Episode 3433

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Joey and Davey Monkey approach Oscar's newsstand, wishing to buy the latest issue of Amazing and Exciting True-Life Banana Tales. Oscar happens to have a copy but the monkeys can't have it as he's holding it for someone who's already paid for it - that person turns out to be Ruthie, who arrives to take it. The monkeys feel betrayed and start sobbing until they learn she bought it for them! Oscar moans that today will be another happy day on the street, but thinks things will turn around once Joey and Davey start arguing over who gets to read the magazine.
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates what newspapers are made of, and finds an ad for "One slightly used monster."
 	Cast 	Big Bird, Susan and Bob sing "Can Read" while at a newsstand.
 	Animation 	Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (new narration by Jim Thurman added)
 	Song 	"It's the Shpritzer Honker Splasher Sprinkler Tweeter Squirt," the wettest musical instrument.
 	Animation 	Beads arrange themselves in different ways, and finally stick themselves to a boy's jacket.
 	SCENE 2 	Joey and Davey are still fighting (to Oscar's delight), but Ruthie gets them to stop. They realize that they can't even read all the words yet, so there's no reason to fight, but it also means they won't get to read the stories. They become sad (again to Oscar's delight) until Ruthie offers to read to them... but soon Davey and Joey start to argue over which story to read.
 	Animation 	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe."
 	Muppets 	Captain Elmo Cousteau searches for the treasure of the missing soap, with the help of a policeman fishy.
 	Cartoon 	Fish form capital and lowercase T's.
 	Cartoon 	Spinning T (to the tango beat)
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter has an electric train.
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story," which shows what's inside various household objects. (new sound effects added)
 	Cartoon 	Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird remarks, "Now that was silly!"
 	Muppets 	(re-filmed Alistair Cookie wraparounds)
 	Cartoon 	A ball goes up and down a musical staircase.
 	SCENE 3 	The twin monkeys continue their squabble until Ruthie tells them she can read both stories, ruining Oscar's grumpy mood. However, Davey and Joey argue over which story to read first. Ruthie sternly tells them they must make a decision or no stories will be read, which causes the monkeys now to argue that the other one's story should be read first.
 	Film 	At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Song 	"Counting Alarm Clock"
 	Film 	Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk.
 	Cartoon 	Cap'n Feenie asks, "What is it?" It's the ocean.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Cartoon 	Snacks on Parade - The RaisinArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Two girls count to 5 as they clap.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird asks to see that number one more time.
 	Muppets 	Underwater #5
 	Cartoon 	A chorus of 5s come out of a 5 painting.
 	Film 	Various situations of before and after, to a hip-hop beat.
 	SCENE 4 	Ruthie finishes reading the stories to Joey and Davey, who wish to make a game out of their favorite of the two, "Fugitive Runaway Banana." They want Oscar to play the role of Kimball, the runaway banana. Oscar insists he's not playing and runs off. The monkeys think he's getting a head start and they follow after him.
 	Animation 	"Animal Books"Artist: Steve Segal
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase T.
 	Film 	The floating kids make a small T.
 	Cartoon 	Ten tiny T's in top hats do the tippy tappy tango and take tea.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert: "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep.
 	Film 	A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird receives a visit from Marisa Tomei, and is reminded that he was supposed to say the alphabet with her today. Some drama ensues between them, but they say the alphabet anyway, and part on good terms. (new music added)
 	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.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry.
 	Cartoon 	The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck. (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock."
 	Cartoon 	Kids try to guess what a bunch of shapes will form; eventually they form a chicken.
 	SCENE 5 	Joey and Davey have followed Oscar to his can, where he continues to tell them to scram. Ruthie comes by and Oscar begs her to get them to leave. She gets the two to understand that they're making Oscar angry, so they relieve him from playing as Kimball the runaway banana. Instead, they want to play a game based on the other banana story, "Cyber Mutant Banana Rangers," and want Oscar to play the villainous Ricky Rotten. They continue to annoy Oscar as Ruthie announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird, Maria, and Snuffy notice there are dots on Big Bird's feet, legs, and tail!
__NOWYSIWYG__
 3433
 3433
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27