Episode 3774

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Ruthie enters Finders Keepers, and is surprised at the amount of mail she has today. She opens a few birthday cards, and remembers to tell the viewer that it's her birthday today. She then decides to close the shop and take some time off for herself. Oscar enters, and upon learning that it's her birthday and she's closing the shop, asks her if he can grab a few things upstairs, just so he can waste her time and make a mess of the place, and then change his mind at the last minute.
 	Song 	John Pizzarelli sings about feeling "happy and proud" on your birthday.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Girls sing a jump-rope rhyme about naming a puppy.
 	Cartoon 	Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks.
 	Celebrity 	Big Bird and some kids have run out of ideas for a game to play. Jason Alexander shows them a fun game, causing him to miss his bus.
 	Cartoon 	Three scribbles exercise.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	Kids dance around at gymnastics to "Rockin' Robin."
 	Animation 	A television reveals many Z words.
 	Muppets 	Telly and Zoe display things that begin with the letter Z. Telly brought such things as a (horse dressed like a) zebra, a zucchini, a zipper, and even a zydeco band, but Zoe only brought herself.
 	Cartoon 	Birds pop balloons of all the letters of the alphabet, making them lowercase. (new music added)
 	Cast 	"Between You and Me" (Gina and Savion)
 	Cartoon 	A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar notices Miles, Gabi, Gordon, Susan, Maria, Luis, Baby Bear and Papa Bear gathered on the steps, and accidentally informs them that it's Ruthie's birthday today. Luis decides that they should give her a surprise party. Oscar thinks Ruthie closing the shop will make it inconvenient for them to do so, but he's wrong. Everyone divides up jobs (including getting a cake from Mazzarino's Bakery), and Baby Bear learns that his job is to stall Ruthie and keep her in the store. Will he do a good job?
 	Song 	"It's Fido's Birthday" - a song about a birthday party for a goldfish.
 	Animation 	Five goldfish, take away 2, leaves 3. (new music added)
 	Muppets 	The Count, dressed up as Elvis, sings "You Gotta Count My Blue Suede Shoes."
 	Cartoon 	Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things".
 	Insert 	"Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate open and closed, but his efforts backfire.
 	Cartoon 	CLOSED (sheep running through door)
 	SCENE 3 	Baby Bear approaches Finders Keepers, and is disappointed when he finds the store closed. He sees Ruthie inside the store, and does the best he can to keep her inside the store by asking her to dance, arm-wrestle etc. He then "feels" a hibernating nap coming on, and falls asleep in her arms, which makes it hard for Ruthie to move around. She calls Papa Bear and tells him her problem, but he tells her to make Baby Bear as comfortable as possible. She and Baby Bear lie down on the couch.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps" (re-filmed version)
 	Cartoon 	Z doesn't like its sleepy Z image -- Z can also be zany, and zip and zoom.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter Z.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: Z for Zoo
 	Muppets 	Snuffy sings "Bubble on My Snuffle."
 	Film 	Jerry Nelson, Roscoe Orman and Fran Brill narrate "Great Moments at the Sink," in which mud-pie champion Sasha Smith washes her hands.
 	Cartoon 	"Big Kid Photo Album"
 	Song 	"Do the Jelly" with Celina
 	Animation 	Amelia likes to pretend she can fly.
 	Muppets 	Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #11Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Milo Counting: 11
 	Animation 	Clown Honking #11
 	Muppets 	Zoe, Herry, Grover and Elmo sing "Fur."
 	Animation 	Stop-motion representation of "Happy Birthday," with balloons, gummi bears, glitter, etc.
 	SCENE 4 	Baby Bear wakes up, and notices that Ruthie has fallen asleep. He gives the signal, and everyone quietly enters the store and hides behind the furniture. He wakes her up, and everyone pops out and yells "Surprise!" and then sing "Happy Birthday to You." Ruthie shows them the cards she got from her family, and everyone says they count as her family too. Oscar announces the sponsors and reports the status of Slimey's spaceship (and wishes he would hurry), and everyone treats themselves to cake.
 	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Gordon offers Alice the choice of either blocks or a puzzle to play with. She chooses the blocks, but right when Snuffy chooses the puzzle, she decides she wants the puzzle instead.
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29