Episode 4088

Sesame Street
Plot	How many balloons to raise Snuffy?
Air date	April 11, 2005
Season	Season 36 (2005)
Sponsors	K, 12
Releases	Online Streaming

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Healthy Moment: Richard Kind and Snuffy explain how covering your mouth when coughing and covering your nose or snuffle when sneezing, can prevent germs from spreading.
	SCENE	The scene starts off with three girls doing a short dance. When they are finished, they passed Snuffy wearing a cloud outfit and said hi to him. Snuffy says hi back and continues walking on, singing softly to "If I Was a Cloud in the Sky".
	SCENE cont'd	Snuffy wants to be a real cloud in the sky. He wonders how he is going to get up there. He tries jumping up in the sky, but it doesn't work.
	SCENE cont'd	On the other side, the Count watch as Oscar ties a balloon around Slimey so that he can float in the air. Watching Slimey floating in the air has made Snuffy realized he can float in the sky with the clouds by having balloons tied to him. However, he realized he doesn't have any money. The Count suggested that he can make a wish since it worked for Cinderella.
	SCENE cont'd	So Snuffy wished for a balloon and the Fairy Balloon Person (Richard Kind) comes to grant his wish. Since it's going to take 40 balloon to lift him up, the Fairy Balloon Person keeps adding 5 balloons each time until they reach 40 balloons, while the Count counts each balloon by 5. When 20 balloons were on Snuffy, the balloon wand wasn't working. The Fairy Balloon person had to find more balloons and get his wand fix.
	SCENE cont'd	At that moment, Big Bird and the Birdketeers arrived and was wondering what Snuffy was doing. Snuffy explained that he's going to float through the air and be a cloud. He sings, "If I Was a Cloud in the Sky", and does a dance.
	SCENE cont'd	Finally the Fairy Balloon Person comes back with more balloons and adds 20 balloons by 5 to make 40 balloons. Soon Snuffy was floating through the air.
	SCENE cont'd	While Snuffy is happy to be seeing birds and other clouds, he starts to get cold and lonely being all by himself. He wishes to go back down and his wish is granted.
	SCENE cont'd	Snuffy realizes that everyone he loves is down on Sesame Street and that he would rather be a Snuffleupagus than a cloud any day. The Fairy Balloon Person goes off to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood because someone needs a balloon there. In the end, Snuffy wishes to be a Birdketeer and goes off with Big Bird and the Birdketeers. The Count follows after them as he counts their tweeting.
	Song	"I'm a Little Airplane" (First: Episode 3266) This segment was cut from the online version. See below for changes.
	Animation	Elephants appear in the clouds as Vivaldi music plays. (First: Episode 3627)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: K Cookie Monster teaches Prairie Dawn a new K word, "Kowabunga." (First: Episode 4067)
	Film	Pencil box: K/k (First: Episode 2876)
	Film	Girls dance and chant about K. (First: Episode 3012)
	Animation	"k" for king, kiss and key. (First: Episode 3084)
	Muppets	The Spanish Word of the Day: Leche (First: Episode 3988) This segment was cut from the online version.
	Cartoon	Healthy Food Cartoon: Watermelon
	Muppets	Maria is trying to read but she is interrupted by Action Elephant who convinces her to kick her feet with him instead.
	Film	Muscles and bones help people move and jump.
	Muppets	Muppet and Kid Moments: Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin. (First: Episode 1642)
	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)
	Animation	Arnold rides his chair. (First: Episode 2754)
	Muppets	Global Grover: Kites from Malaysia. (First: Episode 4044)
	Muppets	The Number of the Day: The Count counts and sings up to 12, accompanied by the Countess and their band of musicians.
	Film	Milo Counting: 12 (First: Episode 3568)
	Animation	Clown Honking #12 (First: Episode 3210)
	Film / Animation	"Counting Stars by 3's" (First: Episode 4069)
	Muppets	Hero Guy Baby Bear wants to have a Flying Adventure in the Sky with Hero Guy, but he can't fly by himself. (First: Episode 3989)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Weather (First: Episode 3984)
	Insert	The Adventures of Trash Gordon Chapter 842 Planet Huff-and-Puff: Trash handles the wind of a Big Bad Wolf by fighting air with air. (First: Episode 4079)

Alterations

Picture	Segment	Description
	Cartoon	"From Your Head" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3474) This segment replaced "I'm a Little Airplane" in the online releases of the episode.

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