Episode 3542

	Sesame Street
	Prince Charming visits; (repeat of 3342)
Air date	December 10, 1996
Season	Season 28 (1996-1997)
Written by	Joey Mazzarino
Sponsors	I, K, 19

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Ruthie tells Elmo that the Prince Charming, from fairy tales such as "Sleeping Beauty," "Rapunzel," and "Snow White," is inside Finders Keepers right now and brings him inside to meet him!
	SCENE 1	Ruthie tries introducing Elmo to Prince Charming, but the prince is too busy dealing with phone calls and faxes from the various fairy tale heroines. Elmo is impressed when learning about the Prince's cellular phone and fax machine when Charming finds himself getting too overwhelmed and quits being a prince, deciding to be someone else.
	Cartoon	Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058)
	Film	The floating kids form a rectangle. (First: Episode 3131)
	Muppets	As Telly wakes up in the morning, he sings "Shapes in My Room." (First: Episode 2715)
	Film	Girls sing a jump-rope rhyme about naming a puppy. (First: Episode 3279)
	Cartoon	Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks. (First: Episode 0478)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Cookie Monster: Cookie Eating Lesson — Susan Sarandon learns how to eat cookies like Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 3428)
	Song	“You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly” ...to eat some honey! (First: Episode 3398)
	Cartoon	CGI sheep graze out I and i. (First: Episode 2896)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I — Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727)
	Animation	Sand I/i (First: Episode 0619)
	Film	Coverage of a spring kite-flying festival, where both kids and grownups can participate. (First: Episode 3276)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk dance to Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" with some ribbon twirlers. Part 1
	SCENE 2	Ruthie and Elmo pitch potential new roles that the (former) Prince Charming could do, but being a doctor, teacher, or lawyer doesn't seem very low-stakes to him. He finally settles for a shoe salesman (having had experience with Cinderella), and changes his name to "Seymour the Shoe Salesman."
	Cartoon	Shoes dance to a square dance tune. (First: Episode 3450)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Shoe Sizes — The monster's heads can't agree on which shoes to wear. (First: Episode 2142)
	Cartoon	Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brother’s shoes - she has fun with the box they came in. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2985)
	Muppets	Big Bird and The Birdketeers present the letter K. (First: Episode 3391)
	Film	William Wegman's Weimaraner is a king.
	Cartoon	K for kangaroo (First: Episode 2498)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk dance to Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" with some kids. Part 2
	SCENE 3	"Seymour" finishes setting up his shoe shop in front of Finders Keepers and expects his new occupation to be easy. The Count comes by and continually asks for pairs of shoes, running the Prince ragged (in fast-motion) and counting each pair until there are 19 pairs of shoes. The Prince becomes fed up with selling shoes and decides to be someone else.
	Cartoon	Nineteen popcorn kernels are counted. (First: Episode 2855)
	Animation	Abstract count to 19 (First: Episode 2827)
	Animation	Number creatures #19 (First: Episode 2718)
	Song	Hoots the Owl sings "This is How We Take a Bath." (First: Episode 3216)
	Muppets	Big Bird talks about asking questions and, using Zoe as an example, asks about her banana dance. (First: Episode 3424)
	Cartoon	A pattern of daisies and tulips - can you tell what comes next? (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 2256)
	Cast	"The Add-ems Family": Gordon, Susan, Carlo, Bob, Maria, Luis and Gabi star in a faux-sitcom about a family who loves to add. (First: Episode 3391)
	Animation	"Pineapple Addition" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3159)
	SCENE 4	Donning a blue cape, the Prince decides to be a Count as he thinks it will be an easy task just counting all day. He grows weary of it after reluctantly counting to 10 with a couple of kids. The Count briefly shows up, overhearing that the Prince is a Count too, prompting the Prince to storm off.
	Animation	Counting 1-10 and 10-0 in Spanish (Maria voice-over) (First: Episode 3008)
	Muppets	Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through." (First: Episode 0258)
	Film	People go under, over, through and around a hoop. (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 3140)
	Cartoon	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. (edited) Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462)
	Animation	Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921)
	Cartoon	I for Ink (angry bird) (First: Episode 0462)
	Muppets	Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store. (First: Episode 0409)
	Film	What sound does a sheep make? (First: Episode 3416)
	Animation	A showcase of how many fun things can be done with paper. (First: Episode 3482)
	Film	Wanda Falbo (Word Fairy) and Barkley present a word which represents large, shaggy animals who like to chase sticks (or wands). (First: Episode 2621)
	Animation	The word DOG is spelled out over a wiener dog. (First: Episode 3326)
	Song	"Washin' the Dog" (First: Episode 3020)
	SCENE 5	Prince Charming figures out what (not who) he wants to be: an animal. As he puts it: "People - people bothered by people are the unluckiest people!" He makes several different animal sounds, which attracts a dalmatian, a chicken (Julianne Buescher), and a pig (Peter Linz), much to his dismay. After Ruthie announces the sponsors, Prince Charming decides he wants to be a prince again. Just then an off-screen princess (Buescher) calls out for help, so Prince Charming exits, leading the animals away. Ruthie and Elmo sign off and excitedly wave goodbye.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Tarah talks to Big Bird and Celina about getting her own racing chair, like the one her friend Ryan is riding on.