Episode 2861

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Gordon announces that today, Jelani will teach him how to skateboard. Big Bird skates by, yelling "TOOTHPASTE! TOOTHPASTE!" with a sign bearing the word. Why? "You'll see," he tells Gordon.
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird interrupts Jelani and Gordon's lesson to explain why he's saying "TOOTHPASTE!" Today's letter is F, and kids use toothpaste to brush their teeth; when their baby teeth fall out (using Gregory and Michael as an example), the tooth fairy collects them - and fairy starts with the letter F!
 	Cartoon 	Frances Fairy displays several F words.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle."
 	Animation	It's a monkeyArtist: Ishu Patel
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and The Beetles sing "Hey Food."
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird skates by Gordon and Jelani, since the previous segment was about food. And what do you do after you eat? You brush your teeth with... "TOOTHPASTE! TOOTHPASTE!"
 	Song 	"Take Care of That Smile"
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk.
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film of what happens when it changes from fall to winter.
 	Muppets 	Phil Harmonic hosts another evening at the Nestropolitan Opera, featuring a performance by Placido Flamingo, "The Telephone of Brazil," to the tune of "Funiculì, Funiculà."
 	Film 	Empty / full playground (time-lapse)
 	Muppets 	Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp."
 	Animation	Planet Q / q
 	Muppets 	The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!"
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon and Jelani sing the previous song to themselves. Big Bird skates by, without his sign and not yelling. They think this is the perfect time for him to yell it, but Big Bird's loaned his sign to the Birdketeers, who march by with it. Gordon and Jelani decide to do some turn-taking of their own by Gordon helping Jelani with his science homework.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
 	Animation	Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise."
 	Film 	A blind class goes on a field trip to the park, using their other senses to experience their surroundings. The teacher sings "If You're Happy and You Know It."
 	Cartoon 	Q/q (balloons)
 	Cast 	Luis sings "Baa Baa Bamba."
 	Cartoon 	F for fire, fountain, face, farmer, etc.
 	Film 	A zydeco band plays "Bayou Pon Pon" while people dance and the townspeople of New Orleans wave at the camera.
 	Cartoon 	A lizard, a girl and a dog dance.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Cartoon 	Teeny Little Super GuyRW wants a pet spoon, so TLSG teaches him the importance of being responsible with a pet.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Herry & John-John observe a letter Q.
 	Animation	Floral patterns are formed to Eastern European music.
 	Film 	Fay Ray subtracts one ball.
 	Cast 	Gina plays and sings "Follow the Leader" with the kids.
 	Cartoon 	Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
 	Film 	A boy talks about living in Alaska and about racing sled dogs.
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle."Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Celebrity	Whoopi Goldberg introduces the sound "WH" and then yells, "Whoopi!"
 	Cartoon 	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe."Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Island (in sped-up film, kids travel to an island)
 	Cartoon 	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic.
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon continues helping Jelani with his schoolwork when an announcer (Joey Mazzarino) declares it's "Poetry Time on Sesame Street." He recites a poem about a girl named Ruth, who chased words. Some kids run across the screen to illustrate the poem, and of course the last thing she chases is a big yellow bird with the word... "TOOTHPASTE!" Big Bird skates around once more with the sign as the announcer recites the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22