Episode 2865

	Sesame Street
	Elmo's STOP sign
Air date	April 26, 1991
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	Josh Selig
Directed by	Jon Stone
Production	December 3, 1990; January 15, 1991 (sc. 4)
Sponsors	K, N, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Part-way through the opening theme sequence, Elmo stops the footage. He presents his personal STOP sign, which he claims can stop anything he wants. He resumes the theme, then stops it once more, adding he'll be doing some more stopping soon.
	SCENE 1	Maria finds Elmo yelling "Stop!" over and over again. Elmo claims to be practicing his stopping ability and shows Maria what he can do.
	Film	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601) Elmo appears over the film to periodically STOP it.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Maria is impressed with Elmo's skills. Elmo tells her he'll be stopping everything he can today. She points out there's one thing he might not be able to stop - himself.
	Cartoon	An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2794)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie." (First: Episode 0136)
	Film	Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown. (First: Episode 2650)
	Cartoon	A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster has Tara help him explain the word information by giving him cookies to eat. (First: Episode 2589)
	Animation	It's a crocodile Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1663)
	SCENE 2	Elmo tries using his STOP sign on Jelani, who does some jumping jacks. He tells Elmo he isn't going to stop though. Elmo now tries his power on the fire hydrant and celebrates when it stays still. Jelani comes over to him to explain how the hydrant isn't alive, when Elmo notices he's made Jelani stop jumping after all.
	Cartoon	Three scribbles exercise. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1579)
	Muppets	Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to show the campers what is alive in the forest, but they keep correcting him. (First: Episode 1791)
	Song	Jeff Redd sings "Between." (First: Episode 2738)
	Muppets	Baby Rocky performs "Cry" from his crib. (First: Episode 1107)
	Cartoon	Nine Striped Cats (Maria voice-over added) Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1564)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird finds Elmo trying to get some flying birds above to STOP. They are amazed when they see where one lands...
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416)
	Cartoon	A hand draws a castle with a growling dragon inside, which scares the princess until her knight in shining armor leads the dragon away. (First: Episode 0932)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Princess Chooses a Prince — A princess selects Kermit as her prince. (First: Episode 0859)
	Cartoon	K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489)
	Film	Lamont, who lives in the city, visits his friend Adrian, who lives in the country. Together they ride bikes, swim, and have dinner with Adrian's family. (First: Episode 2800)
	Muppets	Count's Castle: Mailbags — The Count counts letters in the mail. (First: Episode 0420)
	Cartoon	The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0512)
	SCENE 4	Lillian sings "Animal Signing" as Linda shows the kids different signs for various animals.
	Cartoon	Sign language: Morning, noon, night (First: Episode 1173)
	Muppets	Clementine and Buster get on a train, and try to tell Forgetful Jones that he's supposed to get on the train with them, but Forgetful Jones would much rather remember on his own why he's at the train station. The train leaves just as Forgetful remembers why he's there. (First: Episode 1654)
	Film	A man carves a wooden horse. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2209)
	Cartoon	N is for nose. (First: Episode 1173)
	Muppets	Oscar sings "Just Throw It My Way." (First: Episode 2794)
	Cartoon	A man illustrates 'between' in various situations throughout his work day. (First: Episode 0779)
	SCENE 5	Elmo tries getting the rain to STOP, when Luis explains how that's not possible. Elmo now uses his sign to get Luis to STOP talking so he can go inside (he's getting all wet).
	Cartoon	A mother sings the story of how water travels down the drain and becomes rain.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about taking a nap. (First: Episode 0537)
	Cartoon	Gordon voiceover N/n (First: Episode 2283)
	Film	In a village in Africa, people catch fish, and celebrate afterwards. (First: Episode 2669)
	Muppets	"The Ballad of Slippery Slim" (First: Episode 2827)
	Animation	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!" (First: Episode 1981)
	SCENE 6	Maria dries Elmo off in the Fix-It Shop. He decides to quit trying to make the rain stop, but pretends to still be wet so Maria can still use the towel on him - he likes the way it tickles. They all announce the sponsors and after the credits roll, Elmo orders the episode to freeze frame.