Episode 3436

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	At the playground, Big Bird cues the kids to help announce the sponsors by displaying them on cards. He then introduces a small duckling named Hans (a reference to Hans Christian Andersen), who says goodbye and zips away. This piques Big Bird's curiosity, and he and the kids run after him.
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird and the kids catch up with Hans (Martin P. Robinson), who reveals that he's the titular character from the story "The Ugly Duckling." He's worried he'll get the same treatment from everyone on Sesame Street as his fowl brethren, but Big Bird and the kids don't think he's ugly, nor would they say such mean things. Big Bird and the others invite him to stay, and Hans accepts... on the condition that he finds a way to make himself "less ugly," and he runs off again.
 	Cartoon 	At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself.Artist: John Korty
 	Song 	Hoots the Owl sings "This is How We Take a Bath."
 	Cartoon 	F / f (space paint)
 	Film 	Alphaquest: FA faucet finishes a fire, and flood of freaky fish.
 	Cartoon 	Letter F words are found on the street.
 	Muppets 	Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air".
 	Cartoon 	A red scribble demonstrates out and in.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird and the kids find Hans in the yard wearing a YOU sign in front of his face; that way, instead of seeing his "ugliness," all they'll see is YOU. However, not only does this present a bit of pronoun trouble, but Hans can't see a thing with the sign in his face.
 	Cartoon 	A face is assembled and becomes an abstract portrait.
 	Muppets 	In a spoof of "Indian Love Call," a woman sings of how much she loves the word "you."
 	Cartoon 	Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice.
 	Song 	"Toothpaste Factory Rap"
 	Cartoon 	A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of.
 	Celebrity 	Samuel Ramey sings a low-octave version of the alphabet song.
 	Cartoon 	A schoolyard of gloves invites other gloves to join them.
 	SCENE 3 	Hans now shows Big Bird a set of feather wigs he got from Sy Duckling, who is the president (and client) for the Feather Club for Birds. Gordon and Susan come by and think that the addition of toupees wouldn't make him any more or less better; Susan makes it clear that bald can be beautiful. Hans still isn't convinced, and leaves to consult an expert.
 	Animation 	El numero tres (Luis V.O.)
 	Film 	Three kids dance for the number 3.
 	Cartoon 	In Egypt, three lemons make lemonade.
 	Muppets 	The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush."
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: L for lion
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form the letter L.
 	Cartoon 	"L Look Around Song"Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo thinks that Whoopi's skin is a very pretty brown. Whoopi likes Elmo's soft red fur. Elmo admires Whoopi's bouncy hair, too. Elmo suggests that they trade, but Whoopi says that they can't -- it doesn't come off. But even if she could trade, she wouldn't want to. She likes her skin and her hair, and she wants to keep it. Elmo says that he wants to keep his fur, too.
 	Song 	"Fixin' My Hair"
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack)
 	SCENE 4 	Hans goes to the Fix-It Shop, thinking Luis will be able to fix his "ugliness." Big Bird explains to Luis the situation, and Luis thinks he has just the remedy to help Hans. He reads him the story of Gregory the mouse, who is tired of being called "Little Squeaky" by the other animals he lives with in the barn. He tries to be a lion and dresses up in a mane, but only emits a small squeak when attempting to let out a roar. Hans doesn't find the story particularly helpful so far, but Luis says it isn't over.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	In the next part of the story, the mouse uses his loud voice and wakes all the animals up when there's a fire in the barn, and everyone gets out safely. They're grateful the mouse had saved their lives when Gregory vents on how mean they've been treating him, and they agree to stop calling him names and disrespecting him. Transformed by the lesson, Hans decides to stop believing he's an ugly duckling. He also learns that he loves stories, and asks Luis to read the book again.
 	Film 	Letter Garden: F
 	Animation 	Sand F/f
 	Muppets 	Bert sings "I Gotta Be Clean."
 	Animation 	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away.
 	Muppets 	Rosita talks about what she does every morning. She kisses her parents, washes her hands and face, and brushes her hair. She has breakfast, brushes her teeth, and says "adios!" before she goes out to play.
 	Cartoon 	Some yucky little teeth sing praise of Mr. Toothbrush, who brushes them.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	In Trinidad, Asha and her friends practice and dance on stilts in preparation for a carnival.
 	Cartoon 	African quilt pattern
 	Muppets 	Grover is a personal trainer of his workout video called, "Grover's Monster Workout Video." He exercises with Bobby and Cissy, but he gets tired from swinging his arms, running, and jumping up and down that he faints.
 	Cartoon 	"There's an Exercise That's Right" even for a snake.
 	Song 	"Conga Counting Song"
 	Cartoon 	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around.Artist: James Rizzi
 	SCENE 5 	Hans happily sings "I Feel Pretty" to himself while playing with Big Bird on the seesaw in the playground, but says there's still one thing he'd like to change. Big Bird questions what else he could change, and Hans admits that he wants to do something else besides playing on the seesaw, since his end won't come down. Luis announces the sponsors as Hans attempts to dismount.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Luis, Maria, and Mr. Handford join a drummer while Celina and the kids dance along.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27