Episode 3878

Sesame Street
Lulu is afraid to try new things
Air date	February 9, 2000
Season	Season 31 (2000)
Written by	Mo Willems
Directed by Emily Squires Production November 5, 1999 Sponsors I, 5 Syndication 123 Sesame Street PBS Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Telly welcomes the viewer and invites them to come with him to a meeting at the Monster Clubhouse.
	SCENE 1	The monsters — Lulu, Nelson, Maurice, and Lily — welcome Telly to the clubhouse, and wonder what surprise he has for them today. It's a field trip to Sesame Street, which none of them are excited about until Telly explains to them what a field trip is. Lulu feels nervous about it, since she has never been on a field trip before.
	Cartoon	A family goes over their camping checklist before they leave for the woods. (First: Episode 3411) cut from the Sprout version
	Cast	Wish You Were Here: Gabi and Miles take a tour of the Kennedy Space Center, where they learn about how rockets are launched into space, along with a group of other kids. Miles works at Mission Control, while Gabi pretends to be an astronaut. (First: Episode 3713)
	SCENE 2	Telly reassures Lulu that the field trip will be fine, as long as they have their name tags, which are stickers that you write your name on. Lulu is nervous about writing her name, but Telly points her attention to the following song ...
	Song	"Write Your Name" (First: Episode 3274)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Everyone goes over to the name tag table and makes their name tags. Lulu feels so proud of writing her name that she wants to do it again! While they're writing their names, the song is played again, but this time, instrumentally.
	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)
	Film	A girl learns how to jump rope. (First: Episode 3397)
	Cartoon	CGI sheep graze out I and i. (First: Episode 2896)
	Cartoon	"I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368)
	SCENE 3	The monsters are finally ready for their field trip, especially Lulu, who has covered herself with name tags. However, there's one thing they have to do first: take a nap. They sing "Everybody Nap," a doo-wop song about taking naps, and finally begin to rest.
	Animation	A boy has a dream in which he floats in Outer Space between things. (First: Episode 3093)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Robin Williams asks Elmo and the kids whether they would allow a nonsense talking, horned two-headed stranger to play baseball with them. The Two-Headed Monster shows up to play. (First: Episode 2795) cut from the Sprout version
	Cartoon	A girl's mom can dribble 5 balls. (First: Episode 3448)
	Cartoon	5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses) (new music and sound effects added) (First: Episode 0973)
	SCENE 4	The monsters make their way to the Fix-It Shop. Luis knows each of their names, thanks to their name tags. Each of the monsters learn how to shake hands when meeting someone, but Lulu feels nervous about it at first. When she tries it, she wants to do it over and over again, but the monsters lead her to the second stop on their field trip.
	Song	"Reggae Bounce." (First: Episode 3609) cut from the Sprout version
	Cartoon	Pencil box I/i (First: Episode 2890)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The King and I — Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. (First: Episode 2727)
	Animation	Ornate I's swing through the air to a song. (First: Episode 2921)
	SCENE 5	The monsters visit Big Bird's nest, where there is a Birdketeer meeting going on. They all say the alphabet together, after Lulu conjures up the confidence to do so. She now wants to see the Birdketeers again sometime, but for now, it's off to the next stop ...
	Muppets	Ernie's Show and Tell Ernie's friend Alexa surprises him with a bag of jewels. (First: Episode 3810)
	Animation	Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864)
	SCENE 6	The monsters stop at Hooper's Store, where Alan is about to serve them a bowl of fruit salad, which none of them have tried before. Everyone thinks Lulu will be nervous about trying it at first, but she likes it so much, she finishes up the whole bowl.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "What Do You Do With a Fruit?" (First: Episode 2050)
	Animation	The number 5 in space (with astronauts) (First: Episode 3698)
	Film	Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007)
	Cartoon	Five of various things found in space including 5 spaceships on Mars. (First: Episode 3698)
	Animation	Kids narrate how a Navajo blanket is weaved. (First: Episode 2976)
	SCENE 7	The monsters return to the clubhouse, and thank Telly for taking them on the field trip. Lulu suggests a few places to go for the next field trip, but they all agree that it's great to be back at their home base.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Jackets (First: Episode 3806)
	SCENE 8	Telly is about to announce the sponsors, when Lulu requests to do it herself.

Alterations

Picture	Segment	Description
	Animation	Two clay cavemen play with blocks together, until Red gets hurt, and holds a grudge against Brown. As Red sleeps, it becomes chilly and windy, so Brown covers him up with a blanket. The two are friends again. (First: Episode 4071) This segment replaced the camping trip cartoon in the Sprout version.
	Cartoon	Two round Gnorks don't notice that a pointy Gnork wants to join their game of squareball, so he asks. (First: Episode 3881) This segment replaced the Robin Williams sketch in the Sprout version.
	Film	A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0474) This segment replaced "Reggae Bounce" in the Sprout version.

Notes

• The blue AM Monster is named Nelson after his performer, Jerry Nelson.
• "Everybody Nap" was later used in Episode 4193 as an insert.

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