Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 In song, a lonely Oscar wishes he could wish Slimey a happy birthday today, but he can't because Slimey is still in space.

SCENE 1
cont'd Maria, Luis, and Zoe notice Oscar looking sad. He at first denies it, but breaks down in tears when he explains his true feelings. Luis gets the idea to call Slimey with the assistance of the worms at WASA Control around the corner. Though they've never tried calling from Sesame Street to the Wiggleprise, Oscar is eager to try and follows them.

Song John Pizzarelli sings about feeling "happy and proud" on your birthday.
(First: Episode 3421)

Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Seven Emotional Dwarves — Kermit meets dwaves named differently from the Snow White story.
(First: Episode 2415)

Cartoon An N-terview with an N
(First: Episode 0131)

Film Jaws spoof with the letter N.
(First: Episode 3333)

Animation Computer N / n
(First: Episode 3039)

Song "My New Computer"
(First: Episode 2857)

Animation All, none, some and one fish swim around. (new music added)
(First: Episode 2109)

Insert None, some and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates.
(First: Episode 3360)

Cartoon Kids sing "Happy Birthday"
(First: Episode 3005)

SCENE 2 The WASA technicians are trying their best to contact Slimey in space. Tarah has joined Oscar, Maria, Luis, and Zoe in waiting for them, and Maria even brings party hats and noisemakers to make it feel more like a party. This makes Oscar feel good, especially when he blows one of the noisemakers in Maria's ear. Slimey's family also shows up with their own tiny party hats and noisemakers, and Sloppy also toots her noisemaker into Maria's ear for the first of multiple times today.

SCENE 2
cont'd Dr. Einslime thinks they've contacted Slimey, and they all look up at the monitor and prepare to sing. Instead, they see...

Muppets Two-Headed Monster: Twinkle, Twinkle — The monster sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
(First: Episode 2737)

SCENE 2
cont'd Dr. Einslime tells Oscar the connection failed because they got their outer fabulator crossed with the inner krasanopholus. Still, everyone at WASA is hopeful about contacting Slimey...

Song "It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There."
(First: Episode 3398)

Muppets Theater in the Park
Telly stars in a production of "Romeo and Alphabet."
(First: Episode 3330)

Animation A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!"
(First: Episode 1981)

Film Caitlin gets her eyes examined, and picks out a pair of glasses.
(First: Episode 2948)

Cartoon Counting to 10
Artist: Keith Haring
(First: Episode 3042)

Muppets Baby Bear visits the Museum of Modern Art, where he observes Joan Miró's sculpture "Moonbird" in the garden. He then passes Big Bird, who laments, "Standing still is hard! How do statues do it?"
(First: Episode 3609)

Cartoon A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle.
Artist: Karen Aqua
(First: Episode 2808)

SCENE 3 Snuffy and Alice come over to join the gang in waiting to hear from Slimey. Alice asks Snuffy where Slimey went, and Snuffy replies, "To the moon, Alice, to the moon!" with a chuckle. They all look up at the monitor in anticipation again, and they see...

Muppets Grover: Surfing Near and Far — Grover demonstrates "near" and "far" while surfing.
(First: Episode 2859)

SCENE 3
cont'd Everyone is confused after seeing Grover on the monitor, but according to Dr. Einslime, that happened because the "telemeter overheated and caused a meltdown of the schmooze mechanism." Back to the drawing board...

Cartoon Flash Gizmo, Space Cadet
Near and far
(First: Episode 3714)

Film A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters.
(First: Episode 2226)

Muppets "Elmo's Rap Alphabet"
(First: Episode 3456)

Cartoon Autumn leaves form a capital "N" and lowercase "n"
(First: Episode 3114)

Animation N / n paper fold
(First: Episode 3115)

Cartoon N is for nose. (new music and sound effects added)
(First: Episode 1173)

Song Lillian sings "Face Facts."
(First: Episode 2760)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Painting of Bert — Ernie modifies Bert to match his painting of him.
(First: Episode 0365)

Cartoon A boy learns to play his violin by practicing.
(First: Episode 1513)

SCENE 4 Oscar thinks he'll never be able to sing "Happy Birthday to Slimey." While waiting, everyone practices singing the song, after which Dr. Einslime reports that they've finally gotten through to Slimey! They start singing to him, but halfway through the song the signal cuts out. Dr. Einslime says the connection will be live again after just a few more adjustments to the fernin and the franastrat, but in the meantime they all practice singing the song again.

Animation Stop-motion representation of "Happy Birthday," with balloons, gummi bears, glitter, etc. (extra sound effects muted)
(First: Episode 3358)

Muppets The Big Bad Wolf sings about himself and his family.
(First: Episode 3001)

Cartoon Rap #19
(First: Episode 2560)

Film 19 glasses, 19 chairs, 19 socks

Animation The number 19 in space
(First: Episode 3720)

Muppets Old West: Four Cow Moos — Clementine announces that Bad Bart is coming to town to "give someone what they deserve."
(First: Episode 1940)

Cartoon "Ooh What a Fabulous Party"
Artist: Sally Cruikshank
(First: Episode 3006)

SCENE 5 Dr. Einslime reports to Oscar that everyone at WASA is just about ready to give up on the connection to Slimey. Oscar is devastated and Zoe feels sad as well, but Snuffy thinks it's unfair and becomes angry, stomping his feet and shaking the ground. As it turns out, the jolt gives the WASA machinery just what it needed to get the signal back! Slimey appears on the monitor, wearing a party hat with his fellow astronauts, and everyone sings "Happy Birthday" to him!

SCENE 5
cont'd After the song, Slimey tells everyone that he's glad to hear from them on his birthday - especially Oscar. Maria and Luis announce the sponsors, and Snuffy tells Alice once more where Slimey went: "To the moon, Alice! To the moon!"

COMING SOON Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo and Telly notice, to their horror, that Sweetie Pie has left her cage!