Episode 3819

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird welcomes the viewer, when he comes across Prairie Dawn. She's been watching an ant crawl about Sesame Street, curious as to what it's doing. They both observe it moving fast and slow before Prairie has to head off to rehearsal. She asks Big Bird to keep track of the ant while she's gone and he immediately loses sight of it.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood."
 	Cartoon 	Young Chris Columbus explores the world of ants - and they, in turn, explore his house.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Kids observe different kinds of bugs and flowers.
 	SCENE 2 	The Count demonstrates that no matter how he counts his six blocks, they always remain the same amount.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd 	After his lecture, the ant scurries by on the table, followed by Big Bird. The Count naturally counts them.
 	Muppets 	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the number of the day.
 	Film 	Six kids dance on a playground to the same beat.
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party.
 	Cartoon 	"I'm six years old today!"
 	Muppets / Celebrity	"A New Way to Walk"Celebrity version
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird follows the ant into Hooper's Store and tells Alan what he's up to. Big Bird's starting to get hungry, so Alan fetches some birdseed snacks from the shelf, only he can't keep up with Big Bird to serve them. Big Bird holds out his wing as he passes through the store again and Alan places the box in his hands.
 	Muppets 	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the letter of the day.
 	Cartoon 	An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A.
 	Muppets 	Elmo finds a large apple and wonders what letter "apple" starts with. Slimey pops out from the apple, holding a flag with the letter A on it.
 	Animation 	Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase A.
 	SCENE 4 	Rosita looks for A words at the Fix-It Shop and Maria helps her identify some, including the passing ant. Big Bird is following behind and wishes he could take a break to eat. Rosita says she'll follow in his place and goes off with the ant, while Maria and Big Bird chow down.
 	Muppets 	Zoe drives by in her Zoemobile, introducing the word of the day.
 	Film 	AGUA: kids play in water.
 	Muppets 	"We Are All Earthlings"
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon reads Miles and the kids some facts about ants from his insects book. Rosita passes through, still following the ant.
 	Cartoon 	An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others.
 	SCENE 6 	Telly addresses the triangle lovers in the audience and presents the shape, when he notices the ant crawling around on it. Rosita catches up and fills Telly in on what's going on. Telly initially wants it gone, but notices it crawling perfectly along the three sides, assuming it's a triangle lover too! Telly wants to follow the ant now and follows it down the block.
 	Film 	Looking for triangles in the city (Maria voiceover)
 	Animation 	Pencil box A/a
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster asks Jawhara what letter they're holding.
 	Cartoon 	Soul A!
 	SCENE 7 	Telly follows the ant as it crawls into Oscar's trash can. Oscar tells Telly to remain outside for safety, as Fluffy causes a large commotion when she sees the ant (she's very afraid of them). The two are unable to see the ant in the rubble and don't notice is scurry out of the can.
 	Cartoon 	A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them.
 	Muppets 	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces an alphabet segment.
 	Cartoon 	Kids and animals alternate in passing letters over themselves, in an alphabet song.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Cartoon 	"I'm Curious"Artist: Sally Cruikshank (new sound effects added)
 	SCENE 8 	Prairie finally returns from her play and when the whole group gets together, Telly reveals he's lost track of the ant. Suddenly, Prairie notices it on the wall, carrying away a crumb of Big Bird's birdseed snacks. They follow it to the garden, where the ant brings the snack into its anthill. They finally realize what it was up to all along.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Food
 	SCENE 9 	Miles reads the insects book and Gordon announces the sponsors. The ant then exits the anthill on another journey.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 30