Episode 3839

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly finds a parrot (Joey Mazzarino) at the Fix-It Shop with Maria and Rosita. He's told that Rosita is training the parrot, named Bolo, to say the alphabet as a surprise for her cousin Tito's birthday party today. Maria is sure it won't be easy, but Telly thinks it'll be a snap, noting how well Bolo repeats today's sponsors.
 	Song 	"See Like a Bird" (Pigeon)
 	Muppets 	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the letter of the day.
 	Song 	"J, Just How Jazzy Can You Get?"
 	Animation 	J / j Gregorian chant
 	Film 	Girls jump rope and sing playground rhymes.
 	Muppets 	Ernie's Show and Tell: Devon shows Ernie his robin's nest.
 	Cartoon 	A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest. (new music and sound effects added)Artist: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky
 	Insert 	"Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate near and far, with help from Maria's voice.
 	Muppets 	Grover, on a surfboard, demonstrates near and far.
 	SCENE 2 	Telly and Rosita sing "The Alphabet Song" to Bolo, who instead sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Telly notes the two songs have the same tune and they continue singing the alphabet song over and over. Telly is confident he'll learn - "Even pigs can sing the alphabet!"
 	Muppets 	The Oinker Sisters sing "The Boogie-Woogie Piggies."
 	Film 	A girl's grandmother teaches Spanish to her parrot Kuka.
 	Muppets 	Zoe points out her Zoemobile wheels are round, leading to...
 	Film / Animation	Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays.
 	SCENE 3 	Bolo begins singing, but instead the lyrics are the numbers 1 through 23. Telly thinks they need help and calls for Maria.
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle plays the banjo as some kids sing the "Bird Song."
 	Muppets 	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the number of the day.
 	Cartoon 	A bus driver counts 11 of each necessity for a bus trip camping.
 	Cartoon 	Rubber Stamp #11
 	Animation 	Counting up to 11 (African masks)
 	Film 	Using sign language, a boy reads his poem, "The Hawk."
 	SCENE 4 	Maria suggests they teach Bolo the alphabet one letter at a time instead of the whole thing. It seems to work, but he instead starts singing "Hasenpfeffer" in place of the letters. Rosita thinks another bird could help them out.
 	Cartoon 	Bud the Bird flies above and below in a bumper car.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Film 	J, for jiggle, juggle, jump, joy.
 	Animation 	Planet J/j
 	Film 	A man in a J costume jumps at the beach.
 	Cartoon 	What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? What do you think would happen?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp."
 	SCENE 5 	"Even frogs could sing the alphabet!," Telly remarks following the segment. Big Bird and the Birdketeers have joined them, attempting to get Bolo to join their flock and sing the alphabet. They all chant "Sing! Sing! Sing!," prompting Bolo to lead everyone in a performance of "Sing."
 	Animation 	Can you find the birds in this picture?
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Ten masked dancers are counted in Spanish.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Song 	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (Vocals by Jerry Nelson)
 	Muppets 	Zoe presents the word of the day in her Zoemobile - "STOP."
 	Film 	Kids make the city traffic "stop" and "go."
 	Cartoon 	A snake is on, in, under, and stuck in a tree branch.
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird communicates bird-to-bird with Bolo, who explains he's not like other parrots. He doesn't repeat what other people says; he likes to sing what he wants. They politely ask if he wants to sing the alphabet and he makes it all the way through.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Water
 	SCENE 7 	Bolo announces the sponsors, with Telly and Rosita's help.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 30