Episode 2731

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob witnesses Big Bird and the kids coming up with an original way to welcome the viewer - by wearing fruit on their heads, bells on their ankles, and dancing to polka music.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #19
center 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film of what happens when it changes from fall to winter.
 	Cartoon 	A pig sings "Pig's Love Song."
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Susan Sarandon learns the Meryl Sheep method of acting: switching emotions while saying the alphabet.
 	Film 	Island (in sped-up film, kids travel to an island)
 	Muppets 	"Sounds of Our Lives": Dirk tries to pop Deirdre the question, but keeps getting interrupted by sounds, like an alarm clock or a train passing through the house... until he gives up and makes the sound of a slamming door.
 	Cartoon 	A spring bounces under and over animals.
 	SCENE 2 	Bob is ready to read The Mystery of the Missing Yak to Telly, who claims he's "all ears." He then clarifies for Bob that he doesn't mean it literally and points out the other parts of his face. As Bob begins to read, they're joined by a monster (Jim Martin) with a Mickey Mouse-esque voice who's literally all ears.
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	Insert 	Olivia sings "Birdland" at Birdland.All shots with David in the audience are omitted from the segment in this episode.
 	Film 	How Crayons are MadeMusic: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey
 	SCENE 3 	With triumphant music playing, Big Bird proudly shows the Birdketeers how he can go to the top of the steps of 123 Sesame Street. He finds it's lonely at the top and calls upon everyone to join him. "It's nice having friends in high places," he says.
 	Film 	A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo)
 	Cartoon 	W For Wilbur
 	Insert 	Bob is about to throw out a broom handle, when Oscar claims it and uses it as a part of his junk band, who sing their newest song ("Oscar's Junk Band").
 	Animation 	Number creatures #19
 	Muppets 	Grover the Salesman: When Grover comes to Kermit's home dressed in salesman attire, Kermit quickly tells Grover that he doesn't want whatever it is that Grover is selling, since Grover always tries to sell him things that he has no use for. However, Grover tells Kermit that he has come to give him something: a hairpiece. Once it is on Kermit's head, Kermit decides that it doesn't look very good. Grover agrees, and offers to sell him a comb, a hair brush, some shampoo, and hair tonic.
 	Song 	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (horse)
 	Cartoon 	Zork lands in Australia, where a kangaroo greets him.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird ropes Bob and Linda into playing a new game he's created - "Mystery Friend," where they must guess who his masked, mystery friend is. Mr. Snuffleupagus strolls out in a mask and Bob and Linda play along despite how obvious the answer is. Big Bird later comments, "Sometimes grown-ups are so smart, it's annoying."
 	Cartoon 	I Love You, in American Sign LanguageArtist: Steve Finkin
 	Muppets 	The Martians: Book
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark."Re-filmed version
 	Animation 	A/a (Gordon voice-over)
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar asks Gina to participate in a Grouch experiment he wishes to conduct. He goes back into his can, then reappears to tell her to get lost. She's confused at first, but after three times of him doing this she decides to leave, providing Oscar with his evidence - it took three sayings of "Get lost!" to get her to leave. He then starts telling her to get lost just for fun.
 	Cartoon 	W for witchArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Four monsters, including Elmo, sing "We Are All Monsters." (redubbed version)Original version:
 	Film 	Alphaquest: W
 	Film 	Footage of a sunflower seed factory, where birdseed bells are manufactured.
 	Cartoon 	All living things need clean water.
 	SCENE 6 	Telly draws a star and sings some of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to himself, as Gina approaches from behind and listens in. She asks him to sing some more, but he refuses - if he sings and she likes it, she might tell her friends about him and soon, he'll have to be traveling the world as a singing star, which would make him miss his mommy. Gina assures him that he's overreacting as usual and if that ever happened, he could always bring his mommy along with him. He perks up and starts to sing for her, and they dance together. Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21