Episode 2556

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo has Gordon read him a letter he received today. The letter tells Elmo that a friend will be visiting him at Hooper's Store at 4 o'clock. Before Gordon can finish, Elmo states it's from his friend Jamie Lee. He knows this because his daddy read it to him earlier. Gordon asks why he's reading it again, and Elmo replies that he loves hearing it and asks Gordon to read it again.
 	Film 	A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city.
 	Cartoon 	Four dolphinsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	The Count invites the Countess to his castle to watch their favorite show, "twentysomething", where a couple (played by themselves) and Prairie Dawn learn that "twentysomething" is not a number.
 	Cartoon 	A flea sets up camp on a dog.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 2 	At a little over 3:30, Elmo checks the time on a clock on Maria's workbench. He runs to and from Hooper's, checking the time and hoping he won't miss Jamie Lee when she arrives. Maria has a better idea - take the clock over to Hooper's so Elmo won't have to run back and forth. Elmo eventually moves it back, finding the running to be more fun.
 	Cartoon 	Gordon voiceover N/n
 	Muppets 	NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N."
 	Cartoon 	Before dinnertime, a boy discovers a worm under a rock and some baby birds in their nest.
 	Film 	A girl wants to learn a playground rhyme after watching some other girls do it, so one of them teaches her.
center 	Cartoon 	V in space
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo is getting a little tired of running, so Maria recommends he stop and rest by playing a game of "Three of These Things" using the clock, another clock she's repairing, her wristwatch, and a screwdriver. After the game, Elmo rushes back to Hooper's when he realizes that Jamie Lee is late.
 	Cartoon 	Knights use different words for "big."Artist: Fred Garbers
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
 	Song 	"Me and My Chair"
center 	Muppets 	
 	Animation	Floral patterns are formed to Eastern European music.
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo's friend Jamie Lee finally arrives - Jamie Lee Curtis to be exact. The two run to each other in slow-motion and embrace with a hug. Elmo describes how he felt both happy and sad while waiting for her, and now he can finally tell her something he's been waiting to say: "Tag, you're it!"
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.
 	Song 	14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street."
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig."
 	Muppets 	Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using the X-ray machine.
 	Cartoon 	"Beginning, Middle, End"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 5 	Jamie Lee is tired of tag and Elmo suggests they pretend instead. Jamie Lee pretends to be fishing, while Elmo is "a fish called Elmo." He leaps into her "boat" and starts yet another game of tag.
 	Cartoon 	The letters H, E, L and P try to arrange themselves to form the word "Help" while stuck on an island.
center 	Muppets 	Phil Harmonic introduces Ernie and Placido Flamingo, who sing "Up and Down Opera" to demonstrate up and down.
 	Cartoon 	A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 6 	Jamie Lee finishes a piggyback ride with Elmo and says it's time to say... but, before she can finish, Elmo mopes. He assumes she's saying "Goodbye" and will miss her again. She assures Elmo that they'll still write to each other, talk on the phone, and meet up again soon. She then points out that what she was going to say was, "Tag! You're it!" The two engage in another game of tag, where at one point Jamie Lee appears in Oscar's trash can. The two share a final hug as Maria announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20