Episode 3886
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SCENE 1 | Rosita observes how Big Bird and Snuffy are best friends as they play tag down the street. She then meets Jack, who arrives on the bus and explains for Linda that she and him were best friends in college and have a lot of catching up to do. Rosita decides to find a best friend of her own today. |
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Film | Cookie Monster sings "What is Friend?" over scenes of kids playing with their friends. |
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Cartoon | H for hair (First: Episode 0475) |
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Animation | The letter H appears in words on buildings. (First: Episode 3368) |
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Cartoon | Soul H! (First: Episode 3368) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Pretend Tea Party — Telly Monster joins Ernie's pretend tea party. |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie and her cat Feff pretend to be each other. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3727) |
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SCENE 2 | Rosita sees Herry Monster mulling around in front of the Fix-It Shop. He agrees to help her look for a best friend (after all, he found his yo-yo string once) and races her to the yard to start their search. Big Bird and Snuffy are the only ones around continuing their game of tag, so the monsters think that'll be a good way to spend the time while looking for a best friend for Rosita. |
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Animation | Two girls who jump rope look the same until they get colored with different skin, but they have the same reaction when their hair gets pulled. (First: Episode 3780) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Elmo: Skin with Whoopi Goldberg — Elmo thinks Whoopi Goldberg's skin is a very pretty brown. (First: Episode 2746) |
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Muppets | Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the number of the day. (First: Episode 3819) |
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Animation | Parade of Numbers #17 (First: Episode 3368) |
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Animation | Ornate 17s swing by. (First: Episode 3319) |
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Cartoon | Abstract count to 17. (First: Episode 2820) |
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SCENE 3 | Rosita and Herry stop by Hooper's Store, where Linda and Jack are also spending some time. Alan serves the two college friends a malted milk, who share it in two glasses. The monsters do the same when they ask for a strawberry soda and Alan only has one can left. Herry has enjoyed his time with Rosita, and runs home to fetch his dolly. Rosita spots Big Bird and Snuffy taking a break from their game of tag, and decides to ask them about other things that best friends do. |
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Cartoon | Two camels (voiced by David Rudman and Joey Mazzarino) at a watering hole learn to share. (First: Episode 3528) |
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Muppets | Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces an alphabet segment. (First: Episode 3819) |
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Film | Kids sing the alphabet on an island. (First: Episode 3154) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Telly and Baxter talk about triangles. |
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Film | The floating kids form a triangle. (First: Episode 3122) |
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Song | "It's Fido's Birthday" - a song about a birthday party for a goldfish. (First: Episode 3609) |
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Cartoon | An elephant tries to remember Nigel (a cat's) birthday, succeeding after stringing together a series of clues. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3806) |
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SCENE 4 | Rosita asks Big Bird and Snuffy what best friends do besides playing together and sharing things. The two try to think of something, but end up arguing over who should do the thinking. Rosita notices that best friends can sometimes have arguments, which surprises Snuffy and Big Bird but they agree it happens. They resume their game of tag shortly afterward. |
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Cartoon | Leanna and her best friend Sarah have a tea party which goes well at first, until they argue over which cupcakes are better. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3864) |
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Film | H for Hat - kids try on different hats as camera shutters go off. (First: Episode 3368) |
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Cartoon | H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0020) |
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Muppets | Zoe introduces a Grover sketch. (First: Episode 3836) |
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Muppets | Grover sings "I Do Not Crawl Around Much Anymore." (First: Episode 3536) |
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Film | How to say "turtle" in sign language (First: Episode 3339) |
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SCENE 5 | Rosita notices Jack talking with Linda and Maria about something terrible that happened to Linda. Once the two friends leave, Maria shares that they were talking about the time that Linda broke her finger. Rosita wonders why Jack would feel bad, and Maria explains that friends can sympathize when someone gets hurt, even when it only happens to one of them. Herry returns with his doll but trips and falls; Rosita checks with him and the two make sure they're both okay before playing again. "There go two very good friends," Maria tells the viewer. |
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Film | A girl uses an instant camera to take pictures of her friends, who demonstrate several emotions. (First: Episode 3582) |
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Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (First: Episode 1471) |
| Muppets | Betty Lou learns some Spanish words from her friend Carlos, including "Amigo." (First: Episode 2042) cut from the Sprout version | |
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Film | Kid mural painting #17 (First: Episode 3639) |
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Cartoon | Number creatures #17 (First: Episode 2745) |
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SCENE 6 | Herry and Rosita watch as Jack says goodbye to Linda, giving her a big hug before getting on the bus. The monsters decide to hug before Herry has to go home for dinner, but Rosita suddenly has an epiphany and calls for Maria. She goes over what she's learned, and Rosita and Herry come to the conclusion that they are best friends and sing a song about it. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Exercise (First: Episode 3853) |
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SCENE 7 | Rosita and Herry briefly argue about signing off, but say it's okay - they're best friends! They chant about being friends as Maria takes care of announcing the sponsors. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Cartoon | The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3208) This segment was added after scene 5 in the Sprout version. |
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Muppets | Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air." (First: Episode 2688) This segment replaced "Amigo" in the Sprout version. |









































