Episode 3473

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar is out in the park looking for trash when Humphrey arrives, pushing Natasha in her stroller. Suddenly a wheel on the stroller breaks off, to Oscar's delight. Humphrey can’t wheel it to the carriage-repair shop across town, but if he were to take Natasha out and have someone watch her, he could carry it. Since Oscar’s the only one around, he’s placed with babysitting duty in exchange for the broken wheel. Oscar agrees to the deal, as now he'll have a broken wheel and a kid that goes “Thpppppth!” all the time, but he becomes disappointed when she'd rather kiss him instead.
 	Cartoon 	Two monkeys argue over what to watch on TV, growing bigger the angrier they get.
 	Film 	Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia.
 	Cartoon 	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (new sound effects and music sting added)
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar tries to make Natasha stop showering him with kisses when the Count walks by and offers his help. He tries to distract her by having her help him count something, but he can’t find anything to count... until he starts counting Natasha’s 20 kisses.
 	Cartoon 	An elephant counts to 20.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird: "That was great! Makes you proud to be an animal, doesn't it?"
 	Cartoon 	A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	Zoe uses Wolfgang to demonstrate near and far.
 	Animation 	Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (new narration by Jim Thurman added)
 	Song 	"Don't Waste Water"
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar tries leaving Natasha on the ground so she can’t kiss him, but she ends up quickly crawling away. This happens several times and Oscar has no choice but to continue holding Natasha, who carries on with her barrage of kisses.
 	Cartoon 	A map of India morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
 	Film 	James talks about how great it is to be Indian-American, because he gets to learn about things from two different places.
 	Animation 	J / j Gregorian chant
 	Muppets 	Biff sings "This Is My J."
 	Cartoon 	A disobedient jacket, illustrating words that begin with the letter J, annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it.
 	Film 	The McDouble twins know how to help each other.
 	Cartoon 	An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way.
 	Muppets 	Telly and Elmo argue over who will be the last to say NO, but the word itself scares them away.
 	Cartoon 	Can a cat bark?
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar gets an idea to get Natasha to sleep so she will stop kissing him. On her way back to the dance studio, Celina offers him some more help and thinks a lullaby will work, but Oscar’s first rendition doesn’t work as he sings it loud and fast like a Grouch would. As he sings it softer and slower, Grundgetta witnesses it and chastises him for being sweet. Her kvetching wakes Natasha up, and she starts kissing Oscar again.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: KISS ME
 	Song 	14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street."
 	Muppets / Transition	Big Bird's eyes get wider as the next segment plays ...
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: J for jump
 	Film 	J, for jiggle, juggle, jump, joy.
 	Song 	"J, Just How Jazzy Can You Get?"
 	Film 	A Japanese boy plays taiko drums in the park.
 	Cartoon 	Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer.Artist: Mo Willems
 	SCENE 5 	Humphrey finally arrives back with the repaired carriage, but has forgotten Oscar’s wheel at the shop. Despite Oscar’s protesting, Humphrey wants to keep his end of the bargain and goes to retrieve it, leaving Oscar with the amorous baby still.
 	Animation 	Two frogs demonstrate up and down.
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates up and down by getting the curtain at the theater to raise and lower.
 	Animation 	Masked March #20
 	Film 	Growing Numbers #20
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for.
 	Muppets / Celebrity 	Elmo encounters Ray Charles playing the piano, and learns that he uses his fingers to read the lyrics. Ray sings and plays "Believe in Yourself", and everyone on Sesame Street joins them.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me."
 	Film 	Ostriches walk and run. (piano music)
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster: HAT
 	Transition 	Crystal bridge: tie-dye circles (music added)
 	SCENE 6 	Humphrey arrives back with the wheel and they swap. Natasha thanks Oscar by finally blowing him a raspberry. Oscar then announces the sponsors, blowing a raspberry to the viewer as well.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird, Maria, and Tarah wonder what Barkley could be dreaming about.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3674.
*Muppet performers Bruce Connelly and Judy Sladky can be seen walking past Oscar during scene 1. As a nod to his character Barkley, Connelly holds a box of doggy snacks.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27