Episode 3420

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Big Bird announces the sponsors as Telly bounces by on his pogo stick, repeating "Yes!" Big Bird explains to Savion that Telly is pretending that he's "Yes Man," a superhero who always says, "Yes!" Big Bird is also playing his assistant, and the two go off to look for those in trouble (scored by a play on the Batman TV theme).
 	SCENE 1 	Savion asks the two how they came up with such a silly game. Big Bird explains it was in a book Ruthie read them, and he calls her over to read it. She begins reading them The Adventures of Yes Man...
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	In the story, a king suffers several misfortunes from his servants as the only answer he can give them is "no." As such, he finds himself having snow dumped on his head, getting tickled, and rejecting an offer of an ice cream cone. Suddenly, he's visited by a superhero - Yes Man, who teaches him how to say "yes" instead and keep his pesky servants at bay.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	Following the story, Savion questions Big Bird's role, as Yes Man didn't have an assistant in the book. Big Bird states he got the job just by asking (and Telly is unable to decline).
 	Cartoon 	A man shows the viewers his "YES" machine.
 	Song 	Kevin Clash sings "The Pasta Song."
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster asks Jahwara to point to parts of her head.
 	Animation 	Arrows give a presentation of the human body.
 	Cartoon 	Madrigal Alphabet (sound effects added to beginning)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy has a big octopus.Artist: Mo Willems
 	SCENE 2 	"Yes Man" and his assistant ask Savion if he needs help. He declines, wondering how saying "Yes" all the time can help anyone. They then come across a little girl in the park having trouble playing her recorder. By saying "Yes," they're able to instill some confidence in her and she is able to properly play her scales.
 	Film 	Topi antelopes nod "yes."Music by Joe Raposo
 	Animation 	Writing utensils form the upper and lowercase letter E.
 	Animation 	Computer E / e
 	Animation 	Planet E / e
 	Muppets 	Grover and Prairie Dawn sing "Sharing."
 	Cartoon 	A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend.
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film of how a river is formed.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Caribbean dancePart 1
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Maya Angelou sings "My Name" with Lexine, Carlo and Elmo.
 	Film 	Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums.
 	Animation 	The Letter Z in various typefaces.
 	Muppets 	Telly and Zoe display things that begin with the letter Z. Telly brought such things as a (horse dressed like a) zebra, a zucchini, a zipper, and even a zydeco band, but Zoe only brought herself.
 	Cartoon 	Chant Z/z
 	Film 	Armadillos on film
 	Muppets 	Big Bird: "That was great! Makes you proud to be an animal, doesn't it?"
 	Film 	A little girl narrates a film about how cans can be recycled. She washes them and collects them in a wagon, which she takes to the recycling center. There it is sorted and separated with a magnet. After it's loaded onto trucks, it is taken to a factory to be melted and shaped into new cans like the ones seen in her fridge at home.
 	Cartoon 	A group gives a newcomer funny looks, which hurts his feelings, but then they invite him to play marbles with them. He turns out to be a good player. (inaudible dialogue)Artist: Joanna Priestley
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Caribbean dancePart 2
 	SCENE 3 	Savion continues trying to do homework when he's interrupted yet again by "Yes Man," who will now say "Yes" 40 times while bouncing on his pogo stick. He's only able to get through the first eight when Savion requests that Telly give it a break for awhile. Big Bird is also getting a bit tired of the game, which offends Telly who leaves (or rather, bounces off) in a huff.
 	Cartoon 	"Mad Goat Song"Artist: Derek Lamb
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	What kind of print does a hand make?
 	Film 	A three-year-old African boy narrates a film about a day in his life.
 	Animation 	Twelve kids are counted.
 	Film 	Ornate 12s sail through the air.
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Caribbean dancePart 2a
 	SCENE 4 	A still bitter Telly finishes counting his 40 "yes"s all by himself when Ruthie and Big Bird arrive with a new story to tell him - The Adventures of No Man.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	The story follows the same plot as before, only now the king suffers for saying "yes" to everything. No Man appears, encouraging him to say "no" now.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	Telly begins to learn a moral from the two stories: it's okay to say "yes" and "no" depending on the situation. He promises to say "yes" and "no" as necessary (and possibly throwing a "maybe" in the mix).
 	Song 	Gina and Maria sing "The Word is "No"."
 	Cartoon 	Can a cat bark?
center 	Film 	Fay Ray climbs over a box.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success.
 	Muppets 	Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues."
 	Cartoon 	Birds pop balloons of all the letters of the alphabet, making them lowercase. (new music added)
 	Animation 	In stop-motion, sandwich ingredients square-dance in a ring and arrange themselves into a sandwich, which gets a bite taken out of it in a refrigerator.
 	SCENE 5 	Telly, sans "Yes Man" outfit, finds Savion in the park and apologizes for his behavior earlier. He reports he'll only say "yes" and "no" sometimes and adds he's loaned his costume and pogo stick to Ruthie, who's currently enjoying pretending to be a superhero. Telly then announces the sponsors, and the credits follow.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Everybody sings "Happy Birthday to You" to Snuffy.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27