Sesame Street
Plot	Rosita tries to use her wings, but can't fly.
Air date	February 8, 1999
Season	Season 30 (1998-1999)
Sponsors	S, 20
Syndication	123 Sesame Street, PBS Sprout
Releases

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria catches Rosita trying to use her wings to fly like the birds. Rosita thinks that since everyone in her family has wings, she should be able to fly. But when Maria asks if any of Rosita's family members actually can fly, she realizes that none of them can. Rosita is upset about not being able to fly, so Maria takes her to someone who will understand how she feels ... someone who happens to be a big bird.
	Cartoon	A determined little boy makes several attempts to fly, and eventually gets his dad to take him on an airplane. (new music added) Artist: Pete Docter (EKA: Episode 3673)
	SCENE 2	Rostia and Maria walk in on Big Bird conducting a Birdketeer meeting. Big Bird understands why Rosita is upset - after all, he and the Birdketeers can't fly either, no matter how much they flap their wings, but they still have fun flapping their wings.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	After leaving the nest, Rosita is determined to find other things to do with her monster-wings.
	Cartoon	Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself. Artist: Craig Bartlett (EKA: Episode 2787)
	Muppets	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the letter of the day. (EKA: Episode 3819)
	Film	Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter S. (EKA: Episode 3618)
	Cartoon	The letter S grows on a vine. (EKA: Episode 3618)
	Muppets	Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Telly and Vincent think of S words.
	Animation	A white pipe-cleaner family is wary of their new green neighbors. When they see the two babies playing together, they warm up to each other.
	SCENE 3	At Hooper's, Alan has become exhausted from moving boxes into the store. Rosita runs into him, and thinks about what to do with her wings while flapping them. Alan points out that her wings can generate a cool breeze which feels refreshing to him after all that hard work. Rosita feels proud of her newfound talents -- so proud that she flaps her wings faster and blows Alan away! "Maybe I'll just go buy a fan," he says as Rosita leaves.
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: "Gone With the Wind" (EKA: Episode 2455)
	Cartoon	Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 2616)
	Muppets	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces an alphabet segment. (EKA: Episode 3819)
	Film	The letters of the alphabet are found in signs all over the city. (EKA: Episode 3717)
	SCENE 4	Rosita meets Tarah, and tells her about her quest for wing uses. It reminds Tarah of what she goes through, being in a wheelchair. She can't walk with her legs, but she can still race with her friends. Rosita can't run very fast, but Tarah suggests maybe she could go faster if she flapped her wings. She turns out to be right!
	Song	"I'm a Little Airplane," with film of kids pretending to be airplanes. (EKA: Episode 3698)
	Muppets	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the number of the day. (EKA: Episode 3819)
	Cartoon	Number creatures 20 (EKA: Episode 2687)
	Film	Growing Numbers #20 (EKA: Episode 3038)
	Cartoon	The jungle creatures dance and form a 20. Artist: Karen Aqua
	Muppets / Celebrity	On the stage at Birdland, Telly scats with Joe Williams. (introduction edited)
	Cartoon	A St. Bernard helps Zork down a snowy hill, later finding out that Zork wanted to go skiing. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 3187)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird and the Birdketeers give Rosita her own Birdketeer hat, and invite her to come "fly" with them. They all sing "We're Flying" as they pretend to do so.
	Song	"Did You Ever Want to See What the Birdies See?" (EKA: Episode 3681)
	Cartoon	S for scribble, scrub, scrunch, splash, spring, spin, stomp, scream, stop, sorry Artist: Fred Garbers (EKA: Episode 3618)
	Song	"S, You're The Best" (EKA: Episode 3720)
	Cartoon	Seymour the snail presents himself. (EKA: Episode 3756)
	Muppets	Zoe introduces an Ernie and Bert segment.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert is trying to read his book when Ernie starts singing a song about addition. As Ernie sings, he's joined by Cookie Monster and Grover, some cows, an elephant, and a Martian. At the end of the song, Ernie leaves Bert with a room full of singing monsters and animals.
	Cartoon	The word OPEN is spelled out in jack-in-the-boxes. (EKA: Episode 3656)
	SCENE 6	A proud Rosita shows Maria the things she's learned she can do with her wings, including making wind, running faster, pretending to fly ... and giving hugs.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Balls (First: Episode 3786)
	SCENE 7	Maria likes hugging Rosita, but she has to get back to work soon. Big Bird announces the sponsors.

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