Episode 3878

Sesame Street
Lulu is afraid to try new things.
Air date	February 9, 2000
Season	Season 31 (2000)
Sponsors I, 5 Syndication 123 Sesame Street, PBS Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Telly welcomes the viewer and invites them to come with him to a meeting at the Monster Clubhouse.
	SCENE 1	The monsters welcome Telly to the clubhouse, and wonder what surprise he has for them today. It's a field trip to Sesame Street, which none of them are excited about until Telly explains to them what a field trip is. Lulu feels nervous about it, since she has never been on a field trip before.
	Animation	Two clay cavemen play with blocks together, until Red gets hurt, and holds a grudge against Brown. As Red sleeps, it becomes chilly and windy, so Brown covers him up with a blanket. The two are friends again.
	Cast	Wish You Were Here: Gabi and Miles take a tour of the Kennedy Space Center, where they learn about how rockets are launched into space, along with a group of other kids. Miles works at Mission Control, while Gabi pretends to be an astronaut. (EKA: Episode 3713)
	SCENE 2	Telly reassures Lulu that the field trip will be fine, as long as they have their name tags, which are stickers that you write your name on. Lulu is nervous about writing her name, but Telly points her attention to the following song ...
	Song	"Write Your Name" (EKA: Episode 3474)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Everyone goes over to the name tag table and makes their name tags. Lulu feels so proud of writing her name that she wants to do it again! While they're writing their names, the song is played again, but this time, instrumentally.
	Animation	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 3105)
	Film	A girl learns how to jump rope. (EKA: Episode 3722)
	Cartoon	CGI sheep graze out I and i. (EKA: Episode 2939)
	Cartoon	"I in the Sky" (EKA: Episode 0427)
	SCENE 3	The monsters are finally ready for their field trip, especially Lulu, who has covered herself with name tags. However, there's one thing they have to do first: take a nap. They sing Everybody Nap, a doo-wop song about taking naps, and finally begin to rest.
	Animation	A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things. (EKA: Episode 3093)
	Cartoon	Two round Gnorks don't notice that a pointy Gnork wants to join their game of squareball, so he asks.
	Cartoon	A girl's mom can dribble 5 balls. (EKA: Episode 3525)
	Cartoon	5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses) (EKA: Episode 2640)
	SCENE 4	The monsters make their way to the Fix-it Shop. Luis knows each of their names, thanks to their name tags. Each of the monsters learn how to shake hands when meeting someone, but Lulu feels nervous about it at first. When she tries it, she wants to do it over and over again, but the monsters lead her to the second stop on their field trip.
	Film	A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over. Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 0751)
	Cartoon	Pencil box I/i (EKA: Episode 3040)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I (EKA: Episode 2695)
	Animation	Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (EKA: Episode 3056)
	SCENE 5	The monsters visit Big Bird's nest, where there is a Birdketeer meeting going on. They all say the alphabet together, after Lulu conjures up the confidence to do so. She now wants to see the Birdketeers again sometime, but for now, it's off to the next stop ...
	Muppets	Ernie's Show and Tell Ernie's friend Alexa surprises him with a bag of jewels. (EKA: Episode 3810)
	Song	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (EKA: Episode 2900)
	SCENE 6	The monsters stop at Hooper's Store, where Alan is about to serve them a bowl of fruit salad, which none of them have tried before. Everyone thinks Lulu will be nervous about trying it at first, but she likes it so much, she finishes up the whole bowl.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "What Do You Do With a Fruit?" (EKA: Episode 2275)
	Animation	The number 5 in space (with astronauts) (EKA: Episode 3698)
	Film	Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (EKA: Episode 3007)
	Cartoon	5 of various things found in space including 5 spaceships on Mars. (EKA: Episode 3698)
	Animation	Kids narrate how a Navajo blanket is weaved. (EKA: Episode 3006)
	SCENE 7	The monsters return to the clubhouse, and thank Telly for taking them on the field trip. Lulu suggests a few places to go for the next field trip, but they all agree that it's great to be back at their home base.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Jackets (EKA: Episode 3806)
	SCENE 8	Telly is about to announce the sponsors, when Lulu requests to do it herself.

Trivia

• The blue AM Monster is named Nelson after his performer, Jerry Nelson.
• The doo-wop song from the third scene was later used in episode 4193 as an insert.
• Emily Squires directed this episode.

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