Episode 3627 (2006 Remake)

Premiere: April 8, 1997 (Original)
Defunct: Summer 1998
Update on PBS: February 2, 2006 (12pm timeslot)
Sponsors: X, 17
Previous: The Princess and the Bus
Next: Fairy Godmother visits
== Description ==
In honor of Alice's favorite book Are You My Brother?, Alice is missing her older sibling. Alice, the protagonist, is searching for her big brother to play with, when a whirring bumblebee (Bob) approaches her. Alice thinks it might be her brother, but the bumblebee reminds her that her brother looks identical to her, having furry legs and no wings, and isn't a bumblebee. She comes across a spider (also portrayed by Bob), but while he has furry legs, he points out that he doesn't have the same features her brother does – he doesn't have four legs, brown fur or a snuffle. Bob fails to brighten Alice's spirits by singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," as she keeps on looking for her brother. He bumps into Alice, where he describes how his sister would be tall, skinny and yellow, and they just happen to meet a giant banana (again played by Bob). The banana explains to both Big Bird and Alice that he doesn't have any siblings, leaving the two to go off searching. This time, he tries to cheer up Alice with a song about bananas. Alice meets her cousin Lou (Bob yet again), who, despite looking very similar to Alice, is not her brother. She almost begins to cry, but her real brother, Snuffy, enters right on the spot, and they all laugh together in joy as the story concludes.
== Original broadcast ==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPENING 	Healthy Moment: Trash Gordon eats a banana to give him the energy to lift up a boulder over his head.cut from DVD, Hulu and HBO Max versions
 	Sketch 	"Jack-a-Nory" with Wegman's dogs.
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "Just Happy to Be Me."
 	Phonics 	The Letter of the Day: XCookie Monster eats the letter X cookie before he can introduce any words beginning with X ("Oh, me feel tremendous guilt."), so an Anything Muppet doctor puts an X-ray in front of Cookie Monster.Words begin with X: "x-ray" & "excuse me"
 	Live Action 	A man in an X costume dances on the beach.
 	Sketch 	Wegman's dogs demonstrate the letter X in "x-ray". An X-ray is shown inside the dog's body. ("Next!")
 	Spanish Words	The Spanish Word of the Day: Niño/NiñaGrover mistakes the Spanish words for both "boy" and "girl" for "spaghetti."cut from DVD and HBO Max versions
 	Song 	"You're Important to Me"
 	Insert 	Journey to Ernie: Transportation LandErnie hides in a land full of transportation vehicles and other things to ride on.Clue: Ernie is inside a boat and has stripes of his shirt colored in.False hints: A car, a train, even a planeCharacters Big Bird talked to: Guy in car & The Little Engine That Can't (unless The Little Engine is his cousin and he's a realist)
 	Muppets 	Bert expects a visit from his identical twin brother Bart. Ernie notes that they're alike in many ways, but their major difference is that Bart has a sense of humor.
 	International	Global Grover: RussiaGrover learns how to dance from a boy in Russia who attends dance school.
 	Waltz On In! 	The Number of the Day Waltz: 17The Count counts and sings up to 17, accompanied by the Countess and their band of musicians.
 	Live Action 	17 Music Instruments
 	Film 	Suzie Kabloozie - Judge: #17
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: HandsEKA: Episode 3925Meaning: Elmo must use his hands to put on a play to Are You My Brother? because in circumstances, snuffles don't have hands.
 	Insert 	The Adventures of Trash GordonChapter 538On the Planet Spaghetti, Trash distracts a pasta dish with a pair of meatballs.
== Trivia ==
*Similar segments are reused in episode 4101.
Category:Sesame Storytelling Episodes