Episode 3213

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Elmo encounters Big Bird on his way to the Sesame Street Talent Show being held around the corner. He shows Big Bird what he's going to do: jump up and down and count from 1 to 10. Big Bird reveals that he's the Master Bird of Ceremonies, and demonstrates what he does by announcing today's sponsors.
 	SCENE 1 	The talent show is about to begin, and Big Bird says that Snuffy can be the first act, but Snuffy declines to do so. "Elmo the Great" goes first instead, counting forwards and backwards from 10 while shaking maracas and jumping up and down as Bob accompanies him on the piano.
 	Animation	Ocean countdown 10-1
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle."
 	Muppets 	Grover takes several dogs for a walk, explaining that dogs need exercise as much as people do.
 	Cartoon 	Abstract count to 14
 	Film 	Girls dance and chant about the number 14.
 	Cartoon 	"Sing a Song of Fourteen"
 	Muppets 	"Beginning, Middle, End"
 	Cartoon 	"Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. (music tag added)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 2 	Snuffy is still reluctant to go up on stage, so Big Bird presents the next act - the "Laughing Seal Duet" by Ruthie and Wolfgang.
 	Cartoon 	A lizard, a girl and a dog dance.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Film 	Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings about his moral dilemma of eating his "Gingerbread Man."
 	Cartoon 	A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (new sound effects added)
 	Song 	"Brothers Song"
 	Muppets 	Grover and Zelda look above and below.
 	Song 	"Above and Below" (Christopher Cerf)
 	Celebrity	Telly Monster dons a pair of cat ears in hopes of surprising people, but no one seems interested. John Goodman shows him a better way of surprising people - bunny ears. They each put on a pair, but are instead surprised when they see the kids wearing elephant ears.
 	Cartoon 	A man pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but the rabbit turns out to be a cow. "Surprise!"Artist: John Schnall
 	Muppets 	The Squirrelles sing "Don't Be a Tough Nut to Crack."
 	Film 	Examples of people and animals going down.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Animation	N/n paper fold
 	Muppets 	NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N."
 	Cartoon 	An N-terview with an N
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird encourages Snuffy to go onstage, guessing it's because of the fact that Snuffy thinks he won't be that good at his talent. Snuffy tries to say he won't go onstage for a different reason, but Big Bird goes to introduce the next act - The Alphabeteers, who present the letters while Celina and Savion sing "That Is the Alphabet."
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
 	Film 	A class goes on a field trip to Prospect Park, where Ranger Roseanne gives them a tour.
 	Cartoon 	A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom she eventually runs off with.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "The Batty Bat."
 	Cartoon 	With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a mountain is.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city.
 	Animation	D / d (space paint)
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word.
 	Cartoon 	D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done
 	Film 	The McDouble twins know how to help each other.
 	SCENE 4 	Snuffy is finally ready to be in the show with his act. While Bob plays the theme song on piano, Snuffy announces the sponsors to much applause.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-aired in Season 27 as Episode 3499.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25