Episode 3639

	Sesame Street
	Teaching Natasha to feed herself
Air date	April 24, 1997
Season	Season 28 (1996-1997)
Written by	Ian Ellis James
Sponsors	S, 17

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Humphrey and Ingrid welcome the viewer and claim today, they'll be teaching Natasha to eat all by herself. This reminds Maria of when Gabi was learning to feed herself. The proud parents first teach Natasha to put her spoon into her bowl, but then Natasha instead flings the food into Maria's face.
	Animation	Gayle the Mer-Monster shows Doug the Monster how to come in and out of the water. (First: Episode 3561)
	Film	Kids walk IN and OUT of a school. (First: Episode 3561)
	Muppets	On the vaudeville stage, Big Bird and Snuffy identify S words and tell gum-wrapper jokes. (First: Episode 2020)
	Cartoon	S for scribble, scrub, scrunch, splash, spring, spin, stomp, scream, stop, sorry Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3504)
	Film	S is for SPLASH!
	Muppets	Grover sells newspapers in the street. He thinks they are for making paper hats, but a customer shows him they are actually for reading. The customer wants to buy a newspaper, but Grover won't stop reading the paper that the customer wants to buy. Grover reads about construction of a new building, a parade, and an expected rain shower, all of which occur as Grover reads. (First: Episode 1966)
	Cartoon	"Letters in the Body" Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3339)
	SCENE 2	Next, Humphrey and Ingrid teach Natasha to put the spoon in her mouth, but she puts in other parts of her face. She then gets in...Maria's mouth.
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0455)
	Animation	Stop-motion representation of "Happy Birthday," with balloons, gummi bears, glitter, etc. (First: Episode 3358)
	Muppets	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday." (First: Episode 3331)
	Cartoon	S for sing (First: Episode 0824)
	Song	"S, You're the Best" (First: Episode 3551)
	Animation	S for shadow, soccer balls, sand, and slide
	SCENE 3	Ingrid tries showing Natasha again, while Maria takes cover behind the highchair. Natasha is able to find her mouth, but keeps closing it. Maria ends up having food flung in her face yet again.
	Film	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407)
	Animation	Amelia likes to pretend she can fly. (First: Episode 2902)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142)
	Film	Kid mural painting #17
	Cartoon	Number creatures #17 (First: Episode 2745)
	Animation	Growing Numbers #17 (First: Episode 2975)
	Cartoon	A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success. (new music added) (First: Episode 1042)
	Film	Lucia, who lives in Argentina, narrates a segment where she visits her abuelo's chocolate factory, where they make candy out of chocolate and mazapan. (First: Episode 3171)
	Cartoon	A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end. (new sting added) (First: Episode 0279)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo and Rosie O'Donnell rap the alphabet. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3170)
	Song	Leon Redbone sings "Blueberry Mouth." (First: Episode 3300)
	Cartoon	"Name That Food" game show hosted by Don Carrot Artist: Elwood Smith (First: Episode 1491)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404)
	Cartoon	Why did the chicken cross the road? (First: Episode 2050)
	Cast	Gordon hosts "The Crossing Zone," in which a boy named Jonathan has to find a way to cross the street. Susan helps him across. (First: Episode 2729)
	Cartoon	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. (First: Episode 1966)
	Film	A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp. (First: Episode 3270)
	SCENE 4	Using advice from "How to Train Your Baby," Maria and the monsters observe Natasha from the wall of the Fix-It Shop. The book claims that babies may learn how to feed themselves if not being watched. Maria continues thumbing through the book, not noticing Natasha has flung more food her way.
	Song	"Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702)
	Animation	Crayons play together. (First: Episode 3105)
	Muppets	Guy Smiley takes his 39-member studio audience to a restaurant, but there is no place for him to sit. (First: Episode 2646)
	Song	"Brand New Look" - people try on glasses. (First: Episode 3271)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie announces that her cat Feff will jump ON a box and say meow, but he keeps jumping OFF when she puts him on, so Suzie does it instead. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3455)
	SCENE 5	Maria reads from the book some more, which suggests that if no other plans have worked all day, they should try something else. Humphrey suggest they blow raspberries, which leads to them singing "Oh, Look What Our Baby Can Do!" Afterward, Natasha successfully is able to feed herself! Maria announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Oscar tells the viewer that Slimey's mom is going to have a baby today.