Episode 3890

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, when Telly and Baby Bear immediately rush to him and ask him to read their mail. Telly's letter is an invitation to the monster sing-along that's happening today at Monster Daycare, and Baby Bear's is a 20% off coupon for drapes. Baby Bear wonders why he didn't get an invitation ...
 	Song 	To the original Fats Waller recording of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a group of kids act out the song in a throwback to the silent film era.
 	Muppets 	Samantha sings The Alphabet Song while Grover dances.
 	Cartoon 	A girl's ice cream falls off the cone, and her dog licks it up. She feels sad at first, but playing with her dog makes her happy.,
 	SCENE 2 	Baby Bear feels hurt that he didn't get an invitation to the monster sing-along, and so does Telly -- so much so that he decides not to go, if he can't sing with his best friend. This makes them both happier, so they decide to find something else to do together.
 	Cartoon 	D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done
 	Muppets 	Worms in Space: D
 	Animation 	Letter Garden: D
 	Song 	"Danger Song" - Rondell Sheridan falls into a sewer and experiences a series of dangers which he can hopefully rectify.
 	SCENE 3 	Baby Bear still wishes he could go to the monster sing-along, when they decide to have one of their own. They have fun singing a song about opposites.
 	Film 	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Spike Lee directs Snuffy in "The Summer of Snuffy," in which Snuffy is supposed to be sad that Big Bird can't play cabbage volleyball with him at the beach today. Snuffy, however, feels too happy today to pretend to be sad, so he and Spike switch roles.
 	Cartoon 	"Island of Emotion" (new sound effects added)Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 4 	Baby Bear and Telly are still bummed that Baby Bear wasn't invited. Baby Bear thinks maybe they didn't invite him to a monster sing-along because he's a bear, not a monster. He then gets an idea, and tells Telly that he'll meet him at the sing-along later.
 	Cartoon 	19s in space
 	Film 	19 glasses, 19 chairs, 19 socks
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #19
 	SCENE 5 	Baby Bear shows up by the bulletin board, wearing a pink monster costume, thinking the monsters will let him participate in the sing-along if they think he's a monster. Papa Bear notices this, and gives his son a moving speech: "You shouldn't have to pretend to be something you're not just to be included. You're a bear, and you should be proud to be a bear, no matter what. So, if someone doesn't want to play with you because you're a bear, well, that's their bad luck, because you are one fine bear to play with." Baby Bear agrees with this, and decides that it's better to be himself.
 	Cartoon 	Two boys, one with brown skin and one with Caucasian-colored skin, are compared as being both same and different, by an examination of their appearance in profile, in full lighting, and in x-ray.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful."
 	Animation 	D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur!
 	Animation 	D / d candles
 	SCENE 6 	Baby Bear is happy to be himself, but still wishes he could go to the monster sing-along. Suddenly, a group of monsters, including Telly, gang up on Baby Bear, chanting "Bear! Bear! Bear!" Telly reports that Baby Bear was invited to the sing-along after all, but he still doesn't know why he never got an invitation in the mail. A woman named Beebe Beara then shows up to give him the invitation that was supposed to be delivered to his mailbox, but somehow ended up in hers. The happy monsters and bear head off to sing along, and Beebe wonders where to find some cheap drapes.
 	Film 	Kid mural painting #19
 	Cartoon 	Characters on a quilt form the number 19.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	SCENE 7 	Baby Bear is delighted to be at the monster sing-along, especially since he and Telly are depended upon to teach the daycare monsters some new songs. They teach them how to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and they all sing it over and over again.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Hair
 	SCENE 8 	Baby Bear, Telly and the monsters sing "I've Been Working on the Railroad," as Gordon announces the sponsors.
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment	Description
 	Film 	A girl helps her father train for a wheelchair race.This segment replaced "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" in the Sprout version.
 	Cartoon	A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate.Artist: Frank GreshamThis segment replaced the ice cream cartoon in the Sprout version.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31