Episode 3954

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Ernie welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, and walks into the Fix-It Shop to promote his new "instant poetry service" to Luis. The way it works is, Ernie will make up a poem on the spot about everything that happens on Sesame Street. Luis tells Ernie about his day so far: he finished fixing Gordon's tape recorder, got Gabi's shoes resoled, and stubbed his toe while rushing to the phone. To Luis' surprise, Ernie comes up with a small poem for all of those things! "I think it's the hat," Ernie remarks.
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Gordon comes in to pick up his tape recorder, and Ernie delivers a rap (with a "Rubber Duckie" backbeat) and a dance.
 	Film 	A hip-hop dance class learns some moves.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie is glad you're here.
 	Muppets 	Nathan Lane and The Oinker Sisters sing "Sing."
 	Cartoon 	Suzie comments, "That was great!"
 	Song 	"It's Time for a Rhyme"
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon puts Ernie's poetic skills to the test by displaying the number of the day, which is 2. Ernie surprises Gordon: "Curvy at the top and straight at the bottom / No other number but 2 has got 'em!"
 	Song 	"2, 2, 2, Me and You."
 	Cartoon 	Animal Rock #2
 	Muppets 	Live from the Nestropolitan Opera, Phil Harmonic presents "Wally."
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie presents the letter of the day made of fudge, but Feff is too fast for her.
 	Film 	A for action, acrobat, art, artichoke, and applause.
 	Muppets 	The Martians investigate an A.
 	Cartoon 	A man is allergic to the letter A.
 	SCENE 3 	Ernie leaves the Fix-it Shop, and finds Big Bird disappointed because his friends, a frog and a duck, have to go to the pond together, and can't play with him today. He was depending on them to help him talk about front and back, but with the use of a clock, a book and himself, he does it well on his own (after Ernie delivers another instant poem).
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	After the demonstration, Devon shows them a ball, and they become unsure whether balls have a front and back ...
 	Song 	"Front Back Ballet"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Film 	J.D. competes in a chess tournament, and wins fourth place.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #2
 	Film 	A parrot announces dos, or two of everything.
 	Cartoon 	A girl explains why she likes the poet Grubby Groo.Artist: Mo Willems
 	SCENE 4 	Ernie encounters Elmo, who is about to do the alphabet (or "honkabet") with his Honker friend. They do it to the beat of a drum machine, with an instant poem at the beginning and end.
 	Song 	"The African Animal Alphabet"
 	Cartoon 	Suzie and Feff jump on a trampoline, and introduce a Cookie Monster segment.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (underscore added to intro)
 	Film 	In sign language, a boy reads his poem, "Night."
 	SCENE 5 	Taryn and Samantha read Ernie some poems which they made up themselves. Taryn's is called "My Trip to Space," and Samantha's is called "Life is Great."
 	Cartoon 	Norris Walnut recites a poem about clouds. (new music added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	Animation 	A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
 	Muppets / Cast	Little Red Riding Hood (Ruthie) recites a poem about the things she puts in her basket for Grandma. The Big Bad Wolf ends up carrying the basket.
 	Cartoon 	Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house.
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form the letter A, for artist (played by Batty) and airplane.
 	SCENE 6 	At Ernie and Bert's apartment, Bert leaves for the day as Ernie finishes setting up his drums. Telly enters, wanting to do some instant poetry with Ernie. Ernie hands him the letter A, and tells him to come up with an A word that rhymes with whatever word Ernie says as he plays the drums. Telly starts out slowly, but gradually improves and has fun!This scene was released on Awesome Alphabet Collection.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Birthdays
 	SCENE 7 	Ernie shows Telly how to play his drums, and announces the sponsors with another instant poem.
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment	Description
 	Cartoon	Jazz #2This, and the following segment, replaced the two number segments following the chess film in the Sprout version.
 	Song 	Holy cow, it's number 2!
==Notes==
*Behind the scenes footage Scene 6 can be seen in A&E Biography: Sesame Street.
==External links==
*Toughpigs.com review
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 32