Episode 3235

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Telly has difficulty introducing today's sponsors over a loud, banging noise. He and Oscar (who's enjoying it) go to investigate.
 	SCENE 1 	Telly and Oscar trace the source of the sound to the the yard, where the Japanese drumming group Soh Daiko performs a routine for Celina and the kids (including Gabi and Carlo).
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	Following the performance, Celina introduces the group to Telly and Oscar and tells them the group is giving a lesson today on the taiko drums. They're both eager to learn - especially Oscar, who wants to create a loud ruckus.
 	Animation 	15 kinds of Japanese crests are counted.
 	Film 	Growing Numbers #15
 	Cartoon 	Abstract count to 15
 	Song 	"Dancin' Shoes"
 	SCENE 2 	Everyone is in traditional wardrobe and has their own taiko drum, ready to play. First, Alan, one of the Soh Daiko members, gives a talk on the origins of the drums and how they work. Telly finds the information fascinating, but Oscar grows impatient with every moment. Alan finally instructs them on how to play, and though Telly takes a while to bang the drum hard enough, Oscar proves to be a natural ("This is one of the greatest moments of my life!"). Everybody then plays a four-beat rhythm together on the drums.
 	Animation 	Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun?
 	Muppets 	"Let's All Exercise"
 	Cartoon 	Howard Coolsell finds out about exercise.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Film 	Kids talk about playing tennis.
 	Cartoon 	The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up forty steps, but the turtle takes the elevator.
 	Insert 	Big Bird reads a poem about how hard it is to be a sheep, and become cold when giving up one's wool: "So let's be fair when snow is deep, let's put the sweater on the sheep." Accompanied with cotton sheep illustrations.
 	Muppets 	While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself... or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: N for Nail
 	Animation 	Finding N's on a computer screen
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: N for Nose
 	Muppets 	Elmo sings "Right in the Middle of My Face" while walking through an animated art gallery.
 	Cartoon 	I hab a cauld ib by dose.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes.
 	SCENE 3 	Everyone continues playing, though Oscar wishes it could sound as noisy as before. Soh Daiko members Eba and Teddy tell him they'll all need to play together and cooperate to accomplish that, an idea that is against Oscar's entire belief system as a Grouch. Eba quietly tells him a special Japanese term he can use (ishoni-yarimashow) as an excuse for playing along with everyone, without them knowing he's cooperating. Teddy then leads everybody into a new rhythm to practice.
 	Animation 	Three stripes form a jazz trio.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	The Count teams up with Kid 'n Play for a rap song about how they argued whether they should rap or count.
 	Cartoon 	A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail.
 	Film 	An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made.
 	Cartoon 	On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (new music tag added)
 	Muppets 	All types of wild animals that lay eggs sing "Let's Lay an Egg."
 	SCENE 4 	Everyone puts on a grand performance, with Telly giving a start on his drumsticks and followed by Soh Daiko and the kids playing their rhythms together. Oscar is disappointed Soh Daiko now has to leave, wondering how he'll learn to play the drums and create such a noise in their absence. He gets a great idea, then tells the drummers to "beat it."
 	Animation 	A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
 	Cartoon 	Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane.Artist: John Korty
 	Film 	A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass.
 	Cartoon 	P Words (including parachute and plug)
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster visits the local bakery to talk about "important". He shows off the different kinds of cookies that are important to him.
 	Cartoon 	I am dry, they are wet (man laying on the beach)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: WET PAINT
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar organizes Telly and the Grouchketeers to bang on trash cans and pots like drums. Savion complains about the noise, which Oscar notes is them only practicing - it could take years before it sounds any better (to Oscar's joy). They continue drumming while Savion tries announcing the sponsors over the noise. The credits follow.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-aired in Season 27 as Episode 3485.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25