Episode 3762

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gina greets the viewer from her home. She wakes up Baby Bear to remind him that he spent the night at her place while his parents were away, and that his Mama Bear and Papa Bear are coming home from their business trip today! Baby Bear finds it weird waking up in a new place, so Gina reads a letter they wrote for him (in Papa Bear's voice) as comfort, and Baby Bear becomes enthusiastic to start the day.
 	Cartoon 	Dinah from South Carolina exchanges letters with her friend Ling Lu in China.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk - Chinese dragon dancePart 1
 	Film 	"One Thousand Faces"
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk - Chinese dragon dancePart 2
 	Film 	The letters of the alphabet are found in signs all over the city. (ska music, child voiceover)
 	Muppets 	Grover and Mr. JohnsonMr. Johnson asks Grover the concession stand monster for a box of popcorn. Grover asks him if he would want the big, bigger, or biggest box of popcorn. Mr. Johnson wants the big popcorn, but Grover suggests the bigger popcorn. The two have a tug-of-war over the popcorn, resulting in the biggest popcorn box falling over Mr. Johnson's head.
 	Cartoon 	Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen)
 	SCENE 2 	Baby Bear (with his stuffed dog Ralph) is so excited about his parents coming home that he doesn't want to eat breakfast. The first thing he's going to do once he sees his Mama and Papa is run up and hug and kiss them, but Gina tells him that he won't have the energy to do any of that if he doesn't eat his porridge... which he then does.
 	Song 	"You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly" explains that kids and animals can like the same foods.
 	Animation 	Characters on a quilt form the letter O.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	Big Bird shows that the letter O looks the same upside-down.
 	Cartoon 	Soul O
 	Film 	A boy named Anthony and his parents are trapeze artists in a circus.
 	Cartoon 	Two cartoon cacti sing "Here We Are".
center 	Muppets 	Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here."
 	Cartoon 	The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas.Artist: Mo Willems
 	SCENE 3 	At the day care center, Baby Bear describes to Zoe what it was like staying overnight at Gina's, and is so excited he can't contain himself. Gina suggests they all draw something, and Baby Bear decides to draw a picture to give to his parents when they come home. Gina shows them a picture of the letter O, which is the first thing they'll be drawing.
 	Cartoon 	O for open, off, owl, ocean
 	Muppets 	Director Kermit is filming Oklahoma with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful is supposed to enter sing "Oklahoma!" but sings "Aklahoma!", "Eeklahoma!" and "Iklahoma!" instead. When he finally gets it right, the production assistant says it's time for lunch.
 	Animation 	Horses appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays.
 	Animation 	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe."
 	Film 	A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp.
 	Song 	"Counting Alarm Clock"
 	Muppets 	Samantha talks to Grover about what she does when she gets angry.
 	Cartoon 	"Mad Goat Song"Artist: Derek Lamb
 	SCENE 4 	Baby Bear has finished his drawing, but becomes impatient waiting for his parents to return, then angry. Gina tells him it's okay to be angry, then whips out yet another letter from his parents who let their son know they love him even when he's angry (though Zoe is slightly confused when Gina reads it in Papa Bear's voice). Baby Bear feels a lot better after hearing from them, and decides to keep the letter forever. Next, they're all going to draw the number 15.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #15
 	Film 	15s on sticks cascade toward the camera as boats race by on a river on the background.
 	Film 	Kid mural painting #15
 	Animation 	Can you find the birds in this picture?
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping.
 	Song 	"Jump" (soul)
 	Cartoon 	A girl fantasizes what she could do without leaving her room if her nose, ears, legs, and arms got bigger.
 	Song 	An ode to D-A-D.
 	SCENE 5 	All the kids leave to be picked up by their parents, but Baby Bear's still haven't arrived yet... until now! They greet each other with open arms and kisses. Baby Bear feels proud of what he's accomplished, and thanks Gina for helping him through it all. The bears happily discuss what Baby Bear's been up to as they leave.
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Jim Carrey shows Elmo and Telly how he expresses his emotions - with his feet (in speed-induced footage, no less).
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	"Papermaking Song"
 	Cartoon 	A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!"
center 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "You Made Me Love You."
 	Animation 	The word "LOVE" in various situations.
 	SCENE 6 	Gina finishes tidying up the day care center and finds another letter from Papa Bear, this time for her. She reads it in his voice just for fun, and the letter thanks her for taking care of their son (as well as help announce today's sponsors).
 	SCENE 6cont'd 	"And Slimey's spaceship is still on its way back to Sesame Street!"
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Oscar and Grundgetta appear on the Sally Messy Yuckyael show, as "Grouches who love too much." Grundgetta reveals that next, Oscar sang her ... a love song!
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29