Episode 3951

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon welcomes the viewer as Telly shares a joke with him, Elmo and Zoe. Suddenly, an Alphabet Explorer (Joey Mazzarino) appears. He is in search of the rare Dotted Dinging D, who's native habitat is the wilds of Sesame Street. The monsters offer their services and are made Junior Alphabet Explorers. They split up and look for the D. Gordon tries to tell the explorer Sesame Street isn't a wild place, just as a crocodile (Matt Vogel) shows up to wrestle with the explorer.
 	Film 	Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter D.
 	Animation 	In reversed film, D / d candles are unmelted.
 	Animation 	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe."
 	Insert 	"Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate the word DANGER.
 	Cartoon 	Zork lands in Australia, where a kangaroo greets him. (new music added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 2 	The monsters have some safari gear and have adopted Australian accents. A Letter D (John Tartaglia) dances from behind a bush, but it's not the Dotted Dinging D; it's the Dancing Drumming D. The letter invites them to dance with him.
 	Film 	D for Dance
 	Muppets / Film	Big Bird imagines an elephant dancing, as the kids talk about imagination.
 	Animation 	Elephants appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays.
 	SCENE 3 	The monsters dance to a drum tune, when...CRIKEY! Another letter D appears, zooming past then. They notice the difference between the D in their picture and the Dotted Driving D (Vogel) that's been passing by. Telly has an idea to get the letter to come to them.
 	Song 	"Explore With Me" (reggae)
 	Muppets 	Ernie's Show and Tell: Sydney shows Ernie her drawing of her family, which includes Ernie.
 	Cartoon 	Number Guy sings "How Many Birds Can Fit on This Wire?" One bird provides the answer.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks, "Would ya like one?"This is the final use of a Harvey Kneeslapper sketch on the show.
 	Cartoon 	Kids count one duck in the pond
 	Film 	What sound does a duck make?
 	SCENE 4 	Telly sets out a D-coy to catch the D. He leaves a decorative dish out with a donut and danish, but he feels he needs one more big thing. Just then, Linda exits Gina's office after Barkley's check-up. Linda, however, needs to take him home to be fed. Barkley has then devoured the donut and danish, so Linda takes him to get some dog food. Gina suggests they make the D sound to lure the D.
 	Cartoon 	Young Chris Columbus explores the world of ants - and they, in turn, explore his house.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #1
 	Song 	"We're Talking 'Bout the Number One"
 	Cartoon 	African quilt pattern #3
 	SCENE 5 	The monsters are tiring of making the D sound, when Telly hears some dinging. The Dotted Dinging D (Alice Dinnean) answers their call and they get the Alphabet Explorer to see. Now that he has found the letter, he's ready to find the next rare letter - the Egg-Eating E, but suggests they admire for a short while...whilst he wrestles the crocodile again. Elmo dashes off to feed Dorothy.
 	Animation 	Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt?Artist: Deanna Morse
 	Film 	A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Jungle"
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Teeth
 	SCENE 6 	The Alphabet Explorer suggests they let the D back into the wild, but not before they use it to announce the sponsors.
==External links==
*Toughpigs.com review
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Category:Alphabet
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 32