Episode 3449

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	An announcer (Kevin Clash) says that today, the story of The Cloud Who Wanted To Leave the Sky will be presented, starring Ruthie, Rosita, Telly, Elmo, Lexine, Luis, and Bob, who will play the titular character.
 	SCENE 1 	Ruthie doubles as the narrator as the story begins. While the prince and princess (Elmo and Lexine) walk in the park, they hear someone who sounds very angry. It is a cloud (Bob), who is on the ground rather than being in the sky. He says that everywhere he goes people tell him to go away, so he’s leaving the sky forever. He laments that the problem started yesterday when he was floating over the beach, singing a song to himself minding his own business, when he saw a father (Jerry Nelson) and daughter (Alice Dinnean) on the beach. They asked him to leave since he's blocking the sun; the sun (Rosita) asked him to leave, too. The cloud floated away until he came upon a farm, but the farmer (Ruthie in drag) asked him to leave because her vegetables need sunlight. A carrot (Luis) asked him to leave too, as does the sun once more. Fed up, that's when the cloud made his decision not to be in the sky. The prince and princess become determined to find a reason for the cloud to return to his home.
 	Animation 	A boy's imagination runs away with him as he reads.
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs: Little Miss Muffet deals with a spider.
 	Muppets 	“Readers of the Open Range”
 	Film 	Film of toothpaste and people brushing their teeth.
 	Muppets 	The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!"
 	Cartoon 	A mother and child make juice popsicles.Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats."Re-filmed version
 	Cartoon 	Fish swim to form Q and q. (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	Big Bird and a duck present the letter Q.
 	Film 	Q for Quack. And, Quiet!
 	Animation 	Cecille sings “Up Down, In Out, Over and Under.”
 	SCENE 2 	The prince and princess have an idea: the cloud could go back in the sky at night, when there is no sun. He does just that, singing, “A fluffy cloud’s a person in your neighborhood... at night!” The father and daughter see him again and ask him to leave since he’s blocking the stars they're obeserving. The moon (Telly) asks him to leave as well because he's blocking his moonlight. The cloud decides to leave the sky "forever and ever and ever... and a day!" The prince and princess continue to think of how to change the cloud's mind.
 	Cartoon 	Norris Walnut recites a poem about clouds. (new music and sound effects added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	(image reversed)
 	Cartoon 	A mother sings the story of how water travels down the drain and becomes rain.
 	Film 	Island (in sped-up film, kids travel to an island)
 	Muppets 	Zoe and Big Bird display the number two, and point out how many things they have in pairs (eyes, feet, etc.).
 	Film 	Holy cow, it's number 2
 	Film 	A parrot announces dos, or two of everything.
 	Muppets 	Marshal Grover and Fred figure on making it into town by nightfall until they come across a fence with no edge in sight to go around. Grover tries getting past it in various ways: going under, over and through, but he's not successful. Deciding that they're stuck for the night, Grover starts to break out the marshmallows and asks Fred for his pajamas. But Fred has another idea that Grover hasn't been listening to: they can go through the gate.
 	Song 	"Would You Like to Go Over?"
 	Animation 	A chicken lays 20 eggs, which hatch.
 	SCENE 3 	The prince and princess huddle with the others to discuss their next plan. The cloud is skeptical, but goes back to the sky and is able to provide shade to the father and daughter at the beach when they get too hot. He then rains on the farm (substituting confetti for water), as vegetables need both sunlight and water to grow. The father and daughter get a drink of water from the rain too, and everybody thanks the fluffy little cloud. The cloud returns to the prince and princess to tell them that he's decided to remain in the sky!
 	Cartoon 	How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Big Bird recites a poem about a big yellow object that can’t fly. But it’s not Big Bird – it’s the sun!
 	Song 	“Frog Kick”
 	Cartoon 	What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? What do you think would happen?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Kermit sings "On My Pond."
 	Cartoon 	A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself.
 	Muppets 	The Counting Crows (actual crows) sing “Count it 1-2-3.”
 	Film 	A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance.
 	Animation 	Airplanes carve the letter Q
 	Film 	Girls do a hand-clap game about the letter Q.
 	Animation 	Fans unveil Q and q.
 	SCENE 4 	Still in costume, Bob and Luis compliment each other’s performances. They hear thunder, and rush to get the costumes off - Luis doesn’t want to be a soggy carrot, and Bob pleads with the clouds not to rain on him... he’s a cloud, too! Ruthie announces the sponsors as it starts to rain.
 	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Celina, Big Bird, and the kids dance outside Finders Keepers to waltz music.
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Category:Environmentalism
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27