Episode 3045

	Sesame Street
	Maria's friend visits
Air date	January 1, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Sponsors	F, S, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird watches Maria singing and dancing and tries to follow along. She explains her old friend, Gloria Montoya, is visiting. She's Cuban and the two love the song.
	Cartoon	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw, and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (EKA: Episode 0272)
	Film	Cheri goes fishing with her abuelo. (EKA: Episode 2784)
	Cartoon	A dog-shaped television Animation inspired by Keith Haring
	Muppets	Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp." (EKA: Episode 2756)
	Cartoon	Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand. (EKA: Episode 2227)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Prairie Dawn is sad because of how small she is; Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers cheer her up by singing "Small People". They are joined by Big Bird, Snuffy, the Birdketeers, Natasha, Merry Monster, and Billy. (First: Episode 2945)
	Cartoon	A girl talks about imagination. (EKA: Episode 1100)
	Muppets	Spaceship Surprise The crew lands on the Planet TR, where they are greeted by Trevor Trout. (EKA: Episode 2607)
	Cartoon	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (EKA: Episode 1198)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet man sings about the word "Salida"...and refuses to stop.
	Film / Muppets	Alphaquest: S A swimsuit, Grover as a silly surfer, a seagull, the sunset and a submarine. (EKA: Episode 2729)
	Animation	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You." (First: Episode 2873)
	Cartoon	F/f (Gordon voiceover) (EKA: Episode 2398)
	SCENE 2	Using what Maria's told them about Gloria, Big Bird and Snuffy try to picture what she's like. Snuffy figures she's like Big Bird, who pictures her being like Snuffy. The real Gloria (Olga Merediz) arrives and the two doubt it's her, until they hear her singing Maria's song. They offer to bring her to the Fix-It Shop.
	Cartoon	Rap #6 (EKA: Episode 2580)
	Muppets	Ernie doesn't want to play with Bert, who sings "I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me". (EKA: Episode 2122)
	Animation	Beads arrange themselves in different ways, and finally stick themselves to a boy's jacket.
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: "The Monsters of Venice" (First: Episode 2836)
	Animation	"Six Circus Balls" Artist: Jane Aaron (EKA: Episode 3001)
	SCENE 3	Maria and Gloria reunite and confuse Big Bird and Snuffy when the two start discussing their differences and similarities. They explain that friends can be different, comparing their own relationship to Big Bird and Snuffy's.
	Animation	Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Rattlesnake. (EKA: Episode 0514)
	Muppets	Teacher Little Chrissy sings about how important it is to "Raise Your Hand." (EKA: Episode 2274)
	Cartoon	S for sing (EKA: Episode 1648)
	SCENE 4	Gloria shows some childhood pictures of herself and Maria. She also discloses her current career - skywriter. She offers to take Maria and Big Bird in her plane.
	Song	"When You Grow Up" (First: Episode 2912)
File:2096k.jpg	Cartoon	"Pinball Number Count" #6 Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1450)
	Muppets	The Adventures of Prairie Dawn: Turning Off the Television To Save Energy (First: Episode 3002)
	Cartoon	A satellite view of the earth is shown on television, while a group of geese decide to fly south. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (EKA: Episode 2756)
	Animation	The word EGGS is shown, followed by eggs frying in a skillet.
	SCENE 5	In Gloria's plane, she asks for a word to write; Big Bird suggests "EGGS." Gloria then proceeds to write and announce the sponsors.