- Oh, hi!

Welcome to Sesame Street.

- Hey Elmo.

- Oh, hi Alan.

- What's all this?

- Well Elmo has an arts and craft play date with Zoe today.

So Elmo brought all these things to make art with.

- Well, what do you know?

I'm doing a little painting myself today on that old chair.

- Wow. - Yeah.

All right, anyways, I'm gonna get back to it.

Have fun.

- Be careful with the paint.

- [Alan] I will!

- Hey, Elmo!

- Hi, Zoe!

- Hi, I'm sorry I'm late, but Rocco had to go to the potty.

- But Rocco's just a rock.

- Well, Rocco needed a bathroom.

- Oh well, Elmo's glad you're here

because now Elmo and Zoe can start our play date!

- Yeah!

What?

Oh.

Oh. Oh no.

- What now?

- Well, Rocco says he wants his own play date.

- Well just, then find another rock!

- Oh, Rocco doesn't like to play with rocks.

- Well, why not?

- He thinks rocks are boring.

- What?

- Yeah.

I don't know if you know much about rocks Elmo,

but rocks don't do much.

They just sit there.

- You mean like Rocco?

- Oh don't be silly.

Rocco's different!

Rocco's a rock who likes to live life to the fullest.

- Okay Zoe.

What kind of friend does Rocco want?

- Rock says he wants a friend who is loyal.

A friend who has dreams.

- Yeah yeah yeah, okay.

- A friend who loves adventure.

- Okay okay okay.

- Plus he has to be round.

- What?

Round?

- What can I say?

Rocco's very particular.

- If Elmo finds Rocco a friend,

then can Elmo and Zoe play arts and craft?

- Sure!

- Okay okay.

Then Elmo's off to find Rocco a round friend.

- Oh boy, Rocco!

Isn't this exciting?

- Okay.

Here's Rocco's new round friend.

- Oh, what do you think Rocco?

- Well?

- Rocco says he's not sure.

- Well why not?

- Rocco says he wanted a friend with a face.

- A face?

- And hair.

- Let's make a friend for Rocco, Zoe.

- All right!

♪ Come on now, we're gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ Gonna make a new friend today ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ So Rocco can go out and play ♪

♪ Gonna stick on sticky sticker smile ♪

♪ Gonna put a nose right there ♪

♪ Add some eyes and some eyebrows ♪

♪ And a bit of cottony hair ♪

♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ That's how this goes ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

And this friend is Rocco's!

♪ Yeah yeah, come on now ♪

♪ Gonna make a new friend ♪

Okay, it's round and it has a face and hair.

See that?

What does Rocco think?

- Rocco wants to know his name.

- Name?

Zoe, but it's just a balloon!

- A balloon that needs a name.

- Oh all right.

His name is Balloono.

Here.

- Rocco likes Balloono.

- Good.

Now can Elmo and Zoe play?

- Oh sure.

But just one minute.

- Okay, but hurry!

- Here we go!

Jump, Balloono, jump!

Wow.

Balloono sure can jump high, can't he, Rocco?

- [Elmo] Uh-oh.

- Rocco wants to know when Balloono's coming back down.

- Elmo doesn't think Balloono's coming back down.

- Oh no.

Rocco's upset.

And it's all Balloono's fault.

- Don't blame Balloono, he's just an innocent balloon!

- A Balloon that broke Rocco's heart.

- Hey guys, guys.

Hey, I saw what happened

and I know why Balloono floated away.

- Because he didn't like Rocco?

- No, no.

It floated away because it was filled with helium,

which is lighter than air, and so it floats.

Wasn't because he didn't like Rocco.

- Okay, now that Balloono is gone,

can Zoe and Elmo play?

- How can I play in a time like this?

My Rocco still needs a friend.

- Another friend?

- Well didn't you have fun making Balloono?

- Well, yeah.

Elmo guesses so.

- So do you think you could make another friend for Rocco?

- Okay.

Elmo will do it.

Now what kind of friend should Elmo make this time?

- Well, Rocco doesn't want another friend to float away.

So maybe this friend should be made of something heavier

than a balloon.

- That's good thinking Zoe.

- It was Rocco's idea.

- Oh.

Well then good thinking, Rocco.

All right.

I'll see you guys later.

- Okay.

Something heavier than a balloon.

- And Rocco wants to remind you that it should be round.

- Round, right.

Ooh, Elmo's got it!

Be right back!

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ So Rocco can go out and play ♪

♪ Let's draw a friendly face ♪

♪ With a goofy smile like that ♪

♪ And rootin' tootin' cowboy boots ♪

♪ And a great big cowboy hat ♪

♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ Gonna make a new friend today ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

- One that won't float away!

♪ Yeah yeah ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

Go on, Rocco.

Say hello.

- Well, Rocco says he can't say hello,

til he knows his new friend's name.

- His name is Eggie.

Here.

- Hello, Eggie!

What, Rocco?

Yeah yeah!

That sounds really fun.

- What does?

- Rocco wants to play Patty cake with Eggie.

- Oh good.

Eggie likes that game.

♪ Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man ♪

- Eggie!

- Oh no!

- What did Rocco do to Eggie?

- Rocco didn't mean to, and he feels just terrible!

Oh, there there, Rocco.

Don't cry!

- Guys, what happened this time?

- Oh, well, Elmo made Rocco a beautiful egg friend

but Rocco broke him!

- Oh, well Elmo, it really wasn't Rocco's fault.

See, eggshells are very fragile so they can crack easily.

- Ah, see Rocco.

It's not your fault.

- I'm gonna get something to clean this up.

- You owe Rocco an apology.

- Rocco's just a rock.

- A rock whose feelings are hurt.

- Sorry, Rocco.

- Rocco says thank you.

- But Elmo doesn't think he can ever make Rocco

the right friend!

- Sure you can, Elmo.

You just haven't found a friend made

out of the right kind of materials yet.

- Okay.

So Elmo needs to make a friend that's not too light.

- Mhmm.

Or too fragile.

- That's right.

- But, but then what can Rocco's friend be made of?

- Stop stop!

Stop the sponge, Alan!

- What?

- Is Alan's sponge round?

- Yeah.

Why?

- Elmo thinks he can find a perfect play date friend

for Rocco.

And his name is.. oh!

Spongerino!

Because sponges aren't lighter than air,

so they won't float away.

He's not fragile, so he won't crack.

- Yeah!

- Come on, Zoe!

Let's get to work!

(upbeat music)

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ So Rocco can go out and play ♪

♪ Let's give him two snap on eyes ♪

♪ And a paper mouth right there ♪

♪ Gonna stick on an eraser nose ♪

♪ And some stringy hair ♪

♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ That won't crack or float or bounce away ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

♪ A friend that's here to stay ♪

♪ Yeah yeah ♪

♪ Come on now, gonna make a new friend ♪

(both laughing)

- Rocco, say hello to your new friend,

- [Both] Spongerino!

- All right, let's try playing together.

- Bounce bounce bounce.

- Spongerino jumps - Jump jump jump.

- Without floating away.

- Yeah!

- Patty cake, patty cake.

- And he plays Patty Cake without cracking!

- Yeah! - Oh yeah.

- What does Rocco think?

- Oh, he thinks he's found the perfect friend.

- Great work, you guys.

All right, have fun with your new friend, Rocco.

- Okay. - Thanks Alan.

- Rocco says he will. - Thank you!

- Thanks.

- Does Zoe still want to play with Rocco and Spongerino?

- No.

- No?

- I want to play my play date with you, Elmo.

- Oh yay!

Let's make arts and crafts together!

- What should we make?

- How about more friends for Rocco?

Elmo can't believe he just said that.

- Good idea, I love these colors.

- Yeah, they are nice, aren't they?

- What should we make?

- Let's see.

- How about a cow?

- A cow?

(light music)