Episode 3827

	Sesame Street
	Prairie gets in touch with her inner Monster
Air date	February 23, 1999
Season	Season 30 (1998-1999)
Written by	Belinda Ward
Production	December 1, 1998
Sponsors	F, 13
Syndication	123 Sesame Street; PBS Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Prairie Dawn watches Rosita, Elmo, and Telly bouncing up and down shouting "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing!" She tells Maria that she wishes to join in the fun, but it is a monster game and she is a little girl. Elmo and the other monsters invite Prairie to join them and demonstrate how to play. Despite encouragement from Maria, Prairie can't quite get the hang of it.
	Animation	A group of round crayons draws a house, and is hesitant to let a square yellow crayon join, until it draws the sun. They all cooperate to make a rainbow. (First: Episode 3105)
	Muppets	Big Bird introduces the letter of the day.
	Film	Alphaboy fans his father's feet with feathers. (First: Episode 3442)
	Cartoon	Letter F words are found on the street. (First: Episode 3353)
	Animation	F / f (space paint) (First: Episode 3215)
	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)
	Cartoon	African quilt pattern (First: Episode 3145)
	SCENE 2	Prairie still doesn't have the hang of "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing" and discusses her problem with Maria at the Fix-It Shop. Maria tries to help by suggesting that in her imagination, Prairie could pretend to be a monster. She demonstrates for Prairie and gives an enthusiastic performance, but when Prairie tries to do the same and fails, Maria suggests that she ask the monsters for help.
	Song	"The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve. (First: Episode 2950)
	Muppets	Big Bird recites a poem by Radar, introducing Cecille the Ball.
	Animation	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster: Unexpected — Not eating a plate of cookies is unexpected behavior from Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 3528)
	Cartoon	Kids and animals alternate in passing letters over themselves, in an alphabet song. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3740)
	SCENE 3	Prairie asks Elmo, Rosita, and Telly for help with her "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing." To demonstrate how they feel extra "monstery," the monsters show her how to do a favorite dance of theirs - the "Monsterena." Prairie tries to follow along as best as she can.
	Cartoon	A girl fantasizes what she could do without leaving her room if her nose, ears, legs, and arms got bigger. (First: Episode 3285)
	Muppets	Monsters in Day Care: Herry learns "I'm a Little Teapot" and teaches it to the other monsters in Monster Daycare. (First: Episode 3789)
	Muppets	Big Bird and Radar introduce the Number of the Day.
	Cartoon	A cartoon mouse riding an armadillo sings "Lucky Thirteen." (First: Episode 2828)
	Film	Milo Counting: 13 (First: Episode 3553)
	Cartoon	Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547)
	SCENE 4	Prairie is frustrated by her inability to do the Monsterena, since its popularity extends beyond monsters; some kids, Big Bird (Matt Vogel), and Maria are briefly seen doing the dance themselves. Prairie realizes that she doesn't have fur like the dance specifies, so Elmo, Telly, and Rosita decide to give her a monster makeover.
	Film	"Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734)
	Cartoon	The letter F morphs into cartoon faces. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2916)
	Film	The letter F appears, Jaws-like, out of a swimming pool. (First: Episode 3353)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: F for Fly (First: Episode 0781)
	Muppets	Big Bird asks the viewer to come closer because he's glad you're here. He and Radar decide they want to watch a dancing segment next.
	Film	A girl dances a butterfly dance. (First: Episode 3681)
	Cartoon	A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1017)
	SCENE 5	Prairie shocks Maria when she emerges from her makeover as "Prairie Monster," wearing a shaggy green coat and her hair in a messy frizz. When that still does not improve her "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing," they suggest that she watch the "monster in the mirror"...
	Muppets	Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror" assisted by several celebrities including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles. (First: Episode 2835)
	SCENE 6	Even after trying to sing the previous song, Prairie becomes so frustrated at her inability to feel monstery that her anger finally releases her inner monster. Rosita, Telly, and Elmo point out how she was able to do all the other monstery things for a brief moment, and join her in singing about the "Monster in Me." When the song's finished, she starts shouting her own silly monster phrase - "Snooglemeyer!" - over and over, while Elmo heads out for...
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Books (First: Episode 3817)
	SCENE 7	Telly and Rosita join Prairie in expressing their inner monsters (more so than usual) by shouting "Snooglemeyer!" while Maria announces the sponsors.