Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Elmo welcomes the viewer, feeling happy about his play date with Telly today. Telly shows up and reveals that he isn't able to play with Elmo because he has to visit his aunt. Elmo then sees if Big Bird is available to play, but learns from Gabi that Big Bird is away visiting his Granny Bird. Gabi and Lexine can't play with Elmo either, since they have to go to school.

SCENE 1
cont'd Elmo feels sad because there's no one to play with him. He spots Maria working at the Fix-It Shop and runs towards her, thinking she'll play with him...

Cartoon A group gives a newcomer funny looks, which hurts his feelings, but then they invite him to play marbles with them. He turns out to be a good player. (audible dialogue)
Artist: Joanna Priestley
(First: Episode 2840)

Song Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play."
Snow leopards version
(First: Episode 2519)

Cartoon Suzie Kabloozie announces that her cat Feff will jump ON a box and say meow, but he keeps jumping OFF when she puts him on, so Suzie does it instead.
Artist: Mo Willems
(First: Episode 3455)

Muppets "Near and Far"
(First: Episode 3493)

Animation Various demonstrations of near and far in the backyard

Cartoon Figures dance around a telephone as it rings.
Artist: Keith Haring
(First: Episode 3058)

SCENE 2 Elmo thinks that Maria is available since she's not visiting anyone or going to school, but she breaks it to him that she's got lots of work to do. Elmo starts feeling sad and alone once more, so Maria suggests that he could draw and gives him some crayons and paper. Now Elmo is happy again!

Animation Fans reveal the letter O.
(First: Episode 2905)

Film A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O.
(First: Episode 3136)

Cartoon A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera.
(First: Episode 3323)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Book — At night, Ernie reads a book that becomes sad, funny, scary, and then surprising. The book elicits the same reactions from Bert.
(First: Episode 2341)

Cartoon Noodles & Nedd make the bed.
Artist: John R. Dilworth
(First: Episode 3663)

Film A boy is scared to go to sleep at night, until his dad tells him to use his imagination to calm himself down. He conducts a symphony with his toys.
(First: Episode 3271)

Cartoon Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine."
(First: Episode 2775)

SCENE 3 Elmo reveals to the viewer that not only is he drawing, but he's writing and illustrating a book about his day today. He reads what he has so far, told mostly in pictures with scribbles for text.

Cartoon A boy talks about his various moods. (new music added)
Artist: Bob Kurtz
(First: Episode 0772)

Song To the original Fats Waller recording of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a group of kids act out the song in a throwback to the silent film era.
(First: Episode 3659)

Cartoon A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for. (new sound effects added)
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0783)

Film A karate team punches out the alphabet.
(First: Episode 3421)

Animation In a classic painting, a boy blows a bubble. It pops, and some kids yell "Surprise!"
(First: Episode 3311)

Muppets Cookie Monster: Experiment — Dressed in a lab coat, Cookie Monster asks the important question: Do cookies taste good?

Cartoon A boy draws a portrait of himself and calls it ME. (new music and sound effects added)
(First: Episode 2085)

SCENE 4 Elmo approaches Maria so he can give her the book he just finished making. She takes it from him and gives it a glance, but she continues answering phone calls and working instead of looking at the book. Elmo sees she's as busy as everyone else and runs off in tears; Maria realizes just how upset he is and follows him.

Cartoon "Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. (new music and sound effects added)
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 2087)

Muppets "I'm a Bookworm, Baby!"
(First: Episode 2994)

Animation A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
(First: Episode 3142)

Cartoon 7 owls
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1562)

Film Milo Counting: 7
(First: Episode 3595)

Cartoon The Alligator King
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0411)

Film Wegman dogs: Jack and Jill
(First: Episode 3464)

Cartoon Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil.
Artist: Jim Jinkins
(First: Episode 2538)

SCENE 5 Maria catches up with Elmo in the yard and tries her best to convince him that she's not too busy to share some time with him. She insists they read his book now, and they walk through the ways Elmo went from sad to happy during his day. The story ends with a drawing of Elmo making his book, but Elmo comes up with a new ending involving what just happened between him and Maria, and they're both happy to see that the story (and his day) still has a happy ending.

Cartoon A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
(First: Episode 1971)

Song "It's the Shpritzer Honker Splasher Sprinkler Tweeter Squirt," the wettest musical instrument.
(First: Episode 3408)

Cartoon O for orange
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0673)

Film Letter O hoist
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0338)

Cartoon The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
(First: Episode 1242)

Muppets Annette Monster and Frankie Monster sing "Love the Ocean" to urge others to "show respect for the sea" and refrain from throwing trash in the water. (new sound effects added)
(First: Episode 2680)

Cartoon A girl builds a sand castle at the beach, but the ocean keeps washing it away, so she builds one away from the waves. (new music sting added)
Artist: Fred Garbers
(First: Episode 1452)

Song "Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach.
(First: Episode 3320)

SCENE 6 Telly returns from his trip and greets Elmo, but becomes upset when he sees that Elmo's busy drawing a picture. Elmo finishes the picture right then and there, which happens to be a picture of himself and Telly. Telly really likes it, and the two try to emulate the happy expressions Elmo drew as Maria announces the sponsors, as well as the status of Slimey's spaceship.

COMING SOON Coming soon on Sesame Street: A cave-monster (Telly) convinces a cave-boy (Miles) to approach some kids and ask if he can join their game.