Today, Chicago the lion goes to the Sesame Street library to read about vegetables. He goes to the extent of pouncing on one Gordon is reading, and his roaring style of laughing scares the other patrons away.
Oscar puts a sign that says 'GO' on his trash can in hopes of keeping people away. Unfortunately, things don't turn out the way he planned at all. Today's show is brought to you by the letters C and F and the number 0.
Debra drops her broken toaster off at the Fix-It Shop. While waiting, she hangs out with Big Bird and the Birdketeers, and they ride make believe motorcycles and pretend to have various jobs. Debra even counts to forty-one with the Count.
Today, Big Bird takes on a rock n'roll singer role and goes on a tour of Sesame Street. He has two birds back him up (the Tweet Along Little Birdies) and Telly hold a rock while they sing (it is a rock concert, after all).
It's a chilly day on the street, and things get hectic. Bob has trouble taking Barkley for a walk, Merry Monster doesn't realize she needs to bundle up to play outside, and on top of all that, Flo Bear decides to hibernate at Gina's house.
Monty is determined to talk about pineapples and cabbages bar none, and he constantly follows Prairie Dawn up and down the street, trying to lecture her on the matter and driving her absolutely out of her mind.
Mumford does a trick that causes everyone to tap dance nonstop and doesn't know how to undo it, so they contact another magician, Gregory the Great, for help.
Grungetta wants to give Oscar an unpleasant birthday surprise and be nice to him. Professor Huggins comes to teach her how, but Grungie has trouble taking the full 180 degree turn. Today's sponsors are the letters L and W and the number 13.
Elmo is in awe of how lightning flashes and thunder booms whenever the Count counts and wants to do the same thing himself. He is determined to find a way, though Maria tells him it will be impossible.
Maria is fixing Prairie Dawn's music Box. Rosita and Prairie Dawn show what arms can do. Bob sings What Makes Music. Savion, Gina and Big Bird are having a rhyme out. Bob and Maria are looking for rectangles.
It's Grandma's Day, so Big Bird and Snuffy dress in capes and go visit their grandmothers with baskets of treats for them in the Little Red Riding Hood tradition. This show is sponsored by the letters G and X and the number 12.
Maria and Elmo help Roxie Marie with her new train set, which she got from her Uncle Biff. They add on more improvements to the set, and eventually Slimey and his worm friends get to ride on it. Sponsors: B, V, and 15.
Baby Bear spends the day in daycare, but no matter what goes on there, it always reminds him of Golilocks and the trouble she's caused him in the past, and he can't keep his frustration with her hidden.
Today, the Grand High Triangle Lover is coming to visit the street to name off the triangle lover of the year. Telly is determined to conquer that title, no matter what extremes he has to go to to achieve it.
Elmo shows his special hat, which he calls his imagination hat, in that he likes to imagine while wearing it. But then, on a bike ride with Mike, the hat disappears. So they go to the Bureau of Lost Hats to look for it.
Today, Chicago is feeling sad about being different from other lions, until Mr. Handford and some kids point out that it's a good kind of different. Then, Prairie Dawn tries to explain to Monty that pineapple do not need dentists.