Episode 3138

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Film 	Alone SongAfter the first verse, the segment dissolves to...
 	SCENE 1 	... Big Bird singing the next verse of the "Alone Song" in his nest. Elsewhere, Luis plays the song on his guitar, Gina whistles it alone at Hooper's Store, and Ruthie laughs it as she dusts around Finders Keepers. The scene cuts back to Big Bird, now on his roller skates. He notices the viewer and welcomes them, having got tired of being all by himself.
 	Cartoon 	A map of Puerto Rico forms into the shape of animals and other things that are found there.
 	Film 	Alphaquest: RRunning down a road past a rabbit, a radio and some rocks
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: R for Rope
 	Film / Animation	A class of Navajo kids use art to describe their families, or clans.
 	Cartoon 	Mary Shaboom reluctantly moves to a new house, and muses about the consequences.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird continues skating down the street near the park when Zoe starts calling his name over and over. She explains she's just happy to see him, and it's the first time she's expressed it in such a manner. She likes it so much she keeps doing it, and soon Big Bird joins in by chanting Zoe's name.
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	Song 	"Front Back Ballet"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
 	Cartoon 	T is for Television
 	Film 	"There's a lot to see under the sea," according to some young swimmers who narrate a poem about the ocean-dwellers they find. Music: "Kyisio Calypso" by Dermot Stewart
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk.
 	Muppets 	Morgan and Grover count in English and Spanish.
 	Animation 	Ten masked dancers are counted in Spanish.Artist: Karen Aqua
center 	Muppets 	Betty Lou learns some Spanish words from her friend Carlos, including "Amigo."
 	Animation 	Rubber Stamp #10
 	SCENE 3 	Zoe and Big Bird get tired of their name-chanting and Zoe decides she wants to roller skate with Big Bird. However, she doesn't have any skates of her own and Big Bird's are much too big for her feet. When they hug before Zoe decides to leave, Big Bird discovers a solution: he can hold her while he skates around.
 	Cartoon 	I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most.
 	Film 	A gardener trims a bush to form a giraffe.
 	Muppets 	Here Is Your LifeDisguised as a dentist, Guy Smiley surprises a tooth at a dentist's office. The tooth is reunited with healthy food (represented by Carl Carrot and Melvin Milk), his dentist, and toothbrush/toothpaste pair Bristly and Pastey.
 	Animation 	T for toothbrush and toothpaste
 	Animation 	Playing cards form the letter T; the jack and queen tango.
 	SCENE 4 	At the playground, Elmo sings his new letter T song to Zoe, Big Bird, Nathan, Tarah, and Kenya. The lyrics are nothing but uttering the letter's name, so everybody joins him in a second chorus.
 	Cartoon 	Spinning T (to the tango beat)
 	Song 	"Somethin' Old Into Somethin' New"
 	Cartoon 	Three mayonnaise jars follow three different paths after they leave the factory.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Wanda the Word Fairy drives to a market to demonstrate the words of foods, attracting the suspicious gaze of the grocer in the process.
 	Cartoon 	A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy.
 	SCENE 5 	Zoe stands by Oscar's trash can, repeating the word "me" and looking up at the sky. She claims it's a big word, but Oscar disagrees and argues with her about it. The argument is interrupted when Oscar goes inside his can to answer his phone. Moments later a big, pink, winged version of the word "ME" (Martin P. Robinson) lands on his can lid, preventing Oscar from opening it!
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark."Re-filmed version
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle's three nephews demonstrate a round by singing "Redwood Tree."
 	Film 	A boy draws a picture of his friend, Kerry.
 	Cartoon 	R /r paper fold (alternate background)
 	Song 	"Drink of Water"
 	Muppets 	Grover Sketches: Miscellaneous Grover, on a surfboard, demonstrates near and far.
 	Cartoon 	A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 6 	Ruthie recognizes the "ME" as a friend from a sad story called "The Flying Me." In the story, a bird (Robinson) loves saying the word "me" over and over, upsetting a Grouch wizard (Oscar). The wizard changes the bird into the word "ME" and declares that only an orange monster's kiss will reverse the spell. Zoe realizes that she's orange and kisses the word, who turns back into a bird. Oscar then lifts his can lid up to make sure the "ME" is gone, launching the bird off with a crash.
 	Cartoon 	Two cavemen argue, each chanting "Me!" A large monolith bearing the word ME puts fear in both of them.
 	Muppets 	"Forty Blocks From My Home"
 	Cartoon 	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away.
 	Song 	"Reach Your Hand Up High"
 	Cartoon 	A man pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but the rabbit turns out to be a cow. "Surprise!"Artist: John Schnall
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird continues skating and singing the "Alone Song" back at his nest as Ruthie announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*This was the first episode of Sesame Street taped to feature Zoe, while her appearance in the season premiere had been recorded over a month later.
*A copy of the Grouch Green Pages (seen in episode 2889) is visible as Ruthie dusts Finders Keepers.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25