Episode 3508

	Sesame Street
	Baby Bear sleeps over Gina’s, Part 1
Air date	April 24, 1996
Season	Season 27 (1995-1996)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production	October 17 & 31, 1995
Sponsors	B, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	At her day care center, Gina reveals that Baby Bear will be spending the night at her place after day care today, while his Mama Bear and Papa Bear go on an overnight business trip. Right now, he's going over everything in his suitcase, making sure he has his toothbrush, pajamas, special porridge bowl and spoon, his comb and brush, and his stuffed dog Ralph. When he remembers his parents will be away, he starts to cry. To make him feel better, his parents also give him a family portrait to look at while they're away tonight.
	Cartoon	A family goes over their camping checklist before they leave for the woods. (First: Episode 3411)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." (re-filmed verison) (First: Episode 2520)
	Cast	The Alphabet: We've Got Your Letter — Elmo, Gordon, and Big Bird vouch for the alphabet in a parody of Citibank commercials. (First: Episode 2972)
	Animation	Portraits of kids display the alphabet. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3203)
	Insert	None, some, and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates. (First: Episode 3360)
	Animation	OP words (Drop / stop / top / hop / pop) (First: Episode 2886)
	SCENE 2	Zoe, Michael, and Lexine learn why Baby Bear is feeling sad, and they understand how he feels; Lexine once stayed with her grandmother when her parents went away, but she loved it. Everyone agrees that Gina would be fun to stay with since she's fun to be around during the day, and she's known Baby Bear long enough to know what he likes. Baby Bear and his parents say their final emotional goodbyes, with multiple goodbye hugs, before they leave. Baby Bear starts to feel sad again, so the day care gang gives him a big comforting hug.
	Animation	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroces as pets. (First: Episode 2759)
	Muppets	"Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking and homework. (First: Episode 2223)
	Animation	Letter Garden: B (First: Episode 3035)
	Cartoon	B for bathtub, ball, boat, boot, boomerang, brush and bison. (First: Episode 3154)
	Film	Alphaboy: B – A bumpy bicycle ride. (First: Episode 3401)
	Cartoon	“The Room Is Full of Chickens” (First: Episode 2971)
	SCENE 3	Gina starts the day care activities by taking attendance. After calling everyone's name, she leads them in counting how many people are at day care today. Baby Bear now feels like getting another hug, so they gather around him and do so.
	Cartoon	Four motorcycle-riding chickens hatch out of an egg. (First: Episode 0796)
	Muppets	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday." (First: Episode 3331)
	Film	What sound does a cat make? (First: Episode 3414)
	Cartoon	A cowboy sings about "Feelings That Are Real." (First: Episode 0954)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Egyptian Mummies — Ernie and Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 1621)
	Animation	African quilt pattern #2 (First: Episode 3134)
	SCENE 4	After another long bear hug, Gina leads the day care group in doing "The Arm." When the song is over, Baby Bear feels a lot better and is in the mood to do some drawing.
	Cartoon	The parts of a man’s face move around as they are drawn. (First: Episode 3410)
	Muppets	To Tell a Face — Baby Bobby must identify his grandmother. (First: Episode 2125)
	Song	"One of These Things" (with Wegman's dogs and a poodle) (First: Episode 3114)
	SCENE 5	While the kids take a nap, Gina receives a call from Papa Bear and she fills him in on how his son is doing. Once they hang up, Gina notices Baby Bear going "baaaa" in his sleep and wonders what he's dreaming...
	Animation	Number Guy: “How Many Sheep Will Jump Over My Bed?” The answer is 9. (First: Episode 3364)
	Muppets	The Count sings about how he loves counting clouds, because when he does, he’s on “Cloud Nine” (literally). (First: Episode 3382)
	Cartoon	Clown Honking #9 (First: Episode 3219)
	Film	Fast and slow on the Shpritzer. (First: Episode 3466)
	Cartoon	The dancing birds dance fast and slow. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3072)
	Muppets	Fairy Tales Today: Rapunzel's Bad Hair Day — Prairie Dawn meets Rapunzel in the park and deals with her long hair. (First: Episode 3460)
	Cartoon	“The Wasteroon Song” – three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them “Wasteroons.” Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2851)
	SCENE 6	When it's time for everyone to go home, Zoe points out to Baby Bear that they all had a good time today. Everyone leaves to get picked up by their parents, which makes Baby Bear start to feel sad again. Gina mentions the things she usually does when she feels sad, which makes him realize that they're the same in a lot of ways as they both head off together.
	Cartoon	B for banana and ballerina. (First: Episode 2515)
	Celebrity	Patrick Stewart, in Shakespearean garb, ponders "B or not a B."
	Film	Kid jungle explorers spot a wild letter B.
	Cartoon	I am dry, they are wet (man lying on the beach) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309)
	SCENE 7	After a good bath, Baby Bear settles down to sleep in Gina's guest bed. He begins to miss his parents again when Gina digs out a letter that they wrote to him to be read tonight. He looks at the family portrait while Gina reads the letter (in Papa Bear's voice), and he feels a lot better after hearing it, knowing they'll be back tomorrow. Gina kisses him and tucks him in, then announces the sponsors as he settles in to sleep.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Baby Bear has a happy reunion with his parents.