Episode 3065

	Sesame Street
	Monty and the word NO
Air date	January 29, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	Emily Perl Kingsley
Directed by	Lisa Simon
Production	November 4, 1992
Sponsors	M, S, 16

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Gina welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street. She mentions that today we'll be seeing the letters M and S, as well as the number 16. Monty pops into view and announces that he'll be talking about the word NO, but Gina stops him because now is not the time to do so. She assures him that she'll let him know when the time is right, and the theme sequence begins.
	Animation	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroces as pets. (First: Episode 2759)
	Muppets	"M-M-M Monster Meal" (First: Episode 0380)
	Cartoon	M for Mask (First: Episode 2079)
	Animation	Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun? (First: Episode 1494)
	Animation / SCENE 1	Can you find the flamingos? (First: Episode 2791) Monty interrupts the segment in progress to talk about the word NO, citing as an example his attempt to have tea with the queen. Gina tells him once again that this isn't the time for his NO speech, but she'll let him know when it is. Monty complies, and the flamingo segment finishes.
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: The Big Bad Wolf's School for Huffing and Puffing — The Big Bad Wolf teaches Kermit how to huff and puff like him. (First: Episode 2578)
	Cartoon	Me and My M Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1545)
	Film	Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0911)
	Song	Gina and Maria sing "The Word is "No." (First: Episode 2548)
	SCENE 2	Monty is offended that Gina beat him to the punch by explaining the word NO with that song we just saw. Gina apologizes, and lets him explain the word, but he declines to do so, thereby showing what the word means. Gina applauds, and he keeps repeating the word in stupefaction.
	Song	"Counting Birthday Candles"
	Muppets	Mysterious Theater: Dial M for Mother Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out what he needs to call his mother before Big Ben strikes midnight... as he stands next to a London telephone booth. The message Sherlock has is to wish his mother a happy birthday. (First: Episode 2727)
	Cartoon	"Sixteen Blues" (First: Episode 2755)
	Cartoon	Teeny Little Super Guy explains to Eugene why going to school is important. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1966)
	Song	"School Song" (First: Episode 0986)
	SCENE 3	Oscar tells Irvine what he does when he feels grouchy: he sings "A Grouchy Song."
	Animation	A puzzle of an orangutan is put together.
	Muppets	On Vacation with Guy Smiley Guy Smiley and his tour guide have difficulty taking pictures of animals in the jungle because of Guy's uncontrollably loud voice. A tiger recognizes him, and offers to take a picture of him and some other animals. "Say TREES!" (First: Episode 1949)
	Animation	Rubber Stamp #16 (First: Episode 2959)
	Insert	Olivia sings "Birdland" at Birdland. (First: Episode 2304) All shots with David in the audience are omitted from the segment in this episode.
	Cartoon	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen. (First: Episode 0565)
	Insert	Big Bird and Snuffy sing a guessing game song about each other. (First: Episode 2813)
	Cartoon	A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Carol Channing sings a spoof of "Hello, Dolly!" with Sammy the Snake, praising his ability to look and sound like an S. (First: Episode 1951)
	Film	A metal crane and a real crane look alike. (First: Episode 1544)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster reads "SAD" (First: Episode 1422)
	Cartoon	Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their body parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0540)
	SCENE 4	Oscar invites the public to go fishing with him. Telly shows up prepared, with his fishing hat, net, pole and bucket. Oscar, however, gives him a baseball glove so he can catch the fish that Oscar throws at him!
	Film	As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801)
	Cartoon	Don't mess with the Mighty M. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1578)
	Muppets	Mr. Johnson has been served a bowl of soup, but flags down his waiter to make a complaint. He asks Grover to inspect the fly that's in his soup, but Grover looks under; next to; and above the soup before he agrees to bring out a new bowl. The kitchen is all out of what Mr. Johnson ordered, so he brings him Cream of Mosquito. (First: Episode 1134)
	Cartoon	The Great Inventor Series: Science Salutes the Men and Women Who Have Changed the Way We Live. Cartoon about the days when people tried drinking ice cream soda before straws were invented. Awful messes were made getting more of the refreshment on their clothes than in their bellies. Until one day an ice cream parlor janitor, one Ronald Marky by name, noticed that when people brought their leashed pet anteaters in to enjoy an ice cream soda, the floor was always sucked completely clean. Realizing that nature had solved the problem, the janitor invented artificial anteater noses that strapped on over people's mouths... which eventually evolved into the modern straw. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2595)
	SCENE 5	Oscar throws some more fish at Telly and the kids, while Gina announces the sponsors.