Episode 3963

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Rosita discovers a meeting of the Grouchketeers and gives Oscar a big hug. Rosita wants to join the Grouchketeers, but Oscar says that she can't join unless she proves that she's grouchy enough. He gives her a list of requirements, the first of which is "No Hugging."
 	Cartoon 	A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (audible dialogue)Artist: Joanna Priestley
 	Film 	Big Bird says that friends are good. Kids talk about saying hello and making friends. (sans Big Bird intro)
 	Cartoon 	Ladybugs' Picnic
 	Cartoon 	Finding 12s on a computer screen
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls.
 	SCENE 2 	Telly finds Rosita having great difficulty with Not Hugging. Sidney offers them cookies, and Gina comes along with her niece Hannah. Rosita struggles with not hugging, and realizes if she can not hug a baby, she can not hug anyone. Next she prepares to "Act Like A Grouch".
 	Song 	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There."
 	Muppets 	Natasha competes in the Thpfft Championship, where she wins by Thpfft-ing 20 times.
 	Cartoon 	Pencil box I/i
 	Animation 	I / i candles
 	Cartoon 	CGI sheep graze out I and i.
 	SCENE 3 	Rosita, dressed like a Grouch, imagines the smell of trash to help her "Act Like A Grouch." Telly coaches her on her "SCRAM."
 	Film 	A karate team punches out the alphabet.
 	Film 	Big Bird dances, and the kids talk about how fun it is to dance. (without Big Bird intro)
 	Muppets 	Zoe introduces a film of dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancing to classical music with kids to show that everyone can dance.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #12
 	Film 	Ornate 12s fly through the air.
 	SCENE 4 	Gina needs to help Hannah fall asleep. Bob, Maria and Gordon sing a lullaby, but get a little carried away.
 	Cartoon 	Babies and doggies pattern: What comes next?Artist: Keith Haring
 	Animation 	Ornate Is swing through the air to a song.
 	Animation 	I / i Gregorian Chant
 	Muppets / Film	Ernie introduces kids singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
 	Cartoon 	A man counts 40 stars at night.
 	Muppets 	Musical Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf sing "One Fine Face". The two then leave to play bingo with Grandma.
 	Cartoon 	The parts of a man's face move around as they are drawn.
 	SCENE 5 	After a full day of work, Oscar still says that she isn't grouchy enough. She blows up at him, telling him off -- which impresses Oscar so much that he makes her a Grouchketeer.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Bananas
 	SCENE 6 	The Grouchketeers meet, and Telly interrupts to read the sponsors. They tell him to scram.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 32