of litter (i.e. garbage) for the cat. Chris tells him what an actual litter box is and takes him to the store to get one.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Cookie Monster cries for help. He fears the cat, now on his lap, who he believes is growling at him and he can't move. Chris tells him the cat is purring, meaning she feels safe and happy. Grover brings in the litter box, giving the cat everything she'll need until they find her owner. Elmo runs in, having found the cat's owner - a dog, who is very grateful.
 	Insert 	I Wonder, What If, Let's TryElmo rides his trike down the block and hears a song coming on...
 	Muppets 	Elmo and friends sing and clap as they find out the letter of the day - A.
 	Cartoon 	A Is for Animals: Children in school are learning about—and drawing—animals who live in the forest. Real-life footage is shown of a spotted buck, a grey fox, and a hummingbird.
 	Cartoon 	Animal Dance: "Dance Like a Horse!"
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Big Bird hear the sounds of the Foodie Truck approaching...
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster's Foodie TruckMikey wanted to make himself a papaya dessert, but his parrot Petey ate the last of his papaya ("It must be so hard to cook when someone eat you ingredients," says Cookie Monster). Cookie Monster gets the ingredients for baked papaya with ice cream and lime, and finds there is no papaya. Cookie Monster blames a paper cut-out of a parrot and admits to eating it in a parrot voice. Gonger sees through Cookie's cover-up and leads them to the papaya farm. As they finish cooking, Cookie Monster sets aside a sample for his "parrot" and reveals its name is Percy.
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Abby pose as astronauts and sing about finding the number of the day by counting Martians. Today, there are 6.
 	Cartoon 	Lola shows off her six amazing cats as they play with yarn, eat, climb cat trees, and nap.
 	Cartoon 	Sesame Street Nature ExplorersElmo helps Grandma Nell in the garden by picking a carrot, but when he, Tango, and Gabrielle leave to check out the tomatoes, a gopher snatches it and takes it to its underground tunnel system.
 	SCENE 2 	Grover has found another lost kitty, which may require a bigger litter box.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 54