Episode 3192

Sesame Street
Watching a caterpillar turn into a butterfly
Air date	February 8, 1994
Season	Season 25 (1993-1994)
Sponsors R, U, 16 Syndication 123 Sesame Street

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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	In the park, Elmo observes Roxie Marie and Jamal looking at something in a jar. It's Roxie's pet butterfly, Morty - but all Elmo sees is a cocoon. Jamal explains to Elmo how caterpillars become butterflies. Roxie thinks that when Morty becomes a butterfly, she'll be able to train him to do tricks like a dog, but Jamal doubts that will be possible.
	Film	A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 0406)
	Muppets	A little boy tells his grown-up friends to "Take My Hand" while they cross the street. (EKA: Episode 2365)
	Cartoon	Don't cross the street alone. (EKA: Episode 2885)
	Film	Two Navajo kids go to school in Arizona. This year, Dante enters pre-school. (EKA: Episode 2932)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson gets a different waiter for a change, a light blue monster named Piño. Then Grover comes by and argues with Piño over which one of them is serving Mr. Johnson. (EKA: Episode 3100)
	Cartoon	Leaves form R and r (EKA: Episode 3110)
	Animation	R for robot, rabbit, run, read, rock, rocket. (EKA: Episode 3137)
	Animation	Sand R / r
	SCENE 2	Elmo and Roxie are still waiting for Morty to turn into a butterfly. He thinks it will happen if he counts from 10 to 0, but such is not the case - or is it? They notice the cocoon hatching ...
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie gives Bert's nephew Brad some bath toys to play with. (EKA: Episode 1134)
	Animation	All living things need clean water. (EKA: Episode 2956)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy always has fun whether he's "Wet or Dry." (EKA: Episode 3134)
	Cartoon	I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (EKA: Episode 2755)
	SCENE 3	Roxie, Elmo and Jamal witness as Morty the butterfly hatches out of the cocoon.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Roxie tries to get Morty to land on his shoulder, but it's not working so well. She and Elmo are still confident that it's possible, but Jamal is still doubtful.
	Cartoon	The Bellhop must take Mrs. Stein's bags to floor 16. (EKA: Episode 2496)
	Animation	Growing Numbers #16 (EKA: Episode 3027)
	Cartoon	"I've Got the 16 Blues" (EKA: Episode 2755)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: "Guys and Dolls" Herry Monster sings about how he likes to play with dolls, and Ruby sings about how she likes to play with trucks. (EKA: Episode 2636)
	Film	A girl narrates a film of how pan dulce, Mexican bread, is made. (EKA: Episode 3076)
	Song	"Five Baby Oysters" (EKA: Episode 2257)
	SCENE 4	Roxie feels upset that Morty flew away. Elmo gets an idea of how to get him back: dressing up like a flower and holding a butterfly net. Roxie doesn't think it will work.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	To Elmo's surprise, Morty lands on his nose! He almost catches him with the net, but fails.
	Muppets	Kermit sings "Get Along" with some Anything Muppet greasers, the Martians, the Twiddlebugs, and a cow. (EKA: Episode 2600)
	Film	The Count (in voiceover) subtracts from five to four to two children on a park bench. (EKA: Episode 2986)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Randy Travis sings "How Should I Tell You I Love You" while Telly acts it out. (EKA: Episode 2888)
	Cartoon	Fluffy recalls being a homeless dog, getting taken in to the dog pound, and meeting his new pal Petey. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2981)
	SCENE 5	Morty lands in Roxie's hand, and she thinks she'll be able to train him now. Jamal explains that it's impossible to train a butterfly, and even if it were, Morty wouldn't have much fun being someone's pet - after all, butterflies are born to fly. Roxie wants Morty to be happy, so she sets him free. If he's happy, she's happy.
	Cartoon	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (EKA: Episode 0869)
	Muppets	Template:Eba Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U, which blows out the candle on the cake. (EKA: Episode 2234)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: U for Umbrella Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 0891)
	Muppets	The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!" (EKA: Episode 2861)
	Cartoon	Boy learns to play his violin (EKA: Episode 1736)
	Song	"Old Button Hole" (EKA: Episode 1736)
	SCENE 6	Roxie can't train real butterflies, but she can train Elmo and some kids, who are dressed up like butterflies. Jamal announces the sponsors.

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