Episode 4156

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	"What's the Word on the Street?" -- practice
 	SCENE 	Gabi encounters Chris and some kids playing with his toy bowling set, which he's had since he was a kid. She asks him if she can try it out, since she's a good bowler herself. Gordon then asks for a turn after Gabi. She gets a strike, and Gordon knocks down two pins.
 	SCENEcont'd	Next, it's Elmo's turn. He throws the ball twice, but misses the pins both times. Chris suggests that Elmo practice working on his bowling swing, and invites the kids (and the viewer) to join them.
 	SCENEcont'd	Now that Elmo's practiced, he wants to try again. He misses the pins, and becomes upset. He feels like he never wants to bowl again. Chris sings him a song about how it takes time to get good at something by practicing, over a montage (mostly taken from previous Sesame Street films) of kids practicing things.
 	SCENEcont'd	Elmo is once again ready to try bowling. Chris suggests he stand closer to the pins this time, which he does. He swings, and hits one pin, which makes him proud. He invites Gordon to practice some more, and Gordon ends up knocking down eight pins!
 	Animation 	Lillian recalls the time she joined her parents and baby sister on a hike up the hill. Lillian hiked to the top herself, and is proud of the fact.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Celebrity 	Jon Stewart needs practice at reading the word of the day.
 	Song 	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (Vocals by Jerry Nelson)
 	Muppets 	The Letter of the Day Games: WCookie Monster finds a watermelon, a wig and a wet Prairie Dawn in one minute, and wins a whole lot of cookies.
 	Film 	Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	Cartoon 	"Which of these things begins with the letter W, and tastes great for breakfast?"
 	Muppets 	Global Grover: Grover returns from Trinidad on a pair of stilts. In his film , Asha and her friends practice and dance on stilts in preparation for a carnival. Afterward, Grover muses about the things he's learned to do on stilts...including the need to practice more!
 	Animation 	A group of traveling flashlights welcomes a fancy lamp into their group.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert sing "Rub Your Tummy."
 	Animation 	Arrows give a presentation of the human body.
 	Muppets 	The Number of the Day: 99 nifty bats, dressed to the nines, fly in after 9 is announced to be the number of the day, and The Count counts them.
 	Film 	"OK, We Got a Hip-Hop Beat" - #9
 	Animation 	The number 9 is spraypainted on a truck in various forms of graffiti art.
 	Muppets 	Hero GuyHero Guy hits a fly ball, but will Hero Guy be able to catch it?
 	Cartoon 	Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine."
 	Muppets 	As Mr. Johnson reads at home, Grover bursts in with a bullhorn introducing "Outrageous Makeover: Home Addition." Under Grover's guidance, three construction workers rearrange his furniture and add three doors to the room! They then remove all the doors, forcing Grover to stay.
 	Animation 	Colored tools build a house out of colored rectangles, squares and triangles.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Building Things
 	Insert 	Abby Cadabby realizes she's upside down. She turns herself right-side up and announces the sponsors W 9.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 38