Episode 3675

Sesame Street
The Robinsons have dinner with the Three Bears (repeat of 3428)
Air date	December 12, 1997
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Sponsors X, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Baby Bear welcomes the viewer to his Bear Scout Meeting, where Papa Bear (the scout master) announces today’s activity – opening your own juice box. Baby Bear has trouble opening his straw and putting it into the box, but Miles helps him out. Papa Bear rewards him with a Bear Scout helping badge. He tells them to drink up, which Baby Bear needs no help with.
	Cartoon	A family goes over their camping checklist before they leave for the woods. (First: Episode 3411)
	Song	"I Know How to Swing" (First: Episode 3403)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes. (First: Episode 3145)
	Film	Egyptian #4 (First: Episode 3306)
	Film	Four kids dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3149)
	Film	Ornate 4s fly through the air. (First: Episode 3317)
	SCENE 2	Papa Bear dismisses the scouts. Gordon and Susan arrive to pick Miles up, and thank Papa Bear for being a great scout leader by inviting him and his family over for dinner. Papa Bear gives them their own Bear Scout hats for their “Bear Scout Good Deed for the Day”. Once the family leaves, Papa Bear wonders what kind of porridge they’re going to prepare.
	Film	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal. (First: Episode 2787)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover watches Samantha count backwards from 5. (First: Episode 3615)
	Cartoon	Kids sing about the joys of celery. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2976)
	Film	Three girls clap rhythms while naming vegetables. (First: Episode 3051)
	Cartoon	Stamped and painted X animation. (First: Episode 2934)
	Muppets	The Mystery Guest is the letter X. (First: Episode 1447)
	Animation	A group of 19th-century sportsmen have fun with an X ball, which falls out of the painting. (Martin P. Robinson voiceover) (First: Episode 3506)
	SCENE 3	The Bear Family is now in Gordon and Susan’s apartment and waits for dinner to be served. Baby Bear admires the decor and complements the jazz they have playing. He is also surprised that Miles can set the table all on his own, which Miles claims he learned to do as he got older. Gordon reminisces of when Miles was young; cuing a song performed by everyone about what the kids were unable to do when they were young (“I Wish I Knew How to Do That Too”). Miles gives Baby Bear a plate to set down on his own. Papa Bear catches a whiff of dinner and wonders what kind of porridge it is.
	Cartoon	At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2085)
	Film	Kids play loud and soft notes on the Shpritzer. (First: Episode 3428)
	Cartoon	"Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string. (First: Episode 0163)
	Cartoon	On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (new sting added) (First: Episode 0768)
	Song	An ode to D-A-D. (First: Episode 3583)
	SCENE 4	As the Robinsons dish out the food, Mama Bear too wonders what porridge they’re having and names all the different varieties they’ve had. However, the Bears are shocked to learn they’re not having porridge tonight, but chicken, collard greens and corn bread. They try the new food and discover they like it!
	Song	"You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly" explains that kids and animals can like the same foods. (First: Episode 3398)
	Cartoon	A parade of toys illustrates first and last. (EKA: Episode 2857)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash Kermit the Frog talks to people waiting in line for a football game being held at the SuperGame Stadium. A woman explains why she is last in line, and points out that Kermit is actually last, although Kermit insists that he is not in line. He goes to the front of the line and finds out that the first two people in the line are in a disagreement over which of them is first in line. The gate opens, and everyone walks all over Kermit. (First: Episode 1327)
	Film	What sound does a rooster make? (First: Episode 3278)
	Animation	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song. (First: Episode 2929)
	Film	A big X emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3341)
	Cartoon	The great Alphonso and his trained X's (new music added) (EKA: Episode 0299)
	Song	"Mom and Me" (new vocal track) (First: Episode 2462)
	Animation	Lillian discusses the adjustments she had to make when her parents had a new baby. She ultimately appreciates her sister. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2746)
	SCENE 5	As the Robinsons eat their meal, Miles asks Papa Bear to pass the pepper. He ducks under the table and crawls his way over to Miles to sprinkle it on his food. When Baby Bear wants some, Gordon says he doesn’t have to crawl under the table, so Mama Bear does it. Soon after, all the Bears are under the table until Gordon tells them to get up. They show them how to pass the item to someone. Miles then asks for ketchup, which Papa Bear brings him by crawling under the table a again (not realizing the rule applies to not just pepper).
	Film	Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat. (EKA: Episode 2847)
	Cartoon	The dancing birds dance fast and slow. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3072)
	Muppets	Elmo and Super Grover dance to hip-hop music while chanting the word "Go." (First: Episode 3311)
	Cartoon	The word "GO" races down the street. (First: Episode 3311)
	Cartoon	"Island of Emotion" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822)
	Muppets	Big Bird describes (and acts out) a time when he lost Radar. "Having a good memory will sure come in handy sometimes!" (First: Episode 3410)
	Song	"Elbows and Knees" (First: Episode 2641)
	Cartoon	Small, smaller and smallest men cut a log with a saw. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 1243)
	SCENE 6	Everyone has finished their meals, and the Bears reflect on what they’ve learned today. Papa Bear offers to throw out the dishes for them, when he learns people recycle their dishes by washing them. The Bears then partake in their after-dinner bear hug. Gordon announces the sponsors as he and his family get in on the hug.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: At night, the cast walk their dogs while singing "Walking the Dog."

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