Episode 3509

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gina greets the viewer from her home. She wakes up Baby Bear to remind him that he spent the night at her place while his parents were away, and that his Mama Bear and Papa Bear are coming home from their business trip today! Baby Bear finds it weird waking up in a new place, so Gina reads a letter they wrote for him (in Papa Bear's voice) as comfort, and Baby Bear becomes enthusiastic to start the day.
 	Cartoon 	Dinah from South Carolina exchanges letters with her friend Ling Lu in China.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Chinese dragon dancePart 1
 	Film 	"One Thousand Faces"
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Chinese dragon dancePart 2
 	Cartoon 	A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (music sting added)
 	Film 	A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the river below, prompting him to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds it and makes the bridge go back up.
 	Cartoon 	"Up and Down with Captain Brown"
 	SCENE 2 	Baby Bear (with his stuffed dog Ralph) is so excited about his parents coming home that he doesn't want to eat breakfast. The first thing he's going to do once he sees his Mama and Papa is run up and hug and kiss them, but Gina tells him that he won't have the energy to do any of that if he doesn't eat his porridge... which he then does.
 	Cartoon 	"Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. (new music and sound effects added)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	"I'm a Polar Bear"
 	Animation 	Characters on a quilt form the letter O.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	Big Bird shows that the letter O looks the same upside-down.
 	Cartoon 	Soul O
 	Film 	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira.
 	Cartoon 	A beatnik bat reads poetry at a nightclub, as everything rhymes with the "AT" sound.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	"Some Enchanted Lunchtime"
 	Cartoon 	Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks.
 	SCENE 3 	At the day care center, Baby Bear describes to Zoe what it was like staying overnight at Gina's, and is so excited he can't contain himself. Gina suggests they all draw something, and Baby Bear decides to draw a picture to give to his parents when they come home. Gina shows them a picture of the letter O, which is the first thing they'll be drawing.
 	Cartoon 	O for open, off, owl, ocean
 	Film 	A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O.
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Film 	Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert: "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep.
 	Film 	Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums.
 	Cartoon 	"Part of the Whole" Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 4 	Baby Bear has finished his drawing, but becomes impatient waiting for his parents to return, then angry. Gina tells him it's okay to be angry, then whips out yet another letter from his parents who let their son know they love him even when he's angry (though Zoe is slightly confused when Gina reads it in Papa Bear's voice). Baby Bear feels a lot better after hearing from them, and decides to keep the letter forever. Next, they're all going to draw the number 15.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #15
 	Film 	15s on sticks cascade toward the camera as boats race by on a river on the background.
 	Cartoon 	Number creatures: 15
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Shoes dance to a square dance tune.
 	Song 	"Brand New Look" - people try on glasses.
 	Cartoon 	Kid names his own body parts
 	SCENE 5 	All the kids leave to be picked up by their parents, but Baby Bear's still haven't arrived yet... until now! They greet each other with open arms and kisses. Baby Bear feels proud of what he's accomplished, and thanks Gina for helping him through it all. The bears happily discuss what Baby Bear's been up to as they leave.
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	Animation 	Isadora's sneakers describe all the fun they've had this past year, as the seasons change.
center 	Muppets 	"In South America," they say "Buenos Dias" for good morning, and "Buenas Noches" for good night.
 	Cartoon 	A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking the bus home with her dad. They play a game where she points to things and identifies them.
 	Animation 	The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving.
 	Muppets 	Three Anything Muppets (including Farley) wait for a bus at a bus stop. To their surprise, the bus is very small, and two small Muppets get off of it.
 	Animation 	Can you find the elephant in the painting? (new sound effects added)
 	SCENE 6 	Gina finishes tidying up the day care center and finds another letter from Papa Bear, this time for her. She reads it in his voice just for fun, and the letter thanks her for taking care of their son (as well as help announce today's sponsors).
 	COMING SOON	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: An opera singer sings about eating vegetables, causing a mess in Hooper's Store when she hits a high note.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3762.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27