Sesame Street
Plot	Oscar's pet elephant Fluffy is missing.
Air date	March 14, 2000
Season	Season 31 (2000)
Sponsors	A, 10
Syndication	123 Sesame Street, PBS Sprout
Releases

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar asks Gabi to watch his pet elephant Fluffy while he goes to the annual Grouch convention in Syracuse, New York. He tells her Grundgetta couldn’t watch her, as she already is watching his other pets and had no room. He advises Gabi to feed Fluffy and play hide and seek with her. A helicopter arrives for Oscar and he leaves. Maria tells her daughter to come to her if she needs help.
	Animation	The word AIRPORT (with photographs of such) (EKA: Episode 3717)
	Film	A boy likes to make model airplanes in various forms.
	Muppets	Bert asks Bernice how she knows the letter of the day, and they watch this segment ... (EKA: Episode 3870)
	Animation	Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase A. (EKA: Episode 3770)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Cookie Monster asks Jawhara what letter they're holding. (EKA: Episode 3283)
	Cartoon	Soul A! (EKA: Episode 3773)
	SCENE 2	Gabi and Fluffy start playing hide and seek. She counts to ten, but Fluffy doesn’t find a spot in time. She begins to count to 10 again, this time in Spanish.
	Muppets	Bernice counts to 10 - but has some help from Bert. How did she learn it? By watching the following film... (EKA: Episode 3870)
	Animation	Counting to 10 (Chinese imagery) (EKA: Episode 3425)
	Film	Three girls do a "One Potato" rhyme. (EKA: Episode 3753)
	Cartoon	Number Guy: "How Many Pigs Will Jump Into This Mud?" The answer is 10. (EKA: Episode 3753)
	Muppets	Big Bird introduces The Squirrelles, who sing "My Boyfriend's Back and Front." This segment was shuffled to appear in-between "Bert/Bernice 10" and "10/Chinese" in the Sprout version.
	SCENE 3	Gabi finishes counting and sees Fluffy’s not behind Oscar’s trash can, but she spots her behind the door to Big Bird’s nest. Gabi complement’s Fluffy’s hiding spot, but believes she can find a better one. Gabi gives Fluffy more time to hide by counting to 20 this time.
	Animation	Can you find the birds in this picture? (EKA: Episode 3762)
	Muppets	Big Bird accidentally knocks over some block towers, but he puts them back up through reverse footage.
	Film	Two sisters make their own buildings, both with paper and blocks. (EKA: Episode 3697)
	SCENE 4	Gabi finishes count and begins looking for Fluffy. She looks behind the wall in front of 123 Sesame Street and behind the fence in the arbor. Gabi is sure she’ll find Fluffy, who’s hiding in Oscar's trash can.
	Cartoon	A boy gets lost in a mall, and a security guard shows him how to use a map. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2874)
	Animation	Various demonstrations of near and far in the backyard. (EKA: Episode 3766)
	Muppets	Bernice and Bert recite the alphabet, although Bernice is slow.
	Cartoon	Kids and animals alternate in passing letters over themselves, in an alphabet song. Artist: Karen Aqua (EKA: Episode 3740)
	SCENE 5	Gabi continues her search and goes to her mother for help. Maria is shocked that her daughter lost an elephant and consoles her. They both (in fast-motion) run all over the street looking for Fluffy.
	Cartoon	An elephant asks Nesbitt for directions to the zoo, but won't listen to him long enough. Artist: Janet Perlman (EKA: Episode 2934)
	Muppets	Bert: "Bernice ... you have wonderful form." They watch a segment about the number of the day ... (EKA: Episode 3870)
	Animation	10 Dancers
	Muppets	Zoe is about to draw the number 10, but she only knows how to draw lines. Elmo doesn't know how to draw a 10 either, but he is good at making circles. An ominous voice advises them to cooperate.
	Cartoon	Ball-dribbling characters count the feet on a wall ruler. Artist: Bill Davis (EKA: Episode 3739)
	SCENE 6	Maria and Gabi ask a girl if she’s seen Fluffy, but gain no info. Just then, Detective Colambo arrives, overhearing their talk about a missing elephant and claims he can help. First, he begins asking them random questions. Next, he gets to questions about the elephant. As Gabi describes Fluffy, he sees her popping out from the trash can. Gabi turns around and finds Fluffy! Colambo makes sure that’s really Fluffy then leaves to go tell his wife about his success.
	Video	Kids demonstrate surprise by winding a jack-in-the-box, as “Pop Goes the Weasel” plays. (EKA: Episode 3664)
	Muppets	Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here." (EKA: Episode 2208)
	Film	Wegman's dogs form a letter A.
	SCENE 7	Gabi wonders when Oscar will get back, at which point Oscar falls from the sky. He and Fluffy embrace and go back into his trash can, without thanking Gabi of course, but Fluffy thanks her with a kiss. Gabi asks her mom to advise her not to babysit another one of Oscar’s pets ever again.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Dogs (First: Episode 3852)
	SCENE 8	Oscar and Fluffy announce the sponsors.

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