Episode 3344 (2004 Remake)

Premiere: March 9, 1995 (Original)
Defunct: 1995
Update on PBS: June 4, 2004
Sponsors: G, 5
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== Original broadcast ==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPENING 	Maria Torres speaks about the diversity on Sesame Street inspiring her as an aspiring dancer and choreographer. A clip of Celia Cruz and Big Bird is shown.cut from DVD version
 	SCENE 	Elmo greets the viewers until they are then approached by the Prince and the Pig, who claim to be from "the greatest story every told"...only it hasn't been written yet. They wish to hire Elmo to write their story, having just witnessed him writing a moment ago. Elmo doesn't think he's fit since all he is able to write is his own name. The Prince and Pig are about to leave when Gina volunteers to write down the story as Elmo dictates it.The story takes place a long time ago...The Prince and Pig attend Prince Camp, where four other princes are engaged in a game of badminton. The Prince and Pig wish to join, but one of the princes tells the Pig he's not allowed - it's a prince-only game. The Prince and the others stand firm with the Pig, so the discriminatory prince leaves. He watches everyone having fun together and realizes his mistake; the rest all let him play with them after all. The story is over and Elmo returns with his crayons and tells the Prince and Pig about his idea - the two visit a special place where they sing songs in Spanish. He then gets an idea involving lizards and can't decide with idea to use.The transition wipes after the segment is played, the grateful Prince and Pig thank Elmo for their story and then dance away. Soon after, a Queen and a Duck appear and ask Elmo if he can write a story for them as well.
 	Song 	"La Maldita Iguana"The Prince and Pig appear in silhouette over the film, making various comments.
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	Phonics 	The Letter of the Day: G (part 1)Cookie Monster discovers there is no cookie for him ("That funny--propman here usually hand it to me") until a giant one lands into his paws. Trying to sustain himself, he eats the giant cookie.Words begin with G: "gigantic" and "giant"
 	Animation 	G for Gorilla
 	Phonics 	The Letter of the Day: G (part 2)After eating the giant cookie, Cookie Monster grows larger and starts naming G words like "gassy".Words begin with G: "good", "gassy" and "genius"
 	Film 	G on computer
 	Song 	"You're Important"
 	Spanish words 	The Spanish Word of the Day: LibroGrover mistakes the English meaning of libro (book) for other things, despite the fact that he is holding one.cut from DVD & HBO Max versions
 	Song 	Dan Zanes: "Jump Up"
 	Insert 	Journey to Ernie: BarnyardBig Bird looks for Ernie at a barnyard by asking questions to the animals there.Clue: Ernie is hiding in a haystack and Big Bird asks Old MacDonald's farm animals some questions to find good things out.Characters Big Bird talked to: A horse (once for yes/twice for no), a chicken & a pig
 	Muppets 	Ernie has Bert play a "Follow the Arrows" game, which leads him to the main camera, looking at the TV viewer.
 	International 	Global Grover: Mexico - PuppetryGrover has returned from Mexico with a homemade string puppet. In his film, Tita crafts a puppet of her very own and puts on a puppet show.Afterwards, Grover names his puppet Jose...and then discovers he has company.
 	Animation 	Madlenka Plants a GardenMadlenka, admiring her tulip, notices how bare her neighborhood is. With the help of her fellow apartment dwellers, she plants a variety of trees and flowers, beautifying the area.
 	Counting Organ	The Number of the Day: 5Five bats fly in after 5 is announced to be the number of the day. ("Anyone for cake?")
 	Live action 	Chinese acrobatics demonstrate 5.
 	Animation 	Song: "Go Down Emmanuel Road"
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: PetsEKA: Episode 3918Meaning: A pig DEFINITELY is a pet so the Queen and the Duck will write one.
 	Insert 	The Adventures of Trash GordonChapter 692On Planet Penguin, Trash feeds a big smelly fish to a gang of hungry penguins.
== Trivia ==
*The number 20 is removed in the remake.
*The letters J and W are also removed.
*Segments about the number five are both similar to episode 3998: Baby Bear Skips Breakfast and episode 4079: Miles and his band members need a quiet place to practice.
Category:Sesame Storytelling Episodes