Episode 3765

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird goes fishing for Wolfgang; (repeat of 3511)
Air date	April 17, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by	John Weidman
Directed by	Ted May
Sponsors	Q, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird and Telly wonder why Wolfgang the Seal won't stop barking. Mr. Handford remembers that yesterday he put up a sign in the Hooper's Store window that says "Special today: FISH" ... but that was yesterday's special, which means Hooper's is out of fish. Since fish are Wolfgang's favorite thing in the world, Big Bird wonders how to get him one. Luckily, Big Bird's friends Colin and Marlee are about to go fishing right now, so they let him come along with them. Big Bird leaves, promising to bring a fish back to Wolfgang.
	Cartoon	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689)
	Muppets	"Pond Full of Fish" (First: Episode 2840)
	Cartoon	Three computer animated fish. (First: Episode 2792)
	Cartoon	A little girl counts the reasons why she likes the number 3. (First: Episode 3532)
	Film	Three kids dance for the number 3. (First: Episode 3167)
	Muppets	Happening upon the ice cream man, Ernie wants to buy a chocolate - strawberry - peach - vanilla - banana - pistachio - peppermint - lemon - orange - butterscotch ice cream cone, but the ice cream vendor instead gives him a butterscotch - orange - lemon - peppermint - pistachio - banana - vanilla - peach - strawberry - chocolate ice cream cone. (First: Episode 0133)
	Film	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855)
	SCENE 2	Wolfgang waits impatiently for Big Bird to come back from his fishing trip ...
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Meanwhile, the boat takes off on the lake.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Mr. Handford tells Wolfgang to be patient, and persuades him to try a new food. Today's special is chicken, so he serves different chicken dishes, which the seal gobbles up right then and there. Telly is amazed at the way he eats the chicken, but accidentally says the word "fish," which makes Wolfgang hungry for fish.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Meanwhile, on the fishing trip, the boat arrives at the spot where Big Bird will hopefully catch a fish.
	Cartoon	Name That Food ("Will you eat it?") (First: Episode 1491)
	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 insults them. (First: Episode 3382)
	Film	Girls do a hand-clap game about the letter Q. (First: Episode 3322)
	Cast	Maria and Linda sew quilts with a Q on them. (First: Episode 1508)
	Cartoon	Fish swim to form Q and q. (First: Episode 3105)
	SCENE 3	Wolfgang continues to bark, driving Telly and Mr. Handford up the wall. Telly suggests that they all say the alphabet ("I know it's a crazy idea, but so was striped toothpaste!"), which briefly distracts Wolfgang from his thoughts of fish, until Telly says the word again.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Meanwhile, Colin and Marlee catch one fish after another, but Big Bird still hasn't caught any yet.
	Cartoon	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup. (new music added) (First: Episode 0004)
	Film	A girl narrates a segment about her friend, Billy, who swims with dolphins. (First: Episode 3012)
	Cartoon	A girl practices to roller skate over many days. (First: Episode 3556)
	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy finds his friend Jane giving up on learning to ride the egg beater. He tells her that it takes time and practice to learn things, and gives Jane some training beaters to help her keep her balance. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1972)
	Muppets	"Something Always Comes Between Us" (First: Episode 3231)
	Cartoon	A man illustrates 'between' in various situations throughout his work day. (First: Episode 0779)
	Film	Fay Ray moves clockwise and ticks, until an alarm sounds. (First: Episode 2597)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Tim Robbins needs a place to stay, so he tries the Furry Arms Hotel, where the bed is a little too small for him, but the company of the lullaby-singing animals is "strangely relaxing." (First: Episode 3649)
	Song	"Get On Up and Move Your Body" (First: Episode 3410)
	Animation	In reversed film, Q and q candles are unmelted. (First: Episode 3079)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster observes the letter Q, then the word QUIET. (First: Episode 1850)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768)
	Film	Kids learn how to play string instruments as computer graphics illustrate their sounds. (First: Episode 3451)
	Muppets	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday." (First: Episode 3331)
	Animation	The word CAT is shown, followed by a black cat sitting on a chair. (First: Episode 3000)
	SCENE 4	Wolfgang drives Telly and Mr. Handford out of Hooper's with his barking. Telly gets another idea: this time, he'll get Wolfgang ready to eat the fish by doing exercises with him. Mr. Handford leads Wolfgang, Telly and some kids in some jumping jacks, until Telly faints.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Meanwhile, Big Bird thinks he has succeeded in catching a fish, but it turns out to be a boot.
	Cartoon	The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up 40 steps, but the turtle takes the elevator. (new music added) (First: Episode 2258)
	Song	Leon Redbone sings "Blueberry Mouth." (First: Episode 3300)
	Muppets	Elmo tries to see what Herry is reading, but since Herry's too big, he tries to stand at various angles to look around his shoulders. (First: Episode 3631)
	Cartoon	Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1941)
	Film / Animation	A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings. (First: Episode 3358)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird finally returns with a very small fish in a small bag. Wolfgang wolfs it down immediately, and feels better. Telly and Mr. Handford announce the sponsors, and Big Bird talks some more about his great fishing trip.
	SCENE 5 cont'd	"And Slimey's spaceship is still on its way back to Sesame Street!" The credits follow.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Maria finds Elmo feeling sad, and tries to convince him that she's not too busy to read the story he wrote.