Episode 4073

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	My Favorite Sesame Street Moments: Harvey Fierstein He talks about the importance of Sesame Street showing a "soft, gentle love" to children. A clip of Kermit and Joey reciting the alphabet is shown.
	SCENE	Oscar peers out of his trash can, with a special feeling that something grouchy will happen today. He sings “Something Grouchy” and explains how he can tell because his pig begins to oink, his worm begins to squirm, and his can starts to shake. He calls Grundgetta to come over and share in the potential grouchiness, but she's busy taking her mud bath and doesn’t believe him. Her hanging up makes Oscar upset, but he's sure that isn't what the grouchy experience will be.
	SCENE cont'd	At that point, Baby Bear and Curly Bear walk by with some paper and crayons. Oscar overhears that Baby Bear will be teaching Curly how to draw, and feels this may be the moment he is anticipating. Baby Bear doesn’t agree and sings a counter to Oscar's song, “Something Nice.” As they leave, Oscar declares, “Let the grouchiness begin!”
	SCENE cont'd	As the bear siblings are about to begin drawing, Curly grabs one of Baby Bear’s crayons and shouts “Mine!” Oscar hears Curly and confirms his grouchy affirmation. Baby Bear says that there is no such thing and that he has to ask politely for his crayon back. Instead, Curly runs off with the crayon and a small chase ensues. Oscar is delighted and calls up Grundgetta on his "smell phone" to get there to witness the spectacle. By the time a robe-clad Grundgetta arrives, Baby Bear lets Curly keep the crayon and looks for another one. Grundgetta is disgusted at what she sees and becomes mad at Oscar for getting her out of the bath just to see something nice and retreats back home.
	SCENE cont'd	As Baby Bear eyes his Rustic Red crayon, Curly grabs the whole box. Baby Bear tries to explain the situation, but Curly runs off with the box and Baby Bear has to catch her again. Oscar calls Grundgetta once more, but upon getting to the yard she finds Baby Bear teaching Curly how to share by singing his “Wee Little Sharing Song.”
	SCENE cont'd	Grundgetta is about to retreat when Oscar stops her, assuring that things will be grouchier. As the siblings draw, Baby Bear feels proud as Curly is drawing her first picture. She then starts to scribble on Baby Bear’s picture, delighting the Grouches and making Grundgetta believe that Baby Bear will tell his little sister to scram. Baby Bear says no such thing will occur as Curly doesn’t know how to share yet, and decides he'll start a new drawing.
	SCENE cont'd	Grundgetta and Oscar are feeling rotten when they notice that Oscar's can is shaking, his pig is beginning to oink, and Slimey starts to squirm (while Fluffy and Lassie join in the commotion). He suddenly realizes that all the niceness they're witnessing is making them feel rotten, and Grouches love to feel rotten! Grundgetta agrees and the two enjoy the rotten emotions. Baby Bear comments to Curly that for Grouches, they have a nice relationship. Curly kisses her brother on the nose, while Oscar and Grundgetta happily groan at what they see.
	Song	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876)
	Muppets / Cast	Bob appears on the Dr. Feel show as Dr. Feel tries to figure out how Bob feels.
	Cartoon	"Felines" (First: Episode 3278)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: Q Cookie Monster eats the little stemmy part of the Letter Q Cookie, and Prairie Dawn thinks it is the letter O. (First: Episode 3982)
	Cartoon	A page (David Rudman) tries to make way for Queen Quagmire, but a duck gets in his way. Aritst: David Wachtenheim
	Film	Girls do a hand-clap game about the letter Q. (First: Episode 3322)
	Muppets	The Spanish Word of the Day: Casa (First: Episode 3991)
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie: One of These Things — Big Bird looks for Ernie in a land full of animated boards for the classic musical game, "One of These Things." (First: Episode 4062)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Ernie and Aaron Neville sing "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon." (First: Episode 3242)
	Muppets	Global Grover: Grover has just swum back to Sesame Street from Jamaica where he learned how to tie-dye a shirt, but he lost his shirt in the process. In the film clip, a Jamaican boy's neighbor is teaching him and other kids how to tie-dye a shirt by tying, boiling water, and using bottles and rocks. The colorful shirts are hung to dry until they can be worn. (First: Episode 3140) When the live-action sequence ends, a shark comes up to Grover wearing Grover's missing shirt. He offers to give Grover a lift back to Jamaica so that he can tie-dye another one.
	Animation	The clay cavemen try to avoid the rain, and wind up sharing an umbrella. (First: Episode 4033)
	Muppets	The Number of the Day: 16 A beauty queen 16 appears after 16 is announced to be the number of the day. (First: Episode 3997)
	Film	Kids paint a mural of the number 16. (First: Episode 3625)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #16 (First: Episode 3925)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Drawing (First: Episode 3859)
	Insert	The Adventures of Trash Gordon: Chapter 453 Planet Stuck-in-the-Muck: Trash frees a duck from being stuck on a mucky rock - but then becomes stuck himself.