Episode 3307

Sesame Street
Sloppy is born
Air date	January 17, 1995
Season	Season 26 (1994-1995)
Written by	Tony Geiss
Directed by Jon Stone Sponsors A, I, 20

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Oscar announces Slimey's mother is having a baby...though they're not sure when.
	SCENE 1	Oscar watches the skies for an airplane that Slimey's father, Dusty, will be riding from work to take his wife to the hospital. They receive a wormgram from Dusty, saying he missed the plane and is waiting for the next one. He adds that Oscar had agreed to help if he couldn't make it.
	Film	Katie is going to be a big sister. (First: Episode 2769)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: MOM. (First: Episode 1481)
	Animation	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroses as pets. (First: Episode 2759)
	Animation	Pencil box A/a (First: Episode 3082)
	Film	A for action, acrobat, art, artichoke, and applause. (First: Episode 3266)
	Cartoon	An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A. (First: Episode 2813)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Jim Carrey shows Elmo and Telly how he expresses his emotions - with his feet (in speed-induced footage, no less). (First: Episode 3023)
	Film	A Japanese boy plays taiko drums in the park. (First: Episode 3153)
	Cartoon	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824)
	SCENE 2	Maria and Luis help Oscar pack Eartha's overnight suitcase. They load in several (teeny, tiny) items, including a small photo of Slimey, who helps fit all the things into the suitcase.
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Caribbean dance Part 1 (First: Episode 3136)
	Cartoon	A dog, a girl and a lizard dance to a bongo beat. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2795)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I (First: Episode 2727)
	Animation	Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921)
	Cartoon	CGI sheep graze out I and i. (First: Episode 2896)
	Song	"Jump" (soul) (First: Episode 3136)
	Animation	Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860)
	Muppets	Telly and Elmo sing about the difference between "Heavy and Light." (First: Episode 2809)
	Cartoon	Don't cross the street alone. (EKA: Episode 1942)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Caribbean dance Part 2 (First: Episode 3136)
	SCENE 3	Everyone loads into The Sloppy Jalopy. Maria and Luis are skeptical it'll make it to the hospital, but Oscar reminds them it worked when they went to the hospital to give birth to Gabi. Oscar fastens Slimey's seatbelt and tests out the other worm seatbelts with Maria and Luis, who use their fingers as worms. Oscar then tests out the sirens and flashers of the car, which won't shut off for 20 minutes. The grown-ups can't escape; they're trapped in the seatbelts.
	Animation	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You." (First: Episode 2873)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk: Caribbean dance Part 2a (First: Episode 3185)
	Cartoon	Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. Artist: Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2486)
	Film	Wegman's dogs form a letter A. (First: Episode 3292)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: A for airplane Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0770)
	Song	"I'm a Little Airplane" (First: Episode 3266)
	SCENE 4	Another wormgram arrives from Dusty, who says he's on the next flight and may be late.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	On the plane, Dusty (voiced by John Raitt) imagines what it'll be like to have a child and sings an inner soliloquy. After his song, a flight attendant points out their proximity to Sesame Street and reminds the passengers of their "No Singing" policy.
	Animation	Amelia likes to pretend she can fly. (First: Episode 2902)
	Cartoon	Number Creatures #20 (First: Episode 2687)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and John-John count to 20. (First: Episode 0476)
	Animation	Rubber Stamp #20 (First: Episode 2935)
	Muppets	Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ... (First: Episode 3145)
	Song	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876)
	Cartoon	Lillian discusses the adjustments she had to make when her parents had a new baby. She ultimately appreciates her sister. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2746)
	SCENE 5	Eartha begins to wriggle back and forth, indicating the baby is coming. Dusty sends another wormgram, telling them to just head to the hospital without him. The Sloppy Jaloppy won't start and Eartha begins to go into labor. Maria assists her and her new baby girl is born.
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Just then, Dusty arrives via parachute with a bouquet of flowers.
	Song	"Doing the Family Thing" (First: Episode 3180)
	Muppets	A baby Honker hatches from an egg and learns to honk like all the Honkers. (First: Episode 1616)
	Cartoon	A girl fantasizes what she could do without leaving her room if her nose, ears, legs, and arms got bigger. (First: Episode 3285)
	SCENE 6	Slimey feeds his new sister, whom they've named Sloppy after the car she was born in. Another wormgram arrives, reciting the sponsors (as read by Maria).

Notes

• The episode was later repeated in Season 28 as Episode 3640.

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