Episode 2664

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Snuffy and Alice look for things that start with the letter P around Sesame Street. Oscar gets upset when they use his pet puppy Preposterous (and his pickle) as an example.
 	Cartoon 	P for Planet
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A rock does somersaults for its peers, but gets little applause.
 	Cast 	Live at Sesame Hall, Bob, Maria, and Luis sing "The Curious Cantata" about a bird who asks a lot of questions, played by the ever-curious Big Bird.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: OINK
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Ruby shows James Galway that she has trouble playing the flute. He shows her how to blow into it, but she eventually decides to use it as a baton instead, while he plays.
 	Cartoon 	A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover has a new method of remembering orders: He makes up a poem to remember what is ordered and who ordered it. Mr. Johnson orders a cheeseburger with a pickle and French fries, which Grover interprets as "Round and tasty on a bun, pickles, French fries, yum, yum, yum!" However, he brings Mr. Johnson a grapefruit on a bun.
 	Animation 	A white shell is uncovered in the sand.
 	Insert 	Three of These Kids (upside-down girl)
 	Animation 	A/a (Gordon voice-over)
 	Muppets 	Live from the Nestropolitan Opera, Phil Harmonic introduces the staged production of Peligro starring Placido Flamingo.
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0: Instead of a parachute, she has a helicopter propeller.
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo is reading a book, The Three Jolly Monsters (by Sabrina T. Pagebottom). He's soon joined by Big Bird, Telly Monster, and Athena, who crowd around trying to read as well. They all end up reading loudly over each other and fighting for a good spot.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #15
 	Animation 	A dune buggy is assembled.
 	Cartoon 	A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Cast 	Luis and Linda assemble the word COLD, and it snows.
 	Animation 	Where do the a's fit?
 	Song 	Olivia sings "The Riddle."
 	Cartoon 	An owl flies, carrying a sign that says "PELIGRO."
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster fights over the letters P and R, one of them displaying P foods and the other one displaying R foods (and a radio). They have a picnic, which is cut short due to rain.
 	Cartoon 	Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat.
 	SCENE 3 	Everyone shuffles around trying to get a good view of the book when Hiroshi comes over and says they need a better system. Athena proposes they get a grown-up to read to them and they nominate Hiroshi (as he's the only one around).
 	Cartoon 	"Five Baby Oysters"
 	Film 	A boy who lives in Alaska narrates a film of himself going ice-fishing with his grandfather and sister.
 	Cartoon 	A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp."
 	Cartoon 	P for PenguinArtist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 4 	Hiroshi reads everyone The Three Jolly Monsters. The story features three monsters who look different, and have differing houses, favorite snacks, and hobbies, but continue to be close friends. One day, each monster finds a musical instrument, but they end up playing different music until they are no longer jolly. Unfortunately, the story is left on a cliffhanger when Hiroshi finds the last page of the book is missing. Big Bird decides to locate the author himself and leaves, though the others are skeptical he can find her.
 	Cartoon 	"In and Out Crowd"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Animals have tails.
 	Cast 	A voiceover instructs Maria as Chaplin where to put the shirts and the towels. (piano underscore)
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo, Telly, and Athena propose their own endings for the book. Big Bird returns, having located Sabrina T. Pagebottom herself! She has a compete copy of her book, which she reads for everybody. The three jolly monsters end up separating themselves as much as they can to play their individual music, but realize that this is too silly. They all decide to find music they could play together (which happened to be Athena's suggested ending), and the trio play a variation of the Sesame Street Theme. Snuffy announces the sponsors as everyone discusses the book.
==Notes==
* A copy of The Three Jolly Monsters is among the prop books seen in "Elmo's World: Books." It is also mentioned by Ruthie as a book Zoe might like to read in Episode 3267.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21