Episode 3229

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Big Bird tells the viewer to stick around and find out what it's like to sit on a tuffet.
 	SCENE 1 	At Finders Keepers, Telly and Rosita observe Ruthie applying a cushion to Little Miss Muffet's tuffet in an effort to make it more comfortable. She explains how much Miss Muffet loves her tuffet, and wouldn't want to part with it for any extended period of time. Once the cushion is in place, Ruthie tests it out by calling in the spider (named Moe) to sit on the tuffet; it ends up losing one of its legs within a second.
 	Animation 	Stop-motion: a bunny tries to make a bench with blocks, but needs a chick's help.
 	Animation 	B for bounce, break, blue, boat
 	Muppets 	The Beetles perform "Letter B."
 	Cartoon 	B for bathtub, ball, boat, boot, boomerang, brush and bison
 	Film 	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Aliens vacation on Earth for an afternoon, but they litter.
 	SCENE 2 	Ruthie sends the monsters to the Fix-It Shop with the tuffet, hoping it'll be repaired before Miss Muffet can see it. Upon their arrival, they find the door is locked and a sign reading "MILK" is hung in the doorway. As they call for Maria (assuming she's on a milk break), Little Miss Muffet (Camille Bonora) happens by on her way to Finders Keepers. The monsters stall her by convincing her to get a glass of milk at Hooper's Store, saying it'll give her the energy to carry her tuffet home.
 	Cartoon 	A brief animation of pouring milk in a glass, coupled with the word milk.
 	Film 	Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs.
 	Cartoon 	A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her half, she eats it just like Cookie Monster.
 	Song 	"Down Below the Street" with 14 Karat Soul
 	Cartoon 	What kind of print does a hand make?
 	SCENE 3 	Miss Muffet exits Hooper's and starts her walk to Finders Keepers. Telly and Rosita frantically explain their situation to Gina, who clarifies that the "MILK" sign should belong to Hooper's for their milk machine (Maria got it mixed up with her own "CLOSED" sign while in a hurry). Maria returns back to the shop and Rosita stays to get the tuffet fixed, while Telly rushes out to stall Miss Muffet.
 	Cartoon 	Hortense counts four ants.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4.
 	Film 	Four kids dance in a colorblock grid.
 	Muppets 	Grover recites a poem about a bubble.
 	Film / Animation 	Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays.
 	Animation 	Wooden shapes group themselves by color, then regroup by shape, then assemble themselves into a rocket ship.
 	Film 	Miles lives in Hawaii, and sometimes plays taiko drums at the park.
 	Animation 	"Let's Count Penguins"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	SCENE 4 	Miss Muffet is about to enter Finders Keepers when Telly stops her and begs her to help him practice the alphabet. She relents and helps him out, then stays to do it again.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes.
 	Film 	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
 	Cartoon 	A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Animation 	A child draws a picture of a dog, who goes over and under.
 	Muppets 	The Count sings about the things hands can do. (new music added to intro)
 	Animation 	P for Pyramid
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	P for Planet
 	SCENE 5 	Telly now stalls Miss Muffet by getting her to count to 40 with him. She's beginning to get suspicious of Telly's behavior, but goes ahead and helps him with the counting when she sees how important it is to him. (Telly: "It's either count to 40 or bust!")
 	Cartoon 	A vaudeville act of two SAME people (voiced by Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast) ends when one of them falls off the stage. (new music sting added)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Robin Williams and a robin observe how similar they are. Afterwards, the robin sings "Lullaby of Birdland."
 	Animation 	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "Salt, My Salt."
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Dancing pepper pattern - which one comes next?
 	SCENE 6 	Miss Muffet has had enough of Telly's shenanigans (he starts requesting help on shapes, letter sounds, and verbal blending) and goes into the store. Ruthie tries to stall a bit more when Rosita finally returns with the fixed-up tuffet. Miss Muffet likes the new cushion, but screams when the spider appears. She runs out frightened, and forgets to take the tuffet with her! Ruthie and Telly fall over each other and sob as Maria announces the sponsors.
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Category:Nursery Rhymes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25