Episode 3317

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At Finders Keepers, Elmo shows Ruthie his violin. He plays "The Alphabet Song" for her, and since she likes it so much he plays it again. And again...
 	Cartoon 	All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Song 	"Frog Kick"
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: V, violinArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	V for violin: kids play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the violin.
 	Animation 	Sand V/v
 	Muppets 	While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself... or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). Bert then corrects them on the actual production phase.
 	Cartoon 	A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo finishes another performance of his song when Ruthie explains that hearing the same song over and over can be annoying. Elmo doesn't understand, so Ruthie sings her own song: an operatic count to 8. She sings it over and over, but finds Elmo actually wants to hear it multiple times. When Ruthie gives up, Elmo goes back to playing his song.
 	Cartoon 	A lizard, a girl and a dog dance.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Video 	Four break-dancers dance.
 	Cartoon 	Hortense counts four ants.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Film 	Ornate 4s fly through the air.
 	Cast 	A voiceover instructs Maria as Chaplin where to put the shirts and the towels. (piano underscore)
 	Cartoon 	A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom. (new music added)
 	SCENE 3 	Ruthie makes it clear to Elmo she doesn't want to hear the same song over and over. Elmo gets the hint and writes a new song about being Ruthie's friend, putting it to the tune of "The Alphabet Song" with even more repetitive lyrics. With frayed nerves, Ruthie gives it approval, but before she can continue Elmo begins singing the new song again and again.
 	Cartoon 	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe."Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal.
 	Cartoon 	E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form a letter E.
 	Cartoon 	Three mayonnaise jars follow three different paths after they leave the factory.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Song 	“Drink of Water”
 	Cartoon 	The word AGUA fills up with water.
 	SCENE 4 	After Elmo finishes another round of his song, Ruthie points out it's not too different from his first song - they have the same tune. She explains what a tune is to him by humming a bit of of "Happy Birthday to You" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb," showing how they sound different. Elmo gets the idea but confesses he only knows how to play the one... then demonstrates.
 	Cartoon 	A vaudeville act of two SAME people (voiced by Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast) ends when one of them falls off the stage. (new sound effects and sting added)
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsIn Arizona, Big Bird sees how kids help charros put on a rodeo, and rides a horse.
 	Cartoon 	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
 	Film 	Children dance to different rhythms from around the world.
 	Animation 	Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise."
 	Muppets /Celebrity	"Pretty Great Performances" features Placido Flamingo singing "Italian Street Song" with the All-Animal Orchestra, led by conductor Seiji Ozawa
 	Cartoon 	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away.
 	SCENE 5 	Ruthie thinks they should find something else to do now, like reading a book. She shows him one that showcases various different instruments, offering to take his violin and bow and give him the book to read instead. Finally rid of Elmo's music, Ruthie decides to put on the radio... which happens to be playing a solo violin concert performance of Elmo's song.
 	Film 	A saxophone is made in a factory. The film is underscored by a solo saxophone.
 	Cartoon 	Violet climbs a vine with V words.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: V for Vacuum
 	Cast 	"Between You and Me" (Gina and Savion)
 	Muppets 	Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ...
 	Cartoon 	A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants.
 	Film 	College students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The detective sees a hippo bouncing on a trampoline, and wonders how the hippo can bounce, since hippos are heavy, but the hippo thinks that he is light.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air."
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 6 	Elmo reads his book while Ruthie dusts and announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*In addition to performing Elmo, Kevin Clash voices the announcer on the radio during scene 5.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26