Episode 3428

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Baby Bear welcomes the viewer to his Bear Scout meeting, where Papa Bear (the scout master) announces today’s activity – opening your own juice box. Baby Bear has trouble opening his straw and putting it into the box, but Miles helps him out. Papa Bear rewards him with a Bear Scout helping badge. He then tells the troop to drink up, which Baby Bear needs no help with.
 	Cartoon 	A family goes over their camping checklist before they leave for the woods.
 	Song 	"I Know How to Swing"
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Susan Sarandon visits the street to see Cookie Monster and to learn to eat cookies like him. She provides a large cookie for him to demonstrate on, but advises him to break it in half so they both can have it. After her lesson, Cookie eats the plate.
 	Animation 	Egyptian #4
 	Film 	Four kids dance in a colorblock grid.
 	Film 	Ornate 4s fly through the air.
 	SCENE 2 	Papa Bear dismisses the scouts and Gordon and Susan arrive to pick Miles up. They thank Papa Bear for being a great scout leader by inviting him and his family over for dinner. As a token of appreciation, Papa Bear gives Susan and Gordon their own Bear Scout bowler hats for their “Bear Scout Good Deed for the Day.” Once the family leaves, Papa Bear and his son wonder what kind of porridge the Robinsons will be preparing.
 	Film 	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying.
 	Muppets 	While shopping in a China store, Simon Soundman helps Old McDonald find his lost animal - however his animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store.
 	Animation 	The letter X appears on-screen.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot!
 	Film 	A big X emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool.
 	SCENE 3 	The Bear Family is now in Gordon and Susan's apartment and waits for dinner to be served. Baby Bear admires the decor and compliments the Miles Davis jazz music they have playing. He is also surprised that Miles can set the table all on his own, which Miles claims he learned to do as he got older. Gordon reminisces of when Miles was younger, cueing a song performed by everyone about what the kids were unable to do when they were young (“I Wish I Knew How to Do That Too”). Miles gives Baby Bear a plate to set down on his own, and Baby Bear puts it on the table with pride. Papa Bear catches a whiff of the almost-done dinner and wonders what kind of porridge it is.
 	Cartoon 	At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself.Artist: John Korty
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs re-enact "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
 	Cartoon 	"Island of Emotion"Aritst: Sally Cruikshank
 	Film 	Kids play loud and soft notes on the Shpritzer.
 	Muppets 	Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft.
 	Song 	"Mom and Me" (new vocal track)
 	Animation 	A portrait of MOM hangs in a gallery.
 	SCENE 4 	As the Robinsons dish out the food, Mama Bear asks what porridge they’ve made, naming all the different varieties they’ve had (Chinese, Japanese, curry, matzah ball, etc.). However, the Bears are shocked to learn they’re not having porridge tonight. Instead, they're dining on chicken, collard greens, and cornbread. The Bears are a little reluctant at first, but they try each new food one at a time and discover they like it!
 	Song 	"You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly" explains that kids and animals can like the same foods.
 	Muppets 	Grover asks The Amazing Mumford if he could make his carrot disappear, provided that some smoke appears. Mumford performs the trick and Grover is impressed by the puff of smoke, however he fails to notice Mumford chomping on his carrot. When Grover asks Mumford to make the carrot reappear, he replies that he can't because he ate it ("You didn't say anything about magic!").
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (new music added)
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird visits Guadalupe, Arizona, and conducts a child mariachi band, who sing "Viva Mexico."
 	Animation 	A mother bird brings ten worms for her 9 babies and herself.
 	SCENE 5 	As the families continue their meal, Miles asks Papa Bear to pass the pepper. Papa grabs the shaker, ducks under the table, and crawls his way over to Miles to sprinkle it on his food before returning to his seat. When Baby Bear wants some, Gordon says he doesn’t have to crawl under the table... so Mama Bear does it instead. Soon after, all the Bears are under the table until Gordon tells them to get up. They show them how easier it is to pass the item from one person (or bear) to another. The Bears find this fascinating, but when Miles asks for ketchup, Papa Bear grabs the bottle and starts crawling under the table again (not realizing the rule applies to not just pepper).
 	Film 	Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat.
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Super Grover dance to hip-hop music while chanting the word "Go."
 	Cartoon 	The word "GO" races down the street.
 	Film 	On a windy day, Maria (in voice-over) asks a man (Bill Irwin), "Does air move things?" The wind speaks for him.
 	Film 	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	Celebrity 	Patti LaBelle sings "Oh, How I Miss My X."
 	Cartoon 	Stamped and painted X animation.
 	Muppets 	Kermit is a casting director, holding auditions for a performance of "The Three Little Pigs". The pigs who initially try out get the part of the three little pigs, but three different wolves of different sizes try out for the part of the Big Bad Wolf.
 	Cartoon 	Knights use different words for "big."Aritst: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 6 	Everyone has finished their meals and the Bears reflect on all that they’ve learned today. Papa Bear offers to throw out the dishes for them, but learns that people recycle their dishes instead by washing them. To show their appreciation for what they've learned, the Bears show the Robinsons how they partake in their after-dinner bear hug. Gordon announces the sponsors as he and his family get in on the hug.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo gets excited when Maria gives him a real camera.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3675.
*The revelation of how the Three Bears dispose of their dinnerware after every meal contradicts what Baby Bear said in Episode 3399, where he states that he helps the family wash their porridge bowls.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27