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Episode 3998

Sesame Street
Baby Bear skips breakfast
Air date February 27, 2002
Season Season 33 (2002)
Written by Christine Ferraro
Production October 5, 2001
Sponsors L, 5
Syndication PBS Kids Sprout


Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Big Bird and Snuffy play the "Open and Closed Game." Big Bird opens and closes his eyes, and Snuffy closes and opens his mouth. They ask Oscar to play, and, though he refuses, he demonstrates open and closed several times.
Muppets Monster Clubhouse
The monsters talk about the last meeting's penguins, dance the "Turkey Dance," the Snacktime is Bananas, and a man arrives looking for the Hat Wearers of the Known Universe club. (edited)
(First: Episode 3974)
Muppets The Number of the Day: 5
Five bats fly in after 5 is announced to be the number of the day, and The Count offers them cake.
Film Chinese acrobats demonstrate "5."
(First: Episode 3813)

SCENE 2 Baby Bear comes to Hooper's Store for breakfast, but Alan is out of porridge. He doesn't want to try anything else, and demands "porridge or nothing." Calmly, he decides to give up breakfast for the day.

SCENE 2, cont'd Big Bird, Gordon, Joey and Hannah in the yard prepare for a morning run. Telly and Baby Bear join them, and exercise. However, Baby Bear needs to rest a little before joining them.
SCENE 2, cont'd Baby Bear feels terrible, and Telly notices that he doesn't have his usual energy. They manage to say the alphabet together, but both of them are disturbed by the loud noises coming from Baby Bear's stomach. Finally, Baby Bear decides to see Gina, and reminds Telly that bears go to animal doctors.

SCENE 2, cont'd Gina tells him that skipping breakfast was his problem. He goes back to Hooper's: doctor's orders.


SCENE 2, cont'd Baby Bear tries the eggs Alan prepared for Zoe and loves them. Luis comes by from the Mail It Shop with the delivery of porridge. Zoe decides to try it for the first time.

Muppets / Film Big Bird's favorite food is birdseed cookies. "What's yours?"
Kids comment on their favorite foods.
(First: Episode 3977) sans Big Bird intro

Muppets Journey to Ernie
Big Bird sets off on a Journey To Ernie. First, Big Bird looks for Ernie's box with the Martians' help.
(First: Episode 3981)
Celebrity Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive.
(First: Episode 2749)
Muppets Journey to Ernie
Big Bird looks for Ernie's box by playing a clapping game.
(First: Episode 3984)
Song Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats."
Re-filmed version
(First: Episode 2855)
Muppets Journey to Ernie
Big Bird asks the dinosaur to help him find Ernie's box. We found him!
(First: Episode 3984)
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Banana TalkErnie pretends to talk on the phone with an elephant, who then asks to speak with Bert.
(First: Episode 3899)
Come back tomorrow for another Journey to Ernie.
Muppets The Letter of the Day: L
Cookie Monster thinks that singing can stop him from eating the "Letter of the Day" cookie.
(First: Episode 3981)
Animation L / l (space paint)
(First: Episode 3216)
Muppets The Spanish Word of the Day: adiós
Rosita says adiós (goodbye) to the word and to the viewer.
(First: Episode 3982)
Muppets Elmo's World: Bananas
(First: Episode 3858)
SCENE 3 Baby Bear is still hungry after eating the eggs and porridge. For lunch, he wants to order many different foods on the menu. Luis announces the sponsors.


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