Episode 3866

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar the Grouch receives a letter from a Grouch postwoman (Alice Dinnean) and notices the viewer. He explains that he received a letter from his mother, wishing him a happy birthday. Telly overhears him, and plans to help him celebrate. Oscar doesn't want a happy birthday, and bets him that not one person on Sesame Street can do something grouchy for his birthday. Telly makes it his goal to prove Oscar wrong.
 	Cartoon 	An elephant tries to remember Nigel (a cat's) birthday, succeeding after stringing together a series of clues.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Film 	Using sign language, a boy reads his poem, "The Hawk."
 	SCENE 2 	Maria has written a birthday poem for Oscar. He becomes irritated when he can't read it--it's in Spanish! Maria reads it, and Oscar catches her being nice: the poem contains the word "feliz", the Spanish word for "happy". He's surprised by how awful it is when Maria reads it in English: "Happy greeting to you, irritating Grouch. Have a rotten day from here on out!"
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Gloria Estefan and Rosita perform a duet rendition of "Sing," alternating between English and Spanish lyrics.
 	Animation 	Pencil box Y / y
 	Film 	Jaws spoof with the letter Y.
 	Animation 	Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird presents his gift: he holds his beak closed, and will not bother or say anything to him all day.
 	Cartoon 	Number Guy sings "How Many Birds Can Fit on This Wire?" One bird provides the answer.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A girl's mom gives her a 1 from the shelf. "My 1 and only!"
Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 4 	Gina gives Oscar a birthday present concealed in a box. Oscar admires the box, thinking it's from Grundgetta, and opens it to see what's inside. The gift...is nothing! Gina reveals that she is the one that made it.
 	Song 	John Pizzarelli sings about feeling "happy and proud" on your birthday.
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street Goes to Day CareBig Bird and Veronica say the alphabet.
 	Film 	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs.
 	SCENE 5 	Alan gives Oscar a birthday cake he made: a triple layer cake made with chicken and mint, with sardine frosting! Oscar laments that it's the same kind of cake his mother used to make.
 	Song 	"It's Fido's Birthday" - a song about a birthday party for a goldfish.
 	Animation 	Characters on a quilt form the letter Y.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Film 	Y for yell, yellow, yodel
 	SCENE 6 	Luis, Gabi, and Rosita let Oscar play a game: he tries to crack open a trash can-shaped piñata. He succeeds, and is buried by a pile of small junk pieces, torn newspaper, and fish bones.
 	Song 	"We're Talking 'Bout the Number One"
 	Cartoon 	Kids count one duck in the pond
 	Muppets 	Zoe finds Elmo pretending to be a duck, and he shows her how to act like one. A real duck shows up, and mistakes Zoe for its mama.
 	Song 	"Papermaking Song"
 	Animation 	Stop-motion representation of "Happy Birthday," with balloons, gummi bears, glitter, etc.
 	SCENE 7 	Oscar finds everyone (including Bob and the Grouchketeers) on the steps of 123 Sesame Street, and thinks that they're now going to sing Happy Birthday to You. Instead, they shout "Grouchy Birthday to You!" Oscar admits that he was wrong--everyone knew how to celebrate a Grouch birthday, until Telly gives him his present: hugs and kisses!
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Dogs
 	SCENE 8 	Oscar finishes the cake and announces the sponsors. He notes the best thing about having a birthday: you have to wait a whole year until the next one!
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment	Description
 	Song 	Olivia sings "The Riddle."This segment replaced "Sing" in the Sprout version.
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31