Episode 3929

	Sesame Street
	Elmo pretends that he's in the Wild West
Air date	January 18, 2001
Season	Season 32 (2001)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production	October 23, 2000
Sponsors	H, 6
Syndication	PBS Kids Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Elmo excitedly shows the viewer the cowboy hat his cousin gave him. He can just imagine being in the wild, wild west and even begins to hear some old west music...
	SCENE 1 cont'd	In Elmo's imagination, all of Sesame Street has become an old west town. Cowboy Elmo greets some of the locals, including Cowgirl Elizabeth, Cowboy Alan, Cowboy Bird, and Miss Kitty (playing the piano).
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Back in reality, Elmo states he has a great imagination and reaffirms his love for his hat.
	Film	H for Hat - kids try on different hats as camera shutters go off. (First: Episode 3292)
	Animation	Soul H! (First: Episode 3368)
	Film	The floating kids form H. (First: Episode 3118)
	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)
	Film	The kids talk about imagination.
	Cartoon	"Tall Short Texans" Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3135)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird and the Birdketeers assemble to sing "The Alphabet Song." Big Bird invites Elmo to join along, and Elmo imagines how the meeting would be in the wild west...
	SCENE 2 cont'd	With Miss Kitty on piano, Cowboy Elmo, Cowboy Bird, the Cowbirdketeers, and all the free-range animals sing a couple of rounds of "The Alphabet Song."
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird and the kids snap Elmo out of his fantasy. Elmo declines participating in the meeting now, since he's already sung the alphabet in his imagination.
	Animation	Horses appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3637)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Garth Brooks and Herry Monster sing "Together, We'll Make Music." (First: Episode 3814)
	Film	Planting Letters: H (First: Episode 3016)
	Animation	H in space (with astronauts) (First: Episode 3697)
	SCENE 3	Elmo strolls into Hooper's Store, where Baby Bear has just quickly finished his bowl of porridge. He and Alan compliment Elmo's hat, triggering another fantasy...
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Hooper's becomes a wild west saloon, with Miss Kitty supplying the music still. When Cowboy Elmo moseys in and orders a bowl of porridge, Cowboy Alan tells him that the town only has one bowl of porridge, and it belongs to the Porridge Kid, the fastest spoon in the West. The Porridge Kid arrives to keep this "stranger" from muscling in on his claim, but Cowboy Elmo proposes the two share the porridge and be friends. The Porridge Kid agrees and everyone is happy.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Alan and Baby Bear bring Elmo back out of his imagination. Alan asks Elmo if he wants something to eat, but Elmo again passes, claiming to have just eaten with the Porridge Kid (to Alan and Baby Bear's confusion).
	Animation	Three chickens divide up their corn. (First: Episode 3918)
	Muppets	Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse look for water in the desert. (First: Episode 2874)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #6 (First: Episode 3887)
	Film	Six kids dance on a playground to the same beat. (First: Episode 3819)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0324)
	SCENE 4	Elmo comes across the Count, who is looking for things to count. Elmo starts to imagine again...
	SCENE 4 cont'd	In the wild west, Cowboy Elmo meets Cowboy Count - "They call me Cowboy Count because I love to count cows!" However, there appears to be no cows for him to count. Accompanied by Miss Kitty, Cowboy Elmo launches into "The Cow Song," which attracts four mooing cows to be counted (along with a mooing cactus, tumbleweed, and Porridge Kid).
	SCENE 4 cont'd	As Elmo's fantasy ends, the Count invites him to spend the day counting with him. But Elmo has already done enough counting in his imagination.
	Animation	A horseshoe and boot pattern (First: Episode 3577)
	Film	Six children dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3122)
	Cartoon	"Wall of Numbers" #6 Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3907)
	SCENE 5	Elmo comes by Oscar's trash can, where Oscar and Slimey are waiting for the worm bus to arrive. When Slimey compliments Elmo's hat, he begins to have another fantasy...
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Cowboy Oscar and Slimey wait for the stagecoach to take Slimey to Worm City. However, a child informs them that the stagecoach won't be running until tomorrow - it's the horse's day off. Cowboy Elmo comes to the rescue by pretending to be a horse and carries Cowboy Slimey to town.
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Oscar snaps Elmo out of his fantasy, as he's been so distracted, he doesn't notice he's in the way of the worm bus trying to pull away. He then tells Elmo to leave and take his imagination with him.
	Film	What sound does a horse make? (First: Episode 3277)
	Muppets	Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: it has four legs, a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep. (First: Episode 2081)
	Film	A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance. (First: Episode 2498)
	Cartoon	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702)
	SCENE 6	It's time for Elmo to go home and feed Dorothy, so he imagines doing so the cowboy way...
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Cowboy Elmo, on his trusty horse, goes through town saying goodbye to his friends before riding off into the sunset.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Teeth (First: Episode 3919)
	SCENE 7	Elmo announces the sponsors.