Episode 3524

	Sesame Street
	Maria, Luis and Gabi look after Alice
Air date	May 16, 1996
Season	Season 27 (1995-1996)
Written by	Luis Santeiro
Production	November 17, 1995
Sponsors	F, 0

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gabi and Luis are busy working on a project. The phone rings and Maria gets it. Mommy Snuffleupagus is on the phone and says that she has a problem. The problem is that her and her husband are leaving until tomorrow and she didn’t find anyone to watch Alice and Snuffy. She asks Maria and Luis if they can watch Snuffy and Alice while they are gone. This will mean that they’ll have to sleep at their apartment. Gabi begs that they’ll say yes. Luis tells Gabi that Snuffy and Alice are big and their apartment is small. Maria tells Mommy Snuffleupagus that both Alice and Snuffy can’t fit in their apartment. Gabi suggests that Maria, Luis and her can sleep in the cave with them. Mommy Snuffleupagus says that it’s a wonderful idea. Maria tells her that they’ll “snufflesit” Alice and Snuffy.
	Cartoon	A woman uses the telephone to order biscuits for her dog. (First: Episode 3401)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — While Ernie finishes his conversation with Grover on the telephone, Bert comes inside with a package containing an antique telephone because he won't have to wait for Ernie to finish his turn using the phone. (First: Episode 1394)
	Song	"Exploring in Your Closet" (First: Episode 3132)
	Film	Fay Ray gets on and under a rug. (First: Episode 2637)
	Cartoon	A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1389)
	Song	"I Put My Leg in My Pants" (First: Episode 3402)
	Cartoon	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702)
	SCENE 2	Inside the cave, Snuffy and Alice hear the doorbell. Mommy Snuffleupagus let Maria, Luis and Gabi inside. Both Snuffy and Alice say that they are really happy that Maria, Luis and Gabi are here. As Mommy Snuffleupagus shows Maria and Luis around, Gabi talks to Snuffy and Alice. Then, Snuffy sings a song when you know who comes. Alice guesses who and guesses their grandma. Gabi says that she’s not their grandma, but Snuffy says that they can pretend, as the song continues. Maria, Luis and Mommy Snuffleupagus are finished with the house tour and she hears the car honk. She says goodbye to Snuffy and Alice. Then, she leaves. Luis asks what should they do first. Snuffy says that they should try to get Alice away from the wall and says it won’t be easy.
	Song	"Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach. (First: Episode 3320)
	Cartoon	Two viewers with Picassoesque facial features in an art gallery critically examine the portrait of a viewer. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3442)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock." (First: Episode 2817)
	Cartoon	Letter F words are found on the street. (First: Episode 3353)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie hates the letter F, until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor and the firefighter. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3274)
	Film	Alphaquest: F A faucet finishes a fire, and flood of freaky fish. (First: Episode 2759)
	Film	What sound does a cow make? (First: Episode 3403)
	SCENE 3	Maria tries to get Alice away from the wall. Alice makes a sound and Snuffy says that she makes that sound when she is sad. Gabi thinks she is sad that her mother and father had to go away. Luis notices that Mommy Snuffleupagus left a note that has their phone number if there is an emergency and says that if Alice has her head on the wall, they have to sing "The Snuffle Shuffle." Snuffy starts to sing it. Luis, Maria, Gabi and Snuffy put their “snuffles” up, while the song. This doesn’t help Alice. She moves away from that part of the wall to another part of the wall.
	Cartoon	A girl sits on her mom's lap in a Picasso painting. (First: Episode 3318)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: MOM. (First: Episode 1481)
	Song	"I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares. (First: Episode 3277)
	Cartoon	A boy counts down to zero as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283)
	Song	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Arist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003)
	Film	Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2721)
	Cartoon	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615)
	SCENE 4	Maria tells Alice when she was younger, her mom and dad used to leave and she felt sad too. Snuffy tells Maria to not worry, because she starting to feel better. Luis asks Snuffy how he knows. Snuffy explains that the wall she is facing at now is her "not so sad wall". Snuffy suggests singing another song and Gabi says that they should do the "Up and Down Song." Everyone sings it and Alice looks away from the wall. But now Snuffy is looking at the wall.
	Cartoon	A man jumps up and down on a trampoline. (First: Episode 1449)
	Muppets	Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird visits Guadalupe, Arizona, and conducts a child mariachi band, who sing "Viva Mexico." (First: Episode 3012)
	Cartoon	F - Face Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1162)
	Film	Alphaboy fans his father's feet with feathers. (First: Episode 3442)
	Cartoon	F / f (space paint) (First: Episode 3215)
	Muppets / Celebrity	"Two Princes" (First: Episode 3450)
	Cartoon	Counting to 10 Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3042)
	SCENE 5	Luis figures that Snuffy is upset over the attention Alice is receiving. They lift his spirits with a song ("Have I Told You?"), which helps him see how much they love him. Luis feels a little left out after the group hug, but they assure him that they love him too.
	Cartoon	Fluffy recalls being a homeless dog, getting taken in to the dog pound, and meeting his new pal Petey. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2981)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Chelsea, What is love? (First: Episode 2397)
	Film	A karate team punches out the alphabet. (First: Episode 3421)
	Cartoon	A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2151)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps." (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 3026)
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "Moonshine." (First: Episode 2775)
	SCENE 6	Snuffy, Alice and Gabi are all asleep. Luis and Maria announce the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird meets Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, who feels shy.