Episode 3970

	Sesame Street
	Zoe and Telly lose part of their pinwheel.
Air date	March 16, 2001
Season	Season 32 (2001)
Sponsors	D, 12
Syndication	PBS Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Zoe and Telly are playing with a pinwheel -- but as Telly runs around with it, the top breaks off and gets lost. Zoe and Telly are sad to discover that all they have is a stick; the spinny-whizzy-whirly-thing is gone.
	Cartoon	Aliens have a hard time playing basketball, until they decide to take turns. (EKA: Episode 3814)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater act out feelings, and Elmo guesses which feeling they're acting out. (EKA: Episode 3947)
	Animation	D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, the lyrics of which are all the letter D. (EKA: Episode 3499)
	Animation	In reversed film, D / d candles are unmelted. (EKA: Episode 3085)
	Cartoon	Ds are found on a city street (EKA: Episode 3611)
	SCENE 2	Baby Bear and Rosita find the spinny-whizzy-whirly-thing, and they try to figure out what it is. They imagine that it might be a bowtie, a hair bow, a tiny spaceship, or a Ferris wheel for ants.
	Cartoon	"I Have a Purple Bucket" (EKA: Episode 3522)
	Animation	Finding a 12 on a computer screen (First: Episode 3895)
	Animation	Clown Honking #12 (EKA: Episode 3299)
	Film	Ornate 12s sail through the air. (EKA: Episode 3274)
	SCENE 3	Telly and Zoe are upset at the loss of their spinny-whizzy-whirly-thing, and Maria suggests that they put up a note on the lost and found board.
	Film	A family loses their dog Lucy, so they use a computer to make "lost dog" signs. (EKA: Episode 3884)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #12
	Film	Milo Counting: 12 (EKA: Episode 3683)
	SCENE 4	Rosita and Baby Bear are still unaware that what they found is a pinwheel and inform Gabi of their dilemma. As she describes how it works, they realize it is a pinwheel. Gabi then tells them how to find the owner.
	Film	A girl likes to pretend she can fly. (EKA: Episode 2902)
	Muppets	Telly introduces a Muppet D. Telly is supposed to say words that begin with D, but he can't think of any. The D gives Telly hints by quacking and barking.
	Animation	D / d (space paint) (EKA: Episode 3265)
	Film	Wegman dogs perform "Jack and Jill" (EKA: Episode 3491)
	SCENE 5	As Rosita and Baby Bear put up a found sign, Telly and Zoe join them and inform them that they've put up a lost sign. All four realize that its the same object, but Zoe presents another problem as they need someone to put the pinwheel back on the stick. They think about it and all get the solution at once, as they shout for Maria.
	Cartoon	Some animals want a boy to share his birthday cake with them, but he keeps changing his "No ______ allowed" sign, until they all offer him a glass of milk. Artist: Gene Barretta (First: Episode 3560)
File:ErnieandSkyla.jpg	Muppets	Ernie and Skyla play a word-guessing game with a computer.
	SCENE 6	Maria glues the pinwheel back together, and everyone enjoys playing with it.
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (EKA: Episode 1121)
	Muppets	Monster Clubhouse: The monsters read the previous meeting's minutes and dance the Honk Your Nose, Touch Your Toes, Spin Around And Strike A Pose Dance. After naptime, the Snack of the Day is a huge salami sandwich. A Lavender Anything Muppet, voiced by Jerry Nelson, arrives looking for the Club for People Who Like To Pretend They're Seagulls. The Furry Feeling of the Day is Angry. After another naptime, the gang gets chased by an elephant. In the mail, a girl wants to know "How do monsters hug?" (EKA: Episode 3955)
	Cartoon	Letters appear over a sky-view of a neighborhood (EKA: Episode 3314)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Hands (EKA: Episode 3925)
	SCENE 7	Everyone is now playing with the pinwheel, and Maria announces the sponsors.