Episode 3810

	Sesame Street
	The Best Friends Pageant
Air date	January 8, 1999
Season	Season 30 (1998-1999)
Directed by	Ted May
Sponsors	U, 17
Syndication	123 Sesame Street; PBS Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird welcomes the viewer and is approached by Snuffy to play tag. Big Bird offers to be "it", an act Snuffy appreciates. They start singing a song about being best friends, joined by other pairs of friends (Miles and Gabi, Telly and Baby Bear, Gordon and Susan, and a Dinger and Honker).
	SCENE 1 cont'd	As Big Bird and Snuffy play tag down the street, Prairie Dawn gets inspired by all the friends around her and Maria and decides to make a show about them.
	Cartoon	The word "LOVE" in various situations. (First: Episode 3569) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	Muppet and Kid Moments: Grover and Karlena talk about the word "love" on a sign. (EKA: Episode 2483)
	SCENE 2	Telly and Baby Bear read a poster Prairie has made, asking for any best friends for her show. When she asks what they'd like to do in the show, they argue over what kind of act they'll do and storm off.
	Song	"My Friend U" (First: Episode 3705) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	The Martians discover a "U." (First: Episode 3387)
	Cartoon	U knocks on the door of P's apartment. When she answers the door, they go UP. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3658)
	SCENE 3	Prairie approaches Miles and Gabi, who'd like to be in her show. They recall a time when they ran a lemonade stand together, but start arguing over who made their lemonade too sweet. Oscar appears, adoring the sounds of fighting. Prairie again finds herself one pair short.
	Cartoon	"Four Friends" - a reggae song about a group of animals who wash a car together. (re-recorded version) Artist: Michael Sporn (EKA: Episode 2493) Prairie appears over the end of the cartoon, calling out to the animals to be in her show.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep. (EKA: Episode 2073)
	SCENE 4	Prairie laments her woes to Maria, stating all the friends are arguing, even the Honker and Dinger (though she can't understand about what) and Big Bird and Snuffy, who argue over who's "it." Maria tells her that as the director, she should get them to cooperate.
	Cartoon	Noodles & Nedd make the bed. Artist: John R. Dilworth (First: Episode 3697)
	Film	A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 5	Prairie tries to tell the arguing friends to cooperate, but they're too caught up in their feuds to listen.
	Animation	17 derby hats drop onto a balloon head. (First: Episode 2820) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Film	Kid mural painting #17 (First: Episode 3639) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Animation	Ornate 17s swing by. (First: Episode 3319) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 6	Oscar tells the friends to keep arguing, so as to keep Prairie's pageant cancelled. They all get upset; they never wanted the show to get cancelled and feel bad about how they've hurt Prairie. They all decide to compromise and get along. Telly thanks a disappointed Oscar for being such a good friend.
	Song	"Dressed Up" (remake) (First: Episode 3399)
	Muppets	Ernie's Show and Tell Ernie's friend Alexa surprises him with a bag of jewels.
	SCENE 7	The friends all find Prairie and show her that they're all cooperating now and beg her to put her show back on. Prairie un-cancels her pageant and rushes them all to rehearsal.
	Cartoon	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0416)
	Celebrity	Melissa Etheridge sings "Like the Way U Does." (First: Episode 3529) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Film	The letter U dances at the beach. (First: Episode 3529) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Animation	Amelia likes to pretend she can fly. (First: Episode 2902)
	SCENE 8	Prairie's show gets underway. Baby Bear paints Telly as he bounces on his pogo stick (until they collide), Miles and Gabi make lemonade, Big Bird and Snuffy take turns during tag and the Honker and Dinger resolve a conflict. Everyone cheers for the best friends!
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Jackets (First: Episode 3806)
	SCENE 9	Prairie announces the sponsors while the Earth shakes from Big Bird and Snuffy's game of tag.