Episode 3758

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	In song, a lonely Oscar wishes he could wish Slimey a happy birthday today, but he can't because Slimey is still in space.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Maria, Luis and Zoe notice Oscar looking sad. He sobs as he tells them why he feels sad, and Luis gets the idea to call Slimey with the assistance of the worms at WASA Control. An eager Oscar follows them.
 	Song 	John Pizzarelli sings about feeling "happy and proud" on your birthday.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	An N-terview with an N
 	Film 	Jaws spoof with the letter N.
 	Animation 	Computer N / n
 	Song 	"My New Computer"
 	Animation 	All, none, some and one fish swim around. (new music added)
 	Insert 	None, some and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates.
 	Cartoon 	Kids sing "Happy Birthday"
 	SCENE 2 	The WASA technicians are trying their best to contact Slimey in space. Tarah has joined Oscar, Maria, Luis and Zoe in waiting for them, and Maria even brings party hats and noisemakers, which make Oscar feel good, especially when he blows one in Maria's ear. Slimey's family also shows up with their own party hats and noisemakers, and Sloppy also toots her noisemaker into Maria's ear for the first of multiple times in this episode.
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Dr. Einslime thinks they've contacted Slimey, and they all look up at the monitor, but instead, they see ...
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster looks at a star and sings "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Dr. Einslime tells Oscar the connection failed because they got their outer fabrulator crossed with the inner krasanopholus. Still, everyone at WASA is still hopeful about contacting Slimey ...
 	Song 	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There."
 	Muppets 	Theater in the ParkTelly stars in a production of "Romeo and Alphabet."
 	Animation 	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
 	Film 	Caitlin gets her eyes examined, and picks out a pair of glasses.
 	Cartoon 	Counting to 10Artist: Keith Haring
 	Muppets 	Baby Bear visits the Museum of Modern Art, where he observes Joan Miró's sculpture "Moonbird" in the garden. He then passes Big Bird, who laments, "Standing still is hard! How do statues do it?"
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	SCENE 3 	Snuffy and Alice come over to join the gang in waiting to hear from Slimey. Alice asks Snuffy where Slimey went, and Snuffy replies, "To the moon, Alice, to the moon!" They all look up at the monitor in anticipation again, and they see ...
 	Muppets 	Grover, on a surfboard, demonstrates near and far.
 	SCENE 3cont'd	Everyone is confused after seeing Grover on the monitor, but that happened because, according to Dr. Einslime, "The telemeter overheated and caused a meltdown of the Schmooze mechanism." Back to the drawing board ...
 	Cartoon 	Flash Gizmo, Space CadetNear and far
 	Film 	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters.
 	Muppets 	"Elmo's Rap Alphabet"
 	Cartoon 	Autumn leaves form a capital "N" and lowercase "n"
 	Animation 	N / n paper fold
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose. (new music added)
 	Song 	Lillian sings "Face Facts."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to play his violin by practicing.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar thinks he'll never be able to sing "Happy Birthday to Slimey." While waiting, everyone practices singing the song, after which Dr. Einslime reports that they've finally gotten through to Slimey! They start singing to him, but halfway through the song, the signal cuts out. Dr. Einslime says the connection will be live again after just a few more adjustments to the Franastrat, but in the meantime, they all practice singing the song again.
 	Animation 	Stop-motion representation of "Happy Birthday," with balloons, gummi bears, glitter, etc.
 	Muppets 	The Big Bad Wolf sings about himself and his family.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #19
 	Film 	19 glasses, 19 chairs, 19 socks
 	Animation 	The number 19 in space
 	Muppets 	Old West: Clementine breaks the bad news to everyone: Bad Bart is coming to town to "give someone what they deserve"! She says he will come when the cow moos four times. They listen for it, and first hear a train toot four times, then a dog bark four times, and finally the cow. Bad Bart steps into the saloon, looks for the bartender, and reminds him that last week, he ordered sarsaparilla, but the bartender didn't have it, so he went to another town to get it, and kept him waiting. Bad Bart forgot to pay the bartender for it, so he gives the bartender what he deserves: some coins.
 	Cartoon 	"Ooh What a Fabulous Party"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 5 	Dr. Einslime reports to Oscar that everyone at WASA is just about ready to give up on the connection to Slimey. Snuffy becomes angry and stomps his feet, which shakes the ground, giving the WASA machinery just what it needs to get the signal back! Slimey appears on the monitor, wearing a party hat, and everyone sings "Happy Birthday" to him!
 	SCENE 5cont'd	After the song, Slimey tells everyone that he's glad to hear from everyone on his birthday. Maria and Luis announce the sponsors, and everyone goes home.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo and Telly notice, to their horror, that Sweetie Pie has left her cage!
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	INTRO 	In the 1999 rerun, the season 30–32 intro sequence is used in place of the season 29 opening.
 	Animation	"Planets, Moon and Stars" (sung by Jerry Nelson)This segment replaced the jungle cartoon in the 1999 rerun.
 	Muppets 	Elmo sings "In Your Imagination."This segment replaced "Elmo's Rap Alphabet" in the 1999 rerun.
 	Muppets 	This segment replaced the Ernie and Bert sketch in the 1999 rerun.
 	Muppets 	In the style of James Brown, Papa Bear and Baby Bear sing "Papa Bear's Hug."This segment replaced "Bad Wolf" in the 1999 rerun.
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs portray one of The People in Your Neighborhood: The House PainterThis segment replaced the Old West sketch in the 1999 rerun.
 	Muppets 	Chip and Dip hold a sign with the word "CAT" written on it and ask Danny if he knows what it says. When they learn that he can't read the sign, they give him clues.This segment replaced the Old West sketch in the 1999 rerun.
==Notes==
*This episode was among a select group of Season 29 episodes that were reran during the last few weeks of 1999, shortly before Season 31 began airing the following January. This particular episode aired on December 1 and December 22.
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Space
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29