Episode 3999

	Sesame Street
	Ernie's Rubber Duckie loses its squeak
Air date	February 28, 2002
Season	Season 33 (2002)
Sponsors	K, 9, and by Rubber Duckie

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	It's time for Big Bird's daily la-las, and the kids join him in singing "We All Sing La La La Together."
	Muppets	Herry and Rosita sing a monster lullaby to their dolls. The lullaby works on Herry, who grows eyelids! (EKA: Episode 3957)
	Muppets	The Number of The Day: 9 9 nifty bats, dressed to the nines, fly in after 9 is announced to be the number of the day, and The Count counts them.
	Film	Milo Counting #9 (EKA: Episode 3815)
	Cartoon	Nine chickens assemble. Artist: ArtistMike
	SCENE 2	Ernie introduces Rubber Duckie -- three times. He explains to Zoe how great Rubber Duckie is, and how he squeaks everytime he squeezes him. Then, Rubber Duckie stops squeaking.
	SCENE 2, cont'd	Maria comes by. Zoe and Ernie try singing "Rubber Duckie" and counting to twenty to fix Rubber Duckie's squeak. Zoe decides to ask an adult: "The Amazing Mumford!"
	SCENE 2, cont'd	Mumford, changing his magic words each time, makes Rubber Duckie sound like a car horn and a telephone. Then he makes himself squeak, and Rubber Duckie silent. He offers a replacement duck, named Louie, but Ernie refuses.
	SCENE 2, cont'd	Mumford suggests they should ask Maria, who, as Zoe says, "used to be pretty good at fixing things." After Ernie finally lets her hold Rubber Duckie, she extracts a piece of lint from his squeaker.
	SCENE 2, cont'd	Ernie very nervously attempts to squeak Rubber Duckie. He squeaks normally. Everyone joins in to sing "Rubber Duckie."
	Film	Big Bird shows his favorite toy, Radar. Kids talk about their favorite toys.
	Muppets	Journey To Ernie Big Bird sets off on a Journey To Ernie. First, Big Bird looks for Ernie's box in the chicken coop.
	Celebrity	The Dixie Chicks and some chickens sing "Sing."
	Muppets	Journey To Ernie Big Bird looks for Ernie's box across the tightrope.
	Film	Kids practice circus acts and give a performance in a gymnasium. (EKA: Episode 3142)
	Muppets	Journey To Ernie Big Bird looks for Ernie's box by dancing at the discotheque. We found him!
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert sing "Things That I Remember." Ernie and Bert recall the things that they remember, over a montage of classic Ernie and Bert clips. (First: Episode 3656) Come back tomorrow for another Journey To Ernie.
	Muppets	Hero Guy Hero Guy has to rescue the kitty drawn in the tree, but the kitty is afraid.
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: K To prevent himself from eating it, Cookie Monster sends the Letter K Cookie away on the Letter K train. However, the train arrives back a few moments later. (First: Episode 3989)
	Cartoon	K - king, kiss, key (EKA: Episode 3425)
	Film	A big K emerges, "Jaws"-like, in a swimming pool. (EKA: Episode 3425)
	Muppets	The Spanish Word of the Day: perro Several dogs pounce on Grover to demonstrate the word perro (dog). (First: Episode 3986)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Babies (EKA: Episode 3854)
	SCENE 3	With Ernie's and Zoe's help, Rubber Duckie reads the sponsors.