Sesame Street
Plot	Linda's Birthday
Air date	December 14, 1998
Season	Season 30 (1998-1999)
Sponsors	H, 6
Syndication	123 Sesame Street, PBS Sprout
Releases

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Today is Linda's birthday, and, for a surprise, Bob teaches Maria, Gabi, Alan, Rosita, Zoe, Snuffy and Baby Bear how to sing "Happy Birthday to You" in sign language. Snuffy can't sign, so he will conduct. Everyone suddenly leaves when Linda comes by, but Bob tells her everything is normal.
	Cartoon	An elephant tries to remember Nigel (a cat's) birthday, succeeding after stringing together a series of clues.
	Muppets	Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Big Bird and Veronica say the alphabet.
	Film	Using sign language, a boy reads his poem, "The Hawk."
	SCENE 2	Maria wants to practice the signs with Zoe, but Zoe is more interested in the concept of surprise. Maria explains that she can't demonstrate surprise to Zoe if she knows in advance. The Honkers bring a toaster to be fixed and surprise them both.
	Cartoon	Luxo Jr. examines a box. A smaller lamp pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise". (EKA: Episode 3789)
	Song	"I'm Feeling Proud" (EKA: Episode 3698)
	SCENE 3	Snuffy is practicing singing and conducting "Happy Birthday" outside Oscar's trash can. Oscar jokes that Linda is coming, and Snuffy frets. Oscar warns him again because she really is coming, so Snuffy hides in the trash can.
	Cartoon	A girl practices to roller skate over many days. (EKA: Episode 3608)
	Muppets	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday." (EKA: Episode 3387)
	SCENE 4	Linda jogs by Oscar's can and notices it's shaking and rattling. Snuffy is inside practicing conducting "Happy Birthday."
	Cartoon	A group of kids' voices sing "Happy Birthday." (EKA: Episode 3127)
	Muppets	Ernie won't let Bert into the apartment. Bert thinks he might be sad, and then Bert thinks Ernie might be hiding something from Bert, which makes him mad and demand to be let in. He comes in, and Ernie has thrown him a surprise party. Guests at the party include Roosevelt Franklin, Herbert Birdsfoot, Prairie Dawn, Sherlock Hemlock, Grover, Guy Smiley, and a Mailman. (EKA: Episode 0724)
	Film	How to say "butterfly" in sign language (EKA: Episode 3427)
	SCENE 5	While Maria tries to help Zoe rehearse the signs, Zoe asks her questions about deafness and aging.
	Cartoon	Planet H / h (EKA: Episode 3129)
	Muppets	Worms in Space The worms form the letter H.
	Animation	H in space (with astronauts) (EKA: Episode 3697)
	Film	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs. (EKA: Episode 3576)
	SCENE 6	The group decides to practice one last time. After that, Snuffy bumps his snuffle and is in pain.
	Film	Bethany visits the doctor. (EKA: Episode 3754)
	Cartoon	Hs are found on the street. (EKA: Episode 3368)
	Film	The floating kids form H. (EKA: Episode 3785)
	Song	Soul H (EKA: Episode 3368)
	SCENE 7	Snuffy is too afraid of having ice put on his snuffle. When Oscar says the surprise would be ruined, Snuffy changes his mind. Everyone thanks Oscar.
	Cartoon	Six circus balls (EKA: Episode 3001)
	Film	Six children dance in a colorblock grid. (EKA: Episode 3122)
	Animation	The numbers 1-6 are carried away and/or demolished by construction equipment. (EKA: Episode 2292)
	SCENE 8	Linda loves the surprise, though Snuffy's snuffle still hurts when he is hugged.
	Cartoon	In a classic painting, a boy blows a bubble. It pops, and some kids yell "Surprise!" (EKA: Episode 3409)
	Muppets	The Count directs Liam Neeson counting to 20, several times, in "Translyvania 6-5000." The shoot evolves into "Counting in the Rain."
	Cartoon	Shifty Sid wears a mask to hide his dirty teeth. He goes to the dentist and becomes Smiling Sid.
	Film	"One Thousand Faces" (EKA: Episode 2931)
	SCENE 8	Linda thanks everyone. Bob gets a surprise when Linda invites Snuffy to dinner with them.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Jackets
	SCENE 10	Bob, Linda and Snuffy return from dinner and read the sponsors.

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