Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 At Finders Keepers, Baby Bear shows Ruthie why he's so upset: his favorite family photo that he takes everywhere is torn in half, and it looks like he's separated from his parents. Ruthie puts the pieces back together with tape, but Baby Bear notes it isn't the same with the big tear line in the middle. He breaks down in tears, but Ruthie has an idea on how to fix the problem.

Animation "Family Dance"
Artist: Karen Aqua
(First: Episode 3487)

Film A three-year-old African boy narrates a film about a day in his life.
(First: Episode 3267)

Animation Pencil box A/a
(First: Episode 3082)

Muppets Elmo: Apple — Elmo finds a large apple and wonders what letter it starts with.
(First: Episode 3359)

Cartoon Soul A!
(First: Episode 3359)

Muppets Grover and Mr. Johnson: Photo Studio
(First: Episode 3232)

Cartoon "Big Kid Photo Album"
(First: Episode 3441)

SCENE 2 Ruthie offers to retake the Bear family photo, as they recreate it outside her store. Just as everybody gets in their proper poses and Ruthie is about to snap the photo, Papa Bear's cellphone rings; it's his niece Kimberly, who needs help remembering the alphabet for her homework. Mama Bear and Baby Bear remain in their poses as Papa Bear recites it, continuing to do so when he does it more slowly a second time.

SCENE 2 cont'd Everything seems fine to take the picture now, only Baby Bear is unable to hold his pose any longer. Ruthie revives him with a vigorous neck massage.

Animation Portraits of kids display the alphabet.
Artist: Lisa Crafts
(First: Episode 3203)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Walks Forwards and Backwards — While Bert is trying to read a book, Ernie practices walking backwards.

Cartoons Backward and forward: dancing, flying and swimming.
(First: Episode 3083)

Film A girl draws a picture of her friend, Dai Xi.
(First: Episode 2791)

Cartoon Millie and Molly find a place for their picture of their favorite rock star, Danny.
(First: Episode 1295)

SCENE 3 To prevent any future disruptions, Papa Bear's phone has been placed far away. After Ruthie instructs Mama Bear to be more between the others, everyone seems ready to get a picture when Snuffy walks by in front of the Bears, ruining another photo. Ruthie has yet another idea...

Cast "Between You and Me" (Gina and Savion)
(First: Episode 3133)

Cartoon A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants.
(First: Episode 2750)

Song Leon Redbone sings "Blueberry Mouth."
(First: Episode 3300)

Muppets Zoe uses Wolfgang to demonstrate near and far.
(First: Episode 3392)

Animation Masked March #13
(First: Episode 3378)

Animation Growing Numbers #13
(First: Episode 2924)

Cartoon The number 13 is seen as a birdhouse, in a tree, and in the sky.
Artist: Joey Ahlbum
(First: Episode 3276)

Song "Say Cheese"
(First: Episode 3146)

Cartoon Geronimo 10-0: Instead of a parachute, she has a helicopter propeller.
(First: Episode 2262)

SCENE 4 Ruthie has set up some barriers around the Bear Family, with signs urging pedestrians to avoid walking through the area. This attracts a small crowd who stay and watch, while a vendor sells refreshments and T-shirts for the occasion. The Bears wonder what more could possibly go wrong when an overhead plane drops a parachuting chicken (Martin P. Robinson), who makes it into the next photograph. Baby Bear can't believe their horrible situation, but Papa Bear decides to turn it into a game of "One of These Things." Baby Bear knows the chicken doesn't belong, but a kid notes that Baby Bear is a different answer too, as he's the only one without a hat. Naturally, Ruthie has another idea to prevent another error.

Film Wegman's dogs form the letter A, for artist (played by Batty) and airplane.

Animation Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase A.
(First: Episode 3209)

Film A for action, acrobat, art, artichoke, and applause.
(First: Episode 3266)

Muppets Big Bird's Video Postcards
Big Bird goes fishing in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his friends Colin and Marlee. It takes awhile for him to catch one, but he finally does.
(First: Episode 3445)

Animation Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (new narration by Jim Thurman added)
(First: Episode 2564)

Film A ferry terminal switches from empty to full.
(First: Episode 2968)

Cartoon "The Room Is Full of Chickens"
(First: Episode 2971)

SCENE 5 Ruthie has placed an umbrella over the Bears in case of any more falling chickens. She snaps a photo and they notice Baby Bear's eyes are closed. He believes it must be an old picture of him napping somehow, but Ruthie explains he was merely blinking. He demands a way of preventing that from happening again ("Blinking should be, like, illegal!").

Cartoon A mouse sings "Felines," a song about emotions, to the tune of "Feelings."
(First: Episode 3278)

Film What sound does a cat make?
(First: Episode 3414)

Cartoon POP loves to BOP.
Artist: Joey Ahlbum
(First: Episode 3519)

Muppets / Celebrity Elmo: Skin with Whoopi Goldberg — Elmo thinks Whoopi Goldberg's skin is a very pretty brown.
(First: Episode 2746)

Song Kevin Clash sings "Skin."
(First: Episode 2749)

Muppets "I Am Chicken"
(First: Episode 2995)

Animation A girl dances her way into a family portrait.
(First: Episode 3134)

SCENE 6 Baby Bear has produced a "Do Not Blink" sign to keep himself from doing so. Despite this and the other precautions they have, he's certain something will ruin this photo. Sure enough, just as Ruthie is about to snap it, a fire engine siren goes off and Baby Bear can't take it anymore. He throws a fit until his parents comfort him, reassuring him the fire engine is nowhere in the shot. Ruthie snaps a photo of the moment, and the Bear family finds it's a new perfect family photo for all of them to carry copies of. They share some hugs with Ruthie as Snuffy announces the sponsors, ending with a freeze frame of the new family portrait.

COMING SOON Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Betty Lou tells the story of a talking doll, starring Big Bird and a "counting person." The doll refuses to talk for Big Bird, but agrees to count with the Count.