Episode 2919

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Elmo freezes the opening theme and appears over it, informing the viewer what the word important means and how we'll be seeing lots of important things today.
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon shows the viewer a photo of Miles on his first day of kindergarten, which he is off to have framed. He mentions that it means a lot to, prompting Elmo to pop up and repeat "Important!"
 	Animation	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	Song 	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer". (horse)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	W - wallpaper
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film of how a lift bridge works.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Chris play the Tickle-Stop game.
 	Cartoon 	Gloria Globe pulls a tiger out of her hat, which belongs in India.
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo visits the Fix-It Shop, where Luis reinserts a rod into a broken lamp. Elmo figures that it is an important piece and causes Luis to break it further with his exclamations. He apologizes, and Luis tells Elmo that it would be important to him if he were quieter.
 	Cartoon 	Number creatures 18
 	Film 	Lamont, who lives in the city, visits his friend Adrian, who lives in the country. Together they ride bikes, swim, and have dinner with Adrian's family.
 	Cartoon 	The numbers keep changing from 1 to 20 as corny music plays in the background.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster is in a disagreement about where to go for vacation: the mountains or the seashore. Cookie Monster says he likes both, better than going to Cucamonga for the National Cookie Convention. 2-Head gets inspired, and heads off for Cucamonga, leaving Cookie to choose between the mountains and the seashore.
 	Cartoon 	Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Film 	A girl visits the stamp factory to see how stamps are made.
 	Animation	Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo now wants to see if Gina has anything important. Gina points out that the bag of cleaning rags she's carrying isn't as she searches for the keys to Hooper's Store, where the phone rings inside. Gina is upset when the phone stops ringing because it means she probably missed a call from Mike. Elmo apologizes, and Gina tells him that his kindness means a lot to her. "It's important!"
 	Song 	A piece of land with water all around it is an "Island."Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin (joined by Linda and Luis) looks for a way to stay dry in the rain.
 	Cartoon 	D-dart
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful."
 	Film 	Some kids have a bike race by the river.
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates what newspapers are made of, and finds an ad for "One slightly used monster."
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends. (new title cards added)
 	Cartoon 	W for witch (opening trimmed)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo observes Oscar, hoping he'll do something important. Oscar instead tells him to beat it in a variety of ways. Since it would mean a lot to him if Elmo did, Elmo declares this important!
 	Film 	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach.
 	Muppets 	Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit.
 	Cartoon 	"Ducklings"
 	Film 	In a village in Africa, people catch fish and celebrate afterwards.
 	Animation	D / d (drums and drumsticks)
 	Film 	At a bus stop, three men of different ethnicities (including Bill Irwin) dance to a hip hop beat played on a radio.
 	Film 	Animals fight.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Animation	Abstract #18
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon and Luis share photos of their kids, whom they consider to be important. They look around for Elmo to show up and he does, just a few moments later (by leaping through the air and landing between them). He takes care of one last important thing - announcing the day's sponsors, with a little help from Gordon.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23