Episode 3443

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly and Baby Bear are going to play catch in the park. Telly lobs the ball toward Baby Bear, but it bops him on the head instead. Baby Bear moans in pain, but it subsides after a minute until the pain is gone. They try playing again, but when Telly throws the ball Baby Bear covers his head in fear and runs away.
 	Cartoon 	A fan reveals the letter C.
center 	Film 	"C" for Circle
 	Cartoon 	C is for Candle (the candle blows back)
 	Film 	What sound does a horse make?
 	Cartoon 	A woman identifies farm animals by their sounds.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Rice harvesting in Sierra Leone
 	Insert 	Big Bird reads a fan letter, asking him how he has so much pep and energy. He explains it's because of sleep.
 	Cartoon 	An alien comes across a pair of tree trunks; one with multi-colored leaves, the other without. He finds and grows leaves to mount on the other tree, then strings a hammock between the two.
 	Film 	A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture.
 	Cartoon 	I am dry, they are wet (man laying on the beach)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy always has fun whether he's "Wet or Dry."
 	Animation 	Clown Honking #12
 	Film 	Ornate 12s sail through the air.
 	Cartoon 	A movie director calls for 12 pilots, 12 airplanes, 12 parachutes, 12 clowns and 12 pies.
 	SCENE 2 	Baby Bear and Telly tell Gordon about what happened during their game and Baby Bear states he won't be playing catch anymore; he's afraid of getting hurt. Telly is distraught, but Gordon knows how Baby Bear feels. He recalls the same thing happening to him when he was younger playing baseball, but he got over his fears when he discovered it would get in the way of having fun. Baby Bear walks off, pondering whether or not he'll keep playing.
 	Cartoon 	Do you know what it's like to be scared?
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Julia Roberts and Elmo show afraid.
 	Film 	Fay Ray rolls balls near the camera.
 	Muppets 	Zoe uses Wolfgang to demonstrate near and far.
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark."Re-filmed version
 	Muppets 	Big Bird: "That was great! Makes you proud to be an animal, doesn't it?"
 	Cartoon 	A blue man demonstrates in and out with the help of a barrel.
 	SCENE 3 	Baby Bear returns to the park to play with Telly, but he's wearing an oversized football helmet to protect his head. Telly points out that he won't be able to see with it on, but Baby Bear insists it'll work. Telly throws the ball and it hits Baby Bear - who doesn't feel the pain, but also didn't see the ball coming. He wonders how he'll face his fear without the helmet.
 	Song 	"C, You're Cool"
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Marilyn Horne sings an opera version of "C is for Cookie."
 	Animation 	Letters on the Street: the letter C is found on a city street.
 	Song 	Kevin Clash sings "(I Eat With) Chopsticks" over a film of kids doing so.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ...
 	Film 	PIZZA: In speed-up footage, a group of kids orders pizza, and have it delivered to their house.
 	Muppets 	Mr. Johnson is at home when he calls for pizza delivery. Naturally, the delivery comes by way of Grover who keeps messing up the order because he's not listening to the order. He brings a carpenter's saw and a potted flower attached to his head as a result of cutting Mr. Johnson off mid-sentence.
 	Cartoon 	The Alphabet Song (country, gospel, Mexican)Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 4 	Baby Bear gets his helmet off with Telly's help and states he won't be playing catch any more. Telly wonders who he can play with instead, when Miles and Brandon offer to play with him.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	Baby Bear finds something safe he can do on his own - recite the alphabet. He overly tries showing the others how much fun he's having, and gets them to say it again with him. He tries getting them to give up their game and keep saying the alphabet, but they'd much rather play catch. Baby Bear wonders what else he can do...
 	Film 	Kids play rhythms on pots, pans, a barrel and a washboard.
 	Muppets 	A diva sings the Alphabet Song while the stagehand instructs the gaffers to raise and lower the alphabet sign, but the diva thinks he's asking her to alter her singing voice.
 	Film 	Rory, the green-belt aged 6, goes to karate class and learns under his sensei, where he does toe touches, kicking, stretches, jumping jacks, and an unnamed move consisting of tumbling, then posing. Not only do they practice inside, but they also practice outside in the park.
 	SCENE 5 	Baby Bear decides to read a book (Fun with Grout by Tyler Plasterbaum) while the others play. Miles throws the ball too high and it goes over Telly toward Baby Bear... who actually catches it without trying! Baby Bear realizes he is able to play catch again without being scared... but not yet, as he wants to finish his book.
 	Cartoon 	Anansi the Spider tells the story of a sad mouse. (new sound effects added)Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (re-filmed version)
 	Cartoon 	A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive. (new sound effects added)
 	Song 	"You're Important"
 	SCENE 6 	Baby Bear is about to play catch with the others until Telly puts the game on hold to announce the sponsors. He then tosses the ball to Baby Bear, who is still no longer afraid and catches it in his mitt! However, he does throw it back a little too high and the sound of breaking glass is heard, followed by a car alarm. ("Whuh-oh.")
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Celina choreographs Barkley and some kids in a dance.
==Notes==
* Scene 1 would later be used as a stand-alone Muppet piece on international co-productions, including Plaza Sésamo.
* Baby Bear's book was previously seen in Episode 2993 being read by an Anything Muppet, who coincidentally was also performed by Baby Bear puppeteer David Rudman.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27