Episode 3557

	Sesame Street
	Elmo wants to show Maria his wiggle
Air date	December 31, 1996
Season	Season 28 (1996-1997)
Written by	Mo Willems
Production	September 3 & 5, 1996
Sponsors	R, 14

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Elmo shows off a silly wiggle he can do and wants to show it to Maria.
	SCENE 1	Elmo makes his way to the Fix-It Shop, but Maria is currently too busy to see his wiggle and will look at it when she's done fixing a toaster. Elmo does his wiggle 14 times to pass the time and is surprised to see she's still working. He does it 14 more times, with the same result. Zoe rushes in with a letter R she just drew, which Maria is able to compliment. Elmo thinks that will get Maria's attention and runs off.
	Cartoon	"Fourteen Desert" Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3267)
	Film	Girls dance and chant about the number 14. (First: Episode 3014)
	Cartoon	Abstract count to 14. (First: Episode 2811)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster follows the arrows. (First: Episode 1627)
	Film	Kids dance around at gymnastics to "Rockin' Robin." (First: Episode 3147) cut from the Max version
	Cartoon	A man talks about how much he loves his bones. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628)
	SCENE 2	Elmo returns with his own R drawing and Maria stops working to discuss the letter. Just as Elmo is about to show off his wiggle, another customer (performed by John Kennedy) distracts her with a broken toaster. Her attention then returns to Elmo, but she must tend to her ringing phone.
	Cartoon	R /r paper fold (First: Episode 3127)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper tells the mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R. (First: Episode 0583)
	Film / animation	A talking bowl tells a kid how he became a bowl. (First: Episode 3396)
	Cartoon	A pig dances a jig while wearing a wig. Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3525)
	Film	"We have a nice school"... with ducks. (First: Episode 3144)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — While Bert is trying to read a book about pigeons, Ernie practices walking backwards and always bumps into Bert when he does. To solve this problem, Ernie pushes Bert's chair (with Bert in it) out of the apartment. (First: Episode 3534)
	Animation	Computer: forward / backward (First: Episode 3077)
	Celebrity	Big Bird, Lexine, and some kids have run out of ideas for a game to play. Jason Alexander shows them a fun game, causing him to miss his bus. cut from the Max version
	Cartoon	A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm. (new music added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1347)
	Song	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. Refilmed version (First: Episode 2490)
	Muppets	Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet. (First: Episode 0236)
	Cartoon	With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a globe is. (First: Episode 2836)
	Film	A boy is scared to go to sleep at night, until his dad tells him to use his imagination to calm himself down. He conducts a symphony with his toys. (First: Episode 3271)
	Cartoon	Household appliances count 1-10 and 10-0. (First: Episode 2840)
	SCENE 3	Elmo poses as "Customer Elmo" and brings a toaster to be fixed. He tries to show off his wiggle, but Maria becomes too occupied inspecting his toaster for damage. Her phone goes off again, preventing Elmo's demonstration once more.
	Cartoon	Actor demonstrates anger towards casting director - literally! (First: Episode 2061)
	Film	How to say "bunny rabbit" in sign language (First: Episode 3300)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: The Tortoise and the Hare — Kermit wins the race between tortoise and the hare. (First: Episode 0477)
	Cartoon	The dancing birds dance fast and slow. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3072)
	Muppets	Humphrey thinks Natasha will help him demonstrate the words GO and STOP, but she does the opposite of whatever he says. (First: Episode 3122)
	Song	"Beautiful Baby" (remake) (First: Episode 3549) cut from the Max version
	Cartoon	Figures dance around a telephone as it rings. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3058)
	SCENE 4	Elmo thinks he can show Maria how angry his is, which will prompt her to ask why and he can finally show off his wiggle. Maria exits the shop and asks what Elmo has been wanting to show her. He does an angry wiggle instead and she then goes back to tend to her ringing phone.
	Cartoon	Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. (First: Episode 0772)
	Muppets	Prairie Dawn hosts "Fairy Tales Today," a talk show about fairy tale characters. Today, she interviews some fairy tale fruits and vegetables, including the beans from "Jack and the Beanstalk," the pumpkin from "Cinderella" and the apple from "Snow White," all of whom agree that they get treated unfairly in each of their stories. Prairie says that fruits and vegetables don't have feelings in the real world, which offends them. (First: Episode 3382)
	Cartoon	A shepherd plays hide-and-seek with his sheep. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2109)
	Film	Jodi goes to the doctor for a check-up. (First: Episode 3526)
	Cartoon	A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369)
	Animation	R for robot, rabbit, run, read, rock, rocket. (First: Episode 3088)
	Song	"Big R and Little R" (Christopher Cerf) (First: Episode 3273)
	SCENE 5	Maria finds Elmo sobbing outside, where Elmo explains his situation. Maria cheers him up and coaxes him into doing his silly wiggle thing. Maria is impressed and Zoe announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird, Gabi and Miles have lost their ball. cut from the Max version