Episode 2986

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Elmo tells the viewer that if one asks questions, they learn something new. Thusly, he's going to be asking a lot of questions today. His first question is: "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?"
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo asks Samantha, Robbie, Sean, and Cristopher about the differences and similarities between himself and Snuffy. They note that while Snuffy's eyes, size, feet, and nose is different than Elmo's, they both have fur and are friends with each other. Elmo comes up with another way they can be the same, and ducks down to don a brown sock on his nose for a snuffle.
 	Cartoon 	"Mother Brown's Farm (Number Fifteen Song)"
 	Film 	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
center 	Muppets 	The Sublime Miss M performs "The Sublime Ms. M."
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur tries to move around a rock.
 	SCENE 2 	Maria tries to cheer Alice up, since her big brother is off playing with Big Bird and she misses him. Elmo pretends to be an "Elmo-upagus" to keep her in good company when Mr. Handford tells him he has a call from his mother at Hooper's Store. Elmo gets Maria to lean closer and closer to him until he tackles her and puts the sock-snuffle onto Maria's nose, and Alice happily starts to play with "Maria-upagus" while he's away.
 	Cartoon 	Yellow circle and orange circle- "He's sad...he's happy!" (popped balloon)
 	Muppets 	"Listen to the Bells"
 	Film 	Five girls play a clapping game.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	
 	Cartoon 	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
 	Insert 	Big Bird reads a poem about how hard it is to be a sheep, and become cold when giving up one's wool: "So let's be fair when snow is deep, let's put the sweater on the sheep." Accompanied with cotton sheep illustrations.
 	Song 	"Come into the Garden"
 	Cartoon 	Small b is a boy with a belly who walks a small d, a dog with a belly turned around.Paul Fierlinger
center 	Muppets 	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams. After reading a series of wrong telegrams, he reads another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from.
 	Cartoon 	A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy"Part 1
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a swan.
 	Film 	An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo).
 	SCENE 3 	Telly and Rosita play the "Arriba/Abajo" game, where Telly lifts his arms up (arriba) and down (abajo) depending on what Rosita calls for. Her mother calls her in the middle of the game, leaving Telly with his arms in the air. Fortunately, Maria comes by and helps.
 	Cartoon 	A boy leads his sister up and down a staircase.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Bert sings "The Paperclip."
 	Animation 	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy"Part 2
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A song about a very curious cat, who explores until it rains pots and pans.
 	Muppets 	Chip and Dip hold a sign with the word "CAT" written on it and ask Danny if he knows what it says. When they learn that he can't read the sign, they give him clues.
 	Cartoon 	M for Mask
 	SCENE 4 	Preston Rabbit presents the residents of the street with a large "SH." Elmo, Rosita, and Telly start whispering as a result, and Maria and Mr. Handford find themselves doing it, too. Preston adds an "out" to stop the whispering, making "SH" into "SHOUT." Now, all the monsters start shouting! (Preston: "Oh, I can take it back - I'll exchange it for a "WHOOPS.")
 	Cartoon 	Sign language of day, noon, night
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
 	Cartoon 	A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music").Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy"Part 3
 	Cartoon 	The Carrot (censored version)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	The Count (in voiceover) counts three children on a bench, then adds two more.
 	Muppets / Cast 	Gordon, Susan, Gladys the Cow, and Elmo sing about going to the library.
 	Cartoon 	"Have you seen my NO?"
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster takes turns reading itself a story.
 	Cartoon 	An animated number 15 sings "How Hard It Is to Be 15" to a child who is trying to count from 1 to 20, but can't remember 15.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: "Boogie With Your Buddy"Part 4
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.Artist: Len Glasser
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo asks and answers himself about today's sponsors.
==Notes==
*In addition to playing Rosita, Carmen Osbahr voices her unseen mother.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23