Episode 3614

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird welcomes the viewer and notices his friend, Kerri, coming down the street. He explains that she's blind and is using a cane to find her way around. She recognizes Big Bird by his voice and invites him to her birthday party later on the playground. Big Bird accepts and plans to make her a drawing as a present, until he realizes she won't be able to see it. Gabi, who's also going, has an idea...
 	Film 	Lauren, a blind child, learns in class by using Braille.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Jungle"
 	Muppets 	Elmo shows top and bottom by standing on top of the frame, then falling to the bottom.
 	Film 	A group of people form a human pyramid to illustrate top and bottom.
 	Muppets 	Baby Bear and Miles make different faces.
 	Cartoon 	A salesman hawks the letter W in a commercial.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Film 	The floating kids form the letter W.
 	Cartoon 	W For Wilbur (new sound effects added)
 	Film 	Kids play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the Shpritzer.
 	SCENE 2 	Snuffy comes along and finds Big Bird and Gabi starting to work on their present. They plan to use shells, which Kerri will be able to feel. Through cooperation, Gabi applies the glue, Big Bird the shells and Snuffy dries the glue with his snuffle. Big Bird and Gabi head to the party, while Snuffy heads to a lunch date with his granny.
 	Cartoon 	A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate.Artist: Frank Gresham
 	Muppets 	"Street Garden Cooperation"
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: W, Wall
 	Film 	Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	Cartoon 	W for witch (new music and sound effects added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Film 	What sound does a cow make?
 	Cartoon 	Household appliances count 1-10 and 10-0.
 	SCENE 3 	At the party, Big Bird and Gabi present Kerri with their gift, which can feel and loves. She knows exactly where the gift table is, as earlier, Gina led her around the park so she could get a sense of the space. She reveals that Gina also showed her where the tape player was, and they all dance.
 	Film 	"There's a lot to see under the sea," according to some young swimmers who narrate a poem about the ocean-dwellers they find.Music: "Kyisio Calypso" by Dermot Stewart
 	Cartoon 	"Six Soccer Socks"Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts. (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	"Pond Full of Fish"
 	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 	"It's Fido's Birthday" - a song about a birthday party for a goldfish.
 	SCENE 4 	Now it's time to play Pin the Tail on the Donkey (though, not with a real donkey as Big Bird thinks). Big Bird goes first and is surprised at how dark it is with the blindfold on, similar to how Kerri sees things every day. Big Bird misses his target, instead putting the tail under the chin ("I knew it went on one end or the other."). Kerri gives it a try, not needing a blindfold, and wins!
 	Animation 	Stop-motion representation of "Happy Birthday," with balloons, gummi bears, glitter, etc.
 	Song 	"We're All Growin'"
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: GROW
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Laurence Fishburne, along with Rosita and Telly Monster, demonstrates how one brushes their teeth. Since Telly and Rosita do not have teeth, they plug their mouths with ears of corn, and brush those instead.
 	Cartoon 	In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth.Artist: Steven Fonti
center 	Muppets 	Bert sings about how he loves hitting an “Oatmeal Box” to make music.
 	Cartoon 	Wilbur and Wanda try to find the lamp in a dark room, while figuring out who's here and there. Finally, their son turns on the light.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 5 	Kerri opens her presents, which include a rainstick and MoonGoop. She's able to identify them by the sound and smell. Gina gives her a braille version of The Prince and the Pauper, which she begins reading to everyone.
 	Cartoon 	"In and Out Crowd"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Zoe demonstrate "inside" and "outside"; Cookie takes a cookie outside of the box, and puts it inside his mouth and tummy.
 	Animation 	A kid makes a birthday card for his mom.
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster: MOM.
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall.
 	Song 	John Pizzarelli sings about feeling "happy and proud" on your birthday.
 	SCENE 6 	Everyone sings "Happy Birthday To You" as the cake is presented. Kerri gets some help blowing out the candles. As they dig in, Snuffy announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Elmo overhears Maria telling Ruthie over the phone that she and the family are moving to Cleveland at 5 o'clock.
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 28