| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Baby Bear's new parrot |
| Air date | February 8, 2002 |
| Season | Season 33 (2002) |
| Written by | Belinda Ward |
| Directed by | Lisa Simon |
| Sponsors | A, 6 |
| Syndication | PBS Kids Sprout |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  | SCENE 1 | A duck tries to quack a joke, but it can't stop laughing about it. Then Gordon suggests that they sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," though substituting "ha-ha-has" for the lyrics. |
  | Muppets | Monster Clubhouse Today's Snacktime is Milk, and a man arrives looking for a kazoo club meeting. (First: Episode 3941) |
 | Muppets | The Number of the Day: 6 Five sheep and a duck arrive to celebrate that the Number of the Day is 6. |
 | Film | Wegman dogs ride canoes to illustrate the number 6. |
 | SCENE 2 | Telly plays with his hamster Chuckie Sue. Baby Bear arrives to tell him that Papa Bear has allowed him to have a pet. Telly assumes that it will be a hamster, but Baby Bear isn't sure if he wants a hamster. |
 | SCENE 2, cont'd | Elmo arrives with Dorothy and suggests getting a goldfish. Elmo says that Dorothy is singing The Alphabet Song. |
  | SCENE 2, cont'd | Since Gina is a veterinarian, Baby Bear asks her for advice. However, she is busy tending to all of Old MacDonald's animals. In song, Old MacDonald and his animals suggest a cow, a pig, or other farm animals. |
 | SCENE 2, cont'd | The Big Bad Wolf suggests to Baby Bear that he would make a great pet. |
 | SCENE 2, cont'd | Gordon discusses the problem with Baby Bear until Papa Bear arrives with a parrot. Baby Bear names him Ralph and teaches him to talk. |
 | Film | Elmo talks about Dorothy, and kids talk about their pets. |
  | Muppets | Journey to Ernie Big Bird sets off on a Journey To Ernie. First, Big Bird looks for Ernie's box across the tightrope. |
 | Cartoon | Sand creatures illustrate the song, "Sing," with vocals by Stephanie D'Abruzzo. (First: Episode 3981) |
 | Muppets | Journey to Ernie Big Bird looks for Ernie's box by repeating a clapping pattern. |
 | Film | Angel Corella dances with the alphabet, while Telly, Zoe and Elmo name the letters. (First: Episode 3785) |
 | Muppets | Journey to Ernie Big Bird looks for Ernie's box at the supermarket. We found him! |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie brings home a puppy, and asks Bert to guess what it is. Bert wants to name him Norman. (EKA: Episode 2064) Come back tomorrow for another Journey to Ernie. |
 | Muppets | The Letter of the Day: A Cookie Monster locks the Letter A Cookie inside a safe, along with the key, to prevent himself from eating it. The plan almost works until Cookie eats the safe entirely: "the best laid plans of mice and men and Cookie Monster." |
 | Film | A for action, acrobat, art, artichoke, and applause. (First: Episode 3266) |
 | Cartoon | A for Acorn (First: Episode 1626) |
 | Muppets | Spanish Word of the Day: gato A cow tries to help Rosita by illustrating gato, but she isn't a cat. Suddenly Little Murray Sparkles comes by and Rosita replies that this is what gato is. |
 | Muppets | Elmo's World: Bicycles (First: Episode 3969) |
 | SCENE 3 | The duck is still laughing, so Big Bird helps him to read the sponsors. The full credit scroll follows. |
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