Episode 3435

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo welcomes the viewer and announces that he's going to be a farmer today. He shows Rosita how he has planned for everything a farmer needs: sunlight, dirt, a flower pot, a watering can, and of course, a farmer's hat. Rosita volunteers to be his farmhand, and Elmo reveals what they're going to grow: eggs. They put an egg into the flower pot, cover it with dirt, add the water, and fantasize about the egg tree that will grow from the pot (seen in an animated thought balloon).
 	Cartoon 	A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city.
 	Cartoon 	Where does the cow live? (Maria voiceover)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Randy Travis sings "How Should I Tell You I Love You" while Telly acts it out. (new sound effects added)
 	Cartoon 	A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (new sound effects added)
 	Film 	Kids practice circus acts and give a performance in a gymnasium.
 	Animation 	Clown Honking #11
 	Cartoon 	Rubber Stamp #11
 	Cartoon 	Rap #11
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo and Rosita wait anxiously for their egg tree to grow when a chicken named Lurlene comes by and asks them what they're waiting for. Elmo and Rosita explain their plan, but Lurlene says they'll have to wait a lot longer for their "egg tree" to grow - even longer than the time it takes them to count to 40. When the monsters are done counting, she explains that eggs come from chickens, not trees. Elmo gets inspiration to grow something else, and asks Lurlene to dig a hole while he and Rosita go elsewhere.
 	Animation 	The word EGGS is shown, followed by eggs frying in a skillet.
 	Song 	"The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve.
 	Animation 	Sand J/j
 	Song 	"J, Just How Jazzy Can You Get?"
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (new music added)
 	Muppets 	Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low.
 	Film 	Farmer McFay subtracts green apples from 5 to 3 to 1 and is bothered by a fly.
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo and Rosita have come back with something else to plant: spaghetti! Lurlene thinks this is a brilliant idea, and they plant a strand and fantasize about growing a spaghetti tree. As they wait they cooperate and say the alphabet, with Elmo and Rosita doing the first half and Lurlene doing the second half.
 	Cartoon 	A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (new music sting added)
 	Muppets 	Mr. Johnson wants to order some spaghetti at an Italian restaurant called Guido's Trattoria and Spaghetti Joint. Waiter Grover gets his order, but it turns out to be just one noodle, angering him. Next, Grover brings him only two noodles, then one noodle again. Finally, Grover brings him a large plate of spaghetti, with a lot of noodles. It proves too heavy for him, and he spills the spaghetti all over Mr. Johnson, who storms off in a huff.
 	Cartoon 	"Ducklings"
 	Film 	"We have a nice school"... with ducks.
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a farm backdrop for the animals.
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon encounters the three farmers waiting for the spaghetti tree to grow. He breaks it to them that spaghetti is made, not grown, and tries to explain the process...
 	Song 	Kevin Clash sings "The Pasta Song."
 	SCENE 4cont'd 	When the song is over, Rosita and Lurlene decide to play tag instead of farming. Elmo doesn't feel like being a farmer anymore either ("Elmo has had two crop failures in one day!") and asks Gordon to take off his hat in shame. Gordon comforts him, saying that it takes a long time to learn to be a farmer.
 	Song 	"When You Grow Up"
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video Postcards: Big Bird visits the Green Market in Union Square. He thinks the food comes out of packaging, but his friends show him how food is grown on their farm.
 	Cartoon 	Jughead Jones's J story
 	Film 	J, for jiggle, juggle, jump, joy.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: J for jump
 	Insert 	Snuffy teaches the kids how to "Do the Spaghetti."
 	Animation 	Marco had a flower. When it wilted, he called his grandpa and told him exactly what the flower looked like. Grandpa told him to water the flower, and it grew again.
 	Song 	Leon Redbone sings "Blueberry Mouth."
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
 	SCENE 5 	On his way home, Elmo passes the Furry Arms Hotel and notices Stinky groaning. He's been in the sun for some time and is very thirsty by now, so Elmo decides to water him. Stinky feels much better, and Elmo tells him about his failed attempts at being a farmer. "What a waste of talent," admits Stinky, who is very grateful that Elmo was able to help him, and Elmo becomes optimistic about being a farmer again. He waters Stinky some more as Gordon announces the sponsors, and the credits follow.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: A duckling shows off a couple of wigs to Big Bird.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3755.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27