Episode 3696

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Big Bird notices that Slimey has been getting a lot of mail lately, as a delivery woman (Lisa Buckley) rushes by with a special delivery for Slimey.
 	SCENE 1 	Slimey and Oscar are reading books about the Moon. Gordon steps out of 123 Sesame Street and notices the stack of magazines including Moon Explorer, Moon Voyage, The Moon and You and Bang! Zoom! to the Moon! Oscar explains (with a flashback) that Slimey's interest in the moon began a few nights ago when he was getting ready for bed and wondered what the big white ball in the sky was. Slimey was so fascinated with the moon that he stayed up watching it for two hours. As the flashback ends, the delivery woman shows up again with another package for Slimey.
 	Cartoon 	A lizard sings about how she likes to be "Above it All" as well as below.Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Zoe demonstrate above and below with a cloud.
 	Animation 	Counting 1-10 and 10-0 (sneaky numbers)
 	Cartoon 	A girl fantasizes what she could do without leaving her room if her nose, ears, legs, and arms got bigger.
 	Song 	"Get On Up and Move Your Body"
 	Animation 	M in space (with astronauts)
 	Film 	Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter M.
 	Cartoon 	M for Moon (music and sound effects added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (underscore added to intro)
 	Film 	Amelia pretends she's an astronaut.
 	SCENE 2 	As Gordon begins to thumb through the new moon book that has just arrived by special delivery, Miles happens by to see what's going on. Together, they all read through and discuss various questions Slimey has about space travel. They examine the spacecraft used to travel and the suits required to breathe in space.
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Slimey wonders if a worm has ever been to the moon, but Gordon says there's never been a worm astronaut. Coincidentally, the delivery woman comes back to show a promotional film (narrated by Jerry Nelson) for WASA; they're looking for a few good worms who have The Right Squiggle. Slimey immediately wants to write to the administration to submit his request for enrollment in the space program.
 	Song 	To the original Fats Waller recording of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a group of kids act out the song in a throwback to the silent film era.
 	Cartoon 	Zork lands in Australia, where a kangaroo greets him.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself.
 	Cartoon 	Norris Walnut recites a poem about clouds. (new music added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about astronaut Mario Runco visited her school and answered kids' questions.
 	Song 	"The Room is Full of Chickens"
 	Film 	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs.
 	Celebrity 	Ray Charles sings the Alphabet Song.
 	Film 	Kids observe different types of bugs and flowers.
 	Song 	A caterpillar sings "Exercise Song."Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 3 	To prepare for the WASA tryouts, Slimey begins exercising to get in shape (astronauts need to be very fit). Maria and Gabi pass by with grocery bags and get the low-down on Slimey's plans. "The Right Squiggle" is shown again.
 	SCENE 3cont'd	After the film finishes, the Worm Mail Express arrives with a tiny letter for Slimey. Gabi reads it with a magnifying glass, revealing that it's from WASA. Slimey has been accepted to try out for their Worm Moon Mission. He's instructed to go to the WASA offices tomorrow to take the worm astronaut test which will determine if he has The Right Squiggle.
 	Animation 	M for moon, monster, monkey and magic
 	Film 	Two girls sing "Miss Mary M" as they clap.
 	Cartoon 	M in space
 	Muppets 	Grover and Meghan pretend to go to the moon.
 	Cartoon 	A girl explains the concept of relativity by explaining how her house is a part of a neighborhood, the neighborhood is part of a city, the city is part of a country, etc.
 	Song 	"Playground Map Song"
 	Animation 	A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things.
 	Film 	A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi.
 	Muppets 	Super Morphin Mega MonstersMerry Monster wants to play tag with two blue monsters, but Zaftig's underlings sow seeds of prejudice, which only the Mega Monsters can cure.
 	Cartoon 	An alien runs 18 laps around Saturn's rings.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	Kid mural painting #18.
 	Animation 	The number 18 in space.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar calls WASA to confirm his appearance for the tests. Maria and Gabi overhear the conversation and caution Oscar that he might not want to get Slimey too excited; it sounds like there's going to be some hefty competition, and there's a chance Slimey might not make the cut. Oscar, however, is confident that his worm has The Right Squiggle. Big Bird announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Oscar watches anxiously as Slimey undergoes the Worm-O-Hold-On-Tight-O test.
==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 November 15, December 6, and December 27. The street scenes were combined with those of the following episode (episode 3697). See our guide for the altered version.
*In an earlier draft of the script, Bob appeared in place of Gordon.Tony Geiss papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
==Sources==
__NOWYSIWYG__
 3696
 3696
Category:Space
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29