Episode 3950

Oscar hopes to bring his "alternative" Grouch band to Mudstock, the Grouch music festival. The drummer quits, and Elmo volunteers to take his place. At first, his drumming is too cheerful, and they teach him to drum like a Grouch -- fast, and loud.

Segments

 * Linda performs a duet with percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Before Glennie begins, she instructs Linda to join the performance when she's signaled. Linda shows enthusiasm for her participation, but by the end of the piece she has nearly fallen asleep. Glennie alerts her with a tap of the shoulder and Linda closes with one strike of a cymbal. When Linda recives the most praise from the audience, including flowers from a little girl, Glennie leaves the stage in a huff.
 * Cookie Monster plans to eat the number of cookies to correspond with the number of the day, and he's disappointed to find that the number for the day is zero. He ends up eating the numeral 0 instead.
 * Big Bird conducts a children's mariachi band.
 * Zoe and Wolfgang the Seal explain the concept of zero.
 * Elmo's World: Music