Episode 3108

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Savion has Elmo look into his “Magic Circle” (which has an echo effect every time Savion says it) and asks him to picture what he wants to see. Elmo says that he wants to see today's sponsors, a cartoon rabbit, and Ernie and Bert, all of which appear within the circle.
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo and Savion watch as the Count counts the letters in a newspaper. ("I can always count on the news!" he says.) Savion uses his magic circle and asks the Count to think of something he'd really like to count; the Count requests some rubber stamps...
 	Animation 	Rubber Stamp #12
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	The Count is impressed with Savion’s circle and thinks of another thing he’d like to count. He looks into the circle and imagines himself going on a picnic...
 	Muppets 	The Count has prepared himself a picnic not far from his castle. As he counts the ants who come to take away his food, he eventually has nothing left. Which is just as well, since it has started to rain.
 	Cartoon 	A shepherd plays hide-and-seek with his sheep.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	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 	A dog-shaped television changes channels until it comes to a channel of itself.Artist: Keith Haring
 	Muppets 	Moe Cocker and a chorus of dogs sing "With a Little Yelp from My Friends."
 	Cartoon 	O for orangeArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Cast 	Gordon, Maria, Luis, Bob, Gina, and Big Bird sing "Goodbye Fly".
 	Film 	A puzzle of a zebra is put together.
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	"When You Grow Up"
 	Cartoon 	A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	Muppets 	Bruce Stringbean, Clarice, and S Street Band perform "Born To Add."
 	Animation 	Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Celia Cruz tells Big Bird about a hummingbird, and sings "Zunzun."
 	SCENE 2 	The magic circle closes on the previous segment, and the Amazing Mumford runs to Savion and Elmo in a huff. He is upset that a non-magician possesses a magic circle and presents his own, which turns out to really be a square. He displays his other magic circle, which isn’t a circle either but rather a triangle. Using the magic circle, Savion and Elmo show him what one looks like...
 	Cartoon 	A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper, who orders the young man to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. The young man is ordered to eat three round foodstuffs: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once the young man is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries.
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	After the cartoon, Mumford now realizes what a circle looks like and displays one. Elmo wants to see Ernie in his circle, so Mumford waves his wand to make Ernie appear, but makes his circle disappear instead. Savion explains his circle is a different kind of magic and Mumford leaves, disgruntled. Savion displays Elmo’s request in his circle...
 	Muppets 	
center 	Cartoon 	A minstrel sings about a fox who outsmarts a crow.Artist: Etienne Delessert
 	Cartoon 	P for paper, point, poke, paint, pat, peel
 	Film 	"Box City Recycling Rap"Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons.
 	Muppets 	Director Kermit is filming Oklahoma with Forgetful Jones as the star. Forgetful is supposed to enter sing "Oklahoma!" but sings "Aklahoma!", "Eeklahoma!", and "Iklahoma!" instead. When he finally gets it right, the production assistant says it's time for lunch.
 	Cartoon 	A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance.
 	SCENE 3 	Savion is teaching Elmo and the kids how to make their own magic circles. Elmo invites Mumford to join but Mumford still insists he has his own magic, though he ends up making several crates appear on the garage staircase instead. Savion begins his lesson: first, you take a crayon and draw a big circle on some paper, and that's it. Mumford waves his wand at his paper, but makes a pineapple with a saxophone on it appear. Savion then reveals the “magic” aspect is all just imagination. Elmo uses his magic circle to imagine a museum...
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
 	Cartoon 	Zork lands in Australia, where a kangaroo greets him.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Oscar sings "Just Throw It My Way."
 	Cartoon 	P for Pyramid
 	Film 	A parrot announces dos, or two of everything.
 	Animation 	Ten masked dancers are counted in Spanish.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of how pan dulce, Mexican bread, is made.
 	Cartoon 	When a bird pops a balloon, the balls represent Sad and Happy.
 	Animation 	Beads arrange themselves into different groups and finally become a girl’s necklace.
 	SCENE 4 	Savion, Elmo, and the kids display the sponsors with their magic circles.
==Notes==
*This episode was later repeated in Season 26 as Episode 3299.
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Category:Magic
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 24