Episode 3950

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon happens upon Oscar in the middle of practice with his "alternative" band. He introduces Gordon to the group - Grundgetta on saxophone, Dusty on drums, Slam on piano, and Phooey Louie on guitar. They are practicing for the upcoming Grouch music festival, Mudstock. However, Dusty insists that as the drummer, he should start the next song rather than Slam. When he doesn't get his way, he quits, leaving the band without a drummer. Oscar goes off to make some calls.
 	Film 	Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums.
 	Muppets 	Grover looks for you, and is glad when he finds you.
 	Film 	Kids talk about what a friend is.
 	Cartoon 	Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar has called every Grouch drummer he knows and is met with only rejection; "I wish grouches didn’t like saying “No!” so much," he mopes. Elmo arrives and offers his services as a drummer, since he already owns a drum. Despite his cute demeanor, Oscar has little choice but to give Elmo a chance. Elmo zips out and returns instantly with his drum. He demonstrates his skills by drumming out a simple, soft pattern, which is not pleasing to the rest of the band.
 	Film 	Kids play "Twinkle Twinkle" on bucket, glass, and a broiler pan.
 	Muppets 	Super Grover intends to fly into the air and wave at the number of the day. He claims that his springy legs will propel him into the atmosphere. After a few boingy jumps, he decides to forget the propelling part and just do the waving part. The following segment presents the number of the day.
 	Cartoon 	A coach gives a pep talk to the number zero.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster plans to eat the number of cookies to correspond with the number of the day, and he's disappointed to find that the number for the day is zero. He ends up eating the numeral 0 instead.
 	Song 	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.Arist: Jane Aaron
 	Film 	Wegman dogs, as an orchestra conductor and pianist.
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon heads off to work while Elmo starts his training as a Grouch drummer. Slam demonstrates the difference between loud and soft to show Elmo that he should be drumming loudly. Elmo gives it a try and his loud drumming rattles the whole street, showing he has true Grouch potential.
 	Film 	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
 	Muppets 	Super Grover says that he's going to fly up into the air and point to the letter of the day. He begins by getting a running start, but only propels himself sideways, hurting himself in the process. Leaning on the brick wall for support, he thinks maybe he will forget the flying part and just do the pointing part. The following segment presents the letter of the day.
 	Animation 	J / j Gregorian chant
 	Film 	A man in a J costume jumps at the beach.
 	Animation 	The story of a jack-o'-lantern.Artist: Ken Brown and Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird visits Guadalupe, Arizona, and conducts a child mariachi band, who sing "Viva Mexico."
 	Cartoon 	Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music.
 	SCENE 4 	Next, Elmo needs to understand rhythm. Louie taps out some beats on his guitar for Elmo to replicate on his drum. Elmo then asks Louie to repeat his drum beat - a long, rapid series of beats to be exact.
 	Cartoon 	A dog, a girl and a lizard dance to a bongo beat.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "I Love My Room" and enumerates all the wonderful things he can do in his room, like play his drums. Unfortunately, it's also Bert's room.
 	Cartoon 	J ... a jumping, juggling jack-in-the-box.
 	Song 	"Big J and Little J"
 	SCENE 5 	The Grouches are ready to welcome Elmo into the band, but first, he needs to look the part. They dress him up in some dingy clothes. Elmo thinks he could stand to wear more accessories, like sunglasses and a pinky ring.
 	Film 	A rhythm is made of breaking eggs, door slams, cans dropping, ice, and feet stepping.
 	Muppets 	Zoe and Wolfgang the Seal explain the concept of zero.
 	Cartoon 	A girl asks her friend to guess how many elephants she saw at the zoo today; the answer is zero.
 	Cast / Celebrity	Linda performs a duet with percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Before Glennie begins, she instructs Linda to join the performance when she's signaled. Linda shows enthusiasm for her participation, but by the end of the piece she has nearly fallen asleep. Glennie alerts her with a tap of the shoulder and Linda closes with one strike of a cymbal. When Linda receives the most praise from the audience, including flowers from a little girl, Glennie leaves the stage in a huff.
 	Cartoon 	Different emotions are drawn on a face, until the character grabs the pencil.
 	Muppets 	Grover introduces the next segment, which he says will feature a "four-sided whatsis" - when someone backstage tells him it's a square.
 	Cartoon 	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip to Be a Square"Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon comes back to check on the band and is surprised by Elmo's new look. Oscar then leads the group in a raucous performance of "The Grouch Song." Once it ends, Gordon admits that he enjoyed their number, meaning they've got a lot of practicing to do in order to make it much more unpleasant.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Music
center 	SCENE 7 	As the band plays a dissonant cover of the "Sesame Street Theme," Gordon announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 32