Episode 3905

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Stinky and Elmo welcome the viewer to Sesame Street. Elmo announces the sponsors, and asks Stinky if it's fun being a plant. He wants to pretend to be a plant today, so Stinky suggests that he get his own flower pot. Elmo runs off to get one, and Stinky feels honored that Elmo wants to be like him.
 	Animation 	Pencil Box B / b
 	Film 	Alphaquest: B
 	Cartoon 	B for banana and ballerina
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo gets inside his pot, and wonders what kind of plant he is. Stinky calls him a "furry red monster plant," a name which Elmo likes. So what do plants do, Elmo wonders? According to Stinky, they just sit around and enjoy the sun. Elmo likes it at first, but soon realizes, "It's not easy being a plant ..."
 	Animation 	"Flowers on the Doorstep"
 	Muppets 	Monsters in Day Care: Sam, Emma and Stephanie teach Herry to sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". The monsters sing it at Monster Day Care.
 	SCENE 3 	Before long, Elmo the plant starts to get tired of enjoying the sun ...
 	Cartoon 	How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo wonders if there's anything else that plants do. Stinky points out that plants need water, and remembers that Gabi should be coming by to water him soon. Elmo decides to call out for water, and sure enough, Gabi arrives, with water for both Elmo and Stinky.
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.Artist: Len Glasser
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "Don't Waste Water."
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo wonders if plants do anything besides enjoying sunlight and getting watered. Stinky doesn't think so, but Elmo suggests that they could both sing The Alphabet Song, which they do. Stinky has so much fun, he wants to sing it again (and say "Music, Maestro!").
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup. (new music added)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Garth Brooks sings about two kids who are "Different."
 	Film 	Kid jungle explorers spot a wild letter B.
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear) (new music added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird takes Radar for a ride on the "Teddy Bear Bus" (a wagon). Elmo wonders if plants can move around, and Stinky says they can't ... unless, perhaps, they're on a wagon such as Big Bird's! Big Bird agrees to take Elmo and Stinky for a ride, loads them up into his wagon, and they all head off.
 	Cartoon 	Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Milo Counting: 7
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #7
 	Song 	"They're Not Alive"
 	Animation 	The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving.
 	SCENE 7 	Elmo decides to rename it the "Teddy Bear and Plant Bus," as they pass Oscar's trash can and the Fix-It Shop.
 	Animation 	Kids are surprised when animated things pop up out of nowhere.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #7
 	Film 	Seven kids dance on a playground to the same beat.
 	Cartoon 	Seven rabbitsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	SCENE 8 	Big Bird sets Elmo and Stinky back up on the crate they were on before. Big Bird wishes he could pretend to be a plant with them, and they say there's no reason why he can't - all he needs is a big enough pot. So, he goes off to get one from Snuffy's mommy. Stinky is excited about adding to their growing group of plants.
 	Film 	"In the middle of the city we have a garden..."
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (underscore added to intro)
 	Cartoon 	A blue man demonstrates in and out with the help of a barrel.
 	SCENE 9 	Big Bird has fun sitting in his pot, and wonders what plants do. Elmo repeats what Stinky told him earlier - plants do nothing but sit around, enjoying sunlight. Big Bird tries it himself, but just then, Elmo has to leave to tend to Dorothy. He thanks Stinky for a great day, and leaves. Big Bird has trouble getting used to all this sunlight: "It's not easy being a plant."
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Dancing
 	SCENE 10 	Big Bird announces the letter of the day, and lets Stinky do the number. A credit crawl follows.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31