Episode 3923

Sesame Street
Gina's baby niece moves to Sesame Street
Air date	January 10, 2001
Season	Season 32 (2001)
Written by	Sara Compton
Sponsors B, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird welcomes the viewer, when he hears Gina make some "cooing" sounds outside his nest. He comes out to find that she has a baby with her. Gina introduces him to her baby niece, Hannah, who has just moved to the street with her mother. Big Bird looks forward to all the things he'll be able to teach her and runs off.
	Song	"Beautiful Baby" (remake) (First: Episode 3549)
	Muppets	Grover and Rosita explain the concept of "love" in 15 seconds. Grover panics about the assignment, but Rosita intervenes just in time. (First: Episode 3527)
	Cartoon	Madrigal Alphabet Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0615)
	Muppets	Natasha crawls across the screen from left to right. (First: Episode 3771)
	SCENE 2	Gina feeds Hannah some lunch, when Big Bird returns to teach Hannah all about the number 2. They count the various pairs of body parts she has; Big Bird believes she is learning already and runs off to find something else to impart on her.
	Song	"Doll House" (First: Episode 0131)
	Cartoon	Astronauts form a 2 in space. (First: Episode 3713)
	Muppets	Natasha crawls across the screen from right to left. (First: Episode 3771)
	Film	A mom takes her son for a walk in the stroller, and he sees all he can see. (First: Episode 3656)
	Muppets	Natasha crawls across the screen from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. (First: Episode 3771)
	Cartoon	Babies and doggies pattern: What comes next? Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3039)
	Animation	The GIRLS room (First: Episode 3393)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird now teaches Hannah all about the letter B, even using her blocks to form the word "baby." He and Gina try to point her attention to the following...
	Cartoon	B for bathtub, ball, boat, boot, boomerang, brush and bison (First: Episode 3154)
	Film	William Wegman's dogs form the letter B, and Fay Ray balances a boat on her head. (First: Episode 3536)
	Muppets	Ernie talks about the differences between himself and his cousin, Ernestine. He can't find anything that they have in common -- until he hears Ernestine laugh. (First: Episode 2053)
	Animation	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroses as pets. (First: Episode 2759)
	Muppets	Natasha crawls across the screen from the bottom to the top. (First: Episode 3771)
	Cartoon	A baby and father illustrate up and down. (First: Episode 2687)
	Muppets	Natasha crawls across the screen from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. (First: Episode 3771)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird runs off to find something else to teach Hannah, while Gina tries to put her down for a nap. Elmo happens over and thinks a "wubbabye" (a monster lullaby) would work. Even though Hannah isn't a monster, it works anyhow (on both Hannah and Elmo).
	Film	A boy sings a song to his baby sister, Whivvy.
	Muppets	Natasha crawls around in a circle. (First: Episode 3771)
	Film	A girl dances her way into her family portrait. (First: Episode 3119)
	Muppets	Natasha finally reaches her goal: a giant baby bottle! She drinks up all the milk, and lets out a large burp. (First: Episode 3771)
	Animation	Letter Garden: B (First: Episode 3035)
	Animation	Pencil Box B / b (First: Episode 3040)
	Muppets	"Baby Blankie Blues" (First: Episode 3608)
	Cartoon	A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.' (First: Episode 3396)
	SCENE 5	Elmo wakes up and tip-toes out as Hannah continues her nap. Suddenly, Telly Monster rushes in with some Muppet animals, all in distress. Telly points out that if Gina starts taking care of a new baby, she won't have time to tend to sick animals. Gina clarifies that Hannah's mother will be around to take care of her, as well as babysitters, leaving herself plenty of time to tend to her patients. She is able to illustrate this by removing the thorn from a dog's paw.
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342)
	Film	A parrot announces dos, or two of everything. (First: Episode 3108)
	Animation	Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851)
	Celebrity	Robin Williams demonstrates the uses of knees. (First: Episode 2765)
	Song	"Mommy's Lap" (First: Episode 3849)
	Muppets	Two flowers, a baby sparrow, and two bunnies sing "That's How I Got Here." (First: Episode 2983)
	Cartoon	Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird returns with a special surprise. Humphrey brings over Natasha, a fellow baby Hannah can play with. Humphrey observes how alike the two are, until the others point out their differences. Humphrey notes, "A good thing...Otherwise, I might go home with the wrong baby!"
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Babies (First: Episode 3854)
	SCENE 7	Everyone announces the sponsors.

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