Episode 2746



Oscar the Grouch is annoyed when his friends decide to throw a party for "  Grouch   Appreciation Day  ". However, after all his complaining , Bruno  carries him to Big Bird 's nest area , where  Oscar  hopes to see a party waiting for him , but no one is there. He is sad & disappointed, until his friends appear & surprise him & throw him a banquet party , where Simon Soundman , the Two - Headed Monster & Preston Rabbit give speeches & then they sing him  a  song.

Segments

 * Animation : Cecille sings " Up Down, In Out , Over & Under ".
 * Film : Fay Ray gets on & off a rug.
 * Cartoon : A fan reveals the letter C.
 * Cookie Monster & the Fly Girls sing " Healthy Food ".
 * Cartoon : The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk.
 * 14 Karat Soul sings "Down Below the Street ".
 * Cartoon : C for Cat
 * Elmo thinks that Whoopi Goldberg's skin is a very pretty brown . Whoopi likes Elmo's soft red fur. Elmo admires Whoopi's bouncy hair, too. Elmo suggests that they trade, but Whoopi says that they can't -- it doesn't come off. But even if she could trade, she wouldn't want to. She likes her skin & her hair, & she wants to keep them. Elmo says that he wants to keep his fur, too.
 * Cartoon : Pinball Number Count #10
 * Song : " Somebody Come & Play " (re-filmed version)
 * Ernie & Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid.
 * Animation: Celebrity Lillian, big sister
 * Cartoon: Gordon's Voiceover 'T/t': 2 caterpillars form T & t.
 * Film : A blind class goes on a field trip to the park, using their other senses to experience their surroundings. The teacher sings " If You're Happy & You Know It ".
 * Cartoon : Dinah from South Carolina exchanges letters with her friend Ling Lu in China.
 * Monsterpiece Theater: " Gone with the Wind " . The household goods & livestock of Tara are being blown away by the wind. Kermit (as Green ) & a female frog (Ms . Scarlett) demonstrate subtraction, & are blown away themselves.
 * Song : " Elb ows & Kne es "
 * Cartoon : Frank the fish calls Carl & tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry.
 * Film : A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry.
 * Cartoon : T for treasure

Muppet Cast

 * Caroll Spinney :  Oscar the Grouch  &  Bruno the Trash man
 * Jim Henson : Ernie
 * Frank Oz : Bert
 * Jerry Nelson : The Two - Headed Monster
 * Richard Hunt : The Two - Headed Monster
 * Jim Martin : Preston Rabbit