Episode 3637

	Sesame Street
	Stinky pretends to be a baby
Air date	April 22, 1997
Season	Season 28 (1996-1997)
Written by	Christine Ferraro
Production	August 26 & September 12, 1996
Sponsors	B, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Rosita and Stinky welcome the viewer and present today's sponsors. Rosita reveals she's going to play with somebody today, but she has no idea who there is to play with when Luis introduces them to his cousin Eduardo and his baby daughter Carmencita. Rosita thinks she can play with Carmencita, but Luis explains that due to her young age, she can't play or do fun things like Rosita can.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	After they leave, Stinky states there's not much he can do to help Rosita find a playmate since he's a plant, which strikes her with an idea. She thinks she could play with Stinky, but he can't do any of the activities Rosita names. He claims he's "just like that cute little baby, Carmen," which immediately gives Rosita the idea that the two of them can play baby! She runs off to prepare, while Stinky ponders, "How do you play baby?"
	Animation	Horses appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (underscore added to intro) (First: Episode 1789)
	Film / Animation	Circles of all kinds are displayed as funky rap music plays. (First: Episode 3126)
	Celebrity	Patrick Stewart, in Shakespearean garb, ponders "B or not a B." (First: Episode 3508)
	Film	B's are found on a city street. (First: Episode 3351)
	Film	Alphaquest: B (First: Episode 2706)
	SCENE 2	Stinky, now dressed in baby attire, confesses that he's never actually been a baby before. Rosita says he doesn't have to do anything, as she'll be doing everything for him. She proceeds to give baby Stinky a kiss and say "I love you," as well as sing a song about how she'll care for him. Stinky thinks he'll like pretending to be a baby.
	Cartoon	Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727)
	Muppets	Elmo and Telly sing "Baby Say It Loud," a silly song about a silly cow and a silly duck. (First: Episode 3611)
	Cartoon	A beatnik bat reads poetry at a nightclub, as everything rhymes with the "AT" sound. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3396)
	Film	A girl in Jamaica goes to school and attends drum class. (First: Episode 3145)
	Cartoon	A chorus of 5s come out of a 5 painting. (First: Episode 3300)
	Film	Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007)
	Cartoon	A girl’s mom can dribble 5 balls. (First: Episode 3448)
	SCENE 3	Rosita teaches Stinky to call her "Mommy" from now on and starts to rock him back and forth. Stinky says he hasn't been watered today, and is shocked to learn that Rosita and all living things need water, too. She gives him water from a bottle instead of a can, then pats him in order to burp. This pleases Stinky when Rosita tells him it's time for his walk. He learns he doesn't actually have to walk, but gets pushed in a carriage instead. Stinky shows gratitude for mommy Rosita as she takes him for a ride, curious as to what else babies get to do.
	Cartoon	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484)
	Song	“Drink of Water” (First: Episode 2545)
	Animation	B / b candles (First: Episode 3111)
	Muppets	The Oinker Sisters sing "Where Can You Be B?" (First: Episode 3381)
	Film	Alphaboy: B - a bumpy bicycle ride. (First: Episode 3401)
	Cartoon	A dog-shaped television Animation inspired by Keith Haring (First: Episode 3045)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird, Baby Bear, and Camilla hang by the stoop when Rosita and Stinky approach them, and are surprised to see Stinky acting like a baby. Stinky tells them he's enjoying pretending to be a baby and wants to join them in saying the alphabet, but Rosita forbids him because babies don't know the alphabet yet. It doesn't bother Stinky, so he just listens as the others say it. He wants to join them when they do it a second time, but mommy Rosita still won't let him.
	Cartoon	Two girls sing a reggae rendition of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3269)
	Muppets / Cast	Carlo sings a story-song about a prince who only says "No me gusta." (First: Episode 3326)
	Cartoon	A monster sees a box that keeps opening and closing, saying "Abierto" and "Cerrado." (new music added) (First: Episode 0771)
	Insert	"Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate open and closed, but his efforts backfire.
	Film	What sound does a cat make? (First: Episode 3414)
	SCENE 5	Stinky asks if they can do something else so he can partake, and Big Bird suggests counting to 40. Stinky wants to count along, but Rosita reminds him that babies can't count yet, even when Stinky convinces her that he's a smart baby. Afterwards, Baby Bear suggests going to the park and watching the clouds, which is something a baby can do. Unfortunately for Stinky, Rosita tells him it's nap time and proceeds to rock him back and forth to make him fall asleep, which makes Stinky realize maybe it's not always fun being a baby.
	Film	Farmer McFay counts 40 fruits from the season's bumper crop. (First: Episode 3228)
	Animation	Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2749)
	Song	"Family Song" - a rewritten version of "Brothers Song" (First: Episode 3423)
	Film	A girl flies and form a circle. (First: Episode 3130)
	Muppets	Elmo sings about how much he loves going "Round and Round in Circles" ... until he gets dizzy. (First: Episode 3389)
	Cartoon	A captain and a first mate think they have planned ahead well for their trip at sea, but they forgot to take in the anchor. (First: Episode 1591)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things". re-filmed version (First: Episode 2485)
	SCENE 6	Rosita continues rocking baby Stinky, who feels more nauseous than sleepy. Upon returning from the park, Baby Bear, Big Bird, and Camilla ask Stinky if he'd like to sing the "Sunny Day" song with them. Stinky gleefully agrees since it's his favorite, but Rosita disallows him because it's his nap time, and forces the others to leave so he can sleep. She realizes that Stinky shouldn't even be talking either, which makes him reach his breaking point and start crying (to Rosita's pleasure). She realizes he's crying for real because he can't do a lot of the things he likes, and she apologizes. They stop pretending and decide to sing the Sunny Day song together again as Big Bird announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Oscar sings to Irvine about how "Grouches Love Trash."