Episode 2862

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Savion mentions that today, he’s giving a lot of people tap dancing lessons.
 	SCENE 1 	Savion gives a lesson to Mike and Alex, who want to know how they can be just as good. Savion begins rapping about the importance of practice. Mike and Alex tap off to the library as Savion’s next student arrives – Linda, who brings Barkley.
 	Animation	Seventeen derby hats drop onto a balloon head.
 	Film 	Exploring on the ocean rocks.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley takes his 39-member studio audience to a restaurant, but there is no place for him to sit.
 	Animation	The letter X in various typefaces.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about the letter X.
 	Cartoon 	Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
 	SCENE 2 	Linda and Savion try to practice, but Barkley keeps getting in the way. She tells him Barkley wants to tap dance, too. Savion imagines what a tap dancing dog would be like, envisioning a well-dressed Linda and Barkley (in a top hat) performing an elegant dance routine until Barkley pounces on her. Back in reality, they both agree Barkley would not make a good dancer, though Savion jokes that it's because he hasn't had a lesson from him. He tries to teach Barkley, but is instead pounced upon.
 	Film 	Children dance to different rhythms from around the world.
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: F for Fly
 	Muppets 	Astronaut Prairie Dawn floats on a space shuttle, when Elmo pops up out of nowhere, offering to help her. He soon learns that there is no need for a policeman, a construction worker, or a farmer in space (unless there's a cow).
 	Animation	Cecille sings "Brushin' Down the Doggies."
 	Film 	A boy compares the growth of the sunflowers to his own height.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Animation	Sand F/f
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird does a dance for Savion and wishes that everyone tap danced all the time. Savion has him imagine the consequences – Gina would drop her tray of food, and Mike would drop his tray of milk glasses. Big Bird sees how great it is everyone doesn’t dance all the time (“Why, we’d never get to eat lunch!”). He and Savion join Gina and Mike for food.
 	Film 	Storks fly around and dance in their nest as flamenco music plays.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	How sweaters are made from sheep's wool.
 	Animation	The letter X appears on-screen.
 	Muppets 	Annette Monster and Frankie Monster sing "Love the Ocean" to urge others to "show respect for the sea" and refrain from throwing trash in the water.
 	Film 	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
 	SCENE 4 	Shelley the Turtle (wearing tap shoes and a backwards cap) is ready to have a lesson. However, since he’s a turtle, he can’t dance as fast as Savion. He shows Shelley a slow dance they can do, but even it's too quick for him. They then realize they can each dance at their own pace and be able to do it together.
 	Animation	Rap #17
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but the rabbit turns out to be a cow. "Surprise!"Artist: John Schnall
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "What Do You Do With a Fruit?"
center 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon.
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur tries to move around a rock.
 	Cast 	Hoots shows Gordon and some kids the art of "Talkin' Scat".
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark."Re-filmed version
 	Cartoon 	A police officer puts various people in their right buildings in a mixed up town.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster introduces the word "AMOR".
 	Cartoon 	Two men push two large bird eggs to the top of two hills.
 	Celebrity	Linda Ronstadt sings a special rewritten version of "Y Andalé" with a mariachi band.
 	Cartoon 	Snacks on Parade: Peanut ButterArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 5 	As the teenagers play basketball in the yard, Shelley announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*This episode was later repeated in Season 24 as Episode 3048.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22