Episode 3169

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird, Gabi, and Elmo welcome the viewer, and present poems about the sponsors using giant signs for visuals. Big Bird does one for the letters O and V, and Gabi does another for the number 1. Elmo's poem is about the word of the day - "HOT," but he needs a reminder for what it means when words rhyme. He's able to do his poem, and soon he can't stop making more rhymes for "hot."
 	Animation 	Match the word HOT. (new music added)
 	Song 	"Reach Your Hand Up High"
 	Cartoon 	O for open, off, owl, ocean
 	Muppets 	Director Kermit is filming Oklahoma with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful is supposed to enter sing "Oklahoma!" but sings "Aklahoma!", "Eeklahoma!" and "Iklahoma!" instead. When he finally gets it right, the production assistant says it's time for lunch.
 	Film 	A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O.
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo makes a few more rhymes for "hot" but gets upset and says "Rats!" when he can't think of anymore. Maria notices Elmo's bad mood and tells him that he can play something else until he thinks of more rhymes, or he could start over with a new word. Elmo feels better and thanks her by giving her his "HOT" sign.
 	Cartoon 	"The Room Is Full of Chickens"
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Hortense beats one drum.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Kids count one duck in the pond. (Beginning with this episode, additional music cues are added to this segment.)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	As Los Lobos perform "El Canelo," the title character goes grocery-shopping for them.
 	Film 	A girl's grandmother teaches Spanish to her parrot Kuka.
 	Cartoon 	A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart.
 	Muppets 	Telly is shocked to see Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats at the library. They explain that in addition to being rock stars, they're also "Rock 'N Roll Readers."
 	Film 	A girl floats around in a circle.
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O."Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Erik shows Grover his teeth, and tells him how teeth are used.
 	Cartoon 	A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of.
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo, Gabi, Big Bird, and Prairie Dawn are assembled at the playground, wondering what to play. Prairie suggests they play "scientists" and think of a question they could find an answer to. Elmo notices Big Bird pacing back and forth and wonders why he's walking like that, inspiring them to make a question: Why do people walk instead of hopping? They split up and go to find an answer.
 	Animation 	See the lion walk.
 	Song 	"Froggy Kickin'"
 	Cartoon 	Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus.
 	Muppets 	"Pond Full of Fish"
 	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 child narrates a film of him and his brother, Andrew, taking a ride on the ferry.
 	Cartoon 	A purple elephant tries to get 10 peanuts in his trunk at once, but can't, so he smushes them into peanut butter instead.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird and Gabi run into Carlo and ask him why he walks instead of hopping on one leg. He tells them to try it out for themselves, so they try hopping to Big Bird's nest and find it's difficult and tiring to hop a lot.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	Meanwhile, Elmo and Prairie stop Mr. Handford and ask him why he walks instead of hopping on both feet. He tells them that he's able to get around faster by walking and demonstrates.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	Back at the playground, the kids share their discoveries and conclude it's better to walk than hop... unless you're a frog or a rabbit, who happen to pass by. They hop along with the animals and Prairie remarks, "Don't you just love science?"
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air."
 	Cartoon 	A poem about changing seasons.
 	Film 	How paper is recycled
 	Cartoon 	Jasper and Julius: Apple
 	Muppets 	"Six Kids Subtraction"
 	Cartoon 	V for violinArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Animation 	Ornate Vs spin around as a song about them plays.
 	Animation 	Sand V/v
 	SCENE 5 	The rabbit and frog hop some more until the rabbit (Alice Dinnean) stops and asks the frog if he ever wonders why they don't walk instead of hopping everywhere. The frog replies with a simple "Nope," and they continue hopping. Maria announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25