Episode 3187

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Today, Jamal will be taking Big Bird, Telly, Carlo, Kerri, and Lonnell to the park, where they will be "rangers for a day." While they wait, Big Bird introduces today's sponsors and tries out his new binoculars (not realizing the covers are still over the lenses).
 	SCENE 1 	Jamal has joined the group with a bird in hand. He details how he found the bird when it was much younger, where it was injured following Hurricane Polly. He took it to a bird doctor, who helped the bird's injured leg by putting it in a cast; Telly recalls going through the same process. But now, the bird is healed and ready to be released back into the park. Everyone volunteers to free it, but Jamal permits Carlo (the oldest of the youngsters) to free the bird. He tells the rest they can contribute by preparing some goodbye poems for the bird.
 	Film 	Two kids watch as a veterinarian fixes a baby robin's wing, then lets it go.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Rap #15
 	Film 	Growing Numbers #15
 	Cartoon 	Number creatures 15
 	Muppets 	Prairie Dawn directs Grover in "Singin' in the Rain"
 	Cartoon 	Kids observe cloud formations, until it starts to rain.
 	SCENE 2 	The rangers arrive at the spot where Jamal originally found the bird, believing it can locate its family once they free it. Everyone recites their goodbye poems to the bird before Carlo sets it off. They watch as the bird soars into the sky, quickly joining a flock of surrounding birds. Telly is so moved by the ceremony, he wishes to set free something else. He gets an idea but needs to go back to his apartment first. Jamal is still on the clock, so Carlo and the kids accompany Telly back to Sesame Street, while Big Bird follows Jamal to check out a new baby animal (another ranger duty).
 	Cartoon 	Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A derby-hat wearing man identifies animal/tractor noises.
 	Song 	Somethin' Old Into Somethin' New
 	Cartoon 	Respect the flowers
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster: MOM.
 	Cartoon 	Mothers say goodnight in Haiti and India.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird and Jamal visit the tree where the Squirrelles reside. Rhonda introduces them to the aforementioned baby animal - her baby nephew Little Richard, who has just learned to say his first word: "Nuts." Rhonda is so proud that she and her fellow bandmates sing "I'm So Proud (You're My Baby)." Grooving along to the song, Big Bird exclaims, "You see a new baby squirrel and you get rock and roll - what a park this is!"
 	Cartoon 	Indians don't talk like that.
 	Film 	A blind child learns in class by using Braille.
 	Animation	Sand W/w
 	Muppets 	Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers.
 	Film 	Alphaquest: W
 	Cartoon 	A poem about Hannah and Anna who lead similar lives in the city and the country.
 	SCENE 4 	Telly and Carlo return to where they freed the bird earlier, as Telly now plans to free his potted plant in the park. While Carlo holds a "Good Luck" flower arrangement (procured from Ruthie), Telly gives an emotional speech to his beloved plant and recites his goodbye poem. Jamal, Big Bird, and the others catch up to them in the midst of Telly's spiel. Everyone points out how there are elements of the country flora and fauna all over the city on Sesame Street, meaning Telly doesn't need to surrender his plant after all (to his delight).
 	Film 	Lamont, who lives in the city, visits his friend Adrian, who lives in the country. Together they ride bikes, swim, and have dinner with Adrian's family.
 	Cartoon 	"I'm Curious"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets 	Elmo demonstrates top and bottom.
 	Cartoon 	A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom. (new music added)
 	Muppets 	Garth Brooks sings about two kids who are "Different."
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines multiple uses for his broom.
 	Song 	Ornate E's go easing by to a song.
 	Cartoon 	E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal.
 	Muppets 	Jimmy is upset about moving to a new house, but Hoots the Owl shows up and sings "Things Are Always Changin'."
 	Cartoon 	St. Bernard dog leads Zork down the snowy hill.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 5 	Now back on Sesame Street, everyone helps Jamal record what happened today in his park ranger logbook, recalling all the events in the park. Telly makes sure he also includes today's sponsors in the log.
==Notes==
*Some scenes present in an earlier script draft, but not in the final episode, include Kerri demonstrating how she can identify birds by listening to their songs, and Jamal singing "Country in the City" during Scene 4.Tony Geiss Papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25