Episode 2210

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At dusk, Maria strolls over to the Fix-It Shop and finds Elmo dressed as a magician. He intends to magically make his plant grow by counting to 10 and saying the magic words. Once he does, suddenly all the lights on the street go out.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Maria naturally assumes a blackout has occurred, so she goes inside to call the electric company from the Fix-it Shop landline. Elmo believes his magic was responsible for the blackout, and sobs remorsefully.
 	Muppets 	Ernie says that he has "flying fingers," and tries to find ten different things that his fingers can do.
 	Film 	Animals fight.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	It's a whale Artist: Ishu Patel
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo believes that counting backwards from 10 might work, but he can't remember how that's done.
 	Film 	Counting the circus clowns.
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street News FlashKermit the Frog interviews the Invisible Man, who tap dances for him, and later introduces his family which crowds Kermit. All that is seen of the Invisible Man and his kin are their hats.
 	Cartoon 	A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment.
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo now believes he can count backwards. He gets stuck on 7, however.
 	Film 	Mad Painter #7
 	Cartoon 	A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV.
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones, Clementine and Buster are in the dark because Forgetful forgot to turn something on. It's not the water, the electric fan, or the radio ... it's the light!
 	Cartoon 	Tiger likes going to school.
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon, Luis, and Bob discuss how the sudden lack of electricity affected them. Elmo zips in and out asking if they can help him count, but is told they're too busy each time. Maria tells them all that she contacted the electric company and was told someone pulled the wrong switch or something; the power will return soon.
 	SCENE 4cont'd	Moments later, Don Music exhaustedly comes over asking if she can fix all his appliances which don't seem to be working. She informs him about the blackout and he's still distressed; although all his appliances will work soon, he has to trudge them all back home.
 	Cartoon 	Seven owlsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A boy builds a house out of blocks, and when the girl builds a Victorian house, the boy calls her a copycat.
 	Muppets 	Teacher Little Chrissy sings about how important it is to "Raise Your Hand."
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
 	Animation 	The alphabet is presented using many materials and writing methods.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it.
 	Film 	A boy makes fruit salad.
 	Cartoon 	Y for YakArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Celebrity 	Yo-Yo Ma plays the first Menuett from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 in the arbor.
 	Cartoon 	Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (tomato)
 	Muppets 	Game Show: Mystery Mix-up Game
 	Cartoon 	A dog learns about U.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bippadotta and The Androoze Sisters sing "Everybody's Song."
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: Y for Yo-Yo
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo asks the kids for help counting backwards from 10. Elmo gives it a try and says the magic words, which doesn't restore the power.
 	SCENE 5cont'd	He tells his problem to Maria, who explains the real reason there is no electricity. Upset that his magic didn't do anything, Elmo exclaims, "Rats!"
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Film 	Kids play in the snow.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A girl uses her paint-by-the-numbers set to find an elephant in her picture.
center 	Muppets 	Ernie notices that none of the lampposts are on, and the lights won't turn on. Bert says that there is a blackout, but has to repeat himself when Ernie suggests they watch TV, play a record, and listen to the radio. Ernie decides to call someone to see if anybody else knows about it. He calls Oscar the Grouch, who grouchily asks who's calling and threatens to "see to it that you don't sleep for a week." Ernie says "It's Bert" and hangs up.
 	Animation 	Sand Y/y
 	Muppets 	Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y.
 	Cartoon 	A boy listens to his surroundings by the ocean, until his mom calls him for lunch.
 	SCENE 6 	Gladys the Cow regales the kids with the harrowing story of what happened to her during the blackout. Within seconds, the power is restored. The adults agree that the candlelight alone was pretty nice, and they disperse so they can turn their lights out for the night. Gladys, left with no one to listen to her yarn, begins telling her tale to Barkley (who isn't very amused). Elmo announces the sponsors, and Barkley is gone by the end of the credits (which he appears in). Elmo adds “Thank you, electric company!” as Gladys talks to herself.
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