Episode 3196

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At Hooper's Store, Big Bird welcomes the viewer and points out that Chicago is about to buy a book about vegetables. He asks Mr. Handford if the store has any copies of Snow White and the Seven Potatoes and Little Red Rutabaga, neither of which can be found. The store does have a copy of Jack and the Beanstalk, which appeals to Chicago since he likes beans, so Mr. Handford reads the story to him and Big Bird.
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates what newspapers are made of, and finds an ad for "One slightly used monster."
 	Animation	Letter Garden: M
 	Muppets 	"M-M-M Monster Meal"
 	Cartoon 	Mandrake the magician does magic, while Mo the mechanic mends a martian's flying machine.
 	Film 	Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach.
 	Animation	"We Are Kids From Far and Wide" - Colombia
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under. (sepia toned)
 	SCENE 2 	Gina waits impatiently for her friend beside Oscar's trash can, and Oscar pops up when he notices how angry she looks that she's going to miss her movie. Right then and there, the scene becomes a ceremony for the "Grouchiest Grouch Awards," hosted by Grouch Valenti. The first award he gives out is the Angriest Grouch award, which almost goes to Oscar until Gina tells Valenti to buzz off, which earns her the award. Oscar is appalled that she got the award and throws a fit. ("I was robbed! I'm the Grouch around here!")
 	Cartoon 	A little boy describes a time when he got angry after his toy truck was destroyed by a big kid.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A boy who lives in Alaska narrates a film of himself going ice-fishing with his grandfather and sister.
 	Cartoon 	A bus driver counts 11 of each necessity for a bus trip camping.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (Spanish soundtrack)
 	Animation	Clown Honking #11
 	SCENE 3 	While pushing some kids on a swing in the park, Big Bird notices a bee buzzing around and wonders where it gets its instincts. In song, he also wonders what makes a fly fly, a flower flower, the leaves leave, etc.
 	Film 	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant.music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett
 	Cartoon 	Letter G drawing with kid voice-over.
 	Muppets 	Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows. (new music added)
 	Animation	Sand G/g
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Two monkeys argue over what to watch on TV, growing bigger the angrier they get.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird recites a poem about not being able to whistle. Unlike other birds (and the wind), he needs a toy whistle to do so.
 	Film 	On a windy day, Maria (in voice-over) asks a man (Bill Irwin), "Does air move things?" The wind speaks for him.
 	Animation	A big paper clip and a small paper clip can hold papers together, and so can a small staple, with the help of its "mommy."
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Whiskeyjack (sung by Jerry Nelson)
 	Cartoon 	Mary Shaboom reluctantly moves to a new house, and muses about the consequences.
 	Muppets 	At night, one of the heads of the Two-Headed Monster sings his other the "Ugga Wugga Lullabye".
 	Cartoon 	The detective sees a hippo bouncing on a trampoline, and wonders how the hippo can bounce, since hippos are heavy, but the hippo thinks that he is light.
 	Song 	"Mom and Me"
 	Animation	Beads arrange themselves in different ways, and finally stick themselves to a boy's jacket.
 	SCENE 5 	Snuffy sings a song about Alice, "She's My Sister."
 	Cartoon 	A baby cries whenever he gets a beso.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover prepares a table for a family who's celebrating their grandmother's birthday, but Grover doesn't know her name, so when each family member refers to her as a different relative each time, Grover thinks there's more than one party going on, so he ends up bringing out seven cakes.
 	Cartoon 	Kids try to guess what a bunch of shapes will form; eventually they form a chicken.
 	Song 	Olivia sings "The Riddle."
 	Muppets 	Kermit describes the times it is appropriate to use the in and out doors. To his dismay, a group of monsters keeps going out the in door.
 	Cartoon 	A colorful, rhythmic demonstration of the word IN
 	Film 	Miles lives in Hawaii, and sometimes plays taiko drums at the park.
 	Cartoon 	At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself.Artist: John Korty
 	SCENE 6 	Snuffy and Alice announce the sponsors before heading home.
==Notes==
*A copy of A Tale of Two Messengers (previously made for an insert seen in Episode 3190) can be seen on the shelf of Hooper's during scene 1.
*Martin P. Robinson voices the Angriest Grouch Awards announcer for scene 2.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25