Episode 3040

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Sesame Street
Plot	Sir John Feelgood visits
Air date	December 25, 1992
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Sponsors	B, I, 17
Syndication
DVD

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird is excited because today, the great actor Sir John Feelgood is coming to visit Sesame Street. He hears a dog barking, and soon finds out that it's not a dog, but Sir John himself (complete with standing ovations)! Big Bird is amazed at Sir John's ability to pretend to be anything else at the drop of a hat. Big Bird shows him that he knows how to pretend too, by neighing like a horse. Sir John tells him to imagine all aspects of being a horse, which makes him feel more "horsey" and improves his pretending. He wants to do some more, but Sir John would rather sleep ... "perchance to dream" ... but again, he's just pretending!
	Film	Fay Ray dresses up as a "green elephant," a moose, and "Kermit the dog." (EKA: Episode 3007)
	Muppets	"Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking and homework. (EKA: Episode 2874)
	Cartoon	Pencil box I/i
	Song	"A Map of It All" (EKA: Episode 2926)
	Muppets	"The Rhymies at Sea" - Larry, Mary and Barry sail on a ship, which sinks. (EKA: Episode 2482)
	Song	"The Wasteroon Song" - three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them "Wasteroons." Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 3010)
	SCENE 2	"Bigger! Mooier! Let out all your cow feelings that are deep inside of you," says Sir John (who formerly portrayed a cow in "Moostruck") to Big Bird as he tries mooing like a cow. Snuffy wishes he could act, and Sir John reassures him that he's already "dripping with acting talent" and can pretend to be a mouse. Snuffy isn't sure of that but, like a mouse, he is alive, he enjoys dinner at night, and he shivers when it's cold. Knowing this, Snuffy gives it a try, and gets a standing ovation from the unseen audience.
	Cartoon	A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (EKA: Episode 2620)
	Muppets	As Telly wakes up in the morning, he sings "Shapes in My Room."
	Animation	Pencil Box B / b
	Film	A boy narrates a film about the changes that happen in fall and winter. (EKA: Episode 2482)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog describes a black rotary dial telephone that is skinny in the middle, has a round base, and a big circle with a lot of little circles, and has cords at the back. Cookie Monster describes the same telephone and adds that it is delicious. He eats the receiver, and it rings inside him.
	Cartoon	CGI sheep graze out I and i.
	Cast	Luis reads a story, "The Kingdom That Had No King." In the story, the citizens of a kingdom are devastated when their king leaves them, and ultimately decide what to do on their own.
	Cartoon	Gloria Globe appears sick and ailing, because of pollution and damage to the planet. Only by taking better care of the Earth can Gloria become well again. (EKA: Episode 2781)
	Film	Alphaquest: B
	Muppets / Celebrity	Robin Williams asks Elmo and the kids whether they would allow a nonsense talking, horned two-headed stranger to play baseball with them. The Two-Headed Monster shows up to play. (EKA: Episode 2795)
	Film	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 2795)
	Cartoon	Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (EKA: Episode 2125)
	Song	Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Sloth (EKA: Episode 2596)
	SCENE 3	Gina is sweeping the courtyard, when Elmo and Merry Monster show up with an "action-packed" poem about the number 17. Merry holds the 1 and Elmo holds the 7, and each time they recite the poem, they run towards each other from a longer distance each time until they collide.
	Animation	17 derby hats drop onto a balloon head. (EKA: Episode 2820)
	Song	Water Fountain Song (unknown title)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie has two slices of apple pie. He takes the big piece, and gives Bert the small piece. Bert takes offense to this, saying that he would have given Ernie the big piece and kept the small piece for himself - but the outcome is the same, so what's Bert angry about? (EKA: Episode 1396)
	Cartoon	Letter I (Beep Beep) (EKA: Episode 0514)
	Film	A boy and his dad build a bookshelf out of wood.
	Cartoon	Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details.
	SCENE 4	Gordon comes outside with some trash for Oscar who is sad because Grundgetta is far away and he has no one to argue with. Gordon isn't very good at arguing, but Sir John Feelgood is, having portrayed both protagonists in "Two Grouches of Verona." His argument with Oscar draws applause from the crowd, and Oscar protests when he gets flowers thrown at him ... which makes him happy.
	Animation	Rubber Stamp #17
	Muppets	Two flowers, a bird, and two bunnies sing "That's How We Got Here."
	Cartoon	B for boats, bouquet, baby, bonnet, etc. (EKA: Episode 2615)
	Film	A gymnasium switches from empty to full.
	Muppets	Guy Smiley takes his 39-member studio audience to a restaurant, but there is no place for him to sit. (EKA: Episode 2749)
	Animation	A frog is formed out of seeds.
	SCENE 5	Big Bird and Gina introduce Sir John Feelgood, who will say goodbye. The closing music plays as he gives a dramatic announcement of today's sponsors, and he is about to go home to feed his pet chicken, which he "hears," but again, he's pretending. He becomes surrounded by chicken groupies, and remarks, "Years ago, I laid quite an egg in Iowa!"

Notes

• Jon Stone directed this episode.

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