Telly and the Count decide to play hide-and-seek today, only the Count decides to just count over and over when he's it, and then when it's his turn to hide, he'd rather listen to Telly count.
Elmo meets Bob's deaf friend, T.J., and they become friends almost instantly, Elmo learning about what it means to be deaf. Then Oscar gets Bob and Gordon to sing with his "Out of Tuners" Band, and Barkley joins in.
Today, Placido Flamingo is singing opera all over the place, first about a door that won't cooperate with Luis, and then about a new shirt Elmo got that Miles has outgrown. Today's sponsors are the letters C and V and the number 6.
Big Bird and Snuffy practice exploring by pretending to visit Sesame Street for the first time. Then, Mumford tries another magic trick- and ends up making Maria quack like a duck. Today's sponsors are the letters W and Z and the number 8.
Placido Flamingo recruits Olivia to participate in his new opera, ""La Villa Sesamia", in which the two of them go around the street, singing to their fellow residents. The sponsors are the letters R and Z and the number 5.
Today on the street, Uncle Wally recalls his days as a cowboy, The Counts zero of everything, Elmo reads a book upside down, and, most notable of all, The Amazing Mumford turns Maria into a kid.
Gina is looking for a job so she can buy a birthday gift for her mother. Meanwhile, David is in desperate need of some help at Hooper's Store. But it takes all day for them to realize they can both accommodate each other.
Today, Big Bird is practicing magic. His tricks prove to be surprisingly effective, though not quite in the ways he had in mind. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters P and R and by the number 3.
After spending the day forgetting things and not being able to find anything useful to do, Forgetful Jones joins Big Bird's Birdketeers. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters A and S and by the number 2.
A stray, abandoned kitten is brought into the Fix-It Shop, and Luis rises to the occasion of taking care of her, even spending the night in the shop so he can feed her every other hour.
Maria and Luis are very impressed with one another for how well they've done taking care of Gatita the cat, and it's all too obvious they're developing feelings for each other.