Episode 3603

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Monster on the Spot reporter Telly is covering a disturbance in the alphabet (as represented in this episode by a pile of large alphabet blocks). The letter Z (Camille Bonora) is sick of being the last letter of the alphabet and wants to be first. Telly points out that A is first, to which the letter A (Peter Linz) agrees and asks Z to be a "good letter" and go back to the end of the alphabet where she belongs. Z refuses to comply, and Telly tells the viewers not to worry as he segues to the opening theme song.
 	SCENE 1 	The letters continue to bicker as Maria, Lindsay, and Thea arrive, having heard the news. The letter A insists that everyone knows he's the first letter in the alphabet, and he has the kids sing "The Alphabet Song" to prove his point. Z suggests changing the alphabet, but Maria says that then everyone would have to learn it all over again. Besides, A likes where he is and doesn't want to budge. The letter Z starts sobbing that she'll never get to be first, so Maria tells Z that just because she can't be first in the alphabet doesn't mean she can't be the first letter of a word. Z likes this idea and decides to quit the alphabet altogether! "Why be last when I can be first?" she says before leaving. A shocked Telly Monster advises viewers "DON'T PANIC!" as he promises to get Z back.
 	Film 	Kids sing the alphabet on an island.
 	Cartoon 	A photographer shows off his first picture of cows, his next picture of ducks, and his last picture of a pig.
 	Animation 	N / n paper fold
 	Film 	Jaws spoof with the letter N.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: N for Nose
 	Film 	A girl goes to school somewhere in Africa. We see the girl getting ready to go to school, as she washes herself and brushes her teeth, puts on her clothes, brushes her hair, and takes her lunch, all with some help from her mother. We see her walking past her neighbors and watching her classmates play outside as she arrives at school. The bell rings, and the girl enters the school, where the teacher is passing out chalk to her students. We see the teacher teaching the students the English words: "a boy," "a girl," "a man," "a woman," which she has written on the board, along with a drawing for each word. The students repeat the words, then write them down on their individual chalkboards as the girl remarks, "We are learning to read and write." The students then jump up and down, as the teacher looks on, smiling. Next, we see the students jumping outside excitedly, now that school has finished.
 	Cartoon 	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	All types of wild animals that lay eggs sing "Let's Lay an Egg."
 	Animation 	The word EGGS is shown, followed by eggs frying in a skillet.
 	SCENE 2 	Telly reports from Hooper's Store, where the letter Z declares that she will never be the last letter again. She denies Telly's pleas to rejoin the alphabet, and instead has her mind set on being the first letter in the word "eggs." Mr. Handford disagrees, pointing out that E is first in his "EGGS" sign. Z places herself in front of the word anyway, which now reads "ZEGGS." Telly argues that "zeggs" isn't a word when a Muppet woman (Julianne Buescher) enters the store and orders a couple of zeggs, just as the sign now says. Mr. Handford tells her they don't have any zeggs, so she heads off to the zupermarket for some. The letter Z decides to catch up with her ("Last one there is a rotten zegg!") as Telly follows in pursuit.
 	Animation 	Z / z Gregorian chant
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Lexine identify a letter Z.
 	Cartoon 	Z In Space
 	Muppets 	The Martians are a "Yip Yip Family."
 	Cartoon 	"Family Dance"Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Cartoon 	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk dance to Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" with some ribbon twirlers.Part 1
 	Cartoon 	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk dance to Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" with some kids.Part 2
 	Cartoon 	A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh," despite what the other boys had heard on TV.
 	Muppets 	The Squirrelles sing "Big Bird Doesn't Fly."
 	Cartoon 	A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of helping her dad, a pilot, fly a small plane. They fly through New York City, past the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty.
 	Cartoon 	I thought a thought ... about circles.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets / Celebrity	"I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" with Ernie and Aaron Neville
 	Cartoon 	Sarah Wenkel reads a poem about a bug.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 3 	Telly reports that Z has just made up her own alphabet, which makes her not only the first letter but every letter as well. She proceeds to sing "The Alphabet Song" with every letter replaced with Z. Telly and the kids halfheartedly join in as she sings a second time, but the kids lose interest and leave partway through. Telly explains that it's not fun just singing the same letter over and over. Z sees his point and starts to miss all her letter friends. Telly suggests that she return to the alphabet, and while she may not be first, she'll be with her friends again. The Z agrees and goes to ask for her old job back.
 	Cartoon 	Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
 	Muppets 	Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues".
 	Cartoon 	Z for Zebu (new music added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Song 	"When You Grow Up"
center 	Muppets 	Grover applies to be a lifeguard, demonstrating to the employer that he has what it takes. He soon learns that there's only one thing he needs: swimming lessons.
 	Cartoon 	Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Insert 	Bob asks Zoe if she wants to go to an interesting place, just Around the Corner. Bob sings a song about it.
 	Film 	Lamont, who lives in the city, visits his friend Adrian, who lives in the country. Together they ride bikes, swim, and have dinner with Adrian's family.
 	Cartoon 	An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others.
 	Film 	The McDoubles (Batty and Crooky) count to 10 on their fingers.
 	Muppets 	Elmo sings "In Your Imagination." (new overdubs added)
 	Animation 	Four butterflies fly across a film of a waterfall.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster presents four lions. (new sound effects added)
 	Film 	Four kids dance in a colorblock grid.
 	Cartoon 	A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. (new sound effects added)
 	SCENE 4 	The kids sing "The Alphabet Song" once more, with Z back in her proper place. Telly interviews Z afterwards, who now doesn't mind being last in the alphabet and remembers that she starts lots of words (even mentioning zeggs). Telly concludes that everything is back to normal... until Z reconsiders and thinks maybe she could be in the middle of the alphabet instead. She sings the alphabet, inserting herself between L and M, and Telly replies that it sounds terrible. As the Z continues trying to find a new place, Maria announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Put on your dancin' shoes and dance away the blues!
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Category:Alphabet
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 28