Episode 2611

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria greets the viewer and immediately finds herself on Sonny Friendly's Traveling Game Show. She asserts that she doesn't want to be a contestant, especially in her pregnant condition. She relents when she learns the grand prize could be a deluxe baby carriage, as presented in a drawing brought in by hostess Rula. Maria wins by correctly identifying three words beginning with the letter "I" based on Sonny's clues. However, she is disappointed to find out that the prize is just the picture of the carriage.
 	Film 	Gibbons make screeching noises.
 	Cartoon 	A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Carol Channing sings a spoof of "Hello, Dolly!" with Sammy the Snake, praising his ability to look and sound like an S.
 	Animation 	A dune buggy is assembled.
 	Muppets 	Oscar the Grouch and his grouch friends build a bus stop in Kermit the Frog's living room.
 	Transition 	Glass breaking
 	Animation 	New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird makes sure he hasn't missed Maria giving birth yet and wonders when the baby is coming. She tells him that the baby is expected sometime this week and tells him how she'll know when it's time to go to the hospital. Big Bird asks her to pretend the baby is coming so he can practice counting between contractions. As she heads for home, Big Bird thinks of something she'll need for the baby.
 	Song 	Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so.
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0: The parachute becomes a large mattress.
 	Muppets 	Grover talks to Zelda about "fast" and "slow."
 	Cartoon 	Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand.
 	SCENE 3 	Luis makes Maria comfortable on the couch when Big Bird arrives at their apartment. He knows that the baby will be seeing lots of different people once it comes out of Maria, and has prepared a "MOM" sign so it'll know who its mommy is. He realizes that the baby won't be able to read it, but Maria still appreciates the gesture - it makes her feel like a mom already.
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	Something's missing ... is it a frog or a dog?
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird returns with a list of things Maria and Luis need to do when the baby starts pushing - 1. put on the "MOM" sign, and 2. go to the hospital. Luis shows him they already have a list, which involves getting the car from Gordon and Susan. Big Bird heads out and imagines what would happen if they didn't have their list - they'd be running back and forth from the stoop because they keep forgetting things. He believes to have found another way to help them.
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about her skin.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	"Spanish Foods Song"
 	Cartoon 	A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird returns to the apartment and encourages the couple that they should practice their routine for going to the hospital. Big Bird reads off the list and Luis acts out the situation. Big Bird gets so caught up that he forgets the most important thing - bringing the mom!
 	Film 	An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I."
 	Animation 	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
 	SCENE 6 	Gina and her friend Mike are studying for an upcoming science test, when they find themselves on Sonny Friendly's game show. The grand prize is some healthy foods, and Mike, feeling very hungry, is eager to play (despite Gina's insistence that they have to study). With some help from Gina, he gets all three fruit and veggie questions right and wins a whole bunch to snack on.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: HOT DOG
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food."
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Cartoon 	S - Serpiente
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster learns how to use a toothbrush.
 	SCENE 7 	Maria and Luis return from the hospital, when she starts to feel a real push coming on. Big Bird and Luis start counting as Gina announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*Martin P. Robinson voices Jack, Sonny's game show announcer.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20