Episode 3429

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Elmo announces today's sponsors while taking pretend pictures of them with his toy camera, saying that he'll be taking lots and lots of pictures today.
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo goes into the Fix-It Shop and tells Maria about his toy camera, then starts taking pretend pictures of Maria posing in different ways. When he decides to take pictures of her while she's working, Maria suggests that there are lots of other things to take pictures of (so as not to distract her from her work). Elmo thinks hard of what to take pretend pictures of next, and a light bulb is shown above Elmo's head when he thinks of the perfect subject... Maria!
 	Song 	"Say Cheese" (new graphics added to ending)
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to play his violin by practicing.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes.
 	Cartoon 	A girl tries on big, bigger, and the biggest shoes.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	The Count, dressed up as Elvis, sings "You Gotta Count My Blue Suede Shoes."
 	Cartoon 	A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party.Artist: John Korty
 	Film 	In a village in Africa, people catch fish, and celebrate afterwards.
 	Cartoon 	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. (new sound effects added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo finishes taking Maria's pretend pictures, then offers her his camera so she can take pictures of him. Maria tells him that she has to get back to work, but Elmo gives her a pleading look and she gives in. She takes 9 pictures of Elmo as he poses in different ways, but now Elmo wants to take more pictures of Maria. She refuses to give him back the toy camera, but gets the idea that he can take real pictures with a real camera. Elmo doesn't have one, so Maria tells him that she'll be right back and exits.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Jungle"
 	Muppets 	Big Bird observes how balloons can make one happy. Telly emerges, looking sad, with a deflated balloon, so Big Bird gives his balloon to Telly.
 	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
 	Song 	Leon Redbone sings "Have You Ever."
 	Cartoon 	Violet climbs a vine with V words
 	Film 	V for voice, violin, Victrola, etc.
 	Cartoon 	"Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 3 	Maria hands Elmo a real camera, and he becomes so excited he doesn't know what to do. Maria explains that he can take up to 20 real pictures with it, and to bring the camera back when he's done so she can develop them. Soon after she exits, Oscar pops out of his trash can annoyed by Elmo's excitement and repeatedly tells him to get lost. Instead, Elmo takes pictures of his griping, as well as Ruthie jogging (and snacking on an ice cream cone), Celina rollerblading, and some kids riding bicycles and rollerblading. After Oscar's final warning, Elmo takes his 20th picture and leaves. "I guess I told him," remarks Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	An elephant counts to 20.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	A little boy sings the "Cold Ocean Blues" at the beach.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 4 	Maria tells Elmo that she took his pictures to the photo shop, and they'll call back when they're ready. Elmo starts to feel a little impatient so Maria suggests he do something while waiting. Elmo decides to do some writing, but what will he write about? Another light bulb appears above Elmo's head when inspiration strikes: Maria! The flattered fix-it person gives Elmo a crayon and paper, and he begins to write his story.
 	Film 	A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp.
 	Cartoon 	Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccuping her way through an opera.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	"The Subway"
 	Cartoon 	The word "Subway" rides the MBTA subway.
 	Film 	Lauren, a blind child, learns in class by using Braille.
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo finishes writing his story about Maria, but his photos still aren't ready yet. To pass the time Maria suggests a musical game called "I See Something." The phone rings following the song, and it's from the photo shop saying the pictures are ready to be picked up! Maria goes to get them while Elmo tries to contain his excitement.
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about her friend, Billy, who swims with dolphins.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: V for Vacuum
 	Film 	Floating kids make the letter V.
center 	Catoon 	V in space
 	Film 	"Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground.
 	Cartoon 	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Cartoon 	The story of an old woman who lived in a nine.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Cartoon 	Clown Honking #9
 	SCENE 6 	Elmo, Maria, Ruthie, Celina, and the kids are gathered on the stoop of 123 Sesame Street looking back at Elmo's pictures; Oscar shows up and tells the group to look at them somewhere else. They oblige, but Oscar becomes interested in the photos after hearing he's the subject of some of them. He groans at his misfortune as Elmo announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo really wants to cry, so Maria lets him.
__NOWYSIWYG__
 3429
 3429
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27