Episode 3744

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Today is the day of the annual Grouch Parade, where grouches "listen to awful music and throw smelly socks". Oscar has his assistants bring several items for verification (including Slouchy the Clown), as Gina and Tarah arrive. Tarah has never seen the Grouch Parade and is very interested.
 	Cartoon 	Two pirates plan a voyage.
 	Muppets 	Telly sings "Everything Goes" as he packs his backpack for a day in the park.
 	Animation 	Computer G / g
 	Film 	Kids on a jungle safari spot an ornate G swing through the trees.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue".
 	Song 	"What's Inside?" (Cookie Monster cameo)
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A pizza is made, and the slices form the word PIZZA.
 	SCENE 2 	Next, Oscar makes sure the "Grouching Band" is in terrible shape. The Grouchketeers arrive and practice making a loud, awful noise. Gina can't stand it, though Tarah is even more intrigued.
 	Animation 	A string quartet tunes up before it plays "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
 	Muppets 	Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Rosita and Betty Lou sing "Girl of the World."
 	Film 	Two girls clap out five.
 	Animation 	"Five Waltzing Chairs"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Cartoon 	A chorus of 5s come out of a 5 painting.
 	Muppets 	Super Grover asks Baby Natasha, as Super Baby, to help him demonstrate big and little, but Super Baby won't sit still long enough -- she keeps flying around, and ends up crash-landing on his head.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Kadeezenberry tries to water the plants, but notices the hose doesn't go far enough for her to do so. After several harebrained attempts, she uses a nearby watering can.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 3 	The parade still can't begin, as they're missing the main element - the big, Grouch float. A delivery man arrives with a float decorated with hearts, flowers and balloons, none of which is Grouchy. It turns out he's made a mistake; that float is for the Happy Elf Parade. The man won't be able to construct Oscar's float in time, so Oscar decides to call off the parade. Tarah volunteers to be the float, thinking her wheelchair can be decorated with some Grouchy items.
 	Cartoon 	"I Have a Purple Bucket"
 	Celebrity 	The Count (in voiceover) counts the number of times Angel Corella spins.
 	Cartoon 	A turtle recalls a time he fell in love with a seashell, before realizing it's not alive.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog sings "It's Alive."
 	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.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
 	SCENE 4 	The Grouches get to work on decorating Tarah and her wheelchair behind a large, dirty sheet. Gina tries to take a peek, but Oscar shoos her away until the parade begins.
 	Film 	A ONE WAY sign switches sides. (Maria voiceover)
 	Cartoon 	We Are Kids from Far and Wide: India
 	Film 	An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made.
 	Animation 	Pencil box G / g
 	Song 	"Big G and Little G"
 	Cartoon 	Letter G drawing with kid voice-over.
 	Muppets 	Elmo, Zoe, Rosita, Telly, Baby Bear, Herry Monster and Frazzle sing "You Tickle Me."
 	Film 	Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat.
 	Cartoon 	The dancing birds dance fast and slow.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	SCENE 5 	A crowd of humans and Grouches have assembled to watch the Grouch Parade just outside 123 Sesame Street. Oscar, chair-grouch of the parade, opens with a brief speech before the parade begins. He's followed by the king and queen, Slouchy the Clown and the Grouching Band. The crowd starts chanting for the Grouch float to arrive.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Sure enough, Tarah rolls in as the Grouch float, covered in trash. The crowd boos and jeers, signaling it's a success!
 	Cartoon 	A parade of toys illustrates first and last.
 	Muppets 	Prairie Dawn and Cookie Monster demonstrate first and last with cookies, but Cookie Monster is hesitant to eat the last cookie because he thinks it’s the last cookie in the world.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter.
 	Song 	"Elbows and Knees"
 	Cartoon 	A boy is drawn, but he doesn't have knees at first.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird knocks over some block towers, but he puts them back through reverse footage. (music muted)
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me."
 	SCENE 6 	Tarah gives her autograph out to some Grouches, who thought she made the worst float they've ever seen. Gina tells her how proud she is of her work and Oscar reluctantly thanks her for saving the day. He also reluctantly helps clean up Tarah's wheelchair. The Grouch King and Queen announces the sponsors and the status of Slimey's spaceship.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Snuffy and Alice do "the Snuffleupagus."
==Notes==
*Additional performers include Matt Vogel (Grouch king), David Rudman (Grouch queen), Martin P. Robinson (Slouchy), Joey Mazzarino (deliveryman), Alice Dinnean (Grouch girl), and Noel MacNeal (Grouch father).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29