Episode 3267

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At the park, Ruthie welcomes the viewer before reading Zoe a story: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. Zoe loves the story, so Ruthie allows her to keep the book.
 	Cartoon 	"Fourteen Desert"Artist: Joey Ahlbum
 	Cartoon 	Growing Numbers #14
 	Animation 	Number creatures #14
 	Film 	A three-year-old African boy narrates a film about a day in his life.
 	Muppets 	Grover tries to ignore three monsters who look big and scary to him. When they notice him carrying a flute, they grab his attention and ask -- in what appears to be a threatening way -- if Grover wants to play. The three monsters pull out a clarinet, an oboe and a bassoon and begin to play, urging Grover to join in.
 	Animation 	Arnold uses his imagination.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	SCENE 2 	Zoe returns, requesting Ruthie to read the story again. During a second read-through Zoe occasionally chimes in, able to identify some of the characters and reciting some of the passages from memory. She then wants to hear it a third time, curious if she'll still like the story.
 	Cartoon 	Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book."
 	Animation 	Computer E / e
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts the Letter of the Day Pageant.
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form a letter E.
 	SCENE 3 	Ruthie finishes reading the story. Zoe wants to hear it again, only this time she'll "read" it to Ruthie (who helps by turning the pages as she describes what happens). Ruthie then heads back to Finders Keepers, while Zoe stays to keep reading.
 	Cartoon 	A girl explains why she likes the poet Grubby Groo.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Film 	A dance class does some stretching exercises, then dance in their own ways, ending with the tango (instrumental: "Naughty Door Opera").
 	Muppets 	While shopping in a China store, Simon Soundman helps Old McDonald find his lost animal - however his animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store.
 	Cartoon 	Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes.
 	Cartoon 	Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood.
 	SCENE 4 	Zoe imagines herself in the story and tries communicating with the cricket, who never responds. The luna moth near the end of the story (voiced by Pam Arciero) points out that Zoe is disrupting the quiet of the night, so Zoe returns to reality. "He really is a very quiet cricket - even in our imagination!" Zoe giggles.
 	Cartoon 	More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful."
 	Cartoon 	A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors.
 	Film 	P for party, picture and puzzle
 	Cartoon 	P is for Puddle
 	Animation 	"Flowers on the Doorstep"
 	Muppets 	All types of wild animals that lay eggs sing "Let's Lay an Egg."
 	Film 	EGGS ... and chickens.
 	SCENE 5 	Zoe crashes a game of catch between Telly, Elmo, Leandro, and the kids to show off her book. Everyone recounts their favorite parts of the story, essentially retelling it in full before Leandro agrees to read it to them.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: E for eggA cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo."
 	Animation 	Planting Letters: E
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Aliens vacation on Earth for an afternoon, but they litter.
 	Song 	14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street."
 	Cartoon 	A purple elephant tries to get 10 peanuts in his trunk at once, but can't, so he smushes them into peanut butter instead. (new music sting added)
 	SCENE 6 	Zoe thanks Ruthie again for the book and vows it'll be the only book in her life. Ruthie convinces her to read other books and shows off some interesting titles such as The Snowy Day, Goodnight Moon, and The Ugly Duckling. Zoe would like to read those, but makes sure she can still read The Very Quiet Cricket occasionally too... such as right now. Ruthie starts reading as a little girl (voice of Fran Brill) announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*One of the books Ruthie recommends that Zoe read during the final scene is The Three Jolly Monsters.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26