Episode 4088

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Healthy Moment: Richard Kind and Snuffy explain how covering your mouth when coughing and covering your nose or snuffle when sneezing, can prevent germs from spreading.
	SCENE	The scene starts off with three girls dressed as ballerinas doing a short dance near the yard. When they are finished they leave as Snuffy makes his way to the yard, wearing a large fluffy white tutu and matching hat. Snuffy explains that he is pretending to be a cloud, and his costume was made by his mommy as part of a Snufflegarden play called "A Thousand Clouds."
	SCENE cont'd	For a brief moment Snuffy longingly looks at the sky and wants to be a real cloud, wondering how he could get up there. He tries jumping, but that only shakes the ground.
	SCENE cont'd	Nearby, the Count watches as Oscar ties a balloon around Slimey (who makes sure to wear his little crash helmet) so that he can have a ride and float around in the air. Watching Slimey float makes Snuffy believe that a balloon will be enough to get him airborne. He realizes he doesn't have any money, but the Count suggests that he can make a wish; "It worked for Cinderella," the Count explains.
	SCENE cont'd	Snuffy wishes for a balloon, and out of nowhere the Fairy Balloon Person (Richard Kind) pops in to grant his wish. Since Snuffy is so big the Fairy Balloon person does some calculations on his balloon wand and estimates that it will take 20, maybe 40 balloons to lift him up. With a chant of his magic words ("Nov Schmoz Kapop!") he adds groups of five balloons as they are magically tied around Snuffy while the Count delights in counting by fives. When they get to 20 balloons Snuffy remains grounded, but in trying to conjure more the Fairy Balloon Person's wand short circuits and he leaves to get more balloons (as well as a new wand).
	SCENE cont'd	Big Bird and the Birdketeers pass through and are curious to what's going on. "Call me a dreamer, Bird, but I'm seriously considering being a cloud in the sky as a career," Snuffy says, and Big Bird says he'll miss him. Snuffy says that even as a cloud, he'll always be there for him and sings, "When I Am a Cloud in the Sky" while doing a soft shoe dance.
	SCENE cont'd	The Fairy Balloon Person returns with a new wand and 20 more balloons, which he magically adds in groups of five as Snuffy notices he's starting to leave the ground. Once all 40 balloons are attached Snuffy is lifted into the sky. Big Bird asks how the weather is up there, to which the Count responds, "He is the weather up there - he's a cloud in the sky!"
	SCENE cont'd	"Top of the world, mommy!" Snuffy shouts as he happily tap dances around the other clouds in the sky. He's pleased at first to see birds and other clouds around him, but soon starts to get cold and lonely being all by himself. He finds that everyone and everything he loves is back on Sesame Street and wishes to go back down.
	SCENE cont'd	The Fairy Balloon Person hears Snuffy's wish to himself and helps him get down by magically popping a few balloons at a time until Snuffy is safely back on land. Snuffy tells his friends that he'd rather be a Snuffleupagus than a cloud any day. The Fairy Balloon Person has to leave as he's getting a call from someone in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood needing a balloon. "I bet it's a beautiful day there," he says as he waves his wand and pops out with everyone saying his magic words. Snuffy decides to be a Birdketeer for now and goes off with Big Bird and the kids, with the Count following so he can count their cheeping.
	Song	"I'm a Little Airplane" (First: Episode 3266) cut from the online version
	Animation	Elephants appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3627)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: K Cookie Monster teaches Prairie Dawn a new K word, "Kowabunga." (First: Episode 4067)
	Film	Pencil box: K/k (First: Episode 2876)
	Film	Girls dance and chant about K. (First: Episode 3012)
	Animation	"k" for king, kiss and key. (First: Episode 3084)
	Muppets	The Spanish Word of the Day: Leche (First: Episode 3988) cut from the online version
	Cartoon	Healthy Food Cartoon: Watermelon
	Muppets	Maria is trying to read but she is interrupted by Action Elephant who convinces her to kick her feet with him instead.
	Film	Muscles and bones help people move and jump.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin. (First: Episode 1642)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142)
	Animation	Arnold rides his chair. (First: Episode 2754)
	Muppets	Global Grover: Kites from Malaysia. (First: Episode 4044)
	Muppets	The Number of the Day: The Count counts and sings up to 12, accompanied by the Countess and their band of musicians.
	Film	Milo Counting: 12 (First: Episode 3568)
	Animation	Clown Honking #12 (First: Episode 3210)
	Film / Animation	"Counting Stars by 3's" (First: Episode 4069)
	Muppets	Hero Guy: In the Sky - Baby Bear and Hero Guy go on a high-flying adventure. (First: Episode 3989)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Weather (First: Episode 3984)
	Insert	The Adventures of Trash Gordon Chapter 842 Planet Huff-and-Puff: Trash handles the wind of a Big Bad Wolf by fighting air with air.

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Picture	Segment	Description
	Cartoon	"From Your Head" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3474) This segment replaced "I'm a Little Airplane" in the online releases of the episode.

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