Episode 3408

Sesame Street
Big Bird wants to be The Alligator King
Air date	December 6, 1995
Season	Season 27
Sponsors J, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	At Celina's dance class, Big Bird is confused when Celina displays the number 7, and announces she'll show a video - neither of which he thought would be involved with a dance class. She turns their attention to the TV set, and turns it on ...
	Cartoon	The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 0812)
	SCENE 1 cont'd	The class likes the video so much, they want to see it again.
	Cartoon	The Alligator King (repeat)
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Celina reveals that the reason she showed them the video is because they're going to adapt it into a performance. There are eight students in the class (including Big Bird), which means there will be seven alligator kids and one king. Big Bird thinks he's perfect for the role of the king, but Celina decides who will play which part by drawing all their names out of a hat.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird waits in suspense as each of his classmates' names are called, hoping he won't be one of the alligator kids. To his disappointment, his name is picked for Alligator Kid #7, while Gabriela gets picked to be the Alligator King - or queen.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Celina asks if everyone's happy, and Big Bird answers yes, but he doesn't sound happy.
	Cartoon	Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (EKA: Episode 2754)
	Song	"It's Time for a Rhyme" (EKA: Episode 3368)
	Cartoon	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ...
	Muppets	Ernie and Elmo sing about the parts that make up "One Fine Face." (EKA: Episode 3096)
	Cartoon	Sand J/j (EKA: Episode 1364)
	Film	Fay Ray, Batty and Chundo form a letter J.
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (EKA: Episode 1364)
	Film	Xiao-Mei from northern China describes a festival at the end of every year that her family participates in. Each day of the festival, there is a new show to watch, a series of parades and lots of food like noodles and dumplings. Women prepare floats for the parade while men dress up as river animals. Xiao-Mei's favorite part or the festival is the lion dance. Xiao-Mei also demonstrates how she can walk on stilts which are strapped to her legs, and hopes someday to dance in the big parade.
	SCENE 2	Big Bird watches in jealousy as Gabi tries on the Alligator King's crown. He thinks he has a shot because Gabi's head might not be big enough for it to fit, but Celina shows that it's adjustable.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Celina and the class examine all the props they will use in the play, while Big Bird still thinks of ways to get the part of the Alligator King. He becomes even more upset when Celina explains that the seventh Alligator Kid doesn't bring a gift, and storms out of the classroom before she can finish her sentence. She tells the class to sit tight as she follows him.
	Cartoon	"Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. Artist: John Korty
	Film	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("One step forward, one step back").
	Muppets	Grover, Herry, Cookie Monster and Frazzle sing "Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)." (EKA: Episode 1839)
	Film	PIZZA: In the style of Milo Counting, a family orders pizza, and we see how it is made and delivered.
	Animation	A pizza is made, and the slices form the word PIZZA.
	SCENE 3	Celina follows Big Bird out of the dance studio and catches up with him outside of Finders Keepers. Big Bird confesses that he's upset because he didn't get picked to be the Alligator King, and Celina suggests that he talk to Gabi about how he feels.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Big Bird tells Gabi the truth about how he feels, and she admits that she wanted to be the seventh Alligator Kid. She agrees to switch roles with Big Bird, and that makes them both happy.
	Song	"Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach. (EKA: Episode 3357)
	Cartoon	Rap #7
	Muppets	The Count's Storybook Theatre The Count reads the story of "The Magnificent 7" who would save a village from becoming lonely. A mediocre 7 and a magnifecent 5 show up first, to the behest of the villagers. Next time on The Count's Storybook Theatre: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
	Cartoon	"Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (EKA: Episode 2358)
	Song	"Between" (Edwin Roy, later covered by Wayne Brady)
	Animation	A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things.
	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo and Rosie O'Donnell rap the alphabet.
	Film	Portraits of kids display the alphabet.
	Song	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe."
	Animation	A girl likes to pretend she's an astronaut. (EKA: Episode 3200)
	Song	"It's the Shpritzer Honker Splasher Sprinkler Tweeter Squirt," the wettest musical instrument.
	Cartoon	An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps.
	Muppets	Polly Darton sings "Save Your Energy for Me," a song about energy conservation.
	Cartoon	A little girl leaves everything on in the house, until the TV set recites a poem about sharing electricity.
	Song	"J, How Jazzy Can You Get?"
	Animation	Planet J/j
	Film	Girls jump rope and sing playground rhymes.
	Cartoon	In the "Land of No Shoelaces," people find it difficult to play basketball, swing and run, until Edna Lovelace comes along. Artist: ArtistMike
	SCENE 4	"The Alligator King" pageant is performed, and everyone cheers.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Celina announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Stinky grows a flower and says, "This bud's for you, Benny!"

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