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 & they sing to him.

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: 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: "Elbows & Knees"
 * 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