Episode 3729

Sesame Street
Monster moon watch
Air date	February 26, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Sponsors C, 13

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Ruthie walks out onto Sesame Street from the Subway Station on her way to Finders Keepers. Several monsters are buzzing about, chanting "Moon." Telly explains to Ruthie that they're all getting ready for the Monster Moon Watch, an annual event scheduled for that night on the rooftops. It's being held on Sesame Street this year in honor of Slimey the Worm, who is currently on a long trip to the moon. Telly leaves to find his tuba so he can play the Monster Moon Tune, while Mimsy asks Ruthie if she's the moon.
	Cartoon	An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond. Artist: Bill Davis (EKA: Episode 2107)
	Film	Kid jungle explorers find a wild letter C.
	Muppets	"C Drives Me Crazy" (EKA: Episode 3463)
	Film	Various "C" words are found throughout a yard.
	Muppets	Big Bird and Baby Bear visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and interpret a painting by Jackson Pollock. (EKA: Episode 3694)
	Cartoon	A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas. (EKA: Episode 2997)
	SCENE 2	Miles is sitting on the steps of 123 Sesame Street as Gordon arrives home with a bag of groceries. They plan on watching the stars tonight, so Miles is making a list in his space journal of all the stars and planets he wants to look at. The journal also chronicles WASA's launch of their moon program, which they recap. Gordon is looking forward to a nice, quiet night with just the two of them looking at the stars, moon and Slimey. Miles goes to get the telescope ready as Gordon prepares to make some sandwiches.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Mimsy runs up to the camera: "Moon moon moon moon moon?"
	Cartoon	The crew on spaceship CU2 looks for signs of life in space. They spot signs such as ONE WAY, STOP, and EXIT. Artist: Fred Garbers (EKA: Episode 3663)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (underscore added to intro) (EKA: Episode 2619)
	Animation	A girl likes to pretend she's an astronaut. (EKA: Episode 2956)
	SCENE 3	Mimsy continues to look for the moon.
	Cartoon	Madrigal Alphabet Animation by Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 0677)
	Muppets	The Martians: Book
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book" (EKA: Episode 3018)
	Film	In Trinidad, Asha and her friends practice and dance on stilts in preparation for a carnival. (EKA: Episode 3427)
	Cartoon	Various alien creatures perform in an otherwordly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature. (EKA: Episode 1210)
	SCENE 4	Back at Finders Keepers, Telly, Rosita, Herry, Elmo and Zoe have gathered with all their supplies for the Monster Moon Watch. Zoe has pillows to lay on, Herry will be keeping time, Telly has his tuba and Rosita has enough onions for everyone (it's tradition). They only thing they don't have is a grown-up to go with them, so they recruit Ruthie to do it.
	Cartoon	"C in Space". Artist: Gene Barretta
	Film	Girls do a hand-clap game about friends whose names start with C. (EKA: Episode 3365)
	Animation	A strange poem with C words.
	Muppets / Celebrity	Hoots the Owl challenges Yo-Yo Ma to make the same sounds with his cello that Hoots makes with his saxophone.
	Film	A rhythm is made of breaking eggs, door slams, cans dropping, ice, and feet stepping. (EKA: Episode 3682)
	Muppets	Spaceship Surprise The crew lands on the Planet TR, where they are greeted by Trevor Trout. (EKA: Episode 2607)
	Cartoon	Flash Gizmo, Space Cadet Over, under, around and through (EKA: Episode 3698)
	Song	"Around and Around" (EKA: Episode 2840)
	SCENE 5	Mimsy continues to look for the moon.
	Animation	Space frogs count to 10. (EKA: Episode 3109)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Grover and Patrick observe that the moon doesn't talk. (EKA: Episode 3697)
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine" (EKA: Episode 2980)
	SCENE 6	Mimsy appears in front of The Furry Arms looking for the moon. Benny Rabbit just wiggles his teeth.
	Cartoon	Alien parents tuck their child in at night, and he counts 13 spaceships. Artist: Bill Davis
	Animation	Growing Numbers #13 (EKA: Episode 3086)
	Animation	13 hamburgers dance around. (EKA: Episode 2849)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert: The Count Sleeps Over At Ernie & Bert's Part 1 The Count sleeps in Bert's bed while Bert sleeps on the couch. Ernie tells The Count that he can count sheep to get to sleep, but it never dawned on Ernie that the Count never gets tired of counting. He stays up all night counting sheep, to Ernie's detriment. (EKA: Episode 0914) Only Part 1 is shown in this episode.
	Cartoon	Monster in the dark (finding a light switch) (EKA: Episode 0823)
	Film	Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (EKA: Episode 3090)
	Cartoon	Noodles & Nedd: Noodles tries to get Nedd to feed him while Nedd is fixated on looking at the stars through his telescope. (EKA: Episode 3701)
	SCENE 7	Miles and Gordon are on the roof enjoying their quiet time together.
	SCENE 7 cont'd	Abruptly, Ruthie and the monsters barge through the door chanting "moon, moon, moon!" Mimsy thinks Gordon's head is the moon at first, but Ruthie points her to the real moon. Telly leads the group in a rendition of the Monster Moon Tune (a spoof of the Marcels' "Blue Moon").
	SCENE 7 cont'd	Miles and Gordon identify the letter C and the number 13 as constellations, which they figure must mean that they've sponsored the episode. In closing, they wonder where Slimey is by now, figuring it's someplace at least a lot quieter.
	COMING SOON	Unavailable on current copy

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