Episode 3089

	Sesame Street
	Los Pleneros de la 21 visit
Air date	March 4, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	Sonia Manzano
Production	November 5, 1992
Sponsors	L, X, 12

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Big Bird hears music coming from the yard. He strolls over to find Maria, Mr. Handford, and the kids in the yard listening to the music of Los Pleneros de la 21, who perform a "plena" (a song that tells a story) about today's sponsors. To his delight, they also add a verse about Big Bird joining in their singing and dancing later, and Maria introduces him to the members of the group.
	SCENE 1	The band performs another plena, "Que Se Vá José." Band member Roberto then invites the Sesame Street residents to join in periodically with the "Lo ve lo ve lo ve Lola" chorus for their encore performance, where they switch between fast and slow tempos. Following the song, Roberto announces they'll be dancing the "bomba" next. Big Bird becomes excited, then wonders what a bomba could be...
	Cartoon	Stamped and painted X animation. (First: Episode 2934)
	Song	"The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve. (First: Episode 2950)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman — Little Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman chase the Big Bad Wolf. (First: Episode 0621)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man. (First: Episode 1845)
	Cartoon	Gloria Globe sings "I Am the World." (First: Episode 2744)
	SCENE 2	Roberto demonstrates a bomba as he dances to Los Pleneros' music, with group member Nellie on lead vocals. Roberto then explains what the bomba is - it's a Puerto Rican dance brought from Africa, where the people dance with each other as well as the drums. He brings in a group of dancers made up of kids and adults, who dance in a circle as each person takes a turn dancing to the rhythms from one of the drummers. The rest of the cast soon joins in, too.
	Cartoon	Five outlines of people dance. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3050)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: School — The monster observes a school. (First: Episode 1907)
	Song	"Off to School" A parody of Chuck Berry's "Hail Hail Rock & Roll," accompanied by footage of a day at school. (First: Episode 2944)
	Cartoon	A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian. (First: Episode 0347)
	Muppets	Grover: Dog Walker — Grover takes several dogs for a walk. (First: Episode 2734)
	Cartoon	"There's an Exercise That's Right" even for a snake. (First: Episode 2962)
	SCENE 3	While everyone continues bomba dancing, Maria notices Oscar dancing in his trash can, too. Oscar claims that Fluffy is the one who's dancing; he's just standing on her head to make her stop. He tells Fluffy, "Don't! Stop!" but when Maria leaves, he changes it to "Don't stop!" and enjoys her dancing.
	Film	Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums. (First: Episode 2845)
	Animation	Twelve kids are counted. (First: Episode 2998)
	Film	A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (First: Episode 1716)
	Cartoon	The letter X appears on-screen. (First: Episode 2779)
	Celebrity / Muppets	Hoots tells everyone to imagine that it's turning from nighttime to morning, and the birds are waking up in the forest, while Bobby McFerrin sings "Tweet in the Mornin'." (First: Episode 2874)
	Cartoon	A dog has a discussion with his master about where to go. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2392)
	Film	A little girl narrates a film about how cans can be recycled. She washes them and collects them in a wagon, which she takes to the recycling center. There it is sorted and separated with a magnet. After it's loaded onto trucks, it is taken to a factory to be melted and shaped into new cans like the ones seen in her fridge at home. (First: Episode 2740)
	Cartoon	"Pinball Number Count" #12 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Locked Out — Bert speculates on why Ernie has asked him to stay out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0461)
	Cartoon	"Island of Emotion" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822)
	Film	Wanda the Word Fairy drives to a market to demonstrate the words of foods, attracting the suspicious gaze of the grocer in the process. (First: Episode 2652)
	Cartoon	Apple: a riddle (First: Episode 2889)
	Muppets	Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: it has four legs, a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep. (First: Episode 2081)
	Cartoon	L - shooting stars (First: Episode 2237)
	Song	"Hot in the City" (First: Episode 2751)
	SCENE 4	The band, now dressed in their street clothes, are ready to head off just as Savion and Gina arrive. Since the two missed all the action, the band plays one more plena for them. Everyone dances as Mr. Handford announces the sponsors.