Episode 3044

	Sesame Street
	Telly becomes afraid of bread
Air date	December 31, 1992
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	David Korr
Sponsors	H, R, 19
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Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Merry Monster introduces today's sponsors. Telly tries to set up the word of the day, "Bread," but Merry wants to take over, thinking she can make the word scary. Telly scoffs, until Merry shouts the word in a scary manner, frightening Telly away.
	SCENE 1	Telly regains his composure and tells Merry that bread isn't meant to be scary. Merry imagines a hypothetical sandwich, which starts making strange noises and shouts "Bread" again. Telly becomes frightened again and runs away.
	Cartoon	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2773)
	Film	Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (First: Episode 3025)
	Cartoon	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (EKA: Episode 0990)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive." (EKA: Episode 2415)
	Film	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966)
	Film	Growing Numbers #19 (First: Episode 2937)
	SCENE 2	Telly tells Susan about Merry's actions. Susan tries convincing him how to use reality to counter his imaginary fears. Telly becomes unafraid of bread now, but the two monsters flee when they hear something with a deep voice approaching. It turns out to be Fred, who makes bread and has delivered some to help with their demonstration.
	Cartoon	"Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene. Artist: Michael Sporn (EKA: Episode 2639)
	Muppets	Prairie Dawn and The Count are contestants on "Squeal of Fortune." (EKA: Episode 2331)
	Song	"Frog Kick" (EKA: Episode 2412)
	Cartoon	A letter for "me" (EKA: Episode 2227)
	Muppets	Bip Bipadotta sings "Opposite Stuff." (EKA: Episode 2384)
	Animation	Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860)
	SCENE 3	Buster the Horse happens by today's Grouchketeer meeting, where Oscar discusses animals that begin with the letter H. Buster is offended when horse is left out and when he tries to speak up, Oscar abruptly ends the meeting.
	Cartoon	H - Horse (EKA: Episode 0809)
	Cast	(Same and Different) Maria and Linda dress the same, then Linda dresses differently. (EKA: Episode 2140)
	Song	"Ookyook Song," a Joe Raposo song with the Alaskan words for all the things you need to put on when it's ukiuq (winter). (EKA: Episode 2404)
	Animation	Native American bead designs display some wild animals, which have Indian names. (First: Episode 2972)
	Film	Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Billy Joel and Marlee Matlin bring Oscar a used piano, but Billy uses it one last time to sing "Just the Way You Are" to Oscar while Marlee signs the lyrics. (EKA: Episode 2673)
	Animation	Number creatures #19 (EKA: Episode 2769)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a camel. (EKA: Episode 1068)
	Film	"Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground. (EKA: Episode 2376)
	Cartoon	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle. (EKA: Episode 0810)
	Muppets	Kermit sings "Caribbean Amphibian." (EKA: Episode 2494)
	Animation	Planet H / h (First: Episode 2851)
	Insert	Lillian and the "Sting Quartet" (a small, insect Dixieland band) sing "It's Not How Big You Are." (First: Episode 2942)
	Cartoon	Young Chris Columbus explores the world of ants - and they, in turn, explore his house. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2816)
	Muppets	"It's Zydeco" (EKA: Episode 2760)
	Cartoon	Sand R/r (EKA: Episode 0901)
	Song	"Sharing Swing with Kids Song" (EKA: Episode 0926)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — At the beach, Ernie notices that Bert is missing; all he sees is Bert's hat. Sherlock Hemlock helps find Bert, and in the process, discovers that Ernie accidentally buried Bert under the sand. (First: Episode 0278)
	Cartoon	A girl builds a sand castle at the beach, but the ocean keeps washing it away, so she builds one away from the waves. Artist: Fred Garbers (EKA: Episode 1452)
	SCENE 4	Oscar announces the sponsors. Buster chimes in to remind folks that "H" stands for "horse."