Episode 2898

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Preston Rabbit brings a present to the Sesame Street Library - an "Illustration Activation Machine," which brings to life the images in books. Gina and Elmo put a copy of "Little Red Riding Hood" into the slot on one side of the machine, and suddenly Little Red (speaking in a Valley accent) and the Big Bad Wolf are transported magically into the library! Elmo runs to get another book to try out.
 	Cartoon 	"Beginning, Middle, End"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster reads the sign atop a miniature school building, and observes a small group of children that run out of it. Once they've left, the monster picks up the now empty building, and declares, "School's out!"
 	Film 	A boy talks about living in Alaska and about racing sled dogs.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	"The UN Family Song"
 	Cartoon 	What's missing? (parrot)
 	SCENE 2 	Little Red and the Big Bad Wolf learn from Gina about their new surroundings, though the Wolf is disappointed to find that they don't serve food. Elmo puts another book into the machine and out pops Mary and her little lamb. Elmo goes to get more books, while the hungry Wolf begins to chase after Mary's lamb.
 	Cartoon 	Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow."
 	Film 	Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown.
 	Muppets 	Game Show: Happiness Begins at 40Guy Smiley gets the Sad Family out of their rut by having them count to 40.
 	Cartoon 	I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most.
center 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Skeleton fish.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose.
 	SCENE 3 	While Gina explains what's happening to Linda, Elmo puts another book into the machine - The Three Little Pigs. Soon, the Big Bad Wolf is chasing after the lamb and the pigs. Preston is the only one who knows how to get them back in their books, but no one knows where he is. Linda gets an idea to write a book about Preston and put it into the machine, and she and Gina start to plan out the necessary supplies (rejecting the Wolf's suggestion of lamb chops).
 	Cartoon 	A snake has a knot in his middle, and he can't find his end. The detective helps the snake find his end ... playing drums in a band.
 	Film 	A construction machine and a horse look similar.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Hoots tells everyone to imagine that it's turning from nighttime to morning, and the birds are waking up in the forest, while Bobby McFerrin sings "Tweet in the Mornin'."
 	Cartoon 	Frances Fairy displays several F words.
 	Film 	Some kids learn how to use Logo, a computer programming language, to draw shapes on computers.
 	Cartoon 	"Five Baby Oysters"
 	SCENE 4 	As the library sits in disarray from the storybook character's antics, Gina, Linda, and Elmo finish writing The Story of Preston Rabbit and throw it into the machine. Preston magically appears and Gina begs for him to help solve their mess. When the Wolf gets hungry for bunny rabbit, Preston runs off to find the crank that will turn off the machine.
 	Cartoon 	Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles.Artist: Tee Collins
 	Muppets 	Ernie asks Bert "Do You Like Me?"
 	Cartoon 	What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
 	Film 	In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom.
 	Cartoon 	With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a mountain is.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 5 	The crank is attached to the machine, allowing it to go in reverse. Linda turns the crank and the storybook characters are subtracted one by one, narrowly missing the jaws of the Big Bad Wolf each time. Preston almost gets snapped up when the Wolf is the last one to go, and Preston becomes so grateful he decides to thank them by getting another present!
 	Cartoon 	Henson: Eleven Cheer
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a camel.
 	Muppets 	
center 	Cartoon 	Two men try to go over a very steep hill.
 	Film 	A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the river below, prompting him to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds it and makes the bridge go back up.
 	Animation 	A girl plays in, on, and under a sculpture.
 	SCENE 6 	Preston's gift is two movers (Tyrone and Gus), who arrive to take the machine away. Tyrone reads the sponsors (the fine print on their delivery form) and Gina takes care of the CTW slogan as the movers end up busting the machine on their way out. ("Butterfingers!")
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23