Episode 2997

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob and the kids are about to start band rehearsal, but they're waiting for Gordon to show up. Elsewhere Gordon has got something else to do and instructs Monty to tell Bob that he's coming but he's going to be late. Monty tries to memorize what Gordon told him by reciting it over and over, but ends up muddling the phrase beyond comprehension, turning it into "Ordon is humming, but he's going to have an eight." When he reaches Bob with the message, Bob and the kids can't understand what he's talking about. They figure out through rhyming that Monty's message is "Gordon is coming, but he's going to be late."
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	A humming monster (Peter Linz) then passes by with a number 8 and is revealed that his name is Ordon. Monty and Ordon walk off, with Monty repeating, "Ordon is humming, but he's gonna have an eight."
 	Cartoon 	How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Song 	"What Do You Do With a Fruit?"
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about taking a nap.
 	Film 	Forward and backward are demonstrated as a family prepares breakfast.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: C-cat
 	Celebrity 	Candice Bergen stops by the Fix-It Shop to check on her boombox, which Maria has just fixed. She tests it out with a cassette of "C is for Cookie," which she lip-syncs and dances to (complete with props).
 	Cartoon 	Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower"
 	Muppets 	Bad Bart is looking for Marshal Earp.
 	Cartoon 	A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press.
 	SCENE 2 	At day care, Elmo shows Lillian his drawing. She's able to identify the shapes as different objects, though Elmo insists they're just a simple square, triangle, and circle. His other drawing is much more complex despite having the same shapes, as Elmo interprets them as being a fish in a rocket flying to get a pizza.
 	Cartoon 	Number factory 1-10
 	Insert 	Big Bird watches the shape dancers form a rectangle.
 	Cartoon 	J family jamboree
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson eats at an airport restaurant and is on his way to South America. When Grover learns about Mr. Johnson's trip, he gives a big lecture on South America, causing Mr. Johnson to miss his flight.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle."
 	Cartoon 	The letters H, E, L and P try to arrange themselves to form the word "Help" while stuck on an island.
 	SCENE 3 	A cow (Alison Mork) visits day care and teaches Elmo and the other kids how to be cows. After shaking their cowbells, the cow quizzes them on where milk comes from; Elmo has a hard time grasping its origin until she explains how cows give milk. She then asks Christopher to "give" Lillian a glass of milk, then the cows in training follow her to practice eating grass.
 	Film 	A gymnastics team practices tricks for the circus.
center 	Cartoon 	C for cap (oversized cap)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Mother Nature shows how earthworms help trees grow.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Empty / full classroom (time-lapse)
 	Cast 	Ask OscarA grumpy Linda substitutes for Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	Four ducksArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums.
 	Muppets 	"Do De Rubber Duck"
 	Film 	A kid recites a poem about adding penguins.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Gloria Globe appears sick and ailing, because of pollution and damage to the planet. Only by taking better care of the Earth can Gloria become well again.
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo and Alice dance as Bob and his band play the "Skater's Waltz." They want the band to play faster, and Alice swings Elmo on her snuffle towards the end, making him dizzy and cross-eyed.
 	Film 	The Count (in voiceover) counts five children standing behind a park bench.
 	Cartoon 	A boy acts out his feelings as animals. ("There's a zoo in me!")
 	Muppets 	A lady brings her J to Al's Alphabet Garage because it won't jump. Al asks if it can jog, jiggle, play jazz and determines that it needs a jump start. After he gets it working, the J smashes through the wall.
 	Animation 	Planet J/j
 	Film 	A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture.
 	Animation 	Four genies carry the number 4 into a castle.Artist: Ishu Patel
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo hangs onto Alice's snuffle as she dances to the closing theme music as Monty announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23