Episode 5318

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Holding a boulder, Grover admonishes Elmo to hurry and tell the viewer today's theme, which he reminds Elmo is rocks. Elmo reveals that he had forgotten he already had a small rock to demonstrate. Grover faints.
 	SCENE 1 	In the Community Garden, Big Bird, Elmo, and Abby are going to paint pictures of nature that Kayla, Tamir's mom, is going to hang in the garden when they're completed. Abby plans to paint beautiful flowers, while Big Bird chooses to paint a nest with a big yellow bird ("You mean you?" Abby quips), and Elmo decides to paint Tango lying in the grass. The group encounters a problem when Abby realizes they don't have any paper. As they ponder their dilemma (invoking "I Wonder, What If, Let's Try"), a leaf lands on Big Bird's head. He suggests painting on leaves in lieu of paper.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Attempts at painting result in leaves skewered by a paintbrush, gross soggy leaves, or leaves that blow away. Elmo wonders if they could find something stronger than leaves. Spotting an acorn, Abby suggests it as an alternative, but the plan is squashed by a squirrel (Tyler Bunch) who won't allow them to paint on his food. They give him the acorn Abby found and promise to search for another option. Elmo proposes using pine cones.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Efforts prove fruitless once again, as the pine cones are too bumpy and unmanageable, and wind up falling apart or stuck on the end of a paintbrush. The trio is on the verge of giving up when Tamir and Kayla overhear. After some encouragement, Big Bird recognizes that rocks are stronger than leaves and unlike pine cones, have a smooth surface.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	The rocks are a successful medium. Kayla praises the group's work and decides to place the rocks throughout the garden for others to find.
 	Insert 	I Wonder, What If, Let's TryElmo encounters a disappointed Emperor and Ayana. They have chalk to create art but forgot to bring paper. They try drawing on the sidewalk.
 	Muppets 	Elmo and friends sing and clap as they find out the letter of the day - R.
 	Film 	R Is for Rocks: A girl and her friends go to the park with her mother, a geologist, to look for different kinds of rocks.
 	Celebrity 	Mickey Guyton teaches about community in song.
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo speaks to an expert on rocks: an actual rock (Peter Linz), who explains where rocks can be found.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster's Foodie TruckTaylor requests guacamole, which excites Gonger because he gets to use a molcajete, a bowl made of rock. As usual, Cookie Monster has eaten an ingredient: garlic, which Gonger detects from his breath. They head to the garlic farm for more.
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Abby pose as astronauts and sing about finding the number of the day by counting Martians. Today, there are 6.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World (Monster Edition): Rocks
 	SCENE 3 	Tamir paints a rock on a rock as the group signs off.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 53