Episode 3339

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Oscar complains as Savion introduces today's sponsors, saying he's making too much noise. Savion goes off to the library, but intrigues Oscar when he mentions there might be a book he'd want to check out.
 	SCENE 1 	At the library, the Count shocks Linda with a list of books he wants to take out. He counts them all as Linda brings them to the front desk, totaling twenty. Using a whistle he learned from a previously checked-out book, he assembles some helpers (and Savion) to help bring the books home. "Reading can help you do lots of things in your life," he states.
 	Song 	"What's Inside?" (Cookie Monster cameo)
 	Animation 	Abstract #18
 	Animation 	Growing Numbers #18
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop is told that somebody at table 18 has a phone call, and after he struggles to get to the table, he is told to take a message. (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	"I'm a Bookworm, Baby!" (music button added)
 	Film 	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	"Letters in the Body"Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 2 	Ruthie realizes Elmo has the sound of a letter in his name (L). Elmo doesn't quite understand, even when Ruthie uses Emily as an example and sounds out Elmo's name, so she cues up a cartoon to give him a hint...
 	Cartoon 	A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	After the short, Ruthie helps Elmo understand the point she's trying to make by comparing it to other words like "elevator" and "elephant." Savion becomes confused when he arrives and Elmo says he's just like an elephant.
 	Cartoon 	L - shooting stars
 	Muppets 	Phil Harmonic introduces Charmin', who performs an opera about the fax machine.
 	Film 	Five girls play a clapping game.
 	Cartoon 	A monster sees a box that keeps opening and closing, saying "Abierto" and "Cerrado."
 	Film 	Abierto and cerrado
 	Muppets 	Clementine plays a game with the viewer to see if they can guess what Forgetful Jones is riding on.
 	Cartoon 	Are you the monster that ate the television?
 	Muppets 	Big Bird recites a poem about front and back.
 	Song 	"Front Back Ballet"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Muppets 	The Three Little Pigs look for the Big Bad Wolf in a police line-up.
 	Animation 	Sand C/c
 	Muppets 	"C Drives Me Crazy"
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: C for carrot
 	Film 	Flamingos walk around to classical music. (new child voiceovers added)
 	Cartoon 	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from.
 	SCENE 3 	Ruthie visits the library in need of some books, but can't communicate with Linda because she doesn't know sign language very well. She writes down her messages, and Linda teaches her how to sign the key words of it. After Ruthie gets her books, Linda recommends another one about learning sign language.
 	Film 	How to say "turtle" in sign language
 	Muppets 	Grover the lumberjack thinks he is the first to arrive for supper, but he gets trampled by a gang of French-Canadian lumberjacks who get to the food table before he has a chance to get his snow boots off. By the time he finally gets them off, a grizzly bear grabs the last plate of food.
 	Animation 	A parade of toys illustrates first and last.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La."
 	Animation 	L / l (space paint)
 	Cast 	Elmo, Big Bird and Gordon star in a commercial for the Alphabet (as if it were a bank).
 	Cartoon 	A dog, a girl and a lizard dance to a bongo beat.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	Rosita talks about what she does every morning. She kisses her parents, washes her hands and face, and brushes her hair. She has breakfast, brushes her teeth, and says "adios!" before she goes out to play.
 	Cartoon 	"Wash Your Hands Before You Eat" (new sound effects added)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity 	Whoopi Goldberg introduces the sound "WH" and then yells, "Whoopi!"
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film about how things are recycled around the world.
 	Cartoon 	Gloria Globe attempts to pull a rabbit out of her hat, but pulls out a camel instead, which belongs in Egypt.
 	Song 	"Something Old Into Something New"
 	Animation 	OP words (Drop / stop / top / hop / pop)
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping.
 	Animation 	Three stripes form a jazz trio.
 	Film 	Footage of a Chinese noodle factory.
 	Animation 	A map of China morphs into the shape of animals and things that are found there.
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo repeats his name over and over, stressing the El part. He and Savion then announce the sponsors (Elmo especially likes the mentioning of the letter L).
==Notes==
*The books that the Count checks out during scene 1 are 1984, The 39 Steps, The Count of Monte Cristo, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Three Bears, 10 Little Indians, The Counting Badge of Courage, 101 Dalmatians, Twelve Angry Men, Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The House of the Seven Gables, Slaughter House 5, A Tale of Two Cities, Henry VIII, Summer of '42, Around the World in 80 Days, How to Count Friends and Influence People, 2001, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
*The flamingo hat Elmo admires during scene 2 was originally made for an opera with Placido Flamingo (when the latter debuted in Episode 2134).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26