Episode 3905

	Sesame Street
	Elmo and Big Bird learn about being plants
Air date	April 28, 2000
Season	Season 31 (2000)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Directed by	Emily Squires
Production	November 30, 1999
Sponsors	B, 7
Syndication	123 Sesame Street; PBS Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Stinky welcomes the viewer and wishes to tell them what they'll be seeing today, but has no clue what it will be; on cue, Elmo arrives and announces the sponsors. He then asks Stinky if it's fun being a plant, and decides he wants to pretend to be a plant today. Stinky suggests that he get his own flower pot and Elmo runs off to get one, and Stinky feels honored that Elmo wants to be like him.
	Animation	Pencil Box B / b (First: Episode 3040)
	Film	Alphaquest: B (First: Episode 2706)
	Cartoon	B for banana and ballerina (First: Episode 2515)
	SCENE 2	Elmo gets inside his pot (with his name scribbled on it just like Stinky's) and wonders what kind of plant he is. Stinky calls him a "furry red monster plant," a name which Elmo likes. Elmo wonders what plants do, and according to Stinky, they just sit around and enjoy the sun. Elmo stretches his arms out like leaves and enjoys it at first, but soon realizes, "It's not easy being a plant..."
	Animation	"Flowers on the Doorstep" (First: Episode 3140)
	Muppets	Monsters in Day Care: Sam, Emma and Stephanie teach Herry to sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". The monsters sing it at Monster Day Care. (First: Episode 3786)
	SCENE 3	Before long, Elmo the plant starts to get tired of enjoying the sun...
	Cartoon	How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2730)
	SCENE 4	Elmo wonders if there's anything else that plants do. Stinky points out that plants need water, and remembers that Gabi should be coming by to water him soon. Elmo decides to call out for water since plants can't leave their pots, and sure enough Gabi arrives with her watering can. She gives some refreshment to both Elmo (sticking the can's tube in his mouth like a straw) and Stinky (who prefers it poured onto his dirt).
	Cartoon	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1484)
	Song	Jerry Nelson sings "Don't Waste Water." (First: Episode 2804)
	SCENE 5	Elmo wonders if plants do anything besides enjoying sunlight and getting watered. Stinky doesn't think so, but Elmo suggests that they could both sing "The Alphabet Song," which they do. Stinky has so much fun he wants to sing it again (and say "Music, Maestro!" like Elmo does).
	Cartoon	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup. (new music added) (First: Episode 0004)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Garth Brooks sings about two kids who are "Different." (First: Episode 3187)
	Film	Kid jungle explorers spot a wild letter B. (First: Episode 3508)
	Cartoon	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear) (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1147)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird takes Radar for a ride on the "Teddy Bear Bus" (a wagon). Elsewhere, Elmo wonders if plants can move around, and Stinky says they can't... unless, perhaps, they're on a wagon such as Big Bird's! Big Bird agrees to take Elmo and Stinky for a ride, so he loads them up into his wagon and they all head off.
	Cartoon	Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727)
	Film	Milo Counting: 7 (First: Episode 3595)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #7 (First: Episode 3868)
	Song	"They're Not Alive" (First: Episode 3661)
	Animation	The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving. (First: Episode 3052)
	SCENE 7	Elmo thinks Big Bird should rename his transport to the "Teddy Bear and Plant Bus," as they pass Oscar's trash can (Oscar: "Hey, don't even think of stoppin' here!") and make their way to the Fix-It Shop.
	Animation	Kids are surprised when animated things pop up out of nowhere. (First: Episode 3567)
	Cartoon	Rap #7 (First: Episode 2506)
	Film	Seven kids dance on a playground to the same beat. (First: Episode 3844)
	Cartoon	Seven rabbits Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1493)
	SCENE 8	Big Bird sets Elmo and Stinky back up on the crate in the yard they were on before. Big Bird wishes he could pretend to be a plant with them, and they say there's no reason why he can't - all he needs is a big enough pot. He goes off to get one from Snuffy's mommy., and Stinky is excited about adding to their growing garden.
	Film	"In the middle of the city we have a garden..." (First: Episode 2889)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (underscore added to intro) (First: Episode 1789)
	Cartoon	A blue man demonstrates in and out with the help of a barrel. (First: Episode 2084)
	SCENE 9	Big Bird has fun sitting in his pot, and wonders what plants do. Elmo repeats what Stinky told him earlier - plants do nothing but sit around, enjoying sunlight. Big Bird tries it himself, but just then, Elmo has to leave to tend to Dorothy. He thanks Stinky for a great day and leaves. Big Bird has trouble getting used to all this sunlight, though: "Gee, it's not easy being a plant."
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Dancing (First: Episode 3801)
	SCENE 10	At eveningtime, Big Bird and Stinky announce the sponsors, and the credits follow.