Episode 3865

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird is walking down the Street, saying hi to everyone he meets. He passes by Elmo and Telly, who are sitting on the steps of 123 Sesame Street. When he leaves, Elmo and Telly both started to chant “Story!” together and then Baby Bear comes by chanting too. They notice the viewer and welcomes them as Baby Bear introduce today's sponsors. Telly mentions that the reason why he, Elmo, and Baby Bear are chanting story is because they are going to take turns at telling a story together that Maria has taught them. However, they find it more fun swaying back and forth while chanting “Story!” over again.
 	Cartoon 	First, Middle, Last (men on horse)
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the letter of the day.
 	Film 	Alphaboy: Nibbling Noodles with Neighbor Nora
 	Cartoon 	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet.
 	Film 	The floating kids form a letter N.
 	SCENE 2 	After chanting and swaying back and forth, Telly, Elmo, and Baby Bear are ready to tell their story. Baby Bear asks what they do first and Telly explains that a story has three parts: a beginning, middle, and end. Then Telly points to the next segment to better explain it.
 	Cartoon 	"Beginning, Middle, End" (new sound effects added)Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	After watching the last segment, Baby Bear understands how to tell a story and is ready to start. The order goes that Elmo will tell the beginning, Telly will tell the middle, and Baby Bear will tell the end of the story. At first, Baby Bear doesn’t want to tell the end because he would have to wait a long time for his turn to come up, but Elmo and Telly tell him that the end of the story is the most important part. After hearing that, Baby Bear feels better and decides to join in.
 	Cartoon 	Beginning / middle / end: a beatnik follows a trombonist's note through a long horn.Artist: Frank Gresham
 	Muppets 	Samantha sings The Alphabet Song while Grover dances.
 	SCENE 3 	Back on the street, Elmo starts to tell the beginning of the story. The story starts off in the Kingdom of Friend where everyone is sad because they are no number 17s around. The reason there are no number 17s is because a dragon has taken it. Suddenly Sir Elmotine appears and says that he would bring back the number 17 from the dragon so everyone can be happy again.
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	The story sounds exciting that Baby Bear wants to know what will happen. Now it is Telly’s turn to tell the story. To help him think, Telly suggests they watch some films on the number 17 and point to the next segment…
 	Cartoon 	Rap #17
 	Film 	Kid mural painting #17
 	Animation 	Parade of Numbers #17
 	SCENE 4 	After watching the last segments on the number 17, Telly is ready to tell the middle of the story. The story starts off from when Sir Elmotine was going to look for the dragon, who has taken the number 17. Sir Elmotine searches the whole forest, but he doesn't know where the dragon lives. Suddenly Sir Cowboy Telly arrives on his pogo stick and offers his help to Sir Elmotine to find where the dragon lives. After a few steps, Sir Elmotine and Sir Cowboy Telly arrive at the dragon’s cave. At that moment, the dragon comes out and roars at them. They all look at each other and then the dragon starts to open his mouth…
 	SCENE 4cont'd 	Telly suddenly ends the middle story from there. Now it is Baby Bear’s turn to end the story, but he needs a second to think up the best ending ever.
 	Cartoon 	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse
 	Muppets 	Ernie recites a poem which introduces a Cookie Monster segment ...
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A lady discovers a monumental "N." Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose. (new music/sfx added)
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo wonders if Baby Bear thought up an ending to the story and wonders if Sir Elmotine might get eaten by the dragon. Telly wonders if the same thing might happen to Sir Cowboy Telly. However, Baby Bear is still thinking on the ending.
 	Film / Animation	A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings.
 	Cartoon 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the number of the day.
 	Animation 	Abstract count to 17.
 	Animation 	Ornate 17s swing by.
 	SCENE 6 	Finally, Baby Bear has come up with an ending to the story. Before Baby Bear can tell it, Mama Bear arrives and tells him to come home to clean his room. Baby Bear tells Elmo and Telly that he will be right back and goes off to clean his room. However, Elmo and Telly cannot wait and hope that Baby Bear returns back soon.
 	Cartoon 	Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book."
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie are ready to count.
 	Celebrity 	The Count (in voiceover) counts the number of times Angel Corella spins.
 	SCENE 7 	Elmo and Telly are still waiting for Baby Bear and wondering when he is going to arrive. Just then, Maria comes out from 123 Sesame Street and says hi to Elmo and Telly, who are startled when they hear her. She asks what is wrong with them and Elmo and Telly explain to her that they are waiting for Baby Bear to tell them the end of their story. Suddenly, Elmo tells Telly that they could both make up their own ending to their story. While Maria thought it is better to wait till Baby Bear comes back, Telly likes Elmo’s idea and tells Elmo to go first. Elmo’s ending was that Sir Cowboy Telly got scared and ran off while Sir Elmotine gets the number 17. Telly’s ending was that Sir Elmotine went home to take a nap and the dragon likes Sir Cowboy Telly’s hat that he gave the number 17 to him. They both ask Maria which ending she liked best and Maria doesn’t know how to tell them. At that moment, Baby Bear comes back and Elmo, Telly, and Maria are happy to see him. Now, Baby Bear can tell his ending to the story.
 	SCENE 7cont'd 	Sir Elmo and Sir Cowboy Telly are scared of the dragon until they realize he is a handsome dragon. The dragon (Baby Bear playing the role now) asks why they disturbed him from his slumber and Sir Elmotine said that the Kingdom of Friend is sad because the dragon took their number 17. Sir Elmotine asks the dragon if he can return it back and Sir Cowboy Telly says please. The dragon is happy because no one has ever asked him nicely and he returned the number 17 to them. Everyone in the Kingdom of Friends are happy and they all have popcorn, ice cream, and porridge.
 	SCENE 7cont'd 	Elmo and Telly are impressed at how the story ends and thought it was worth waiting for. Baby Bear said that he had fun telling it to them. Then Elmo goes off to feed Dorothy, while Telly tells Baby Bear about his favorite part of the popcorn, ice cream, and porridge.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Singing
 	SCENE 8 	Maria is glad that they all had a good time telling their story. She also mentions that there is something else that Elmo, Telly, and Baby Bear can say which has a beginning, a middle, and an end. After knowing what it is, they all divide up on who is going to announce each part of the sponsors. Elmo announces the letter of the day, Telly announces the number of the day, and Baby Bear announces the production. The group waves good-bye as a full credit follows.
==Notes==
*Kermit the Frog makes a rare appearance in his reporter outfit in the Street Scene. He is seen talking to Susan at the beginning of the episode, but does not speak when Big Bird says hello to them.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31