Episode 2620

The show opens with Gina helping Hooper's Store's new owner, Mr. Handford, with the plumbing, while also explaining to the audience that David moved away. Elmo arrives to say hello to Gina and Mr. Handford, since he is saying "hello" to everybody. After Mr. Handford finsihes with the plumbing, he decides to take a nap.

Mr. Handford decides to take a nap in The Arbor area. He lays on a lawn chair, and Gina sets his alarm clock. During this time, Mr. Handofrd explaisn that he used to be a firefighter, then he retired, and then he got tired of being retired, so he bought Hooper's Store. Gina leaves so Mr. Handford can take his nap, but then Mr. Snuffleupagus shows up asking him to watch Alice Snuffleupagus while Snuffy plays with Big Bird. Mr. Handford tells Snuffy that he's planning on taking a nap, but Snuffy informs him that it's time for Alice's nap, too.

Mr. Handford tries to get Alice to fall asleep so that he can go to sleep. Meryl Sheep shows up and suggests that Alice count sheep, but Mr. Handford explains that Alice doesn't know how to count yet. So Meryl suggests that Mr. Handford count with her, as Meryl jumps, until she gets tired of jumping.

Mr. Handford reads Alice a story to get her to sleep. It works, but then Barkley loudly shows up, waking Alice. Linda arrives with Barkley, and in sign laguage, asks Mr. Handford to watch Barkley. Barkley falls asleep, and Mr. Handford decides to play a game with Alice, demonstrating same and different, comparing Alice (who is awake) with Barkley (who is sleeping), until Alice falls asleep. Just as Mr. Handford gets ready to sleep, the alarm clock goes off, waking Alice and Barkley.

Mr. Handford later tries to teach Alice how to say his name, telling her to say "Hand" and "ford", but when she puts them togetehr, she says "Handfoot".