Episode 3562

Sesame Street
Kingston's Crew 4
Air date	January 7, 1997
Season	Season 28 (1996-1997)
Written by	Ian Ellis James
Production September 4, 1996 Sponsors N, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon and Big Bird meet Kingston's crew - the "Crew 4," named such because there are four of them (including Loretta, Stevie, and JJ). They perform a brief rap about their crew, showing off their 4-hats. Kingston then queries about Big Bird's soccer ball and learns the Sesame Street soccer team is meeting in the park. Big Bird invites Kingston to join, but as soon as he shows interest the crew ditches him.
	Cartoon	Animal Rock #4
	Animation	Egyptian figures illustrate the number 4. (First: Episode 3306)
	Film	Ornate 4s fly through the air. (First: Episode 3317)
	Film	A dance class does some stretching exercises, then dance in their own ways, ending with the tango (instrumental: "Naughty Door Opera"). (First: Episode 3022)
	Muppets	Theater in the Park Telly stars in a production of "Romeo and Alphabet." (First: Episode 3330)
	Animation	Cecille sings "I Want to Be Me." (First: Episode 2791)
	SCENE 2	Kingston and Gordon catch up around the corner with the crew, who rap out their problem: they can't be "Crew 4" if Kingston leaves to play soccer - that'll only leave three of them. Gordon suggests they join the soccer game too, thus they will remain a quartet, but the crew doesn't like soccer and storms off. Gordon and Kingston try to think of a way to resolve the situation.
	Cartoon	"From Your Head" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3474)
	Film	A girl narrates a film of herself taking the bus home with her dad. They play a game where she points to things and identifies them. (First: Episode 3302)
	Cartoon	Autumn leaves form a capital "N" and lowercase "n." (First: Episode 3114)
	Film	The floating kids form a letter N. (First: Episode 3109)
	Cartoon	N is for nose. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 1173)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Anyone's Nose — A monster sings a song about various noses. (First: Episode 3287)
	Cartoon	Bud the Bird flies above and below in a bumper car. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 2901)
	Muppets	Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk react to the sounds of a bluesy guitar. (First: Episode 3540)
	SCENE 3	Gordon and Kingston have whipped up a solution: they've made special "Crew 3" hats for the gang to wear when Kingston's not around, which they can then swap out for their "Crew 4" hats when he returns. The group doesn't like being without Kingston and leaves, feeling sad. Big Bird comes by to collect Kingston for the game and believes he has a way out of Kington's dilemma.
	Song	"It's All Right to Cry" (First: Episode 3154)
	Animation	Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633)
	Muppets	NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N." (First: Episode 2071)
	Film	Jaws spoof with the letter N. (First: Episode 3333)
	Cartoon	A story of a cat who hated rain, wished for it to stop, and witnessed the disastrous effects of no rain. (new sound effects added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2724)
	Film	Kids talk about their CATs. (First: Episode 3308)
	Animation	Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1979)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Maya Angelou sings "My Name" with Lexine, Carlo and Elmo. (First: Episode 3139)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: TAXI (new music added) (First: Episode 1136)
	Muppets	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Taxi Stand (First: Episode 2984)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416)
	Cartoon	Cherries fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down. (new music and sound effects added; original audio muted) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798)
	Film	Children demonstrate "up" and "down" with balls.
	Cartoon	Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2440)
	SCENE 4	Loretta, JJ, and Stevie do a sad rap about their problem when Big Bird arrives with his solution: have Gordon fill in for Kingston while he's away. Despite Gordon's enthusiasm, the crew rejects him, preferring to have Kingston in their crew.
	Cartoon	A schoolyard of gloves invites other gloves to join them. (First: Episode 1481)
	Muppets	Betty Lou learns some Spanish words from her friend Carlos, including "Amigo." (First: Episode 2042)
	Film	PIZZA: In speed-up footage, a group of kids orders pizza, and have it delivered to their house. (First: Episode 3408)
	Cartoon	Spike's Scribble Theatre Presents: "Island" (First: Episode 2673)
	SCENE 5	Kingston reviews his situation and ultimately decides to go play soccer with Big Bird, claiming he can rejoin the crew when he returns. Crew 4 bursts out into tears and Gordon tries to perk them up with some unhelpful rapping.
	Cartoon	A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1378)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Samantha demonstrate what people look like when they're happy and sad.
	Cartoon	Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2592)
	Muppets	Bip Bippadotta sings about "Air." (First: Episode 2568)
	Film	Wegman dogs: The Ten O'Clock Scholar (First: Episode 3529)
	Cartoon	Anansi the Spider tells a story of how he helped the monkey and the baboon reach a compromise. (First: Episode 3361)
	SCENE 6	Kingston has joined the soccer game in the park when his crew arrives. They've decided that rather than play soccer, they can help cheer him on, allowing them to remain Crew 4! They rap and cheer as he joins the game, not noticing Gordon dancing along with them. Kingston announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Telly can't stop sneezing when the Grand High Triangle Lover comes for a visit.

Notes

• Additional performers include Matt Vogel (as Stevie) and John Tartaglia (as JJ).
• The original script and ASCAP list the short rap songs performed by Kingston and his crew throughout the episode as "Kingston Goes for the Ball," "Kingston's Friends Won't Play Ball," "Crew in the Hat," and "Gordon Joins the Crew." Robby Merkin is credited for the music.

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