Episode 3454

	Sesame Street
	Stinky gets repotted
Air date	February 8, 1996
Season	Season 27 (1995-1996)
Sponsors	W, 9

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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Zoe is outside with Stinky the Stinkweed, who is getting some sun. Stinky has a boo-boo, and Zoe offers to kiss it. She discovers that one of his roots has broken through his flowerpot.
	Song	"Country in the City" (EKA: Episode 3332)
	Cartoon	A pattern of daisies and tulips - can you tell what comes next? (EKA: Episode 2256)
	Muppets	Lexine and Cookie Monster tell each other they like each other, then hug. (EKA: Episode 3237)
	Cartoon	The story of Tommy LaPlaid, the painter so sad until he discovered the joys of kicking his paints on the canvas. Artist: Mo Willems (EKA: Episode 3208)
	SCENE 2	As Stinky bemoans his aching roots, Gabi suggests they get him a bigger flower pot. He doesn’t want another one, though, because Maria and Luis gave him this one and he likes it. He starts singing a song about how he and his flowerpot were made for each other. Gabi and Zoe join in with verses about their sneakers and crib, respectively, and how they outgrew them but were glad they knew them.
	Cartoon	"Big Kid Photo Album" (EKA: Episode 3441)
	Film	A girl learns how to jump rope.
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster are the teachers of a two-headed-oriented classroom, with Elmo and Telly as their pupil/pupils (they are sharing the same shirt). The first lesson is to say "Good Morning" in monster language, then to argue over what to read. (EKA: Episode 2853)
	Film	The word "school," accompanied by a fast film of school scenes. (EKA: Episode 3432)
	SCENE 3	Zoe and Gabi bring Stinky to Ruthie’s shop to look at bigger pots. Of each one he sees, he says it’s nice, but he wouldn’t want to live in it, but if everybody else likes it... Ruthie tells him that HIS opinion is important, because he is the one who will have to live in it. He chooses one that is much too big for him. The others tell him so, but it’s the one he likes.
	Cartoon	A salesman hawks the letter W in a commercial. Artist: Mo Willems (EKA: Episode 3287)
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Stinky, Ruthie, Gabi, and Zoe comment on the previous cartoon. Stinky likes the sound of the letter W, but he didn’t see any water buffalo. Ruthie tells him it’s because his pot is too big—he can’t see over the top. He still thinks his new pot is fine.
	Film	Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song. (EKA: Episode 2992)
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Stinky didn’t see the Ws in the last sketch either, which is too bad, since they had polka-dots on them. Ruthie insists he try another pot—and he can see out of it! He asks if he will be able to do everything in this pot that he did in his old pot, like saying the alphabet. They try it, and sure enough, he can do it in the new pot. But Stinky has another problem, which he doesn’t want to burden them with.
	Animation	Portraits of kids display the alphabet. Artist: Lisa Crafts (EKA: Episode 3203)
	Cartoon	A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz (EKA: Episode 0831)
	Song	"This is The Way We Count and Sing" (from 1 to 10). (EKA: Episode 3136)
	Muppets	The Count starts his first day as an elevator operator. Kermit wants to go to the seventh floor, but The Count would much rather go all the way to the top floor. (EKA: Episode 2283)
	Cartoon	Leanna Williams must save the world by cleaning it. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 3107)
	Celebrity / Muppet	Lea Salonga sings "A Little Bit" to a duck, Big Bird, and the Birdketeers (First: Episode 3154)
	Song	"Dressed Up" shows a montage of kids getting all dressed up in a variety of costumes. (EKA: Episode 3399)
	Muppets	Pageant: How a flower is grown. (EKA: Episode 0666)
	Cartoon	Underwater, there’s a 9 (EKA: Episode 3283)
	Animation	Rubber Stamp #9 (EKA: Episode 2876)
	Muppets	Snuffy sings a song about Alice, "She's My Sister." (First: Episode 3196)
	Animation	A girl dances her way into a family portrait. (EKA: Episode 3134)
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes. Artist: Cliff Roberts (EKA: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Sneak Peek Previews: Oscar and Telly watch an all Grouch interpretation of Fiddler on the Roof. (EKA: Episode 3393)
	Film	The floating kids form the letter W. (EKA: Episode 3181)
	Animation	Characters on a quilt form the letter W. Artist: Karen Aqua (EKA: Episode 3390)
	Film	‘‘Jaws’’ spoof with the letter W.
	SCENE 4	Stinky’s problem is that he doesn’t want to say goodbye to his old flowerpot. Ruthie tells him that he can come visit it any time he wants. Zoe and Gabi take Stinky back to The Furry Arms, and Ruthie announces the sponsors as Stinky calls back to his old pot, telling it he misses it and he hopes it will write.