Jesse encounters Gina in the library, and starts to develop a crush on her, while Gina does the same with Jesse. Rosita and Elmo witness their romantic behavior throughout the day, and learn about what it means to be in love with somebody.
Mr. Handford closes the store to go to the dentist. When he returns, Big Bird wants to learn what a dental appointment is like, and they act it out. Meanwhile, Elmo spends the day showing the sponsors (the letters B and R and the number 2).
Monty learns about ways of being a Birdketeer when Big Bird inducts him in; he unfortunately gets too swept up in the experience that he keeps being one even after the meeting is over.
Big Bird was expecting a visit from his Grandpa Bird, but he's sick and can't make it. So Big Bird recruits Gordon to fill in and pretend to be his grandfather. Today's sponsors are the letters I and P and the number 0.
Big Bird and Gordon and several others characters are celebrating Take a Bird to Work Day, except for Benny. Featuring Little Richard singing Rosita, along with Kermit the Frog in the Alphabet Mine, Katie taking care of a baby, and many more with your Sesame Street Muppet friends.
It's soap opera day on the street. The cast performs "As the World Takes Turns" and "The Young and the Vestless". Sonny Friendly subjects Maria to his Number One game show, and Prairie Dawn puts on a pageant about the growth of a sunflower.