Episode 3768

	Sesame Street
	Baby Bear wants Goldilocks to read to him
Air date	April 22, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by	Ian Ellis James
Production	September 17 & 19, 1997
Sponsors	F, 11

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	At Hooper's Store, Baby Bear waits for his reading buddy, Carlo, to read him his favorite story - The Three Little Pigs. Carlo laments that he's too busy to read to him at the moment, which disappoints Baby Bear. He immediately thinks Goldilocks is going to volunteer to be his reading buddy and shuns her off, but she reveals that she's already one for a little Muppet boy named Max.
	Cartoon	Gordon narrates "The Maestro Plays," a story featuring adverbs. (First: Episode 3579)
	Film	Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat. (First: Episode 2847)
	Muppets	Rosita sings “No Matter What Your Language.” (First: Episode 3621)
	Cartoon	A cartoon shows a few Spanish words - which are also English words. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3011)
	Film	Letter Garden: F (First: Episode 3048)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie hates the letter F, until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor and the firefighter. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3274)
	Film	The letter F appears, Jaws-like, out of a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3353)
	SCENE 2	Baby Bear is surprised that Goldilocks is Max's reading buddy but still refuses to have Goldilocks be his, even when learning that she's also going to read The Three Little Pigs. He does his best to ignore her, but can't help but listen in suspense as Goldilocks reads to Max, dramatically acting out the story as well.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	By the time Goldilocks finishes the story, Baby Bear is now convinced that she would make a good reading buddy for him. Unfortunately, she's also an "alphabet buddy" to someone, so she doesn't have the time and has to run off.
	Cartoon	A pig sings "Pig's Love Song." (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0407)
	Film	Two sisters make their own buildings, both with paper and blocks. (First: Episode 3686)
	Cartoon	A fish appears under the boat, while a pelican appears over it.
	Celebrity	Little Richard sings "Rubber Duckie." (First: Episode 3263)
	Cartoon	A scientist builds a robot that has real feelings, such as sad, happy and afraid. (new music added) (First: Episode 0769)
	SCENE 3	Baby Bear pursues Goldilocks and begs her to read The Three Little Pigs to him again, but right now she's an alphabet buddy to Lauren. They all say the alphabet together, but Goldilocks has to be a "jumping-and-wiggling buddy" to someone else.
	Cartoon	A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1499)
	Film	Jerry Nelson sings "The Turtle Song" over footage of turtles. (First: Episode 3677)
	Animation	Two kids sitting on the grass look the same until they get colored with different skin, but they have the same reaction when a dog comes around. (First: Episode 3745)
	Muppets	Grover and Elmo sing "Red and Blue." (First: Episode 3656)
	Cartoon	A man encounters someone with a DANGER sign hanging on the end of his nose, and doubts there's any danger until the character sneezes. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 1125)
	Insert	"Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate the word DANGER. (First: Episode 3627)
	Cartoon	A detective decides to exercise on a slow day, as a crook attempts to get rid of him. (First: Episode 2607)
	SCENE 4	Baby Bear catches up to Goldilocks as she is about to lead some kids in a jumping-and-wiggling workout. Baby Bear reluctantly joins them, and when they're done he hopes she'll read to him, but then assumes she's got something else going on and storms off in a huff.
	Film	Wegman's dogs: "Jack Be Nimble" (First: Episode 3526)
	Muppets	Bert sings "Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons" to address the importance of proper trash disposal for the sake of pigeons. (First: Episode 2727)
	Cartoon	Noodles and Nedd eat lots of chocolates, but they don't litter. (First: Episode 3698)
	Film	A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp. (First: Episode 3270)
	Song	"It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" (new sound effects added) Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362)
	Film	Milo Counting: 11 (First: Episode 3585)
	Cartoon	A bus driver counts 11 of each necessity for a bus trip camping. (First: Episode 3151)
	Muppets	When Zoe wants Maria to read to her, Big Bird tells her what to say: "Read Me a Story." (First: Episode 3388)
	Cartoon	Fleas have fun in fur! (new sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0630)
	Film	Letter F words are found on the street. (First: Episode 3353)
	Animation	F / f (space paint) (First: Episode 3215)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: 12 Angry Men — Alistair Cookie is confronted by twelve angry men. (First: Episode 3002)
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book." (First: Episode 2983)
	SCENE 5	A sad Baby Bear sits at Hooper's, giving Carlo a recap how he spent his day chasing Goldilocks, whom he still wishes would be his reading buddy. She arrives and explains that she couldn't read to him before because her reading club is scheduled to convene at Hooper's Store. She invites him to join, and Baby Bear is shocked to see that the other members consist of the wolf and the pigs from his favorite story! She begins reading to them, while Carlo announces the sponsors and reports the status of Slimey's spaceship.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: "Alphabird" observes Miles making a mural with markers.