Episode 4056

	Sesame Street
	Curly Bear is born (part 3)
Air date	May 12, 2003; (season finale)
Season	Season 34 (2003)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production	December 16, 2002
Sponsors	Z, 4
Syndication	PBS Kids Sprout
Releases	Three Bears and a New Baby

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Telly tells Dylan and a Honker to tell others about the newest resident of Sesame Street - Baby Bear's little sister Curly, who was born yesterday. He then hears moaning and Baby Bear approaches with a very exhausted look on his face. He says he's a "wee little wreck" because of the new baby: "It's no teddy bear picnic, buddy." As they walk down the street, he tells Telly that the moment Curly got home, he hasn't received much attention from Mama Bear and Papa Bear as they play with, feed, wash, and dress her.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Whatever attention he has been getting has been less useful than usual. His usual routines of putting on his pajamas with Mama Bear and brushing his teeth with Papa Bear became reversed, as the other parent was busy with Curly. He's even upset by the fact that his family bedtime song has been altered to now include Curly.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Telly and Baby Bear have reached the park during their discussion, where Telly admits he'd love to have a baby sister. Baby Bear continues that he hasn't even got to the worst part: he hasn't been able to spend some father-and-son time with Papa Bear because of Curly and his job at the honey factory to help support her. He's not sure if he'll ever get those special moments again when Papa Bear shows up to spend some quality time with him. Telly says he'll meet later at the playground and Baby Bear confesses his problems to Papa Bear, who assures he'll always have time and love for both his children, singing "Different People, Different Ways."
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Mama Bear arrives with Curly Bear, whom Baby Bear begins to warm up to. She grabs hold of Baby Bear's ear, which he takes as a sign of her love for him. "You know, Curly, I think this is the beginning of... something," he says to her.
	Animation	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroses as pets. (First: Episode 2759)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo wants to play with the Two-Headed Monster, but they can't decide on whether to play baseball or hockey. Aaron and Nick Carter pass by and are told what's happening, which the brothers can relate to. They sing "Loud and Soft", and sing of their differences. This resolves the monster's argument; now they want to sing! But what can they sing? They start arguing again!
	Muppets	The Number of the Day: 4 Four Honkers (including Mr. Honker) show up after learning that the number of the day is 4. (First: Episode 3982)
	Film	Four kids dance in a colorblock grid. (First: Episode 3149)
	SCENE 2	Baby Bear tries to wrap his head around being the "Four Bears" by counting his family different ways, trying to make them the "Three Bears" again. Telly shows up to help count, confirming the number remains the same. Baby Bear accepts that no matter how they're counted, they'll stay four bears and heads off to play with his best friend.
	Song	Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Tartaglia sing about "Brothers and Sisters."
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie: Beach — Big Bird searches for Ernie at the beach. (First: Episode 4034)
	Muppets	Ernie's Show and Tell: Devon shows Ernie his family picture that he made using popsicle sticks. The opening introduction is cut (First: Episode 4013)
	Muppets	Global Grover: Grover returns from Egypt with his camel Sidney. In his film, Achmed visits his cousins and works on a farm. Afterward, he prepares to eat the basket of lunch that he brought back...but Sidney ate it all!
	Cartoon	Global Thingy In a movie parody of Braveheart, Global Thingy stops a fight between two groups of Thingies.
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: Z, part 1 Cookie Monster stops himself from eating the Letter Z Cookie, for now. (First: Episode 3986)
	Animation	A television reveals many Z words. (First: Episode 3699)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: Z, part 2 Cookie builds a Great Wall of Cookie to separate himself from the Letter Z Cookie. (First: Episode 3986)
	Cartoon	Z doesn't like its sleepy Z image -- Z can also be zany, and zip and zoom. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3607)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: Z, part 3 Cookie busts through the brick wall and eats the Letter Z Cookie. (First: Episode 3986)
	Muppets	The Spanish Word of the Day: Feliz Oscar the Grouch does not like the fact that the Spanish word of the day, feliz, means "happy", though he is happy that Slimey (who is playing in the mud) is feliz. (First: Episode 4042)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Babies (First: Episode 3854)
	SCENE 3	Back at the cottage, Curly is holding onto Baby Bear's ear again. He hopes to make her let go by telling her something important: today's sponsors (it doesn't work). So ends the 34th season of Sesame Street.