Episode 2574

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Mrs. Figueroa, Maria's mother from Puerto Rico, is making a return visit to Sesame Street. Big Bird explains that they will be discussing Maria's latest trip to the maternity clinic, which Luis has documented down to every last detail with his photo camera. They sit down in the yard as Big Bird recognizes the first photo is before the trip to the doctor's office...
 	SCENE 1cont'd	In flashback we see how trigger-happy Luis can be with a camera, snapping pictures of Maria and Big Bird just for fun. He's also good at planning ahead and shows off the list he's prepared. Big Bird wonders why he's bringing a camera (with plenty of extra film) for their trip, and Luis reveals that today will be the first time any of them will see a picture of the baby from inside Maria. Maria tries to get them to hurry up, but Luis wants to get yet another picture.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Back in the present, Mrs. Figueroa comes to a strange picture of Big Bird and Maria holding up their arms and yelling; Big Bird says that's the picture of them missing their bus.
 	Cartoon 	A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
 	Muppets 	Ferlinghetti Donizetti delivers "The Easy Rhythm Rappin' Alphabet" while Grover displays his super smooth break-dance moves.
 	Film / Cast 	Gordon hangs out in a classroom. He joins the kids and the teacher as they play with an elastic rope and get into different shapes.
 	Cartoon 	A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog, Shola, and Fanny demonstrate "next to."
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 2 	While continuing to look at the pictures, Mrs. Figueroa asks if they finally got to see the baby. Luis tries to talk, but Big Bird chimes in wanting to go over every detail, and the scene dissolves to another flashback...
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Big Bird, Luis, and Maria arrive at the maternity clinic, and Luis seizes the opportunity to get a picture of the nurse, then of them sitting in the waiting room. Big Bird thinks that maybe telling him a story would suppress his urge to take so many pictures, but such is not the case as he wants a picture of Big Bird telling his story. Maria feels the baby move, which gives Big Bird the idea to continue telling his story to her tummy.
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Back in the present, Mrs. Figueroa sees the picture Luis took of Maria after the baby moved. "Well, it's hard to tell that it's moving in that shot," Luis remarks, getting strange looks from everyone.
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O."Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself, or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). He then corrects them on the actual production phase.
 	Cartoon 	In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing.
 	Film 	B is for Bubble
 	Cartoon 	The Great Inventors Series: John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, invents a new type of food that can be eaten while playing cards.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity 	Itzhak Perlman and a little girl observe their strengths and weaknesses.
 	Cartoon 	Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat.
 	SCENE 3 	Once again, Big Bird insists on telling the whole story of getting to see the baby...
 	SCENE 3cont'd	In the next flashback, Dr. Kapi calls Luis and Big Bird in and explains to Big Bird about the ultrasound machine, a special device that allows the baby to be seen on a small TV monitor. She turns the machine on and points out its parts on the monitor. Big Bird finds it odd that Luis hasn't taken a picture in a while, and Luis starts snapping away.At this point, Dr. Kapi refers to the baby as a male, even though its gender is unknown.
 	SCENE 3cont'd	In the present, Mrs. Figueroa gives Luis a hug and a kiss for taking a picture of her grandchild.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called"
 	Cartoon 	A man talks about the capital T, but the top line slides down, forming a lowercase one. (Spanish version)
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "The Eating Game", in which plates get to meet foods and take them to dinner. The contestant foods are a fish, an ear of corn, and a glass of milk.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: T for train
 	Film 	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster has 12 frenzied finches.
 	SCENE 4 	Mrs. Figueroa has a surprise for her soon-to-be-born grandchild: the blanket that Maria used when she was a baby, which has an image of a little girl on it. In song, Mrs. Figueroa expresses how proud she is that "My Baby's Going to Have a Baby." Maria wonders what to do with the blanket if the baby is a boy. Mrs. Figueroa has planned for that and takes out the blanket Maria's brother had as a baby, with a boy illustrated on it.
 	Cartoon 	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India.
 	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?
 	Film 	At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	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 one is in his 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!"
 	Cartoon 	A cube tries to fit through wall holes of different shapes.
 	SCENE 5 	Snuffy approaches Maria and Mrs. Figueroa with a problem - Alice won't go to sleep. Mrs. Figueroa has a solution in the form of a lullaby she used to sing to Maria, "Duermete, Mi Niña." Though the song doesn't work on Alice, it does on Snuffy, who peacefully sleeps nearby.
 	Film 	Colored sand forms the letter B and a buffalo.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A pink circle splits into a cat, and a gray circle splits into a mouse.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird finishes telling Maria's baby his meal plans before heading home. Mrs. Figueroa decides to try talking to the baby herself as Snuffy announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*In the Japanese broadcast of this episode, the scene where Mrs. Figueroa sings to Alice in Spanish was replaced by Swamp Mushy Muddy, a buffalo cartoon, and a "T - Typewriter" cartoon where a red figure jumps on typewriter keys.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20