Episode 3366

	Sesame Street
	Ruthie reads to Davey and Joey
Air date	April 10, 1995
Season	Season 26 (1994-1995)
Written by	Molly Boylan
Production	January 1, 1995
Sponsors	C, W, 12

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Joey and Davey Monkey visit Ruthie at Finders Keepers and show her how well they can read the word "BANANA" on their sign. They do it over and over before asking her to read the word to them a couple of times (summoning the sound of an angelic choir each time). Ruthie gets tired of reading the word, so she decides to fetch a book to read to them instead. She picks one out called Bananaland and starts reading it.
	Cartoon	"Banana Samba" (First: Episode 2920)
	Film	The McDouble twins know how to help each other. (First: Episode 3213)
	Animation	Twelve kids are counted. (First: Episode 2998)
	Film	Ornate 12s sail through the air. (First: Episode 3274)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 1295)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404)
	Cartoon	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689)
	SCENE 2	Ruthie finishes reading to the monkeys and encourages them to read the book on their own. They say that they haven't learned to fully read yet, so Ruthie suggests they study the pictures and try to remember how the story goes as she gets back to work. Davey and Joey enjoy their second read-through but wish Ruthie would read to them again, though they're certain she won't do so. The two then get the idea to disguise themselves as a different pair of monkeys and run off.
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book." (First: Episode 2983)
	Film	Counting 10 cars on a ferry boat. (First: Episode 2925)
	Muppets / Cast	"Sing Your Synonyms" (First: Episode 2331)
	Cartoon	Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058)
	Muppets	Phil Harmonic hosts another evening at the Nestropolitan Opera, featuring a performance by Placido Flamingo, "The Telephone of Brazil," to the tune of "Funiculì, Funiculà." (new music button added) (First: Episode 2457)
	Animation	W for water, wind, wave and wet (First: Episode 3198)
	Film	Jaws spoof with the letter W.
	Cartoon	A salesman hawks the letter W in a commercial. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3242)
	Celebrity	Maya Angelou leads Big Bird and some kids in a ring game, "Little Sally Walker." (First: Episode 3171)
	Cartoons	Backward and forward: dancing, flying and swimming. (First: Episode 3083)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover prepares a table for a family who's celebrating their grandmother's birthday, but Grover doesn't know her name, so when each family member refers to her as a different relative each time, Grover thinks there's more than one party going on, so he ends up bringing out seven cakes. (First: Episode 1958)
	Cartoon	C for candle (blows man away). (First: Episode 0703)
	Animation	Letters on the Street: the letter C is found on a city street.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: C - Cap (First: Episode 0154)
	Film	A girl narrates a film about how things are recycled around the world. (First: Episode 2913)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster finishes drinking milk, and doesn't know what to do with the cartons at first, but gets the idea to "recycle" them and play with them like a train. (First: Episode 2726)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: A man rearranges a LIMK sign to make the word "MILK". (First: Episode 1116)
	SCENE 3	Davey and Joey don some Groucho glasses, hoping they'll fool Ruthie into thinking they're different monkeys. Gordon happens by and immediately sees through them. He tells the monkeys that if they just ask Ruthie to read the book again, she just might. He should know, as Miles used to ask to be read his favorite book again and again. The monkeys head around the corner and leave their disguises with Gordon, who can't help but try one on and exits in a Groucho-like manner.
	Animation	Characters on a quilt form the letter W. Artist: Karen Aqua
	Film	Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song. (First: Episode 2952)
	Muppets	Bert sings "I Gotta Be Clean." (First: Episode 3061)
	Animation	Can you find the flamingos? (First: Episode 2791)
	Film	A girl narrates a segment about her friend, Billy, who swims with dolphins. (First: Episode 3012)
	Muppets	Kermit sings "The Frogs in the Glen." (First: Episode 1786)
	Animation	Shapes sort themselves in different ways, and eventually make a quilt. (First: Episode 3103)
	SCENE 4	Ruthie finishes reading the story to Davey and Joey once more when Gordon comes over to return the monkeys' glasses. They put them on for fun while Ruthie whips out her own pair, and Gordon sees this as a good time for a round of "One of These Things." Since Gordon is the one without any glasses, Ruthie lends him her pair (she happens to have an extra).
	Cartoon	Can a cat bark? (First: Episode 0859)
	Muppets	Count von Count sings “One Bark (and Two Meows).” (First: Episode 3083)
	Cartoon	Snacks on Parade - The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171)
	Song	"Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745)
	Animation	Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851)
	SCENE 5	Gordon, Ruthie, Davey, and Joey - all still wearing their glasses - announce the sponsors.