Episode 3837

	Sesame Street
	The Three Threeketeers
Air date	March 30, 1999
Season	Season 30 (1998-1999)
Written by	Nancy Sans
Production	January 8 & 19, 1999
Sponsors	U, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gina tries to announce the sponsors, but before she can mention today's number, Baby Bear, Telly, and Elmo appear in costume and sing a brief song. They claim to be "The Three Threeketeers," who devote their lives to the number 3 and declare it the number of the day. They head off looking for more number 3s with a cheer: "All for three, and three for all!"
	Song	"Explore Calypso Song" (First: Episode 3531)
	Muppets	Ernie and Rubber Duckie are ready to count. (First: Episode 3813)
	Cartoon	"Three Waltzing Chickens" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1183)
	SCENE 2	A Muppet number 3 enjoys a nice drink when she's approached by the Threeketeers, who become starstruck. After introducing themselves through song again they assist the 3 in throwing away her juice box.
	Film	Song: It's number 3 (on trike/on hike) (First: Episode 3136)
	Animation	Three taxi chairs (First: Episode 3119)
	Muppets	Ernie loves and is tickled by Rubber Duckie. (First: Episode 3786)
	Film	A boy recites his poem, "Rabbits, Trees and Water."
	SCENE 3	Prairie Dawn reminds the viewer that today is also sponsored by the letter U, for words such as umbrella...
	Cartoon	Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808)
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Prairie continues boasting about the letter U, claiming it should even be honored with a song... This scene is immediately repeated between the next two segments.
	Celebrity	Melissa Etheridge sings "Like the Way U Does." (First: Episode 3529)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Happy Birthday to U — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U. (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 1306)
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Prairie concludes her letter U celebration and thanks the viewer for their attention.
	Film	Wegman dogs: The Ten O'Clock Scholar (title card added) (First: Episode 3529)
	Muppets	Count's Castle: Counting School — The Count holds a counting class.
	Film	Kids walk IN and OUT of a school. (First: Episode 3561)
	SCENE 4	The Threeketeers show off various items they've found in threes, but can't seem to find any others. Telly points out there's three of them, so they count themselves. They find new ways to count themselves by changing positions and standing on their heads.
	Animation	Cecille sings "I Wanna Be Me." (First: Episode 2791)
	Muppets	Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Big Bird and Navona sing the alphabet song.
	Animation	African quilt pattern #2 (First: Episode 3134)
	Muppets	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce Suzie Kabloozie, especially because they enjoy saying her name. (First: Episode 3786)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie sings "Sing." Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3794)
	SCENE 5	Telly's a little tired of counting themselves and wants to find something else to count. Mama Bear and Papa Bear arrive, allowing them to count three bears. They come across a problem, though: no matter which group Baby Bear is in, the other group will have only two. To solve the problem, they recruit Gina to be an honorary Threeketeer and they count the bears.
	Cartoon	A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3282)
	Muppets	Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the next segment, which features an animal.
	Film	Puzzle pieces make a video of a bear. (First: Episode 3085)
	Cartoon	Students raise their hands and name words that begin with "U." Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3553)
	Song	"My Friend U" (First: Episode 3705)
	Cartoon	U knocks on the door of P's apartment. When she answers the door, they go UP. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3658)
	SCENE 6	The Threeketeers come to Hooper's Store for lunch, but they can't agree on a meal they can all have (since they have to do things in threes). Alan helps out by suggesting they have "three snacks," so each one can have what they want. But now, they don't know what to drink...
	Song	"Drink of Water" (First: Episode 2545)
	Animation	"Step right up and find my voice!" A girl plays a carnival game in which she pushes buttons to identify which sound each animal makes. (First: Episode 3736)
	Film	Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts. (First: Episode 3404)
	SCENE 7	The Threeketeers each realize they have other obligations (Elmo must feed Dorothy, Baby Bear has a dinner engagement, and Telly's mom calls for him). They replace themselves with Tarah, Miles, and Gabi, who sing their Threeketeer song.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Books (First: Episode 3817)
	SCENE 8	Gina introduces the "New Threeketeers," who announce the sponsors.