Episode 2875

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	As they warm up their voices, Placido Flamingo presents the two candidates for the lead role in his new opera, "La Grouchiata" - Grundgetta and world-famous opera singer Wilhelmenia Fernandez. The two must audition first before he can decide who the role should go to.
 	Song 	"Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents.
 	Cartoon 	A map of Africa morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
center 	Muppets 	The Sublime Miss M performs "The Sublime Ms. M."
 	Cartoon 	M is for Marvelous Martha
 	SCENE 2 	For the audition, Placido has his stars sing "The Alphabet Song." Grundgetta's version is naturally off-key and loud, while Wilhelmenia's is pleasant. Placido makes a decision - to do another round of competition.
 	Cartoon 	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Abstract count to 15
 	Film 	Footage of a Chinese noodle factory.
 	SCENE 3 	Wilhelmenia does some breathing exercises in preparation for the next round of auditions. Grundgetta believes she must also participate if there's a chance she'll be in the opera. The two practice breathing and holding a single note. Snuffy, who has a small role in the opera, practices holding a note too, blowing Grundgetta right into the fence. (Grundgetta: "And you wonder why I'm always in a bad mood!")
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Tim Robbins and Elmo talk about surprise.
 	Film 	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira.
 	Cartoon 	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen.
 	Muppets 	Chip and Dip hold a sign with the word "CAT" written on it and ask Danny if he knows what it says. When they learn that he can't read the sign, they give him clues.
 	Cartoon 	Shooting stars form the letter I/i.
 	SCENE 4 	Grundgetta and Wilhelmenia now practice the "Yuck Chorus" in the opera, where they bang spoons (loaned by Oscar) on the table as they sing, though Grundgetta has trouble stopping her spoon-banging afterward. Placido comes to a conclusion - Wilhelmenia may have a beautiful operatic voice, but Grundgetta fits the role much better and gets the part.
 	Cartoon 	Fruta Manzana (original)Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Video 	Fay demonstrates addition by placing 4 balls on a table.Artist: William Wegman
 	Cartoon 	An animated number 15 sings "How Hard It Is to Be 15" to a child who is trying to count from 1 to 20, but can't remember 15.
 	Cast 	Maria and Luis play castaways on an island, when Bob shows up as a new friend.
 	Animation	Sand I/i
 	SCENE 5 	Placido offers Wilhelmenia a part in a different, upcoming opera he has: Madam Betterfly, which is sung entirely in "tweet." They then sing a tweet duet.
 	Cartoon 	A lizard sings about how she likes to be "Above it All", as well as below.Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Film 	Time-lapse of seeds growing.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Animation	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	Muppets 	Kermit talks about his favorite subject - frogs. Gladys the Cow assists by being a cow frog wearing goggles, air tank, and froggy foot paddles. Gladys asks Kermit how it would feel to be a cow and he replies feeling glad to be a frog. Gladys puts a cow's horns, ears, and a bell on Kermit.
 	Cartoon 	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles.Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift
 	SCENE 6 	Soon before the opera is about to begin, Grundgetta backs out, realizing how much singing instead of screaming goes on. Wilhelmenia has sensed this would happen, so she's already in costume and gets the part. As the show begins, Placido plays the mayor as he and his townspeople (including Gordon and Lillian) welcome La Grouchiata to town. However, they want her to leave when they see how grouchy she is. After Snuffy belts out his note to silence the quarrel, the mayor encourages everyone to let La Grouchiata stay, as theirs is a town of all kinds. The opera ends to thunderous applause from the audience, Grundgetta announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. So ends the 22nd season of Sesame Street.
==Notes==
* Additional performers include Carmen Osbahr and Jim Martin (as AM chorus members in the opera).
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Category:Sesame Street Classical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22