Episode 3973

Sesame Street
Big Bird and Snuffy act out a confused version of "Little Red Riding Hood"
Air date	March 21, 2001
Season	Season 32 (2001)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Sponsors E, 17

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon reads the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" to the kids. Afterward, Big Bird and Snuffy meet up for their playdate, where they will act out the story. They're both confused as to what "goodies" are for their basket and consult Gina. With an answer, they go to get their supplies.
	Song	"Dressed Up" (remake) (First: Episode 3399)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert can't decide which hat to wear to the Pigeon Lovers' meeting.
	Song	Ornate E's go easing by to a song. (First: Episode 2937)
	Animation	Planet E / e (First: Episode 2840)
	Animation	Planting Letters: E (First: Episode 3009)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird and Snuffy stock their basket with birdseed cookies, cabbage and spaghetti. They're ready to continue, when Snuffy becomes frightened when he remembers the presence of the Big Bad Wolf. Big Bird reminds him that the woodcutter saves them later and Gina explains to them what a woodcutter does. Just then, the Big Bad Wolf shows up in Granny's clothes!
	Cartoon	Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (new music added) (EKA: Episode 2405)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror" assisted by several celebrities, including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles. (First: Episode 2835)
	Cartoon	Number creatures #17 (First: Episode 2745)
	Muppets	Worms in Space The worms form the number 17. (First: Episode 3781)
	Animation	Seventeen derby hats drop onto a balloon head. (First: Episode 2820)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy invite the Wolf to join their game, offering him the role of the wolf of course. The Wolf, on his way to his own story, would much rather play Little Red, so he and Snuffy switch outfits. Just then, the real Little Red shows up to get the Wolf on track and they both admit they'd like some change in their roles. They let Snuffy be the Granny while they go to change outfits.
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie and her cat Feff pretend to be each other. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3727)
	Muppets	"I'm a Bookworm, Baby!" (new music button added) (First: Episode 2994)
	Animation	Growing Numbers #17 (First: Episode 2975)
	Cartoon	Rap #17 (First: Episode 2488)
	SCENE 4	Their re-enactment of the story begins, with Big Bird as Little Red's mother and the woodcutter, Snuffy as Granny, the Wolf as Little Red and vice versa. Even Granny shows up to see their performance!
	Animation	Writing utensils form the upper and lowercase letter E. (First: Episode 2880)
	Film	Wegman's dogs form a letter E. (First: Episode 3267)
	Film	Elmo tells us what he wants to be when he grows up. Kids talk about what they want to be.
	Animation	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864)
	Muppets	Prairie Dawn hosts "Amazing Animal Tricks" with guest Old MacDonald, who has brought his cow. The cow plans on saying the alphabet, but all she does is moo, while MacDonald translates (much to Prairie's disappointment). (First: Episode 3942)
	Film	What sound does a cow make? (First: Episode 3403)
	SCENE 5	Little Red, the Wolf and Granny head back to their usual story, considering other roles they could play. Snuffy and Big Bird tell Gina about how their playdate went and go to get more goodies, with Gina's duck patient following dressed as Little Red.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Bicycles (First: Episode 3969)
	SCENE 6	Snuffy announces the sponsors. Big Bird decides to play Cinderella next, and Snuffy wants to be Rumplestiltskin. He's in that one, isn't he?

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