Episode 2875

	Sesame Street
	La Grouchiata
Air date	May 10, 1991; (season finale)
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	Mark Saltzman
Directed by	Jon Stone
Production	January 28-29, 1991
Sponsors	I, M, 15

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	As they warm up their voices, Placido Flamingo presents the two candidates for the lead role in his new opera, "La Grouchiata" - Grundgetta and world-famous opera singer Wilhelmenia Fernandez. The two must audition first before he can decide who the role should go to.
	Song	"Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (First: Episode 1484)
	Cartoon	A map of Africa morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2627)
	Muppets	The Sublime Miss M performs "The Sublime Ms. M." (First: Episode 2837)
	Cartoon	M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013)
	SCENE 2	For the audition, Placido has his stars sing "The Alphabet Song." Grundgetta's version is naturally off-key and loud, while Wilhelmenia's is pleasant. Placido makes a decision - to do another round of competition.
	Cartoon	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn. (First: Episode 1971)
	Muppets	The American Revolution The founding fathers argue over what bird should be chosen as the national bird. (First: Episode 2332)
	Cartoon	Abstract count to 15 (First: Episode 2851)
	Film	Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. (First: Episode 0984)
	SCENE 3	Wilhelmenia does some breathing exercises in preparation for the next round of auditions. Grundgetta believes she must also participate if there's a chance she'll be in the opera. The two practice breathing and holding a single note. Snuffy, who has a small role in the opera, practices holding a note too, blowing Grundgetta right into the fence. (Grundgetta: "And you wonder why I'm always in a bad mood!")
	Cartoon	Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2586)
	Muppets	Tim Robbins and Elmo talk about surprise. (First: Episode 2766)
	Film	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. (First: Episode 2752)
	Cartoon	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen. (First: Episode 0565)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Chip and Dip hold a sign with the word "CAT" written on it and ask Danny if he knows what it says. When they learn that he can't read the sign, they give him clues. (First: Episode 2805)
	Cartoon	Shooting stars form the letter I/i. (First: Episode 2218)
	SCENE 4	Grundgetta and Wilhelmenia now practice the "Yuck Chorus" in the opera, where they bang spoons (loaned by Oscar) on the table as they sing, though Grundgetta has trouble stopping her spoon-banging afterward. Placido comes to a conclusion - Wilhelmenia may have a beautiful operatic voice, but Grundgetta fits the role much better and gets the part.
	Cartoon	Fruta Manzana (original) Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1231)
	Video	Fay demonstrates addition by placing 4 balls on a table. Artist: William Wegman (First: Episode 2612)
	Cartoon	An animated number 15 sings "How Hard It Is to Be 15" to a child who is trying to count from 1 to 20, but can't remember 15. (First: Episode 2743)
	Cast	Maria and Luis play castaways on an island, when Bob shows up as a new friend. (First: Episode 1476)
	Animation	Sand I/i (First: Episode 0619)
	SCENE 5	Placido offers Wilhelmenia a part in a different, upcoming opera he has: Madam Betterfly, which is sung entirely in "tweet." They then sing a tweet duet.
	Cartoon	A lizard sings about how she likes to be "Above it All", as well as below. Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2559)
	Film	Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416)
	Animation	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together. (First: Episode 1895)
	Muppets	Kermit talks about his favorite subject - frogs. Gladys the Cow assists by being a cow frog wearing goggles, air tank, and froggy foot paddles. Gladys asks Kermit how it would feel to be a cow and he replies feeling glad to be a frog. Gladys puts a cow's horns, ears, and a bell on Kermit. (First: Episode 2206)
	Cartoon	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207)
	SCENE 6	Soon before the opera is about to begin, Grundgetta backs out, realizing how much singing instead of screaming goes on. Wilhelmenia has sensed this would happen, so she's already in costume and gets the part. As the show begins, Placido plays the mayor as he and his townspeople (including Gordon and Lillian) welcome La Grouchiata to town. However, they want her to leave when they see how grouchy she is. After Snuffy belts out his note to silence the quarrel, the mayor encourages everyone to let La Grouchiata stay, as theirs is a town of all kinds. The opera ends to thunderous applause from the audience, Grundgetta announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. So ends the 22nd season of Sesame Street.