Episode 4005

Sesame Street
Missing Baby Boot
Air date	March 8, 2002
Season	Season 33 (2002)
Written by	Annie Evans
Directed by Emily Squires Production September 25, 2001 Sponsors N, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	A Muppet shoe pops up to hear Big Bird's shoe joke: what did the shoe say when it had a cold? Ah-shoe! Then, Gabi and Miles teach everyone how to do the "Step and Stomp."
	Muppets	Monster Clubhouse Today's furry shape of the day is the Triangle. A penguin subs for The Elephant. (edited) (First: Episode 3974)
	Muppets	The Number of the Day: 10 A talking number ten appears after The Count reveals that 10 is the number of the day. "Finally the ten-sion is broken!"
	Cartoon	Ten water-skiing hippos.
	Animation	Ten Dancing Kids Animation: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3902)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird teaches Mr. Snuffleupagus the "Step and Stomp," which shakes the whole street. Big Bird spies a small shoe on the ground, which he guesses is Snuffy's, but it doesn't match his foot size. The Muppet shoe re-appears and assesses that it's a baby shoe. He suggests they find a baby missing a shoe, then leaves ("I'm a running gag.").
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird and Snuffy find Gina with baby Hannah. They assume she is the one who has lost a shoe, but see she has two shoes on her feet; the lost shoe is also too small for Hannah. Gina helps them make a list of all the babies in the neighborhood they can check.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	The duo sing "Where's the Baby?" over a montage of the various babies they try to return the shoe to (including Natasha), without much luck.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird and Snuffy try to explain their sad situation to Alan, who is also approached by Zoe, whose doll Imelda is missing a shoe. Alan gets them to realize that the shoe they have belongs to Zoe's doll. They try it on and it's a perfect fit! Alan brings them into Hooper's Store for some shakes; the Muppet shoe orders a shoe-lami sandwich.
	Muppets / Film	Elmo finds the Elephant's lost peanut. Then, the kids talk about things they have lost (and found).
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie Big Bird sets off on a Journey To Ernie. First, Big Bird looks for Ernie's box across the tightrope. (First: Episode 3983)
	Cartoon	Shoes dance to a square dance tune. (First: Episode 3450)
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie Big Bird looks for Ernie's box by repeating a clapping pattern. (First: Episode 3984)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Angel Corella dances the Ballet Alphabet, while Telly, Zoe and Elmo name the letters. (First: Episode 3785)
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie Big Bird looks for Ernie's box in the supermarket. We found him! (First: Episode 3982)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree." (First: Episode 1920)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: N
	Animation	A letter N pops out of a mailbox envelope.
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day (cont'd): Super Grover helps Cookie Monster refrain from eating the letter "N," but is ultimately unsuccessful.
	Film	Kids form the letter N.
	Muppets	The Spanish Word of the Day: zapato Professor Grover tries to teach the kids where to wear a zapato (a shoe). (First: Episode 3989)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Bicycles (First: Episode 3969)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy announce the sponsors, with some shoe puns from the Muppet shoe.

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