Folge 2453

Sesamstrasse
Plot	Pferd gives thanks
Air date	October 19, 2008
Season	35

Picture	Segment	Description
	Cold opening	Ernie plans on communicating with the ships in the Hamburg harbor with his trumpet. Bert scoffs, until Ernie blares his trumpet and the ships actually respond with their foghorns. (EKA: Folge 2378)
	Intro
	Scene	Pferd's aunt Ingrid has sent him a delicious carrot and he is trying to think of a way to thank her. He concludes that he might get an idea after he has eaten the carrot. Wolle comes by and Pferd tells him about the problem. Wolle suggests that Pferd sing a little song.
	Scene	Pferd tries to rap a song, but Wolle doesn't think a rap song is the right thing to do. He suggests that he should play an instrument. Pferd quickly thinks that playing the drums would be a good idea; however, Wolle thinks a different instrument would be better, maybe something like a tuba. Pferd thinks it's a great idea and goes to find one.
	Scene	Pferd attempts to play the tuba but nothing happens. Wolle tells him to blow harder, but still nothing happens. Pferd is sure that the tuba is broken, but Wolle thinks that something is stuck inside it. So Wolle looks down into it while Pferd attempts to play it and then suddenly sound comes out of it and Wolle is blown away. Wolle concludes that the tuba is not the right instrument. Pferd once again suggests to play the drums and this time Wolle thinks it won't hurt to try it out. But in order to really please Pferd's aunt Wolle will join in on the banjo.
	Scene	They start to play a song about saying thanks to your relatives with a song. At the end of the song Pferd is playing faster and faster on the drums until they suddenly explode. Pferd thinks that the song is really great, and Wolle agrees but the problem is: how should they play it again?
	Film	A boy demonstrates how he plays on a guitar.
	Muppets	While Bert reads, Ernie begins playing his drums, which makes it hard for him to read. So, Ernie comes up with an idea for them to take turns; however, Bert's turns don't last as long as he hoped.
	Cartoon
	Muppets	The Wolf vom Wörtersee calls on the Wörterfee to tell her that he will be arranging a concert for her. To prepare for the concert he eats some spaghetti, but he ends up having voice problems, so he tries to find out how to solve it with help from some kids. They tell him he has a frog in his throat, so Wolf decides to hold up a glass with flies so that the frog will come up into his mouth to eat the flies; however, the flies fly into his mouth. The kids explain that he does not have a real frog in his throat. But it has gotten late, so Wolf hurries back to the Wörterfee. He tells her about his throat problem, and after she asks him what could have caused the problem he coughs up some of the spaghetti and is now able to sing. However, the Wörterfee thinks he sang better with the frog in his throat.
	Cartoon	A dice rolls a drum. (First: Folge 2378)
	Muppets	Elmo is now a part of Oscar's Grouch band as the drummer. His drumming is too quiet for their tastes and they ask him to play loud.
	Cartoon	Connie the Cow tries to track down where a mysterious sound comes from.