Episode 2852

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo tells Maria that today, he wants to learn how to be a Grouch for a day. Oscar refuses to help, constantly replying "NO" and waving a sign with the word. Maria doesn't think Oscar would even be able to teach Elmo; Oscar feels insulted and decides to teach Elmo some Grouch things, starting with saying "NO," leading to some confused wordplay.
 	Cartoon 	Can a cat bark?
 	Song 	"Fixin' My Hair"
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Nancy Einstein does some experimenting with ice cubes.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	O for orangeArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo, now occupying Oscar's trash can, gets a lesson on dealing with nice people. Elmo practices popping up from the can and shouting "Go away!" He gets so carried away that when the lesson is over, he refuses to let Oscar back in the can. (Oscar: "Oh brother, I've created a monster!")
 	Film / Animation	Lake (time-lapse)
 	Muppets 	The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite.
 	Cartoon 	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
 	Film 	Two kids watch as a veterinarian fixes a baby robin's wing, then lets it go.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Abstract count to 17
 	SCENE 3 	Maria learns of Oscar's predicament and suggests that since Elmo isn't really a Grouch, he should say "please" and ask Elmo nicely to get out of his can. Oscar reluctantly does so, getting louder and louder so Elmo can hear, but Elmo still refuses. Maria suggests then that Oscar ask even nicer, which causes Oscar to faint at the idea.
 	Cartoon 	"Ducklings"
 	Film 	Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Brian show soft and loud.
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0: instead of a parachute, the girl is carried to the ground by four birds.
center 	Muppets 	The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!"
 	Cartoon 	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar, Brittany, and Michael try coaxing Elmo out of the can with a game of "Three of These Things" using three balls and a chocolate ice cream cone. However, when Oscar tries to entice Elmo with the cone, "Elmo the Grouch" declares he doesn't like ice cream and goes back in the can. "Alright, no more Mr. Nice Guy!" Oscar fumes.
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	A boy who lives in Arizona narrates a film of himself and his family, who travel through a canyon with their sheep to stay at their summer house.
 	Cartoon 	A boy talks about his various moods.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	Insert 	While fixing Big Bird's record player, Luis tells him of a story he's reading about Captain Swashbuckle, a pirate. He tells Big Bird a synopsis of what he's read so far, but Big Bird throws several ideas what happens next, such as Swashbuckle having run-ins with a giant fish and bird. Luis reads him the remainder of the story: Captain Swashbuckle is sailing in a storm, when Luis' phone rings, and he must put the story on hold. Big Bird then thinks up the obvious ending - the bad guys call Swashbuckle and call off the fight because of rain.
 	Animation 	Sand S/s
 	Celebrity 	Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive.
 	Cartoon 	Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow."
 	Film 	A boy who lives in Alaska narrates a film of himself going ice-fishing with his grandfather and sister.
 	Cartoon 	Number creatures #17.
 	Cast 	Mike and the kids perform "A Very Simple Dance."
 	Cartoon 	Which legs belong on the man?
 	Film / Muppets 	Alphaquest: SA swimsuit, Grover as a silly surfer, a seagull, the sunset and a submarine.
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	"Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	SCENE 5 	Seeing that Oscar is at his wit's end, Maria politely asks Elmo to come out of the can since he promised he'd only be a Grouch for a day. Elmo complies, but wishes to bounce on Oscar's trampoline 17 times first. Maria and Oscar count along as Elmo bounces before flying out of the can, and he enjoyed it so much he wants to do it again! Maria and Oscar (who quickly reclaims his can) announce the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22