Episode 2973

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Bob asks Elmo what he's going to do today. Elmo replies, "Kalamazoo!" and repeats the word over and over.
 	SCENE 1 	Bob asks Big Bird why Elmo keeps repeating "Kalamazoo." Big Bird states it's to help demonstrate emotions: he names different feelings, and Elmo says "Kalamazoo" in a different way to reflect them.
 	Cartoon 	"Island of Emotion"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Film 	The Count (in voiceover) subtracts from five to four to two children on a park bench.
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 	Cartoon 	W for witchArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Goats."
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird conducts and counts as Elmo and the Kalamazoo Chorus say "Kalamazoo" thirteen times. Afterwards, Big Bird teases that next time they'll sing the old favorite "I Left My Heart in Kalamazoo."
 	Cartoon 	A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number.
 	Muppets 	Upon Mr. Johnson's latest visit to Charlie's Restaurant, the waitstaff has been implemented with a new service device. Grover instructs his guest to ring the bell three times to get his attention, instead of yelling across such an upper-crust establishment. After Mr. Johnson has trouble deciphering the speed with which he must ring the bell, he calls Andre the manager out to address his concerns. Andre, having been interrupted while eating a sour cream soufflé, doesn't think there's anything wrong with the bell. In fact, he thinks it looks so good that he eats it, as Mr. Johnson notices the time, and rushes out of the restaurant.
 	Cartoon 	An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests.Artist: Tom Gabbay
 	Song 	"Beet Beet, Sugar Beet"
 	Muppets 	A series of trailers for school-related dramas are shown on WCTW's "School in the Afternoon" block.
 	Cartoon 	A bear counts bees and disturbs their beehive.
 	SCENE 3 	Bob watches Elmo's demonstration of "same" and "different" using Joey and Jamar as examples. Elmo notices how their skin tones are different, but they're the same in that they both have feelings, go to school, and like playing basketball. As the demonstration comes to a close, Elmo points out one last similarity between the two - they were both born in... Kalamazoo!
 	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 	Birds pop balloons of all the letters of the alphabet, making them lowercase.
 	Muppets 	Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues."
 	Cartoon 	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry.Artist: Peter Chung
 	Song 	"There's a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School" (sung by Jerry Nelson)
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo runs back and forth, still chanting "Kalamazoo!" as Bob tries to read. Bob asks Elmo why he keeps repeating the word, and Elmo says that his dad told him that he has a third cousin on his mother's sister's side who lives in Kalamazoo, but he's really just repeating the word for fun. Elmo then promises not to annoy Bob by saying "Kalamazoo" over and over, and proceeds to shout "Albuquerque" again and again (he has a great uncle on his father's brother's side who lives there).
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Cartoon 	A map of Brazil morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Joe Williams sings "The Birdland Jump."
 	Cartoon 	Gloria talks about 'W'
 	SCENE 5 	Telly observes as the Amazing Mumford prepares to do a magic trick, pointing out he has nothing up his sleeve. Telly notes that this isn't true, as his arm, elbow, and shoulder are actually in his sleeve. Mumford, annoyed by Telly's interruptions, eventually lets him do the trick on his own and leaves. Telly gives it a try and ends up pulling a grumbling Benny Rabbit from the hat.
 	Cartoon 	Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other.Artist: Bruce Cayard
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 	Cartoon / Film 	Three frogs say "reduce, reuse, recycle!" and hop around the globe. A boy who lives in Bali narrates a film about how his community recycles their resources.
 	Animation 	Growing Numbers #13
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
 	Film 	Three dolphins jump together.
 	SCENE 6 	Telly informs Mumford of what just happened. Mumford encourages him to give the trick another go and Benny re-appears once more. Mumford tries to bring Benny out to apologize, but Elmo pops out instead, shouting "Albuquerque!" Benny and Elmo start alternating popping out of the hat as Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23