Episode 3707

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Big Bird wonders why Maria and Luis are rushing their stuff into the Fix-It Shop. They explain today's "Monster Day," the day where monsters celebrate being monsters. A blue monster (David Rudman) lands next to the work table and begins celebrating as Maria and Luis lock themselves inside.
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo, Rosita, Frazzle, Merry and other monsters appear, singing the Monster Day song. Big Bird thinks he's going to enjoy today.
 	Cartoon 	Are you the monster that ate the television?
 	Insert 	"Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate near and far, with help from Maria's voice.
 	Cartoon 	A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	"Jump" (soul)
 	Cartoon 	Buttons ride a rollercoaster "up and down."
 	Film 	A boy draws a picture of his friend, Kerry.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Jug band dancePart 1
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird asks Rosita what monsters do on Monster Day. The monsters respond by bouncing the letter of the day. Since today's letter is B, they all bounce off a giant rubber wall with a "B" on it. Big Bird thinks it looks fun...if you're a monster.
 	Cartoon 	B for banana and ballerina
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble" (remake)
 	Muppets 	Grover recites a poem about a bubble.
 	Song 	Hoots the Owl sings "This is How We Take a Bath."
 	Cartoon 	Water travels from a cloud to a river, into a reservoir, and through pipes, and finally ends up in a bathroom sink.
 	Muppets 	Zoe sings "My Name Is Zoe."
 	Cartoon 	A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV.
 	Muppets 	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Jug band dancePart 2
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird laments to Mr. Handford about feeling left out of the Monster Day festivities, when the monsters arrive. Mr. Handford has prepared the traditional Monster Day 7-Layer Cake and they all count the seven different flavored layers. They reveal the significance of the 7 isn't the layers -- it's the number of seconds they have to eat it! They dine and dash, leaving Big Bird without a slice.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #7
 	Muppets 	Count von Count and The Countess sing about "Seven."
 	Cartoon 	A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond. (new music and sound effects added)
 	Film 	Cheri goes fishing with her abuelo.
 	Muppets 	"Big Round Nose"
 	Cartoon 	A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses. (new music and sound effects added)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Telly makes sure Dennis Franz knows the alphabet, and offers to be his "alphabet partner."
 	Cartoon 	Two girls sing a reggae rendition of the alphabet.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air."
 	Cartoon 	Counting to 10Artist: Keith Haring
 	Film 	A girl in Jamaica goes to school and attends drum class.
 	Cartoon 	A girl describes why she likes the color black.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	After fighting with each other, the Two-Headed Monster reads the word "Love" and forgets their feud.
 	Animation 	The word LOVE is formed on paper.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird tells Lexine how he feels, when the monsters appear to give a big hug to someone special. Big Bird thinks it's him, but it is revealed to be Lexine! Big Bird storms off in a huff.
 	Song 	"You're Important"
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster visits the local bakery to talk about "important". He shows off the different kinds of cookies that are important to him.
 	Animation 	B for bounce, break, blue, boat
 	Film 	B for ball, bat, base and baseball.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: B for Ball
 	Muppets 	Zoe, Telly, and Prairie Dawn sing "That's the Way I Read."
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring.
 	Cartoon 	A red scribble demonstrates out and in.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo, Rosita, Frazzle, and the blue monster find a sad Big Bird at the park. Elmo thinks Big Bird can join their festivities by pretending he's a monster. The rest of the monsters join them, and they all sing the Monster Day song. Maria announces the sponsors as they party down.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd 	"And Slimey's spaceship is still on the way to the moon!"
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Baby Bear pulls his tie from a washtub...it's shrunk!
==Notes==
*Assorted scenes from this episode have been used in international versions of the show as stand-alone Muppet bits, including Sesamstrasse and Plaza Sésamo.
*Additional performers include John Tartaglia (green monster) and Lisa Buckley (small blue monster).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29