Episode 3344

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo sits on Celina's lap, practicing writing his name, when they are approached by the Prince and the Pig, who claim to be from "the greatest story every told"... only it hasn't been written yet. They wish to hire Elmo to write their story, having just witnessed him writing a moment ago. Elmo doesn't think he's fit since all he is able to write is his own name. The Prince and Pig are about to leave when Celina volunteers to write down the story as Elmo dictates it.
 	Cartoon 	Mi kat iz ... gone
 	Film 	Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice."
 	Cartoon 	Planet J / j
 	Film 	Girls jump rope and sing playground rhymes.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
 	SCENE 2 	Celina and Elmo are all prepared to write their story. Celina begins with the cover page, but Elmo wants to write his name when needed. He then wants to write it again, and again...
 	Song 	"Write Your Name"
 	Cartoon 	A girl thinks she hears a monster doing a cha-cha outside her window, but it's only the wind and crickets. Her snores frighten the real monster.Artist: Deanna Morse
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog sings "When I Listen."
 	Cartoon 	Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds.Artist: ArtistMike
 	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 	Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil.Artist: Jim Jinkins
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of how pan dulce, Mexican bread, is made.
 	Cartoon 	The Great Inventors Series: John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, invents a new type of food that can be eaten while playing cards.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 3 	Celina reads back what they've written so far (only the title and Elmo's repetitive author credit). Elmo finally begins the story: Once upon a time, a Prince and Pig went to visit the Pig's family...
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." In Mystery Science Theater 3000-fashion, the Prince and Pig's silhouettes appear over the film as the Pig calls out to all of his family members seen throughout. The Prince observes that their sty smells funny.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd 	Elmo makes sure Celina has written all that down. The Prince and Pig are very pleased with the results of Elmo's literary genius, especially the Pig. ("Folks don't usually write about how close us pig families are!")
 	Cartoon 	Number Creatures #20
 	Film 	Growing Numbers #20
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird comments, "That was funny!"
 	Cartoon 	Millie and Molly take a walk, and have different perspectives of their surroundings.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Celia Cruz sings "Songo's Song."
 	Cartoon 	Counting 40 pigsArtist: Keith Haring
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo is further inspired for the Prince and Pig's story and continues dictating...
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	In the next part, the Prince and Pig attend Prince Camp, where four other princes are engaged in a game of badminton. The Prince and Pig wish to join, but one of the princes tells the Pig he's not allowed - it's a prince-only game. The Prince and the others stand firm with the Pig, so the discriminatory prince leaves as the Pig joins in. The bigoted prince watches everyone having fun together and realizes his mistake; he apologizes and the rest let him play with them.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	The Prince and Pig feel the story is shaping up to really be the greatest story every told.
 	Film 	A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia.
 	Animation 	Isadora's sneakers describe all the fun they've had this past year, as the seasons change.
 	Song 	Leon Redbone sings "Have You Ever."
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form a W.
 	Cartoon 	A salesman hawks the letter W in a commercial.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Film 	Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo gets another idea for the story when Celina reports that she has to go meet Savion in the park. Elmo doesn't think he can finish without her until she suggests another way he can write the story - using pictures. Elmo goes to get his crayons and tells the viewer to watch Herry and John-John in the meantime...
 	Muppets 	Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft.
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	A lady brings her J to Al's Alphabet Garage because it won't jump. Al asks if it can jog, jiggle, play jazz and determines that it needs a jump start. After he gets it working, the J smashes through the wall.
 	Animation 	Sand J/j
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	SCENE 6 	Elmo returns with his crayons and tells the Prince and Pig about his idea - the two visit a special place where they sing songs in Spanish. He then gets an idea involving lizards with long tongues and can't decide which idea to use. Since he's the author, he ultimately decides to combine both...
 	Film 	"La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song)The Prince and Pig appear in silhouette over the film, making various comments about the lizards stepping on each other and dancing to the Spanish music.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd 	The Prince and Pig continue dancing when Elmo confirms with the pair that his drawings match the story he planned. Celina returns and helps Elmo finish by writing "The End." The grateful Prince and Pig thank Elmo for their story and then dance away. Soon after, a Queen and a Duck appear and ask Elmo if he can write a story for them as well. He begins writing as Celina announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3548.
*Additional performers include Brian Muehl as the prejudiced prince, with Camille Bonora, Noel MacNeal, and Martin P. Robinson as the other princes. Bonora and Robinson also respectively perform the Queen and the Duck.
*A story about a queen and a duck had previously been done during Sesame Street's second season as "The Queen's Questions."
==Gallery==
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26