Episode 2959

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo narrates a series of scenes where Gabi is between Maria and Luis doing various activities, including playing dominoes, watching TV, and dancing. He later joins her between her parents out in the yard to listen to a "between" song...
 	Song 	Jeff Redd sings "Between."
 	Cartoon 	Shooting stars form the letter I/i.
 	Muppets 	"Pond Full of Fish"
 	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.
 	Film 	Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 2 	Lillian takes a discarded TV frame Maria is about to throw away and uses it for a game. Pretending to be on TV, she puts her face into the frame and sings "The Alphabet Song" as the kids "adjust" the volume, making her sing louder and softer.
 	Cartoon 	An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky.
 	Muppets 	Phil Harmonic hosts another evening at the Nestropolitan Opera, featuring a performance by Placido Flamingo, "The Dentist of Seville".
 	Cartoon 	A man illustrates 'between' in various situations throughout his work day.
 	Film 	A man carves a wooden horse.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A man (voice of Richard Hunt) answers the TELEPHONE and gives it to the plant.
 	SCENE 3 	At Hooper's Store, Baby Bear waits for an important phone call when Goldilocks enters, wishing to use the phone too. Gina claims it's a public phone, so she has the right to. As the two argue, the phone rings; it's Goldilocks' friend, who invites her to a party. She asks Baby Bear to join her, and the two now argue over how to get there.
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop must take Mrs. Stein's bags to floor 16.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I."
 	Film 	Empty / full classroom (time-lapse)
 	Muppets 	Bo knows letters, counting, up/down, empty/full, near/far, COOKIES, and Bo Peep.
 	Cartoon 	CGI sheep graze out I and i.
 	Muppets 	As Telly wakes up in the morning, he sings "Shapes in My Room."
 	Cartoon 	A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes.
 	Cast 	Savion plays a rhyming game with the viewer while tap-dancing.
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates up and down.Artist: Al Jarnow
 	Film 	A girl and her friend David, a blacksmith, talk as he makes an iron wolf for his door.
 	Animation	Sixteen TV sets are counted.
center 	Muppets 	Betty Lou learns some Spanish words from her friend Carlos, including "Amigo."
 	Cartoon 	A report on homes around the world.
 	SCENE 4 	Linda is learning to use the sander at the Fix-It Shop, but the loud noise drives Barkley crazy. Luis offers to take him for a walk, but the noise makes Barkley drag him all over. Luis asks Linda to start sanding again after they leave.
 	Animation	Ornate Is swing through the air to a song.
 	Cartoon 	Mary Shaboom reluctantly moves to a new house, and muses about the consequences.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Song 	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
 	Animation	CH words (chop, choose, change, etc.)
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (dog)
 	Cartoon 	Something's missing ... is it a frog or a dog?
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster trips over the parts of the word TRIP.
 	Animation	Rubber Stamp #16
 	SCENE 5 	Lillian tries to announce the sponsors over the noise of Linda and her sander, raising and lowering her voice.
==Notes==
*The music heard on the Rodriguezes' TV during scene 1 is the opening harmonica music heard moments before to open the scene (as well as most other Sesame Street episodes of the period).
==Gallery==
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23