| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Frazzle's favorite book | |||||||
| Air date | November 24, 1997 | ||||||
| Season | Season 29 (1997-1998) | ||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||
| |||||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  |
SCENE 1 | A woman (Milagros Ysalguez) and her daughter (Samantha E. Diaz) are thinking of moving to Sesame Street and wish to know about the area, so Big Bird sings about the different "Places in Our Neighborhood." He brings them to the Fix-It Shop, Hooper's Store, 123 Sesame Street, and the corner bus stop, where all of the residents and neighbors join in the song. |
 |
Cartoon | Where does the cow live? (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 3396) |
 |
Film | "Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family is black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (First: Episode 2756) |
 |
Cartoon | A girl explains the concept of relativity by explaining how her house is a part of a neighborhood, the neighborhood is part of a city, the city is part of a country, etc. (First: Episode 2742) |
 |
Muppets | Little Bird's CASA is drawn. (First: Episode 2095) |
 |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416) |
 |
Cartoon | A satellite view of the earth is shown on television, while a group of geese decide to fly south. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 2710) |
 |
Film | A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421) |
 |
SCENE 2 | Frazzle approaches Maria, wishing for her to read him his book - The Horse and the Hen. Maria reads:
Frazzle really enjoys it and wants her to read it again, so she does... and again... |
 |
Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book." (First: Episode 2983) |
 |
Film | Wegman dogs: Jack and Jill (First: Episode 3464) |
 |
Cartoon | A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469) |
 |
Muppets / Celebrity | “Two Princes” (First: Episode 3450) |
 |
Animation | Fans reveal the letter O. (First: Episode 2905) |
 |
Animation | Planting Letters: O (First: Episode 3010) |
 |
Cartoon | O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673) |
 |
Film / Animation | Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (new audio) (First: Episode 1802) |
 |
SCENE 3 | Maria continues reading the book again, to Frazzle's delight and her exasperation. |
 |
Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie reads about pirates. (First: Episode 3460) |
 |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — John-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but he has a little trouble. (First: Episode 0547) |
 |
Song | "In the Library" (First: Episode 3423) |
 |
Cartoon | A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3282) |
 |
Muppets | At the beach, the Twiddlebugs notice that only Thomas has a beach umbrella, which they decide to share. They soon notice that they have no idea where the ocean is. (First: Episode 2641) |
 |
Song | Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749) |
 |
Cartoon | A girl describes why she likes the color black. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3105) |
  |
SCENE 4 | Maria is getting too weary from reading and goes through the book one last time before going back to work. Frazzle is upset, and this is noticed by Bob. He offers to read to him since he's got the spare time and Maria makes a hasty retreat. Bob soon realizes what he's in for after his first read-through. |
 |
Cartoon | "The Room Is Full of Chickens" (First: Episode 2971) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Book — At night, Ernie reads a book that becomes sad, funny, scary, and then surprising. The book elicits the same reactions from Bert. (First: Episode 2341) |
 |
Cartoon | Soul O (First: Episode 3375) |
 |
Film | A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O. (First: Episode 3136) |
 |
Cartoon | A lady receives a letter O in the mail, which promptly rolls around her living room. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3348) |
 |
SCENE 5 | Bob is now tired of reading and suggests Frazzle simply read the book himself; he should know it by heart by now. Frazzle gives it a try and is proud of himself. He reads the book again, this time for Bob. |
 |
Cartoon | Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2749) |
 |
Film | A girl learns how to rollerblade. (First: Episode 3270) |
 |
Cartoon | Four babies crying, drinking, playing, sleeping (First: Episode 3418) |
 |
Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (First: Episode 0132) |
 |
Cartoon | The Ringmaster presents four lions. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 1309) |
 |
Song | "They're Not Alive" |
 |
Cartoon | "Imagination Rain" (re-recorded audio) (First: Episode 0353) |
  |
SCENE 6 | Bob is virtually sleeping as Frazzle continues reading for the umpteenth time. Bob has to leave, but points out someone else Frazzle could read to - the viewer. Frazzle agrees and starts reading as Maria announces the sponsors. |
 |
COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Humphrey and Ingrid notice Natasha's baby horns are coming out! |
Notes[]
- The episode's plotline is adapted from an earlier episode, Episode 2695, using a slightly modified version of the book and using Snuffy instead of Frazzle.
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 3660 | Episode 3662 |