Episode 3862

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	As Baby Bear and Zoe talk, Elmo notices the viewer and they all welcome the viewer to Sesame Street. Today is the first meeting of the Sesame Street Reading Club (created by Baby Bear), but first they need a word to read. Elmo notices the bus stop sign on the corner. They read: BUS STOP!
 	Film 	The letters of the alphabet are found in signs all over the city.
 	Song 	14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street."
 	Film 	A ONE WAY sign switches sides. (Maria voiceover)
 	SCENE 2 	Baby Bear reads a one way sign, but Elmo and Zoe complain that the signs are too high, and it hurts their necks to look up at it. Baby Bear thinks that they need a more "appropriate reading level" for them. They go to Big Bird's nest where they read the mailbox: B. BIRD. They wonder who "B. Bird" is until an Anything Muppet letter carrier arrives to give Big Bird his mail. The reading club decides to read her mailbag, U. S. POST SERVICE.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird arrives and opens his letter, which happens to be the letter of the day, X.
 	Animation 	The letter X in various typefaces.
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form the letter X and demonstrate an X-ray.
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	Muppets 	Monsters in Day Care: Herry asks Eugene and Karin to sing "I'm a Little Teapot". Then he goes to Monster Day Care, and demonstrates his new skill.
 	SCENE 3 	The club reads the "MONSTER DAY CARE" banner in the yard. Elmo notices more words to read on Gabi's clothes.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd	They spell out the word on Gabi's cap: SOCCER. Then they read the word on her sweatshirt: GABI.
 	Cartoon 	A Zerkel named Dan demonstrates -an words.Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Song 	"Playground Map Song"
 	Cartoon 	Clown Honking: 8
 	Film 	Milo Counting: 8
 	Cartoon 	"Candy Man"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo, Zoe, and Baby Bear enter Hooper's Store. The club explains to Alan why they're there, so Alan offers books and magazines for them to read. The club explains that it isn't necessary--they can read the food and product labels lining the shelves.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: HOT DOG
 	Film 	Wanda the Word Fairy drives to a market to demonstrate the words of foods, attracting the suspicious gaze of the grocer in the process.
 	Muppets 	"Readers of the Open Range"
 	Cartoon 	What if I looked like George Washington...
 	SCENE 5 	The club finds two kids playing hopscotch, and Baby Bear points out that words aren't the only thing one can read; they can read numbers, too. They read the eight digits on the hopscotch grid.
 	Cartoon 	Eight children dance in a colorblock grid.
center 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy sings "Eight Balls of Fur."
 	Cartoon 	A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball.Artist: Joanna Priestley
 	SCENE 6 	Baby Bear, Elmo, and Zoe notice Slimey and his friend Squiggle at Oscar's can, and ask if they have anything that they could read. The worms respond by making the letter X out of their bodies.
 	Film 	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	Muppets 	Lexine gives Cookie Monster a cookie.
 	Cartoon 	Would you mind closing our OPEN?
 	SCENE 7 	Oscar the Grouch is asked by the club to provide something new to read. The grouch responds by displaying his "Scram" sign, and tries to trick the club by reading the word and doing what it says. However, all three of them have trouble reading it, pestering Oscar even more!
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Bananas
 	SCENE 8 	Elmo, Zoe, and Baby Bear announce (and present) the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31