The Number of the Day

The Count's pipe organ reveals The Number of the Day.

The Number of the Day premiered as a daily segment on Sesame Street in Season 33, which aired in 2002. The sequence originally featured the Count playing an organ to get to the number of the day.

The numbers 0-20 have been represented as numbers of the day.

Starting in season 36, all Number of the Day segments for the numbers 1-10 were remakes of the Number Song Series opening sequence done in CGI ribbon effects, followed by a human child playing with a jack-in-the-box to get to the number of the day. Newer segments for higher numbers featured a "Number of the Day" song with Count von Count and the Countess, or the Count interacting with real kids on the street. This lasted until Season 38, when the pipe organ skits were re-run. Apparently, in season 39, the pipe-organ re-runs were gone and replaced with new street scenes about the episode shown. In season 40, Murray Monster began hosting the Number of the Day, in addition to introducing various other show elements.

Most of the segments with the Count can be viewed on the Sesame Street Video Player. Of the 1-10 segments from season 36, only 3 and 4 segments (listed there as "Ribbons and Jack-in-the-Box #3" and "Ribbons and Jack-in-the-Box #4") are included.

Sketches

Season 32

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	Zero	Episode 3950	Cookie Monster plans on eating a number of cookies corresponding with the number of the day. However, much to his chagrin, the number of the day is 0, so he is able to eat zero cookies. He decides to eat number zeros instead.

Season 33

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	0: Zero Organs	Episode 3996	Right before he can play a note, The Count's organ suddenly disappears with a puff of smoke, indicating that the number of the day is zero. Nonetheless, the Count enjoys this.
	1: One Elephant	Episode 4000	After practicing a few times, The Count hits an organ key, and the number is one. One elephant appears.
	2: Two Tubas in Tutus, Tap Dancing	Episode 3992	Two tubas in tutus tap dancing show up after learning that the number of the day is two.
	3: Three Bears	Episode 3981	Baby Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear show up after learning that the number of the day is three.
	4: Four Honkers	Episode 3982	Four Honkers show up after the number of the day (four) is announced.
	5: Five Bats	Episode 3998	Five bats show up when the Count reveals that 5 is the number of the day.
	6: Five Sheep and a Duck	Episode 3985	Five sheep and a duck celebrate the fact that the number of the day is 6.
	7: Seven Dancing Chickens	Episode 3990	Seven dancing chickens show up for the number of the day.
	8: Eight Bats	Episode 3989	Eight bats show up when he Count reveals that 8 is number of the day.
	9: Nine Bats	Episode 3999	After learning that the number of the day is nine, The Count counts bats.
	10: Ten Appears	Episode 4005	A talking number 10 appears after it's revealed that ten is the number of the day.
	11: Confetti	Episode 3987	After learning that the number of the day is eleven, when the balloons and confetti fall from the ceiling, the Count is so overjoyed he asks for more balloons and confetti.
	12: Twelve Appears	Episode 4001	After learning that 12 is the number of the day, a talking number twelve appears.
	13: Vegetables	Episode 3986	13 dancing vegetables show up after it's revealed that thirteen is the number of the day.
	14: Cannon	Episode 3988	The number 14 emerges from a cannon after The Count learns that it is the number of the day.
	15: Penguin	Episode 3995	The Count sings as he tries to get to the number of the day, and a penguin presents him with a number 15.
	16: Beauty Queen 16	Episode 3997	A beauty queen 16 appears after 16 is announced to be the number of the day.
	17: Singing 17	Episode 3984	A singing 17 appears after 17 is announced to be the number of the day.
	18: Jumping 18	Episode 3993	A jumping 18 appears after 18 is announced to be the number of the day.
	19: 19 Shows Up	Episode 3983	The number 19 shows up after 19 is announced to be the number of the day.
	20: Big Number 20	Episode 4006	After it's revealed that the number 20 is the number of the day, a large number 20 appears.

Season 35

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	2: Sheep and Elephant	Episode 4080	The Count tells the viewers that when he counts sheep, the elephant will show up to reveal the number of the day, which, today, is 2. "Who wants to sleep anyway?"
	3: Sheep and Elephant	Episode 4059	The Count tells the viewers that when he counts sheep, the elephant will show up to reveal the number of the day, which, today, is 3. "Who wants to sleep anyway?"
	4: Counting Bats	Episode 4067	The Count counts four bats.
	6: Six Feet Under	Episode 4062	The Count watches "Six Feet Under", which takes place under a table where the feet of three of the monsters from Monster Clubhouse appear.
	10: Monster Parade	Episode 4057	The Count counts monsters in the monster parade to find out what the number of the day is. He counts Cookie Monster, Zoe, Telly, Rosita, Narf, Grover, Googel, Herry Monster, Mel, and Elmo, which is 10 monsters all together.

Season 36

A Kid plays with a jack-in-a-box and finds out The Number of the Day.

Remakes of the opening from the Number Song Series done in ribbon effects, followed by a random kid playing with a jack-in-the-box as the kids count in song each time the handle is turned (also similar to the Number Song Series) until the number of the day pops out.

Picture	Segment	First Appearance
	1	Episode 4093
	2	Episode 4090
	3	Episode 4096
	4	Episode 4083
	5	Episode 4087
	6	Episode 4085
	7	Episode 4108
	8	Episode 4086
	9	Episode 4084
	10	Episode 4100

The Count and Countess present The Number of the Day.

The Count counts (in song) until the Countess tells him to stop.

Picture	Segment	First Appearance
	11	Episode 4103
	12	Episode 4088
	13	Episode 4105
	14	Episode 4095
File:4112zg.jpg	15	Episode 4099
	16	Episode 4102
	17	Episode 4101
	18	Episode 4097
	19	Episode 4094
	20	Episode 4107

Season 37

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	9: Golf Tournament	Episode 4117	At the Transylvania Open golf tournament, The Count takes nine hits to get his golf ball out of a sand trap.
	10: Jumping Off Steps Until a Kids Hair Turns Blue	Episode 4111	The Count has a kid jump off the stairs leading to 123 Sesame Street until his hair turns blue. It fails to work, and after the Count finishes counting and lightning flashes, HIS hair turns blue instead.
	11: Hopping on One Foot	Episode 4116	The Count counts as Kale hops eleven times on one foot.
	12: Jessica's Drumbeats	Episode 4123	The Count counts as Jessica beats her drum twelve times.
	13: Swings on a Tire	Episode 4122	The Count counts thirteen swings in the tire.
	18: Catalina's Jumps	Episode 4129	The Count counts the jumps of a little girl named Catalina as her friends turn the jump rope. His counting summons lightning, and then the kids begin jumping again, unaware of the Count's presence.

Season 39

Picture	Segment	First Appearance	Description
	4: Socks	Episode 4161	Gordon is supposed to introduce the number of the day at the laundromat, but he's got socks stuck to him. After counting them, Gordon discovers that there are four socks--the number he was going to show anyway.
	10: Toes	Episode 4162	Gabi counts her toes to display the number of the day, 10.
	5: Nest Sale	Episode 4163	Rosita frantically searches for the number of the day, 5, and finds it in Big Bird's nest.
	8: Number Lottery	Episode 4164	The Count pulls the lottery number of the day - the number 8.
	6: Firefly	Episode 4165	Chris chats with six fireflies, who form the number of the day, 6.
	4: Magic	Episode 4166	As Chris washes carrots, Elmo the magician comes back to present the number of the day, subtracting 1 carrot from 5 to make 4 carrots.
	16: Firefly	Episode 4167	Baby Bear wears a vest with numbers all over it. On the back is the number of the day, which is 16.
	14: Book	Episode 4168	Big Bird finishes reading a different version of Cinderella to Connor and Tiffany, opens the "Number of the Day" book.
	9: Vote	Episode 4169	Elmo and Zoe vote on seeing a film about the number 9, but said number says otherwise and wishes to see a film about sheep. They compromise and watch a film about 9 and sheep.
	19: Birthday Present	Episode 4170	Baby Bear opens his next present, which turns out to be the number of the day.
	5: Talent	Episode 4171	On the Big Bird and Snuffy talent show, the five flying 5s perform their talent.
	6: Spaghetti Stain	Episode 4172	Alan serves Gina her lunch, a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. She counts 6 meatballs on her plate. The 6 cheerleaders pop up and shout “6!”, causing her to spill her food on her shirt, leaving a 6-shaped stain.
	17: Banner	Episode 4173	In a parody of The Tonight Show, Big Bird presents Snuffy who will wear a banner with a 17 on it. Big Bird sees no 17 on Snuffy’s banner until Snuffy turns around and shows it on the other side.
	2: Nest Sale	Episode 4174	Rosita frantically searches for the number of the day (2), and finds it in Big Bird's nest.
	15: Digging Dirt	Episode 4175	Gina checks up on Slimey and his pet bug and she sees Dirty write a 15 in the dirt.
	0: Stuck	Episode 4176	Leela now enlists the help of Gina to get Horatio out, who suggests Leela pull and she’ll pull on Leela, but with no sucsess. At least he can see the number of the day…
	13: Dance	Episode 4177	Maria and Luis are dancing, when they get a knock at the door. The number 13 enters and wants to dance. He and Maria share the dance floor.
	3: Number Lottery	Episode 4178	The Count pulls the lottery number of the day - the number 3.
	11: Transform	Episode 4179	Leela jogs by and runs into the letter V, who tells her that he’s playing hide and seek with Rosita. His way of hiding to split in half and become the number 11. Once Rosita leaves, he becomes a V again.
	12: Vest	Episode 4180	Baby Bear wears a vest with numbers all over it. On the back is the number of the day, which is 12.
	20: Laundromat	Episode 4181	Chris washes the number of the day, 20.
	1: Laundromat	Episode 4183	Chris washes the number of the day, 1.
	7: Book	Episode 4184	Big Bird finishes reading a different version of Cinderella to Connor and Tiffany and opens the "Number of the Day" book.
	17: Robots	Episode 4185	The Alpha-Beta Bots now become The Number Bots to show the viewer the number of the day, 17.
	18: Book	Episode 4186	Gina finds Marco awake again and tries putting him to sleep with the number of the day. She whips out his “18 Bears” book and quickly goes to sleep.

Season 40

Picture	Segment	First Appearance
	40: Birthday candles and nurses	Episode 4187
	2	Episode 4188
	6	Episode 4189
	5: Backpacks	Episode 4190
	4: Musicians, kids, and the wheels on Tony Hawk's skateboard	Episode 4191
	20	Episode 4192
	9: Bridesmaids	Episode 4193
	17: Artworks	Episode 4194
	7: Dancers, hula-hoops, pink hats and kids	Episode 4196
	14: Crayons	Episode 4197
	16: Chess Pieces	Episode 4202

See also

Ernie and Bert sketches

Cookie Monster sketches

Kermit the Frog sketches

Grover sketches

Herry Monster sketches

Count von Count sketches

Elmo sketches

Big Bird sketches