Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria is watching Barkley for Linda while she is away doing errands. Elmo really wants to play with Barkley, but Barkley is asleep. Elmo complains that all he ever does is sleep, but Maria and Big Bird say that isn't true. Big Bird tells the story of how Barkley helped save his teddy bear Radar. Seen in a flashback, Big Bird packs Radar with his other things in a wagon before going to the park. When they get there, though, Big Bird notices Radar is missing! Barkley uses his nose to sniff out the lost teddy bear, and Big Bird and Radar are reunited. Elmo is impressed, but still wants to play with Barkley.
	Cartoon	A boy shows his dog, Happy (First: Episode 0537)
	Muppets	Ernie recites a poem which introduces the next Wegman dogs segment ... (First: Episode 3813) cut from the Noggin version
	Film	Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3266) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 2	Baby Bear hears Elmo complain about Barkley's sleeping and relates the time Barkley helped him find an R-word ("Roof!").
	Song	"Big R and Little R" (Christopher Cerf) (First: Episode 3273)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764)
	Muppets	Ernie and Rubber Duckie are glad the viewer is here. (First: Episode 3816)
	Cartoon	A lion sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." Artist: Sally Cruikshank
	SCENE 3	As Elmo continues to wait for Barkley to wake up, Rosita tells him and Maria the story of how Barkley played frisbee with her when Telly couldn't make it. She never played frisbee with him before, but she tosses it (while a parody of Vangelis' Chariots of Fire theme plays) and Barkley catches it in his mouth. Elmo now wants to play frisbee with Barkley, but the big dog just curls him up and continues sleeping.
	Film	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach. (First: Episode 2876) cut from the Max version
	Cartoon	A dog-shaped television Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3045)
	Muppets	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce Suzie Kabloozie, especially because they enjoy saying her name. (First: Episode 3786) cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie and her cat Feff pretend to be each other. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3727) cut from the Noggin version
	Celebrity	Denyce Graves sings "Sing" with some penguins. cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the number of the day. (First: Episode 3786)
	Cartoon	"Fourteen Desert" Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3267)
	Film	Kid mural painting #14 (First: Episode 3613) cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	The lightning bugs at the Glowworm Jamboree display the numbers 1-14. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3515) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 4	Barkley is still asleep when Linda shows up. Elmo asks if she has a story of how Barkley helped her, and Linda tells him about the ways he helps her every day. Since he can hear and she can't, Barkley can wake her up when her alarm goes off and alert Linda when her tea kettle whistles. Elmo now realizes how much work Barkley does, and insists Maria keeps quiet so Barkley can get his well-earned sleep.
	Film	How to say "bunny rabbit" in sign language (First: Episode 3300)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The Horse Whisperer — The wrong animals whisper for Alistair Cookie.
	Cartoon	"R" for robot, rabbit, run, read, rock, and rocket (First: Episode 3088)
	Film	Ornate Rs fly through the sky to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2932)
	Cartoon	Gordon voiceover R/r (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2195) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 5	Elmo, Maria, Big Bird, Baby Bear, Rosita, and Linda decide to throw a party for Barkley so they can surprise him when he wakes up and thank him for everything he does. Linda reminds them that the party is for Barkley, so everything should be catered to his interests.
	Animation	Live-action kids are surprised by animated characters. (First: Episode 3567)
	Celebrity	Whoopi Goldberg introduces the sound "WH" and then yells, "Whoopi!" (First: Episode 2861)
	Muppets	Ernie asks Rubber Duckie what he wants to see next. (First: Episode 3786)
	Song	"Rubber Duckie" (live action kids film version) (First: Episode 3811)
	Cartoon	A boy talks about his big dog, that will be his best friend no matter what size it will have. (First: Episode 3791)
	SCENE 6	Everyone has prepared a small table and 123 Sesame Street for Barkley's party, which includes a giant bone-shaped doggy cake and a box of treats. Barkley starts to awaken and gets up, then down a few times before finally staying awake. The gang surprises him and sings "You're Our Best Friend," and even Oscar briefly joins them by asking Barkley to howl. They ask Barkley what he wants to do, and Barkley... decides to fall asleep again. "Well, it was a short pawty, but it was a gweat pawty!" says Baby Bear, and the others leave for other affairs as Maria and Linda stay with the sleeping dog.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Food (First: Episode 3816)
	SCENE 7	Linda and Maria announce the sponsors as Barkley sleeps.

Notes[]

• Linda Bove would record a sign language version of "Sing" with Barkley on the set of scene 4 from this episode that would be used as part of a montage the following season, as well as footage for Elmo's World: Dogs.