Episode 3387

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	The Martians materialize and discover the sponsors sitting atop a brick wall as a celestial version of the opening theme music plays.These scenes would later be used as separate, stand-alone sketches.
 	SCENE 1 	Roxie Marie comforts a sad Biff; the Martians appear on the fence in the yard and observe Biff crying as well. Elmo comes by and is told today is Biff's 40th birthday. Biff is depressed that he has gotten so old, so Elmo and Roxie try cheering him up by throwing him a party. Biff bids them good luck - as do the Martians from afar, who then vanish.A brief portion of this scene with the Martians has been put online by Sesame Workshop.
 	Song 	"It's All Right to Cry"
 	Cartoon 	Counting 40 pigsArtist: Keith Haring
 	Film 	Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city.
 	Cartoon 	"The Room is Full of Chickens"
 	Song 	"Do the Jelly" with Celina
 	Cartoon 	Millie and Molly take a walk, and have different perspectives of their surroundings.
 	Muppets 	Zoe sings "My Name Is Zoe."
 	Film 	Slide puzzle - truck (new sting added)
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: Two men demonstrate "up" on a teeter totter; one man ends up crashing through the ceiling. (new sting and sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	(new sound effects and sting added)
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: U for Umbrella
 	SCENE 2 	Gina and some kids have joined Roxie and Elmo at Biff's birthday party. Biff doesn't feel in a cheery mood, so Roxie attempts to lift Biff's spirits with four kids dressed as clowns performing several tricks. Though Biff admits he feels a little better, he's still not happy. Roxie says she's got more to help him feel better as Biff and the others watch the clowns' antics some more (Biff: "Nothin' like culture!").
 	Animation 	Stop-motion representation of "Happy Birthday," with balloons, gummi bears, glitter, etc.
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about a Korean festival she attended with her two friends.
 	Cartoon 	"Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	Big Bird exclaims "Amazing!"
 	Song 	"There's a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School" (sung by Jerry Nelson)
 	Cartoon 	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes.
 	SCENE 3 	Roxie presents Biff with a poem she's written about him, saying that the benefit of being 40 is getting a bigger cake to hold the candles. Gina and the kids then bring out said cake with 40 candles and sing "Happy Birthday to You." Biff is touched by everyone's sentiment and blows out the candles with everybody's help. He's now very happy and begins opening presents, while the Martians observe the spectacle from atop the fence before scuttling off.
 	Cartoon 	"Ooh What a Fabulous Party"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets / Cast 	Gordon reads the story of "The Turtle and the Rabbit." In the story, Preston Rabbit and Shelley the Turtle are about to have a race, when Benny Rabbit interrupts. He insists that there's no point to enacting the story, since the turtle always wins, until he finds it's a different story and rabbit could win. When the race starts, Benny gets in Preston's way with a talk about how proud rabbits everywhere will be, leaving Shelley to win the race.
 	Animation 	Pencil box A/a
 	Animation 	Letter Garden: A
 	Cartoon 	A man is allergic to the letter A.
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror."
 	Cartoon 	A group gives a newcomer funny looks, which hurts his feelings, but then they invite him to play marbles with them. He turns out to be a good player. (inaudible dialogue)Artist: Joanna Priestley
 	Muppets / Celebrity	All the kids are too busy to enjoy looking at Telly's triangle with him. He runs into John Goodman, who happens to be a hardcore triangle lover himself.
 	Song 	"I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares.
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop must take Mrs. Stein's bags to floor 16.
 	Muppets 	"Sixteen Samba"
 	Cartoon 	Number creatures #16
 	Film 	A child in a classroom draws a picture of her dog Puck, and goes over the care required to keep a pet. A Bert and Baby Fozzie plush can be seen in the little girl's bedroom.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ...
 	Cartoon 	An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird demonstrates how the alphabet song would sound if it didn't begin with A.
 	Cartoon 	"Hammer Time with Hammer"
 	SCENE 4 	Biff finds one more present unopened, and from an unknown friend. He opens it and finds a new hammer, making him even happier and declaring this the best birthday he's had. The Count announces the sponsors, which pop up behind the fence as the Martians spy them. When the 16 plummets onto the fence, it causes them to fall off. They rise up and wearily remark "Happy birthday!"
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26