Episode 3743

Sesame Street
Big Bird and Snuffy mail a letter
Air date	March 18, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Sponsors K, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1
	Cartoon	A boy learns to put his mom's letter in the mailbox all by himself (with a little help). (EKA: Episode 1708)
	Song	To the original Fats Waller recording of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a group of kids act out the song in a throwback to the silent film era. (EKA: Episode 3696)
	Cartoon	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. (EKA: Episode 2226)
	Song	"Look Who's Dancing" (EKA: Episode 3665)
	Muppets	Elmo and Winston, a beluga whale, demonstrate the word LOVE. (EKA: Episode 3674)
	Animation	The word "LOVE" in various situations. (EKA: Episode 3681)
	Film	A boy loves learning about fish. He reads books about them, and even catches them. (EKA: Episode 3718)
	Cartoon	A little boy tries to use a tall water fountain (EKA: Episode 1056)
	SCENE 2
	Film	A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp.
	Animation	Pencil box K/k (First: Episode 2876)
	Film	The letter K dances at the beach. (EKA: Episode 3727)
	Cartoon	K for keyhole, ketchup, kitten (EKA: Episode 0811)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Celia Cruz sings "Songo's Song." (EKA: Episode 3692)
	Cartoon	"We Are Kids From Far and Wide" - Colombia (EKA: Episode 3105)
	Song	A girl looks through a photo album and sees pictures of "Me."
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: "The Postman Always Rings Twice"
	Film	Kids walk IN and OUT of a school.
	Cartoon	Two girls sing a reggae rendition of the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 3368)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy write the receiving address on the postcard and believe they are now officially ready to mail. Soon after Big Bird sees no one near the mailbox, Mr. Handford stops them, saying that the letter isn't finished without a stamp. Overwhelmed, they retrieve a "Snuffle Stamp" to stick on the envelope.
	Cartoon	George Washington cannot cross the Delaware unless some of his men are in the FRONT and some are in the BACK. Artist: Gene Barretta (EKA: Episode 3726)
	Song	"It's Harder the First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve. (EKA: Episode 3038)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster presents four lions. (EKA: Episode 2228)
	Film	Ornate 4s fly through the air. (EKA: Episode 3428)
	Film	Chinese acrobats balance 4 plates on sticks in each hand.
	Song	Jeff Redd sings "Between" (EKA: Episode 3055)
	Cartoon	CLOSED (sheep running through door)
	Film	Wegman's dogs: Batty as Little Bo Peep, seeking her sheep. (EKA: Episode 3525)
	Muppets	Elmo bumps into Kermit the Frog on the way to the post office, begging to help him with one of his demonstrations, during which the post office closes - a perfect prompt to demonstrate open and closed. (EKA: Episode 2783)
	Cartoon	The secret drawing is a mailman. (EKA: Episode 0265)
	SCENE 4	The mail carrier waits as Snuffy licks the stamp and attaches it to the envelope. The mailman says that there's just one thing left: mail it. He delivers it to the post office as Big Bird and Snuffy jump in joy. Granny Snuffle arrives to say hello.
	Cartoon	Dinah from South Carolina exchanges letters with her friend Ling Lu in China. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2727)
	Song	Kevin Clash sings "(I Eat With) Chopsticks" over a film of kids doing so. (EKA: Episode 3409)
	Cartoon	Flash Gizmo, Space Cadet Near and Far (EKA: Episode 3714)
	Muppets	Worms in Space: Slimey and his fellow worm astronauts make a letter K.
	Film	Girls dance and chant about K. (EKA: Episode 3012)
	Cartoon	K for kick (football players) (EKA: Episode 1041)
	Film	The floating kids form a rectangle.
	Muppets	As ominous music plays, the Count walks around his castle, checks out the mirror (he has no reflection), and greets his bats. The mailman (Jim Henson) arrives, with a bunch of letters for Count. The mailman wonders why there are so many letters. The Count says that he wrote them all himself, so he could count them... and then he does. (EKA: Episode 0818)
	Cartoon	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (EKA: Episode 2622)
	SCENE 5
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Tarah is the popular attraction for this year's Ggrouch float.

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