Episode 2304

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Hoots the Owl plays some jazz for Athena before they must leave to open Birdland. Athena wants to hear more and begs for one last note. She becomes very particular of how it should sound, and has Hoots play one note after the other when she's not satisfied. He eventually proposes a "Thazzall" note and exits singing, "Thaaaat's all."
 	Cartoon 	Snacks on Parade - The RaisinArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Two kids watch as a veterinarian fixes a baby robin's wing, then lets it go.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cast 	The Heartstrongs, Part 1In this soap opera parody, Mr. Heartstrong (Gordon) fusses over the loss of his red shoelace along with Mrs. Heartstrong (Susan). They both feel sad until their son Barnaby (David) comes downstairs! What a surprise! But that feeling doesn't last long, as he soon learns of the lost shoelace. As it turns out, he came downstairs to change shoelaces in order to play baseball.Could this be a clue to the whereabouts of Mr. Heartstrong's lost one?
 	Animation 	E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet)
 	Cast 	The Heartstrongs, Part 2In the thrilling conclusion, the doorbell rings! Who could it be at the door?It's Cousin Henry (Uncle Wally), who drops in for a surprise visit, which quickly becomes somber when the lost shoelace issue is brought up again.Just then, Mr. Heartstrong remembers what Barnaby said about a shoelace that didn't match, and as luck would have it, the missing shoelace is in Barnaby's left sneaker! This makes everyone happy!Cousin Henry pulls the snake-in-the-can trick on Barnaby, which gives everyone another nice surprise! "Woo woo!"
 	Animation 	It's a giraffeArtist: Ishu Patel
 	SCENE 2 	Before Birdland opens, Hoots shows Athena and Olivia (tonight's performer) some of the photos on the wall and how they detail his life. He previously toured with the Rhythm School, then met his wife, performed wild jazz downtown, and finally moved to Sesame Street. Athena learns that she doesn't have as many memories as Hoots does since she's so young, but that doesn't stop her from listing the potential memories she plans to keep.
 	Cartoon 	"I'm six years old today!"
 	Muppets 	"Do De Rubber Duck"
 	Cartoon 	E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg.Voice: Casey Kasem
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster tries on different pairs of shoes, but can't agree on one pair. They end up agreeing to wear shoe boxes instead.
 	Film 	A bulldozer moves dirt up a construction site.
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
 	Cartoon 	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Vincent Van Grouch (Danny DeVito), curator of the Museum of Trash, has a look at Oscar the Grouch's pieces of Grouch art, and is always finding reasons why they are not grouchy or rotten enough for the museum.
 	Cartoon 	ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles.
 	Film 	Wheelchair races at the Special Olympics
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A pig sings "Pig's Love Song."
 	SCENE 3 	Patrons begin arriving as Hoots welcomes them. Meanwhile, Olivia prepares in her dressing room while Athena admires everything around the room, hoping to perform at Birdland one day.
 	Cartoon 	A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
 	Cartoon 	A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 4 	Hoots introduces Olivia, who performs "Birdland."
 	Cartoon 	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
 	Muppets 	Clementine and Buster get on a train, and try to tell Forgetful Jones that he's supposed to get on the train with them, but Forgetful Jones would much rather remember on his own why he's at the train station. The train leaves just as Forgetful remembers why he's there.
 	Cartoon 	A red man tries to think of words that begin with H, but a yellow man keeps spewing them out until Red draws a hole under Yellow, who yells "HELP!!"
 	Film 	A flower opens and closes.
 	SCENE 5 	Olivia tells Hoots her next song is a duet with a special guest: Athena! The two scat a jazz-version of the theme song as Luis announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
* A portion of the opening scene was included in Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey.
* One of the outfits Hoots wears in his old photos is a brown vest, which the character would eventually always wear beginning in Episode 2342.
* Kevin Clash performs Tooter in scene 3, telling Olivia it's "five minutes to curtain."
* The jazz version of the "Sesame Street Theme" used during Olivia and Athena's duet was originally recorded for the Tonight Show-inspired scenes from the VHS Learning About Numbers.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18