Episode 3783

	Sesame Street
	Rosita gives hugs
Air date	May 13, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by	Josh Selig
Directed by	Regge Life
Production	December 10, 1997
Sponsors	C, 16

Picture	Segment	Description
	Muppets / Celebrity	Erykah Badu introduces herself to Elmo, Baby Bear, Zoe and Rosita, who are hesitant to join her at first, but they end up singing "We're All Friends." (First: Episode 3712)
	Cartoon	A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (audible dialogue) Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849)
	Film	Korean girls do a spring dance. (First: Episode 3170)
	Cartoon	A fan reveals the letter C. (First: Episode 2746)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The Old Man and the C — Old man Grover loves the sea. (First: Episode 2710)
	Film	Girls do a hand-clap game about friends whose names start with C. (First: Episode 3277)
	SCENE 1	At the park, Prairie Dawn asks Maria if she grew up thinking that little girls shouldn't do things that would get them dirty, like playing in leaves. Maria says she didn't, and always believed in having fun when she was a kid. Right then and there, Prairie frolics in a pile of leaves. ("Cowabunga!")
	Cartoon	Leaves form a SH. (First: Episode 3127)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Shake — The monster sounds out the word SHAKE, and an earthquake happens. (First: Episode 2557)
	Cartoon	A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711)
	Animation	Camels appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3624)
	Insert	Big Bird reads a fan letter, asking him how he has so much pep and energy. He explains it's because of sleep. (First: Episode 3443)
	Film	Jodi goes to the doctor for a check-up. (First: Episode 3526)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404)
	Cartoon	Number Creatures #16 (First: Episode 2755)
	Film	Kid mural painting #16 (First: Episode 3625)
	Muppets	The Martians: Alphanumeric Quickies — The Martians present the number 16. (First: Episode 3387)
	Cartoon	Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2687)
	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)
	Animation	Arnold uses his imagination. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2754)
	Film	The McDoubles (Batty and Crooky) count to 10 on their fingers. (First: Episode 3224)
	Insert	Elmo approaches Ruthie with something to give her: a hug. (First: Episode 3393)
	Cartoon	"Island of Emotion" Aritst: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2822)
	Film	A girl floats around in a circle. (First: Episode 3130)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Meghan pretend to go to the moon. (First: Episode 3696)
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine." (First: Episode 2775)
	Film	"There's a lot to see under the sea," according to some young swimmers who narrate a poem about the ocean-dwellers they find. Music: "Kyisio Calypso" by Dermot Stewart (First: Episode 3032)
	Cartoon	Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0561)
	SCENE 2	Rosita needs someone to help her with her lecture, "The Art of the Hug." Telly comes by, and he agrees to participate. Rosita shows that you can hug someone when you're happy (nearly crushing Telly), when you're sad, when you love someone, or when you don't want your friend to leave... like Telly, who has to leave for lunch.
	Animation	The word "LOVE" in various situations. (First: Episode 3569)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster: AMOR — Cookie Monster introduces the Spanish word for love. (First: Episode 0601)
	Muppets	Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ... (First: Episode 3145)
	Cartoon	"C in Space". Artist: Gene Barretta (First: Episode 3729)
	Muppets	Worms in Space make the letter C. (First: Episode 3739)
	Film	Various "C" words are found throughout a yard. (First: Episode 3590)
	Cartoon	An arrow doesn't know which way is up. (First: Episode 3681)
	Song	"Get On Up and Move Your Body" (First: Episode 3410)
	Animation	New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777)
	SCENE 3	As Telly plays checkers with Lexine in the park, Rosita shows up again to ask them to help her continue her lecture on hugs. Telly isn't so sure (his shoulders haven't quite healed from the last time), but Lexine is all for it. Rosita displays a short hug with Lexine...
	SCENE 3 cont'd	... and then smothers Telly with a long hug, which seems a bit too long (and inescapable) to him.
	Cartoon	Two dogs wait at a bus stop for a long time while the red dog talks endlessly about short and long. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3207)
	Animation	The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving. (First: Episode 3052)
	Film	A girl narrates a film of herself taking the bus home with her dad. They play a game where she points to things and identifies them. (First: Episode 3302)
	Cartoon	The king of the Farcums wants a pyramid built; he and his subjects get inspiration from a seesaw. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2631)
	Muppets	Grover: Alphabet — Elmo helps Grover say the alphabet.
	Cartoon	The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb. (First: Episode 2747)
	SCENE 4	Some girls giggle as they walk by, noticing that Rosita is still hugging Telly. He asks how long her hug lecture will be, and she says it's over now - but she's still not done, as now she's hugging him to thank him for his help!
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Telly and Lexine announce the sponsors and report that Slimey's space ship is still headed for Sesame Street, while Telly hopes that Rosita's hug will be done by tomorrow.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: His Majesty, the Emperor, emerges in a new outfit which neither Elmo nor Ruthie can see.