Episode 3523

Sesame Street
Sloppy learns how to wiggle and crawl
Air date	May 15, 1996
Season	Season 27 (1995-1996)
Written by	Lou Berger
Production November 15 & 21, 1995 Sponsors R, 13

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob is over at Oscar's trash can, where Sloppy, Slimey’s baby sister, is staying for the day. Slimey tells Oscar he wishes Sloppy could crawl so she can play with him. Bob then learns an interesting fact about worm babies: before they can crawl, they have to learn how to wiggle. Oscar thinks it’s a good idea to teach her how to wiggle. To encourage her, he sings “You've Got to Learn How to Wiggle”. Bob and all their friends appear and join in. After the song, Sloppy instead takes a nap.
	Animation	In a Van Gogh painting, a baby takes its first steps to Papa. (First: Episode 3492)
	Song	"The Braid-y Bunch" (First: Episode 3357)
	Cartoon	Lillian, the big sister. (First: Episode 2746)
	Film	Jaws spoof with the letter R. (First: Episode 3351)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper tells the mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R. (First: Episode 0583)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764)
	Film	Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (First: Episode 3025)
	SCENE 2	Slimey demonstrates to Sloppy how wiggling has a beginning, middle and end. Sloppy takes another impromptu nap.
	Cartoon	Beginning / middle / end: a beatnik follows a trombonist's note through a long horn. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3266)
	Muppets	Annette Monster and Frankie Monster sing "Love the Ocean" to urge others to "show respect for the sea" and refrain from throwing trash in the water. (First: Episode 2680)
	Cartoon	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689)
	Song	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2490)
	Cartoon	A capital and lower-case R appear on sheets of paper. (First: Episode 3127)
	Film	Alphaquest: R Running down a road past a rabbit, a radio and some rocks (First: Episode 2726)
	Animation	R / r (space paint) (First: Episode 3227)
	SCENE 3	Oscar’s hired Slimey’s worm band to help teach Sloppy to wiggle. They play “Wiggle All Day Long”, which finally gets Sloppy to wiggle! Oscar now steps up the next challenge: teaching her how to crawl.
	Film	Kids make the city traffic "stop" and "go." (First: Episode 3310)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Chris play the Tickle-Stop game. (First: Episode 1300)
	Cartoon	"Animal Elevator": 10-1 (subtraction) (First: Episode 2523)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a plan to help him sleep - counting backwards from 10. Once he finishes his countdown, Bert thinks he's fallen asleep, but Ernie claims it didn't work. He then tries counting backwards from 40.
	Song	"Let's Go Tubbin' Today" (First: Episode 3024)
	Cartoon	Mother Nature shows how earthworms help trees grow. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2736)
	SCENE 4	With the band still in place, Bob announces Oscar’s going to sing another song. Oscar points out that it’s Bob’s turn to sing now, since the song is too sweet for his tastes. Bob begins crooning the Worm-wedding hit, “Crawling”. Sloppy, once again, takes a nap after the song. Upset, Oscar begins mapping out tomorrow’s lesson plan, when they see Sloppy wakes up and begins crawling…away from the trash can!
	Cartoon	A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.' (First: Episode 3396)
	Song	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now." (First: Episode 2876)
	Cartoon	Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547)
	Animation	Growing Numbers #13 (First: Episode 2924)
	Animation	13 hamburgers dance around. (First: Episode 2785)
	Film	A girl goes to school somewhere in Africa. We see the girl getting ready to go to school, as she washes herself and brushes her teeth, puts on her clothes, brushes her hair, and takes her lunch, all with some help from her mother. We see her walking past her neighbors and watching her classmates play outside as she arrives at school. The bell rings and the girl enters the school, where the teacher is passing out chalk to her students. We see the teacher teaching the students the English words: "a boy", "a girl", "a man", "a woman," which she has written on the board, along with a drawing for each word. The students repeat the words, then write them down on their individual chalkboards as we hear the girl remark, "We are learning to read and write." The students then jump up and down, as the teacher looks on, smiling. Next, we see the students jumping outside excitedly, now that school has finished. (First: Episode 2658)
	Muppets	Snuffy says the "big alphabet," while Alice says the "little alphabet." (new music added) (First: Episode 2553)
	Cartoon	Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version) (First: Episode 0140)
	Film	Kids talk about playing tennis. (First: Episode 3148)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird and tennis star Michael Chang play tennis together and tie their shoes. (First: Episode 3145)
	Cartoon	Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0540)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Anyone's Nose — A monster sings a song about various noses. (First: Episode 3287)
	Cartoon	"Family Dance" (First: Episode 3487)
	SCENE 5	They discover Sloppy sleeping on the park wall. Slimey’s parents then arrive, but don’t believe their daughter can crawl or wiggle. Sloppy wakes up and begins wiggling and crawling, much to their amazement. Oscar announces the sponsors before leading everyone in a brief reprise of “You Gotta Learn How to Wiggle.”
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Gabi and Snuffy demonstrate an "Up and Down, Turn Around, Sit Right Down" song.

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