Episode 3147

	Sesame Street
	Mother Chicken's new nursery rhyme
Air date	December 7, 1993
Season	Season 25 (1993-1994)
Written by	Joey Mazzarino
Production	September 10, 1993
Sponsors	L, V, 7
Syndication	123 Sesame Street

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	At Finders Keepers, Ruthie helps Telly announce the sponsors for today, blowing them from her tuba. She adds today, we'll be hearing a new nursery rhyme, which also involves the tuba.
	SCENE 1	Ruthie starts telling the story behind the nursery rhyme, explaining she used to work for Mother Chicken, a nursery rhyme writer (and Mother Goose's main competition).
	SCENE 1 cont'd	In a flashback, Ruthie and Mother Chicken are shown dealing with a pig (Brian Muehl), penguin (Fran Brill), elephant (Peter Linz), hot dog (Jim Martin) and bun (Pam Arciero), who are either tired of their old rhymes or are in need of employment. Ruthie settles the problem by recommending they cooperate and be part of the same nursery rhyme.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Back in the present, Ruthie cues up a segment about lions as she polishes her tuba...
	Cartoon	L for lion (First: Episode 2586)
	Muppets	Elmo demonstrates top and bottom. (First: Episode 2999)
	Film	Kids dance around at gymnastics to "Rockin' Robin." cut from the Noggin version
	Animation	A group of round crayons draws a house, and is hesitant to let a square yellow crayon join, until it draws the sun. They all cooperate to make a rainbow. (First: Episode 3105) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	"Street Garden Cooperation" (First: Episode 1956)
	Film	The floating kids form an L. (First: Episode 3128)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Jodie Foster tells Oscar what the word important means, and lists the reasons why he is important to her, making him more and more annoyed. (First: Episode 3117)
	Cartoon	Apple: a riddle (First: Episode 2889) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Old MacDonald's Health Farm — Old MacDonald opens a health resort for his animals. (First: Episode 2688)
	Animation	¿Que es esto? (una vaca) (First: Episode 1978)
	Film	Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs. (First: Episode 2811)
	Cartoon	V in space (First: Episode 0481)
	Video	Fay Ray dresses up as different animals. ("It's Kermit the Dog!") (First: Episode 2639)
	SCENE 2	In the next part of the story, Mother Chicken decides to write a rhyme similar to "Hey Diddle Diddle." First up is the pig, who can't play any of the suggested instruments. He can play the tuba and blasts Ruthie through the wall with one note. Mother Chicken has her first line: "Say dooba dooba, the pig played the tuba."
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0989)
	Muppets	The Count's Storybook Theatre The Count reads the story of "The Magnificent 7" who would save a village from becoming lonely. A mediocre 7 and a magnificent 5 show up first, to the behest of the villagers. Next time on The Count's Storybook Theatre: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
	Cartoon	Seven piglets Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1546)
	Film	"Box City Recycling Rap" Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons. (First: Episode 2851) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 3	Next up is the penguin. Mother Chicken already has a line mind - "The penguin jumped really high." The penguin struggles to jump very high, however. Ruthie gives him some words of encouragement and he leaps so high, he crashes through the ceiling and doesn't come down.
	Animation	"Let's Count Penguins" Artist: Jane Aaron
	Song	"Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound: V, violin (First: Episode 1155)
	Muppets / Cast	"Sing Your Synonyms" (First: Episode 2331)
	Animation	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away. (First: Episode 2892) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through". (First: Episode 0258)
	Animation	A child draws a picture of a dog, who goes over and under.
	SCENE 4	Mother Chicken's next line is written - "The elephant was happy and laughed really hard. Their elephant is sobbing instead. Ruthie tries cheering him up by going into hysterics herself. Tired, she goes to lean on the wall, falling through the hole she previously put in it. The elephant finds it very funny.
	Muppets	Big Bird comments, "That was funny!"
	Cartoon	With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a globe is. (First: Episode 2836)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Little Plant." (First: Episode 2144)
	Animation	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together. (First: Episode 1895)
	Song	14 Karat Soul sings “Hand Talk." (First: Episode 2622)
	Cartoon	A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791)
	Muppets	Little Bird's CASA is drawn. (First: Episode 2095)
	Animation	Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun? (First: Episode 1494)
	SCENE 5	Ruthie has polished her tuba down to a trumpet and continues her story.
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Mother Chicken has finished her rhyme, but Ruthie points out "high" and "bun" don't rhyme. Suddenly, the penguin returns, having jumped all the way to the sun. Mother Chicken does some re-writing and the nursery rhyme is finished!
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Back in the present, Telly loves the nursery rhyme and makes up one of his own about the sponsors. Mother Chicken, in voice-over, also chimes in to mention the Children's Television Workshop.