Episode 3827
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| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Prairie gets in touch with her inner Monster |
| Air date | January 12, 1999 |
| Season | Season 30 |
| Sponsors | F, 13 |
| Syndication | 123 Sesame Street, PBS Sprout |
| DVD | |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | | Prairie Dawn is watching Rosita, Elmo, and Telly bouncing up and down shouting "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing!" Maria joins them and welcomes the viewers to Sesame Street. Prairie tells Maria she wishes that she (Prairie) could play, but it is a monster game and she is not a monster. Elmo and the other monsters invite Prairie to join them, and demonstrate to her how it's done. Despite encouragement from Maria, Prairie can't quite get the hang of it. |
 | | A group of round crayons draws a house, and is hesitant to let a square yellow crayon join, until it draws the sun. They all cooperate to make a rainbow. (EKA: Episode 3410) |
 | | Big Bird introduces the letter of the day. |
 | | Alphaboy fans his father's feet with feathers. |
 | | Letter F words are found on the street. |
 | | F / f (space paint) |
 | | Ernie sings "Imagine That", a song about imagining things that he'd like to be. First, he imagines that he's a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon. Then he imagines being a sailor crossing the sea. Finally, he decides that he's happy being himself. (EKA: Episode 2784) |
 | | African quilt pattern (EKA: Episode 3480) |
 | | Prairie still doesn't have the hang of "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing." Maria tries to help by suggesting that in her imagination, Prairie could pretend to be a monster. When that doesn't help, Maria suggests that Prairie ask the monsters for help. |
 | | "It's Harder The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve. (EKA: Episode 3038) |
 | | Big Bird recites a poem by Radar, introducing Cecille the Ball. |
 | | Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (EKA: Episode 3408) |
 | | Cookie Monster surprises the viewers by not eating a plate of cookies. Once the audience understands surprise, he then reverts to form and eats the cookies. (EKA: Episode 3788) |
 | | Children and animated creatures recite the alphabet. Artist: Karen Aqua |
 | | Prairie asks Elmo, Rosita, and Telly for help with "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing." To demonstrate how to feel monstery, the monsters show her how to do the "Monsterena." |
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A girl fantasizes what she could do without leaving her room if her nose, ears, legs, and arms got bigger. |
  | | Monsters in Day Care: Herry learns "I'm a Little Teapot" and teaches it to the other monsters in Monster Daycare. (EKA: Episode 3789) |
 | | Big Bird and Radar introduce the Number of the Day. |
 | | A cartoon mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number. (EKA: Episode 3021) |
 | | Milo Counting: 13 (EKA: Episode 3785) |
 | | Rap #13. |
 | | Prairie is frustrated by her inability to do the Monsterena, since its popularity extends beyond monsters. She realizes that she doesn't have fur, so Elmo, Telly and Rosita decide to give her a monster makeover. |
 | | "Fixin' My Hair." (EKA: Episode 3036) |
 | | The letter F morphs into cartoon faces. (EKA: Episode 3480) |
 | | The letter F appears, Jaws-like, out of a swimming pool. |
 | | Typewriter: F for Fly Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 0812) |
 | | Big Bird asks the viewer to come closer because he's glad you're here. He and Radar decide they want to watch a dancing segment next. |
 | | A girl dances a butterfly dance. |
 | | A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 2358) |
 | | Prairie emerges from her monster makeover as Prairie Monster. When that still does not improve her "Wubba Wubba Boing Boing", they suggest that she watch "The Monster in the Mirror." |
 | | Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror" assisted by several celebrities including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles. |
  | | Prairie becomes so frustrated at her inability to feel monstery that her anger finally releases her inner monster. She joins Rosita, Telly, and Elmo in singing "Monster in Me." When the song's finished, she starts shouting "Snifflemeyer!" over and over, while Elmo heads for his world. |
 | | Elmo's World: Books (EKA: Episode 3822) |
 | | Telly and Rosita join Prairie in expressing their inner monsters by shouting "Snifflemeyer," while Maria announces the sponsors. |
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