Episode 3485

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Telly has difficulty introducing today's sponsors over a loud, banging noise. He and Oscar (who's enjoying it) go to investigate.
 	SCENE 1 	Telly and Oscar trace the source of the sound to the the yard, where the Japanese drumming group Soh Daiko performs a routine for Celina and the kids (including Gabi and Carlo).
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Following the performance, Celina introduces the group to Telly and Oscar and tells them the group is giving a lesson today on the taiko drums. They're both eager to learn - especially Oscar, who wants to create a loud ruckus.
 	Film 	Girls sing a jump-rope rhyme about naming a puppy.
 	Animation 	Big, bigger, biggest (oxen pulling rocks) (new music and sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	Big Bird and Zoe demonstrate the difference between big and little. Zoe wants to be big, but that proves to be impossible.
 	Film 	A girl dances her way into her family portrait.
 	SCENE 2 	Everyone is in traditional wardrobe and has their own taiko drum, ready to play. First, Alan, one of the Soh Daiko members, gives a talk on the origins of the drums and how they work. Telly finds the information fascinating, but Oscar grows impatient with every moment. Alan finally instructs them on how to play, and though Telly takes a while to bang the drum hard enough, Oscar proves to be a natural ("This is one of the greatest moments of my life!"). Everybody then plays a four-beat rhythm together on the drums.
 	Cartoon 	"Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Animation 	Computer N / n
 	Film 	A very happy and energetic lady discovers a monumental "N" and dances around it. Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Cartoon 	A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate.Artist: Frank Gresham
 	Muppets 	Whoopi Goldberg talks with Hoots the Owl about how proud they are of their body parts.
 	Song 	Kevin Clash sings "Skin."
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	"Toothpaste ... coming soon to a mouth near you!"
 	Film 	Film of toothpaste and people brushing their teeth.
 	SCENE 3 	Everyone continues playing, though Oscar wishes it could sound as noisy as before. Soh Daiko members Eba and Teddy tell him they'll all need to play together and cooperate to accomplish that, an idea that is against Oscar's entire belief system as a Grouch. Eba quietly tells him a special Japanese term he can use (ishoni-yarimashow) as an excuse for playing along with everyone, without them knowing he's cooperating. Teddy then leads everybody into a new rhythm to practice.
 	Film 	A trip to an African dance school.
 	Cartoon 	A report on homes around the world.
 	Animation 	Sand P/p
 	Film 	Alphaquest: PA pack of painted purple penguins practicing a pop song in a pine tree park, and a pink pig with a parachute.
 	Cartoon 	P, for peas
 	Film 	"Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground.
center 	Cartoon 	Two men try to go over a very steep hill.
 	SCENE 4 	Everyone puts on a grand performance, with Telly giving a start on his drumsticks and followed by Soh Daiko and the kids playing their rhythms together. Oscar is disappointed Soh Daiko now has to leave, wondering how he'll learn to play the drums and create such a noise in their absence. He gets a great idea, then tells the drummers to "beat it."
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play."Snow leopards version
 	Cartoon 	An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond.Artist: Bill Davis
 	Muppets 	NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N." (electronic reverb added to closing)
 	Animation 	N/n paper fold
 	Film 	Jaws spoof with the letter N.
 	Cartoon 	I Love You, in American Sign LanguageArtist: Steve Finkin
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird finds himself in Phoenix, Arizona, where he hangs out with Diego and his family. He learns that cacti can survive the hot, dry weather, and is treated to birdseed burritos at a picnic with the family later on.
 	Animation 	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroses as pets.
 	Cartoon 	An animated number 15 sings "How Hard It Is to Be 15" to a child who is trying to count from 1 to 20, but can't remember 15.
 	Film 	15s on sticks cascade toward the camera as boats race by on a river on the background.
 	Animation 	15 kinds of Japanese crests are counted.
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Animation 	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away.
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar organizes Telly and the Grouchketeers to bang on trash cans and pots like drums. Savion complains about the noise, which Oscar notes is them only practicing - it could take years before it sounds any better (to Oscar's joy). They continue drumming while Savion tries announcing the sponsors over the noise. The credits follow.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Baby Bear and Goldilocks appear on the Sally Messy Yuckyael show.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27