Sesame Street
Plot	Maria fixes Snuffy's toaster
Air date	November 28, 1997
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Sponsors	W, 17
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, having just finished fixing Mrs. Guzman's toaster. It works! Gabi congratulates her mom on the good job she did, but Maria says it was no big deal - there was just this little spring that needed tightening.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Suddenly, Big Bird and Snuffy approach the Fix-it Shop with a giant, broken toaster that belongs to Snuffy's mommy. They also brought some giant Snuffle-bread that can be used to see if the toaster works when it's fixed. Maria is overwhelmed at the size of the toaster, but Gabi is confident that her brilliant mom can fix it.
	Song	A salute to M-O-M.
	Cartoon	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (EKA: Episode 2492)
	Muppets	Elmo sings about "Emotion in the Ocean."
	Cartoon	Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2687)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster is in a disagreement about where to go for vacation: the mountains or the seashore. Cookie Monster says he likes both, better than going to Cucamonga for the National Cookie Convention. 2-Head gets inspired, and heads off for Cucamonga, leaving Cookie to choose between the mountains and the seashore. (EKA: Episode 2837)
	Film	A man dances in a W costume on the beach.
	Animation	W for water, wind, wave and wet (EKA: Episode 3287)
	Film	Alphaquest: W (EKA: Episode 3057)
	SCENE 2	Maria struggles to get the giant bread in the giant toaster. Once she gets it in, Snuffy explains the problem, beginning with the fact that he and Alice are not supposed to use their mommy's toaster by themselves. Needless to say, Maria has a harder time pushing the toast down into the toaster than Snuffy's mommy does.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Snuffy continues describing the problem, which is revealed to them: the toast always pops up too early, and sails into the sky. Meanwhile, Susan asks Miles if he remembered his umbrella, and Miles doubts it'll rain, when the giant piece of bread falls near them!
	Film	Children demonstrate "up" and "down" with balls.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing "Up and Down."
	Cartoon	An owl and a bluebird work out a compromise. (new music added) (EKA: Episode 2122)
	Song	"Look Who's Dancing"
	Muppets / Celebrity	The Count counts how many times Jock Soto and Lourdes Lopez spin around. Finally, they spin him around. (EKA: Episode 3656)
	Animation	"We Are Kids From Far and Wide": Jittar, who lives in Thailand, describes the holiday of Songkran. (EKA: Episode 3010)
	SCENE 3	Maria thinks she knows what the problem is, but not even her biggest screwdriver is big enough to unscrew a small screw. She tapes a paint-scraper and a stick together, which makes her able to unscrew it! Gabi still believes her mom will fix the toaster, but Big Bird and Snuffy are unsure of it.
	Song	Leon Redbone sings "What Do They Do When They Go Wherever They Go?"
	Cartoon	Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen)
	Muppets	Grover and Mr. Johnson Mr. Johnson asks Grover the concession stand monster for a box of popcorn. Grover asks him if he would want the big, bigger, or biggest box of popcorn. Mr. Johnson wants the big popcorn, but Grover suggests the bigger popcorn. The two have a tug-of-war over the popcorn, resulting in the biggest popcorn box falling over Mr. Johnson's head.
	Film	Kid mural painting #17
	Animation	17 derby hats drop onto a balloon head. (EKA: Episode 2820)
	Animation	Growing Numbers #17 (EKA: Episode 3059)
	Film	A blind class goes on a field trip to the park, using their other senses to experience their surroundings. The teacher sings "If You're Happy and You Know It." (EKA: Episode 2746)
	Cartoon	A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 0560)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird and Snuffy have a hard time being patient while waiting for the toaster to be fixed. Maria suggests that they go do something else while they wait. Gabi follows them into the play yard, where they all sing The Alphabet Song twice, then go back to check on the status of the toaster.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Maria inserts another giant piece of bread into the toaster and pushes the lever down, and once again, it rockets out too soon, this time landing near Bob, who thinks the weather looks perfect today before he sees it land ...
	Cartoon	A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window. (EKA: Episode 2228)
	Muppets	Baby Bear sings about taking a bath, going "Scrubby Scrubby."
	Animation	In a classic painting, a boy blows a bubble. It pops, and some kids yell "Surprise!" (EKA: Episode 3409)
	Film	Jerry Nelson, Roscoe Orman and Fran Brill narrate "Great Moments at the Sink," in which mud-pie champion Sasha Smith washes her hands.
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie announces that her cat Feff will jump ON a box and say meow, but he keeps jumping OFF when she puts him on, so Suzie does it instead. Artist: Mo Willems
	SCENE 5	Maria thinks she's fixed the toaster now, but it launches yet another giant bread slice, which lands near Humphrey and Ingrid. Maria, Snuffy and Big Bird start to lose hope, but Gabi doesn't. She tells her mom to give it one more try, which Maria does.
	Song	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (EKA: Episode 3426)
	Cartoon	W for Willamina (new music added) (EKA: Episode 2227)
	Muppets	The National Association of "W" Lovers (EKA: Episode 0667)
	Film	Wegman's dogs form a W.
	Cartoon	A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (EKA: Episode 0988)
	Film	An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made. (EKA: Episode 3426)
	Cartoon	Household appliances count 1-10 and 10-0. (EKA: Episode 2934)
	SCENE 6	The toaster is tested out, with a countdown from 10 to 0. It finally works! Big Bird misses the flying bread, but Snuffy doesn't. Maria feels proud of having fixed the world's biggest toaster, but just then, Eartha comes by with the world's SMALLEST toaster (and a small loaf of bread)! Miles announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Stinky pretends to be a cowboy, and Snuffy pretends to be a horse.

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