Episode 3906

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Baby Bear excitedly reports that his Papa Bear has just made a wonderful new invention - the Perpetual Porridge Machine, which makes bowls of porridge instantly. Today, they'll be debuting it at Hooper's Store. Papa Bear shows his son and Alan how the machine works - press the big, shiny button to activate and soon, fresh bowls of porridge come out. The first bowl comes out and Baby Bear finds it tasty. Papa Bear goes off to work on another invention, leaving Baby Bear to continue taste-testing.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	The machine spits out another bowl. Alan isn't sure how to stop it, as pushing the button again doesn't help.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats."Re-filmed version
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie say hello to the viewer.
 	Cartoon 	Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the letter of the day.
 	Cartoon 	An airplane skywriter makes the letter Q.
 	Muppets 	Elmo shows a trick you can do with the letter Q - by covering the stem of the letter, you get the letter O.
 	Animation 	In reversed film, Q and q candles are unmelted.
 	SCENE 2 	Alan leaves a message for Papa Bear on the phone, asking how to turn the machine off. As the machine churns out another bowl, Mr. Johnson comes in for a glass of milk. Alan and Baby Bear encourage him to try some porridge as well (so they can get rid of it), even offering a "two-for-one" special. "Eat porridge with a friend," Baby Bear suggests. Mr. Johnson likes the idea and goes off to find his friend Myrna (who has already made her way to the Bronx). Baby Bear offers to eat some more as the machine releases two more bowls.
 	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.
 	Muppets 	"Cereal Girl"
 	Cartoon 	In Egypt, three lemons make lemonade.
 	Song 	"Wow! It's Number 3!"
 	Cartoon 	A little girl counts the reasons why she likes the number 3.
 	Muppets 	Ernie asks Rubber Duckie what he wants to see next.
 	Cartoon 	A brief animation of pouring milk in a glass, coupled with the word milk.
 	SCENE 3 	Alan tries to move the machine into the basement, but it's too heavy. Telly and two of his fellow Triangle Lovers come in to order some triangular bubblegum, when Baby Bear begs him to have some porridge. Telly helps his best friend out and together, they all cooperate in eating as yet another bowl is released.
 	Cartoon 	"Name That Food" game show hosted by Don CarrotArtist: Len Glasser
 	Muppets 	Big Bird sees Elmo hung up on the top of the screen, then going down to the bottom. After he helps Elmo up into his arms, Big Bird asks if he liked being up or down. Elmo likes being with Big Bird the best.
 	Film 	Girls do a hand-clap game about the letter Q.
 	Animation 	Fans unveil Q and q.
 	SCENE 4 	The machine is turning out porridge faster than everyone can eat. Alan wonders aloud what they can do, cueing an appearance by The Count, who knows exactly what to do - count the bowls!
 	Song 	“You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly” ...to eat some honey!
 	Muppets 	Ernie recites a poem which introduces a Cookie Monster segment ...
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "Eating Cookie" -- there's another reason every season.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the number of the day.
 	Cartoon 	Hortense counts 3 peas.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Film 	Three kids dance for the number 3.
 	SCENE 5 	Nobody but Baby Bear can stomach any more porridge, as Telly and the others leave for their Triangle Lovers Meeting. This gives Baby Bear an idea - contact the Porridge Lovers Club! He tells Alan their website, where they post a message about the store's free porridge. Within seconds, several members (including Michael B. Jordan and Bruce Connelly) show up to the store, ready to eat.
 	Cartoon 	Snacks On Parade: The RaisinArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Animation 	"Just One Strawberry Blues"
 	Cartoon 	An army of ants gets to the bakery, only to find that it's closed.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird and Zoe are visited by Christopher Reeve and his son Will, where his dad explains his lifestyle after his 1995 accident and how his wheelchair functions. They all then head to the library, with Zoe accompanying Reeve on his chair.
 	Animation 	A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
 	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.
 	Muppets 	Ernie recites a poem which introduces the next Wegman dogs segment ...
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs bake a pineapple cake.
 	SCENE 6 	Alan notices the machine is slowing down. Baby Bear and the others pass the time until the next batch comes by singing the "Porridge Alphabet Song." Papa Bear arrives to see the commotion and shows them how to shut the machine off: just yell "That's enough porridge!" The machine deactivates at last. There's one bowl left, which they give to Papa Bear (who claims he'll need the strength to carry that thing home).
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Bananas
 	SCENE 7 	Papa Bear plows through his porridge, while Alan and Baby Bear announce the sponsors.
==Notes==
* Additional performers include Alice Dinnean (Large Lavender porridge lover) and John Kennedy (porridge lover).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31