The Number of the Day
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The Number of the Day premiered as a daily segment on Sesame Street in 2002. It originally featured The Count playing an organ to get to the number of the day.
The numbers 0-20 have been represented as numbers of the day.
Starting in season 36, all Number of the Day segments for the numbers 1-10 were remakes of the Number Song Series opening sequence, followed by a human child playing with a jack-in-the-box to get to the number of the day. Newer segments for higher numbers featured a "Number of the Day" song with Count von Count and the Countess, or the Count interacting with real kids on the street. This lasted until Season 38, when the pipe organ skits were re-run.
Most of the segments with the Count can be viewed on the Sesame Street Video Player. Of the 1-10 segments from season 36, only 3 and 4 segments (listed there as "Ribbons and Jack-in-the-Box #4") are included.
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Individual Sketches
Season 33
| Picture | Segment | Earliest Known Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 0: Zero Organs | Episode 3996 | Right before he can play a note, The Count's organ suddenly disappears with a puff of smoke, indicating that the number of the day is zero. Nonetheless, the Count enjoys this. |
 | 1: One Elephant | Episode 4000 | After practicing a few times, The Count hits an organ key, and the number is one. One elephant appears. |
 | 2: Two Tubas in Tutus, Tap Dancing | Episode 3992 | Two tubas in tutus tap dancing show up after learning that the number of the day is two. |
 | 3: Three Bears | Episode 3981 | Baby Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear show up after learning that the number of the day is three. |
 | 4: Four Honkers | Episode 3982 | Four Honkers show up after the number of the day (four) is announced. |
 | 5: Five Bats | Episode 3998 | Five bats show up when the Count reveals that 5 is the number of the day. |
 | 6: Five Sheep and a Duck | Episode 3985 | Five sheep and a duck celebrate the fact that the number of the day is 6. |
 | 7: Seven Dancing Chickens | Episode 3990 | Seven dancing chickens show up for the number of the day. |
 | 8: Eight Bats | Episode 3989 | Eight bats show up when he Count reveals that 8 is number of the day. |
 | 9: Nine Bats | Episode 3999 | After learning that the number of the day is nine, The Count counts bats. |
 | 10: Ten Appears | Episode 4005 | A talking number 10 appears after it's revealed that ten is the number of the day. |
 | 11: Confetti | Episode 3987 | After learning that the number of the day is eleven, when the balloons and confetti fall from the ceiling, the Count is so overjoyed he asks for more balloons and confetti. |
 | 12: Twelve Appears | Episode 4001 | After learning that 12 is the number of the day, a talking number twelve appears. |
 | 13: Vegetables | Episode 3986 | 13 dancing vegetables show up after it's revealed that thirteen is the number of the day. |
 | 14: Cannon | Episode 3988 | The number 14 emerges from a cannon after The Count learns that it is the number of the day. |
 | 15: Penguin | Episode 3995 | The Count sings as he tries to get to the number of the day, and a penguin presents him with a number 15. |
 | 16: Beauty Queen 16 | Episode 3997 | A beauty queen 16 appears after 16 is announced to be the number of the day. |
 | 17: Singing 17 | Episode 3984 | A singing 17 appears after 17 is announced to be the number of the day. |
 | 18: Jumping 18 | Episode 3993 | A jumping 18 appears after 18 is announced to be the number of the day. |
 | 19: 19 Shows Up | Episode 3983 | The number 19 shows up after 19 is announced to be the number of the day. |
 | 20: Big Number 20 | Episode 4027 | After it's revealed that the number 20 is the number of the day, a large number 20 appears. |
Season 35
| Picture | Segment | Earliest Known Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2: Sheep and Elephant | Episode 4152 | |
 | 3: Sheep and Elephant | Episode 4059 | The Count tells the viewers that when he counts sheep, the elephant will show up to reveal the number of the day, which, today, is 3. "Who wants to sleep anyway?" |
 | 4: Counting Bats | Episode 4067 | The Count counts four bats. |
 | 6: Six Feet Under | Episode 4062 | The Count watches "Six Feet Under", which takes place under a table where the feet of three of the monsters from Monster Clubhouse appear. |
Season 36
Remakes of the opening from the Number Song Series done in ribbon effects, followed by a random kid playing with a jack-in-the-box as the kids count in song each time the handle is turned (also similar to the Number Song Series) until the number of the day pops out.
| Picture | Segment | Earliest Known Appearance |
|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Episode 4130 |
 | 2 | Episode 4090 |
 | 3 | Episode 4096 |
 | 4 | Episode 4083 |
 | 5 | Episode 4087 |
 | 6 | Episode 4085 |
 | 7 | Episode 4108 |
 | 8 | Episode 4086 |
 | 9 | Episode 4084 |
 | 10 | Episode 4100 |
The Count counts (in song) until the Countess tells him to stop.
| Picture | Segment | Earliest Known Appearance |
|---|---|---|
 | 11 | Episode 4103 |
 | 12 | Episode 4088 |
 | 13 | Episode 4105 |
 | 14 | Episode 4095 |
 | 15 | Episode 4112 |
 | 16 | Episode 4133 |
 | 17 | Episode 4101 |
 | 18 | Episode 4097 |
 | 19 | Episode 4134 |
 | 20 | Episode 4107 |
Season 37
| Picture | Segment | Earliest Known Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 9: Golf Tournament | Episode 4119 | At the Transylvania Open golf tournament, The Count takes nine hits to get his golf ball out of a sand trap. |
 | 10: Jumping Off Steps Until a Kids Hair Turns Blue | Episode 4111 | The Count has a kid jump off the stairs leading to 123 Sesame Street until his hair turns blue. It fails to work, and after the Count finishes counting and lightning flashes, HIS hair turns blue instead. |
 | 11: Hopping on One Foot | Episode 4116 | The Count counts as Kale hops eleven times on one foot. |
 | 12: Jessica's Drumbeats | Episode 4123 | The Count counts as Jessica beats her drum twelve times. |
 | 13: Swings on a Tire | Episode 4122 | The Count counts thirteen swings in the tire. |
 | 18: Catalina's Jumps | Episode 4129 | The Count counts the jumps of a little girl named Catalina as her friends turn the jump rope. His counting summons lightning, and then the kids begin jumping again, unaware of the Count's presence. |
