Episode 3961
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| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Everybody starts their own bands. |
| Air date | March 5, 2001 |
| Season | Season 32 (2001) |
| Sponsors | Q, 4 |
| Syndication | |
| DVD | |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  | | Ernie is outside playing his one-Ernie one-man band, with Rubber Duckie, his drumset and his bugle. Gordon and Susan tell him from the window that he's too loud for the morning. Ernie says that Bert said the same thing, and that's why he went outside. However, it's time to wake up anyway. |
 | | Gordon narrates "The Maestro Plays," a story featuring adverbs, interspersed with kids' comments. |
 | | Diana Krall sings "Everybody's Song" with Elmo and everybody in attendance. |
 | | Bert asks Bernice how she knows the letter of the day, and they watch this segment ... (EKA: Episode 3870) |
 | | An airplane skywriter makes the letter Q. |
  | | Worms in Space The worms make the letter Q. |
 | | Q, for quack. Quiet! (EKA: Episode 3792) |
  | | Ernie plays part of "Dance Myself To Sleep" while Elmo decides to be his own band too. At the same time, he plays "Elmo's Song." |
 | | Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music. (EKA: Episode 3733) |
 | | "It's the Shpritzer Honker Splasher Sprinkler Tweeter Squirt," the wettest musical instrument. (EKA: Episode 3408) |
 | | Airplanes carve the letter Q. (EKA: Episode 3314) |
 | | Kids play a clapping game, saying the alphabet up to the letter Q. |
  | | Big Bird and Snuffy encounter the two bands, and decide to form a marching band together. Snuffy plays the snuffle, and Big Bird plays the La-Las. Gordon and Susan get confused as they walk by. |
 | | William Wegman's dogs conduct and play piano. |
 | | Bert: "Bernice ... you have wonderful form." They watch a segment about the number of the day ... (EKA: Episode 3870) |
 | | Egyptian #4 |
 | | Four people perform a balancing act. |
 | | The Quadratic Equations (from the Lunar Lounge) sing about 4 and their four heads. (EKA: Episode 3874) |
 | | Rosita brings her guitar to play along, but everyone wants her in their band. She decides she'll take turns. |
 | | Animals play in a rock band for the number 4, and sets of 4 things are shown. (EKA: Episode 3874) |
 | | Four kids dance in a colorblock grid. |
 | | Island of Emotion Artist: Sally Cruikshank (EKA: Episode 3021) |
 | | Bernice counts to 10 - but has some help from Bert. How did she learn it? By watching the following film... (EKA: Episode 3870) |
 | | Counting 10 Australian animals. |
 | | Rosita has to quit because taking turns is too tiring. After a while, they all realize that the solution is to be "one band." However, they are still playing different songs. Ernie says they need a little more practice. |
 | | A boy learns to play his violin. (EKA: Episode 1736) |
 | | The Tokyo String Quartet and some kids show how important it is to practice, as Big Bird provides voiceover. (EKA: Episode 3410) |
 | | A ball goes up and down a musical staircase. (EKA: Episode 2356) |
 | | Bernice and Bert recite the alphabet, although Bernice is slow. |
 | | Kids and animals alternate in passing letters over themselves, in an alphabet song. Artist: Karen Aqua (EKA: Episode 3851) |
 | | Ernie introduces the band, and they play "Rubber Duckie." Gordon and Susan drop by, and are impressed. |
 | | Elmo's World: Computers (First: Episode 3916) |
 | | The band plays the Sesame Street Theme, and Ernie reads the sponsors and announces their next date at Big Bird's nest. |
Notes
- As they play in their individual bands, Ernie plays Dance Myself to Sleep, Elmo plays Elmo's Song, and Big Bird "la-la's" ABC-DEF-GHI.
- A didgeridoo is used for the sound of Snuffy's snuffle.
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