Episode 2381

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Everyone gets things ready on the street as Maria's mother, Mrs. Figueroa, will be stopping by for a visit. Bob and Luis hold up a "Bienvenida" banner and Maria dresses in her finest, claiming her mom is big on neatness; Luis is particularly struck by how she looks. She assembles the kids to help, knowing her mom will have several bags in need of carrying. Down the street, a vehicle arrives and Mrs. Figueroa greets her daughter. Big Bird is disappointed to hear she only has one item to carry, meaning they can't cooperate. The driver (Michael Bryan French) struggles getting her big, heavy trunk out of his car and needs all their help in getting it out and carrying it back to 123 Sesame Street.
 	Cartoon 	A letter for "me"
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy.Artist: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty Q": A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 2 	Mrs. Figueroa has brought gifts for all of Maria's Sesame Street friends. She's gotten virtually everyone a set of maracas, with different reasonings for each individual. Elmo receives a maraca record, which he tries to shake to make music. Finally, she gives Maria a set of maraca earrings.
 	Cartoon 	La letra T es para tigre, tomate, taxi, toro, telefono, televisión, y el terrible tiburon.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley sings "I'll Love You in Springtime."
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates over and under.
 	Cartoon 	A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets try to play baseball with The Count, but he would rather swing the bat and count strikes.
 	Cartoon 	A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart.
 	Muppets 	Herry Monster plays a game with a boy named Eric, who closes his eyes and guesses what Herry hands him (a ball, a feather, and his head).
 	Cartoon 	Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Eight spiders subtract themselves.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	"Pig's Love Song" (live-action version)
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird and Maria (holding a plant to give to Mrs. Morales later) prepare to go to the library, but Maria says they must wait for her mother to come. She claims her mom wants to make sure they get there safe and thinks her mom still treats her like a little girl, possibly never getting out of that mindset. Big Bird imagines if all grown-ups had to be escorted across the street like kids are, and pictures that not only is Maria 92 years old and still can't cross alone, but that her plant has overgrown and his library book is way overdue. After his fantasy, Mrs. Figueroa arrives and says she can't come after all; Telly Monster wants to show off some pictures he's drawn. She says they can go on their own and confides in Big Bird that she believes Maria still thinks of herself as a young girl rather than the grown woman she's become.
 	Cartoon 	"Chicken Crossing"Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	Farley looks for ME.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring.
 	Muppets 	A baby Honker hatches from an egg and learns to honk like all the Honkers.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: T for train
 	SCENE 4 	Mrs. Figueroa emerges from a visit in Oscar's trash can. After giving him his gift (of maracas), she thinks she can convince him to get clean. Maria knows this won't work, but her mother insists and tries to persuade him by offering a bar of soap and a hand puppet washcloth. Oscar surprises Maria when he says he won't say no to taking a bath - he'll yell it instead! "Do I know my Grouches or what?" says Maria.
 	Cartoon 	"Ladybugs' Picnic"
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	The Steam Shovel
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster observes the letter Q, then the word QUIET.
 	Cartoon 	Q/q (balloons)
 	SCENE 5 	Everyone now readies for Mrs. Figueroa's trip back home. They're pleased that her trunk is now lighter after giving away so many gifts, but she is now bringing gifts from Sesame Street back to Puerto Rico with Luis' assistance; she prods her daughter on how cute and handsome he is. The impatient driver must wait as Maria's mom sings a parting song before giving everyone some kisses goodbye. They start loading the car as Oscar announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
* This episode marks the first use of Maria's maiden name of Figueroa, as well as the first indication of Maria and Luis becoming romantically paired.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 19