Episode 4156

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Sesame Street
Plot	Chris Teaches Elmo to Bowl
Air date	October 5, 2007
Season	Season 38
Sponsors	W, 9
Syndication
DVD

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	"What's the Word on the Street?" -- practice
	SCENE	Gabi encounters Chris and some kids playing with his toy bowling set, which he's had since he was a kid. She asks him if she can try it out, since she's a good bowler herself. Gordon then asks for a turn after Gabi. She gets a strike, and Gordon knocks down two pins.
	SCENE cont'd	Next, it's Elmo's turn. He throws the ball twice, but misses the pins both times. Chris suggests that Elmo practice working on his bowling swing, and invites the kids (and the viewer) to join them.
	SCENE cont'd	Now that Elmo's practiced, he wants to try again. He misses the pins, and becomes upset. He feels like he never wants to bowl again. Chris sings him a song about how it takes time to get good at something by practicing, over a film montage of kids practicing things.
	SCENE cont'd	Elmo is once again ready to try bowling. Chris suggests he stand closer to the pins this time, which he does. He swings, and hits one pin, which makes him proud. He invites Gordon to practice some more, and Gordon ends up knocking down eight pins!
	Animation	Lillian recalls the time she joined her parents and baby sister on a hike up the hill. Lillian hiked to the top herself, and is proud of the fact. Artist: Craig Bartlett (EKA: Episode 2787)
	Celebrity	Jon Stewart needs practice at reading the word of the day.
	Song	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There." (Vocals by Jerry Nelson) (EKA: Episode 3426)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day Games: W Cookie Monster finds a watermelon, a wig and a wet Prairie Dawn in one minute, and wins a whole lot of cookies. (First: Episode 4104)
	Film	Ornate Ws spin around in accompaniment to a song. (EKA: Episode 3039)
	Cartoon	"Which of these things begins with the letter W, and tastes great for breakfast?"
	Muppets	Global Grover: Grover returns from Trinidad on a pair of stilts. In his film (EKA: Episode 3427), Asha and her friends practice and dance on stilts in preparation for a carnival. Afterward, Grover muses about the things he's learned to do on stilts...including the need to practice more! (First: Episode 4049)
	Animation	A group of traveling flashlights welcomes a fancy lamp into their group. (EKA: Episode 4062)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert sing "Rub Your Tummy". (First: Episode 4040)
	Animation	Arrows give a presentation of the human body. (EKA: Episode 3069)
	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. (First: Episode 3999)
	Film	"OK, We Got a Hip-Hop Beat" - #9
	Animation	The number 9 is spraypainted on a truck in various forms of graffiti art. (First: Episode 4084)
	Muppets	Hero Guy Hero Guy hits a fly ball, but will Hero Guy be able to catch it? (First: Episode 3984)
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine." (EKA: Episode 2980)
	Muppets	As Mr. Johnson reads at home, Grover bursts in with a bullhorn introducing "Outrageous Makeover: Home Addition." Under Grover's guidance, three construction workers rearrange his furniture and add three doors to the room! They then remove all the doors, forcing Grover to stay. (First: Episode 4132)
	Animation	Colored tools build a house out of colored rectangles, squares and triangles. (EKA: Episode 3410)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Building Things (First: Episode 4120)
	Insert	Abby Cadabby realizes she's upside down. She turns herself right-side up and announces the sponsors.