Episode 4426

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	What's the Word on the Street?: Absorb
 	SCENE 	Luis and Zoe welcome the viewer while planting in the garden, warned by Stinky the Stinkweed to place the plants carefully (he doesn't want them to spring up and poke his eye out). Chris arrives with some mail, including a package for Stinky, who seems excited. They open it up and find the book Stinky ordered - "Every Plant There Ever Was" by Dr. Lily Rosenbloom. Though Stinky isn't on the cover, they assure him he might be in the table of contents or index. However, neither shows a stinkweed cataloged in the book. This leads Stinky to one conclusion - he's not a plant! Chris tries assuring him he is a plant by pointing out all the parts he has, but he's not convinced; if he were a plant, he'd be in the book. But, if he's not a plant, what is he then?
 	SCENE cont'd 	A robin briefly appears and Stinky thinks he must be a bird. He can sing and peck like a bird, but he can't fly (no matter how hard he flaps his leaves). Then, an accountant (David Rudman) passes by looking for 428 McDoogle Street and explains what he does to Stinky. He thinks he's an accountant, but no one has any tax returns for him. Chris tries to calm him down, trying to convince him he's a plant. Stinky doesn't believe him; a plant analyst the likes of Lily Rosenbloom couldn't forget him.
 	SCENE cont'd 	Chris decides to end this issue by texting Lily about Stinky. She soon appears, eager to find the new plant species. She conducts some tests to prove he's a plant by giving him water and light, which he reacts positively to. She concludes he is a plant after all! Instead of adding him to her already published book, she finds him so fascinating, he writes a completely new book - The Great Big Book of Stinky! Chris begins reading it to Stinky, who's happy to be a plant again, as well as a great literary character.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Anna Kendrick, Elmo and Abby demonstrate things that can absorb water. Elmo has a sponge, Abby has paper towels and Anna uses Murray.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse grows a strawberry plant.Directors: Jeremy Galante and David Cowles; Music: Alison Cowles
 	Muppets 	Murray Has a Little LambOvejita provides Murray with a flower as a clue to today's school, which is gardening school!The original segment is edited, shown as the tune-ins throughout the episode, with new intros and outros by Murray.
 	Film 	A Rube Goldberg-machine shows L words.
 	Cartoon 	Elmo sings about the L sound in the word "lemon".
 	Muppets 	Murray and the girls flap their "wings" while introducing Abby's Flying Fairy School.
 	Muppets / Animation	Abby's Flying Fairy SchoolToday, the students are growing their own plants. Abby, Blogg and Peck grow their own flowers, but Gonnigan has no luck, even when trying to shove Peck in his pot. His friends convince him to use magic to make it grow. He uses his "Gigantic Spell" and turns the plant into a large beanstalk that stretches to the sky, with Peck hanging on. Mrs. Sparklenose has them poof to the top to retrieve her. Once at the top, they discover a giant using Peck as a tiny feather duster. They try to communicate, but they are not heard. They call Spot, who shows them images of ears. Abby makes Gonnigan perform his spell again, so they can be giants and talk to him. They grow to be as big as the giant and swap Peck for a large feather duster. Once back down in the classroom, they find Niblet has grown large by eating parts of the beanstalk. Niblet burps which shrinks him back to normal size. (re-orchestrated theme song)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Jason Mraz sings about being "Outdoors" with Elmo, Abby, Rosita, Baby Bear, Big Bird and the kids.
 	Muppets 	"Super Grover 2.0" is on next, but first, Murray learns about flowers and how to plant one.
 	Film 	Kids see the number 9 in a pile of pebbles.
 	Cartoon 	Smidgen the Pigeon counts 9 birds on a wire in song.Artist: Michael Goldberg
 	Muppets 	Murray and his super friends introduce "Super Grover 2.0."
 	Muppets 	
 	Muppets 	"Elmo the Musical" is coming soon, but now, Murray learns more about gardens and even gets to plant some flowers himself.
 	Muppets 	Abby, Zoe and Rosita sing "Guess the Seasons" and ask the viewer to do so.
 	Muppets 	Murray and the kids musically introduce "Elmo the Musical."
 	Muppets 	
 	Muppets 	Murray announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*The DVD release of the street story includes a deleted scene where Stinky tries to be a dog after seeing Gina walk her dog. This lends weight to the scene where Stinky says "I'm not a bird, I'm not a dog. I'm not anything!"
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 44