Episode 3467

	Sesame Street
	Elmo and Rosita find a penny
Air date	February 27, 1996
Season	Season 27 (1995-1996)
Written by	Ian Ellis James
Production	November 13, 1995
Sponsors	D, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Elmo and Rosita play "Alphabet Hide-and-Seek," where Elmo recites the alphabet as Rosita finds somewhere to hide. She has trouble finding a good place and has Elmo recite it twice more, getting slower each time. He spots her behind a crate, where she comes across a penny. But what will they do with it?
	Cartoon	What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Pavlov's Waiter — Mr. Johnson summons the manager when ringing a bell to get service from Grover is not working out. (First: Episode 2848)
	Song	Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story," which shows what's inside various household objects. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2724)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Beatnik Alphabet — Two beatniks recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 1846)
	Film	Fireworks Alphabet (frame added) (First: Episode 1104)
	SCENE 2	Rosita has an idea on how to use the penny - play the "Balance the Penny Game," where they see if they can balance the cent on one of their body parts.
	Song	"It's Time for a Rhyme" (frame added to last shot) (First: Episode 3160)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Twinkle, Twinkle — The monster sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 2737)
	Animation	Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1979)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Mary Chapin Carpenter and friends sing about how they're "Really, Really, Really Glad I'm Me."
	Cartoon	A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself. (First: Episode 1717)
	Film	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407)
	Cartoon	"Pinball Number Count" #6 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0983)
	Animation	"Six Circus Balls" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3001)
	Cartoon	Six pigs Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1472)
	Muppets	While shopping in a China store, Simon Soundman helps Old McDonald find his lost animal - however his animal sounds attract animals to barge into the fragile store. (First: Episode 3068)
	Cartoon	A woman identifies farm animals by their sounds. (First: Episode 1476)
	SCENE 3	Rosita has another game to play - the "Hit the Penny Game," where the kids place the penny on the sidewalk and try to hit it with a ball. Since Rosita has come up with two games already, Elmo tells her he'll think of the next one.
	Cartoon	"I Have a Purple Bucket" Artist: Lisa Crafts
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Fish in the Cowboy Hat — Ernie tries to put a pot on Bert's head. (First: Episode 0305)
	Cartoon	"I'm Curious" (new sound effects added) Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3066)
	Film	A girl learns to write "tree" in Chinese. (First: Episode 3198)
	Animation	D / d (space paint) (First: Episode 3213)
	Animation	Letter Garden: D (First: Episode 3015)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149)
	Song	“Drink of Water” (First: Episode 2545)
	SCENE 4	Elmo finally thinks of something to do with the penny - count it (even though it's only one). He then tells Rosita to stifle her thinking as he comes up with another thing to do.
	Cartoon	A bird lays ten eggs. (First: Episode 1576)
	Film	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs.
	Muppets	Telly is disappointed with Big Bird's brief lecture on triangles and gives his own passionate one. When Big Bird proceeds with his next shape, a square, Telly shows that it can be made into his favorite shape.
	Animation	Looking for shapes on the Aztec Calendar Stone (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 3049)
	Song	"Do the Jelly" with Celina (First: Episode 3160)
	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)
	Film	A TELEPHONE rings at a phone booth in the city, and someone answers it. (First: Episode 3274)
	Cartoon	A woman uses the telephone to order biscuits for her dog. (First: Episode 3401)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Old MacDonald's Spaceship — A spaceship lands on Old MacDonald's farm. (First: Episode 2021)
	SCENE 5	Elmo pretends that the penny is a flying saucer. He tosses it toward Hooper's Store and proposes something else they do with the penny - go and find it.
	Animation	Wooden shapes group themselves by color, then regroup by shape, then assemble themselves into a rocket ship. (First: Episode 3229)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "Eating Cookie" -- there's another reason every season.
	Animation	D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur! (First: Episode 3407)
	Cartoon	Ds are found on a city street (First: Episode 3361)
	Film	Two girls sing a clap song about the letter D to the tune of Yankee Doodle. (First: Episode 3305)
	Cartoon	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe." (new sound effects added) Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2492)
	SCENE 6	Rosita and Elmo find their penny and tell Mr. Handford all the fun things they've done with it. He tells them something else they can use it for - buying some candy. They snack down on some licorice and announce the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Colambo interrogates Rosita, who can only speak like a sheep.