Episode 3413

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Telly greets the viewer, saying that today he's going to play doctor with Betty Lou (and her dolly) and Nathan - but each of them thinks they will be the doctor.
 	SCENE 1 	The gang finds a bench in the park to set up the "Betty Lou Clinic." Each of them pretends to be sick, and Telly gives such a good performance that the others vote for him to be the sick person.
 	Film 	Amelia pretends she's an astronaut.
 	Cartoon 	Melba spells her name and her brother's name on their robot, Meltro.
 	Film / Muppets	Alphaquest: MThe girl uses mittens to make monster mush, which is eaten by a Muppet monster.
 	Animation 	A clay man hikes up a letter M.
 	Muppets 	Grover the Flight Attendant: Mr. Johnson is cold, and wants something warm. Grover suggests exercise, grabs him out of his seat and starts bouncing him around, which bothers a nearby passenger. Next, Grover gives Mr. Johnson a big hug, which doesn't work either. What Johnson really wants is a blanket, so Grover looks in the overhead luggage container, letting everything in it fall out and cover up Mr. Johnson.
 	Cartoon 	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes.
 	SCENE 2 	At Betty Lou's instruction, Telly pretends to be sick with "alphabetitis," and Betty Lou and Nathan pretend to operate on him. One by one the letters are extracted from Telly's head, and he feels better when they're all done... but Betty Lou still wants to keep playing, so he keeps pretending to be sick.
 	Cartoon 	Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood.
 	Song 	"Dancin' Shoes"
 	Cartoon 	The word AGUA is shown, followed by a river.
 	Film 	AGUA: kids play in water.
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	"I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares.
 	SCENE 3 	Telly is now sick with "numberitis," so Betty Lou and Nathan extract the numbers 1 to 40 from his tummy.
 	Cartoon 	Counting 40 pigsArtist: Keith Haring
 	Muppets 	Lexine and Cookie Monster tell each other they like each other, then hug.
 	Animation 	"Animal Books" (sound effects muted)Artist: Steve Segal
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop must take Mrs. Stein's bags to floor 16.
 	Muppets 	"Sixteen Samba"
 	Animation 	Sixteen TV sets are counted.
 	SCENE 4 	Telly is now sick with "Spanish numberitis" in his chest. Betty Lou uses the open mouth cure, which makes the numbers uno to diez come out of his mouth. Telly is done with being the sick person (having gone through three procedures already), so they decide to find someone to take his place.
 	Animation 	Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (Spanish version)
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird explores the mask gallery at the Museo del Barrio in New York City. Edna, the art instructor, shows him and some kids how to make their own masks for a parade.
 	Film 	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	Film 	A big X emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool.
 	Cartoon 	Stamped and painted X animation.
 	Muppets 	Zoe talks about being proud.
 	Film 	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him.
 	Animation 	2 houses plus 2 equals 4.
 	Cast 	"The Add-ems Family": Gordon, Susan, Carlo, Bob, Maria, Luis and Gabi star in a faux-sitcom about a family who loves to add.
 	Cartoon 	Gloria Globe appears sick and ailing, because of pollution and damage to the planet. Only by taking better care of the Earth can Gloria become well again.
 	SCENE 5 	Ruthie is the new sick person, since she is also good at pretending. Betty Lou pretends that Ruthie is sick with "rhymenitis," and the doctors extract the words that rhyme with Ruthie's body parts. Afterwards, Ruthie takes the doctors out for some ice cream as payment.
 	Cartoon 	Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil.Artist: Jim Jinkins
 	Celebrity 	Patti LaBelle sings "Oh, How I Miss My X."
 	Cartoon 	The letter X appears on-screen.
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	Cartoon 	Fluffy recalls being a homeless dog, getting taken in to the dog pound, and meeting his new pal Petey. (new music sting added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Farmer McFay is very sleepy because she only slept for 5 hours.
 	SCENE 6 	Everyone dines outside Hooper's Store, and Ruthie thinks that she could eat ice cream all day. Betty Lou pretends that Ruthie has "ice cream-itis," and the doctors pretend to operate on her again. Big Bird announces the sponsors as Ruthie goes wild, grabbing at the other's cones.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: an elephant falls from the ceiling of the Furry Arms Hotel onto Humphrey and Ingrid, as Benny and a Dinger watch on.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27