Sesame Street

- Season 10

(1978)

Sesame Street names its new Muppet dog "Barkley"; Comedian/pianist Victor Borge demonstrates high notes and low notes; actress Madeline Kahn sings, "Me, Me, Me"; Herry Monster learns "up" and "down" with John-John, and Ernie is fooled by a newspaper boy.

Big Bird brings Barkley up to Bob's apartment for a surprise visit. Bob is naturally opposed to the idea, as Barkley gets his dirty paws all over his furniture. Bob tries to teach him some basic lessons about visiting an apartment. Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. "There's a Hole in the Bucket".

At the crack of dawn, Olivia sings about how she's "Out with the Morning." The profile of a man's face morphs into different faces to the sounds of a Moog synthesizer. Artist: Etienne Delessert. The Alphabet Dancers form the letter T. Baby Breeze participates in Headball at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium. His question: what would you do if your ball rolled into the street? A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him. The letter T is a very useful letter.

Old paper, new paper. Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett. At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B. Artist: Bruce Cayard. Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together.

Herry Monster comes across Olivia looking after Mrs. Starbuck's newborn while she runs some errands. Herry reminisces to his youth and sings about what it was like being "Just a Little Baby." Cartoon It's a circle. Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party.

Big Bird observes how there may be more than one John in the world, but he's never met someone else named Big Bird. He spins a story for the kids about he got to be named Big Bird - The scene shifts to a quaint little cottage, where Big Bird's great-great-great-great-great-grandfather resides with another bird. The two don't have names, so they constantly call, "Hey, you" to get the other's attention. They try thinking of names that could differentiate the two using their physical attributes, but Big Bird's grandfather finds they are just too similar. That is, until ...

Linda tells Bob and the kids about a letter she's received about an upcoming family picnic. She signs about the last picnic and the kids guess what occurred. A kid marching band forms a triangle. S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale. Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse are hot and thirsty, so they stop in at the Short Branch Café for a nice cold glass of milk. The bartender is distressed to see Grover riding his horse right inside, knocking over tables. "I just redecorated the place, too," he sighs. Grover orders a glass of milk, and the bartender asks if he wants the ...

Big Bird excitedly tells the viewer that he's the first one awake on Sesame Street today. He loudly declares this to the rest of the block, only to be met with yells from surrounding neighbors telling him to keep quiet. Big Bird vows this will be the last time he tries something like this. Cartoon Rumba pencils (first, last, Crazy Melvin). Film - A kid enters a tunnel made of snow to demonstrate "head first" and "feet first." Bert says he's too cold, so Ernie goes overboard to get him warm by putting layer after layer of clothing upon him. This makes him too hot, so ...

Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus act out the story of "The Three Little Pigs," where Snuffy plays the Big Bad Wolf. He huffs and puffs and causes a huge mess of Big Bird's nest. Big Bird suggests they play jacks instead. Cartoon G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift). Ernie and Bert - Ernie makes a mess of the apartment in order to find a note he wrote to Bert. "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon.

Big Bird holds a lecture on the difference between heavy and light. He shows off some light items, including one of his feathers, a balloon, ping-pong balls, lettuce and paper airplanes. When it comes time to show something heavy, Big Bird explains he wasn't able to bring anything he couldn't lift. Gordon tries helping, but finds he's stuck under something heavy - Barkley, who's resting on his lap. Cartoon- I've got a mind: squares make a box. Artist: Cliff Roberts.

Oscar is upset that Gordon and others are picking up all the litter left by a windstorm. The Amazing Mumford believes he can help Oscar and magically litters the street again. Gordon insists the mess be cleaned up, while Oscar wants even more. Mumford thinks of a compromise - he magically cleans the street and places all the trash into Oscar's trash can, now overflowing with trash. Muppets Ernie and Bert - Bert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging them. Unfortunately, all the categories he names apply only to his toy fire engine. ...

"Poverty U" -- A figure gives a salute to the letter U, and presents the letter with a bouquet of flowers. Artist: Cliff Roberts. Celebrity- Tennis star Arthur Ashe says the alphabet. Cartoon-Speech Balloon: U for UP. The Magic Painting Lady shows off her magic painting of a doorway which will help show "through". Three Anything Muppets in the painting come through the doorway. When it comes time for Grover's turn, he ends up breaking through the painting. Film- A gymnast demonstrates over and under.

E for Elephant and Elk, the nominees for best E animal. Muppets "The Ten Commandments of Health". Film Joe Raposo sings "Look at This" over footage of something - can you guess what it is? Ernie and Bert - Ernie has two slices of apple pie. He takes the big piece, and gives Bert the small piece. Bert takes offense to this, saying that he would have given Ernie the big piece and kept the small piece for himself - but the outcome is the same, so what's Bert angry about?

Alphabet Chat: O. Mr. Chatterly tries to deliver a lecture about the letter O, but is distracted by several things that don't begin with O, like a rabbit walking with a cow. The Anything Muppet producers decide to cancel the show and take down the set. Film Kids narrate a film about water in hoses, fountains, puddles, streams, bathtubs, rivers, oceans, and other places. Celebrity- Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him. The Typewriter: O for Owl. Film Baby animals nurse. Music: Joe Raposo.

A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy. Muppets- Grover asks Frazzle about his day, and Frazzle responds with growls to demonstrate how he felt. Ernie and Bert - Bert finds it difficult to listen to Pigeons in the News while Ernie and the Sesame Street Citizens' Band are outside practicing. In yet another case of miscommunication between the two, since Bert doesn't like it when they practice outside, Ernie leads the band into the apartment so they can practice inside.

Today, David leaves the Count in charge of Hooper's while he does deliveries. Unfortunately, the Count gets so carried away counting the groups the foods can be divided into that he forgets to do any work.

A gymnast demonstrates close to and away from. Fred, a singer, fails to figure out the words that rhyme with his name in the song he sings. Artists: The Hubleys. Big Bird invites Luis to lunch over at Hooper's Store, where Mr. Hooper has taco fixings. Luis is too occupied in repairing a TV set. Big Bird offers to make tacos for both of them and bring them back to the Fix-It Shop. Big Bird goes to Hooper's, but realizes he doesn't know how to make a taco. Big Bird constantly phones Luis to walk him through the process, while Luis gets more and more frustrated, unable ...

Big Bird finds it odd when he sees Bob waving his hands while listening to music. Maria, David, and Linda explain that he's practicing conducting for a high school music performance tomorrow. They sneak out of Hooper's Store to watch him and give him a round of applause when he's through. Cartoon- A cleaning lady (reminiscent of Carol Burnett's character) wanders into a music rehearsal room, plays each instrument, and puts all the sounds back into the wrong instruments. Guy Smiley hosts the game show "What's My Part?". The contestant is Mr. Nose. The panelists -- ...

The Polka Dot family (Percible, Petula and baby Petulant) stroll through Sesame Street. The family, clothes and belongings are all covered in polka dots. They find Big Bird's appearance very comical, as where they come from (Polka Dot Place) everyone and everything is covered in polka dots. They believe that since everyone is so much alike, they must be smarter, nicer and better than anyone else in the world. Big Bird shows them how there are many different types of people living on Sesame Street and how they're just as smart and nice as the Polka Dots.

On stage, Gordon, Luis and Linda say "DANGER" in their own ways. David doesn't listen and take the brunt of some pratfalls that send him off the stage. Animation- Sand C/c. Film - A baker decorates a birthday cake to a jazz percussion beat. After the oilman has visited Hooper's Store, he's accidentally left some oil on the sidewalk. Mr. Hooper is concerned about folks slipping on it and needs some sawdust to help clean it up. He intends to close up shop while he goes to the hardware store and sets out an English and Spanish "Danger" sign warning people of the oil ...

Big Bird has the feeling that today will be one of surprises, when he suddenly hears voices from above. Olivia, Bob and Luis summon him to the roof of 123 Sesame Street for a surprise - a rooftop picnic. They also have yet another surprise in store - Buffy and her family are back in town. Cartoon / Film- Things that begin with N: nail, nest, net, notebook, needle, noodle, nuts, napkins, nose. (Don't make noise at night). The letter N is nice. Cartoon N is for nose.

Today, Bert meets a girl named Bertha, who not only looks like him, but likes a lot of things he likes, such as paper clips, bottle caps, oatmeal, marching bands, and even pigeons. You might say there's a spark between the two of them.

Ernie and Bert - Ernie wakes up and tells Bert it's time to get up, but notices that Bert isn't in his bed. He slowly ponders what happened to his best friend, coming to the conclusion that maybe some Martians took him away in their spaceship. As it turns out, Bert just got up early to fix some oatmeal. Ernie is relieved - until a real spaceship lands and the Martians enter the room. Cartoon- Two men hammer a stake into a hole.

Luis and Herry Monster explore what's inside of his toy car. Herry pops a large balloon to find out what's inside of that - just air (and a loud bang). Cartoon- "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. Artist: Bruce Cayard. Ernie and Bert - At the beach, Ernie notices that Bert is missing; all he sees is Bert's hat. Sherlock Hemlock helps find Bert, and in the process, discovers that Ernie accidentally buried Bert under the sand. Where the buffalo roam - (instrumental: Home On The Range). Donnie Budd sings about three ...

Ernie and Bert - Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again.

Big Bird has prepared his own lunch at Hooper's Store - a sandwich, carrot sticks and an apple. As he makes himself a glass of milk, Barkley, resting under the window, rises up and gobbles up parts of the meal. Big Bird finally catches on and reveals he's also prepared a bowl of dog food for Barkley, who is much too full now. Cartoon-The Carrot Artist: Bruce Cayard. Muppets Old West: Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. The frightened customers point him towards Big Barney, who's cowering under the table. When Sam discovers that Barney is the ...

Maria and Mr. Hooper watch as Barkley follows Cody everywhere. They wonder why until Barkley scarfs up a piece of food Cody has dropped. Muppets- Sesame Street News Flash Kermit explores the lab of Professor Nucleus Von Fission, who has just built a robot called the Six Dollar Man, out of parts which cost him six dollars total. The robot destroys the lab, while Von Fission laughs. Kermit is horrified, but Von Fission explains, "What do you expect for six dollars?" Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard.

Luis struggles learning a new song on the guitar. The Amazing Mumford believes magic can help. First, he changes the sheet music to an easier song, then makes the guitar play the more complicated piece all on its own. Luis insists he doesn't need magic to help, except when needing Mumford to replace a broken guitar string. Celebrity- Arthur Ashe explains how practice made him a better tennis player. Film Letter R hoist. Music: Joe Raposo. Ernie has a collection of Rs in a box. He shows Bert, who says that Ernie will be the laughingstock of Sesame Street if anyone else...

Business at the Fix-It Shop is particularly slow, with not one customer this morning. A Muppet named T. Compton Razzle (of the firm Razzle, Dazzle and Blather) pops up and offers to help Luis bring in business with a huge campaign. Cartoon P is for Pillow. Muppets- The Anything Muppets sing "P Is My Favorite Letter". Two hands make sounds from other sides of a wall. Cartoon- Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool.

Oscar the Grouch advertises the new album Great Grouch Sounds, with such tracks as the sounds of drilling, explosions and babies crying. The album spawns one of Oscar's favorite noises - the sound of his neighbors complaining. Cartoon- A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat. Film Kids identify broccoli through close-ups.

Buffy asks Big Bird to look after Cody for a few minutes. She also asks that they play some physical games so Cody can be nice and tired in time for his nap. Big Bird and he begin a round of hide and seek. Film- A girl gets on, in, and under a blanket in a park. A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. Film 1-20 Ice Skaters Music: Joe Raposo. Big Bird and Cody now play catch, with Big Bird mostly running around. The Typewriter: B for Ball.

Oscar has interest in becoming a photographer and asks Olivia for her professional opinion of his pictures. Despite the poor quality of the printing and unconventional subject matter (rusted cars and a trash basket, among others), Olivia thinks he has real potential, which discourages him from going professional. Cartoon- A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale. Muppets- Ernie and Bert - Ernie plays a game of tag with Bert, who is reading his book.

Oscar counts the shoes in his collection one by one, tossing them into the curb. Susan complains and shows him another way of counting them - tossing them back into the can. Muppets- The Count's bats are upset because the Count always gets to count, but the bats don't. The Count decides to let the bats count all of the Counts, while the Count counts all the bats...but there is only one Count. Animation Today's Secret Drawing is a fireman.

Marshal Grover asks Fred the Wonder Horse why he's walking backwards -- he can only see where he's been, and not where he's going. He also wants to know what happened to Fred's head. Fred explains that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference between front and back. "That is a terrible, mean, cruel thing to say to me, Fred!" Marshal Grover exclaims. "It is true, but..." Fred tells Grover that he's facing backward, and if he turns around, he'll see Fred's head. Grover turns around, and cries: "Oh, Fred. I've missed you. Oh, it's good to see you!" Fred says that if he...

Big Bird and Cody pick pretend strawberries, while some girls play jump rope. Big Bird encourages Cody to jump with them, but he just scampers off. Olivia comes by and tells Big Bird that Cody's too young. After all, "It Takes Some Time" to be able to do certain things. Muppets: Ernie and Bert - Ernie stacks cups and saucers in order to count them, making Bert quite nervous. Luckily, they're glued together. S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. Film A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.

Oscar asks Bob, who waits for Linda, to teach him the sign for "go away." Instead of being insulted, Linda applauds his signing ability for a beginner. Oscar, soaking in the compliment, asks to be taught more signs. Ernie eats one of the two pieces of chocolate cake that Bert was saving for their dessert. Bert sees Ernie holding a fork in one hand and a napkin with some chocolate on it in the other--and in front of him is a plate full of chocolate-cake crumbs. When Bert accuses Ernie of eating the cake, Ernie tells Bert that a monster came in, ate Bert's cake, and ...

Maria helps Oscar look through his delivery from the Miserable and Nasty department store. She finds his new set of pants, socks and shoes (all ratty and torn). She points out that all the clothing items are worn from the waist down, meaning nobody will see them if Oscar's in his can (which is exactly how he wants it). On a snowy day, a cold man desires firewood. He carries a huge log up the hill multiple times, but it rolls down each time. Using his "wits", he pushes his house down to the bottom of the hill to be closer to the giant log.

The story of Aesop's "The Lion and the Mouse". Ernie tries to fool Bert with his disguises such as a pirate disguise and a bearded Red Riding Hood disguise, but Bert recognizes him each time and tells him to stop trying to fool him. Then a wolf knocks on the door and Bert is convinced it's Ernie in disguise again- until Ernie appears at the door. A gym instructor helps children perform a variety of stretching and bending exercises.

Big Bird calls Mr. Hooper and the kids over to inform them of the new word he invented - "YO," used to describe the action of rubbing one's tummy and hopping up and down at the same time. Mr. Hooper points out the word already has a meaning - it's the Spanish word for "I." Big Bird is disappointed, but manages to create a new word to replace it - worple. Cartoon- A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday. Bert wants to know why there is a cookie lying on the table. Ernie explains that he put it there to remind himself.

Herry Monster calls everyone over to witness a never-before-seen feat - he will lift a 4,000 ton weight. He struggles immensely to even move it, but with encouragement from his friends, Herry finds the strength to lift the weight. Animation- Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths. The Martians find a telephone. Animation- Sand E/e. Muppet and Kid Moment- Big Bird and Crystal demonstrate big and little.

Oscar can't stand the cheery greeting Bob gives the viewer. He delivers his own, Grouchy message to welcome them. Bob is appalled, but Oscar claims it's a very special message he'd only deliver to some he considers extra special. Bob finds this nice, then realizes he's never been delivered such a message before. Film - I hab a cauld ib by dose. Artist: Bruce Cayard. Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. Ernie pulls the knob off the radio, puts it on Bert's stomach, and turns the volume of Bert's voice up and down.

On a rainy day, the front window of the Fix-It Shop has begun leaking. Luis asks Big Bird to put something under the drops while he leaves to get some supplies. Big Bird finds a coffee mug, which he doesn't think is big enough. He gets a bigger glass bowl, which he still feels isn't sufficient. He finally finds a large washtub, which he thinks is just big enough. Luis returns and points out that the tub is too big for such a small leak. Big Bird grabs a hammer with the intention of making a bigger leak.

Buffy is taking Cody over to the Day Care Center while she packs up to head back home. Big Bird hears Maria is helping out there today and wants to help out as well. He starts by escorting Cody over to day care. Big Bird follows Maria around the day care center, assisting her by essentially repeating everything she says to the kids. He then gets wrapped up in playing with blocks. Cartoon-An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky. Film A man karate chops 5 boards.

Mr. Hooper has many deliveries to make, but he loaned all his empty boxes to Big Bird and Grover. Over at Big Bird's nest, the two have made a building from the boxes, but can't agree whether to call it "Big Bird's Barber Shop" or "Grover's Garage." When Mr. Hooper comes by to reclaim his boxes, the two now debate over who will be the one to help bring them over. A baby sees a "danger" sign, which points to several dangerous images.

Ernie won't let Bert into the apartment. Bert thinks he might be sad, and then Bert thinks Ernie might be hiding something from Bert, which makes him mad and demand to be let in. He comes in, and Ernie has thrown him a surprise party. Guests at the party include Roosevelt Franklin, Herbert Birdsfoot, Prairie Dawn, Sherlock Hemlock, Grover, Guy Smiley, and a mailman. David sings "Street Fever" as he finds rhythms in doing ordinary tasks, such as sweeping and hammering, around the city.

The viewer surprises Grover, who is listening to the Sesame Street theme. Since the adults are all present, Grover decides to give them a special surprise. Cartoon- A woman displays a BUS STOP sign to a crowd. Artist: Irra Verbitsky. Muppets - An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up.

Maria takes notice of Oscar's newly-beautified trash can, decorated with flowers, a clean picket fence and a welcome mat. She rings the calm-sounding doorbell, and a neatly-dressed Oscar politely answers. Oscar then explains that he's preparing for a visit from his brother Ernest. Oscar holds a grudge against Ernest for being the favorite kid in the family, so he plans to act nice and un-grouchy as a way of getting even with him. Cartoon- Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence.

Olivia finds the Count waiting outside Oscar's trash can. The Count explains that Oscar invited some kids over and he's waiting to count them as they leave. Olivia doesn't think many kids could fit in the tiny can, but the Count wants to take advantage of the counting, no matter how little there may be. Five children then emerge from Oscar's can, to the Count's delight. Once the Count is gone, another guest appears to be exiting the can - Mr. Snuffleupagus.

Mr. Hooper has a single container of strawberry yogurt at the store, but isn't sure how to get rid of it, knowing it's not a very popular item. He puts it on his specials board, thinking someone will take it off his hands. Gordon stops in and orders it, but soon, everyone on the block comes over and orders some too. Willy proposes they all go to the supermarket and get their yogurt there. Everyone piles out of the store, leaving behind the sole yogurt container. Mr. Hooper shrugs and eats it himself. Cartoon- Two circles demonstrate next to and away from.

After watching the King Minus cartoon, Cookie Monster tells Big Bird how great it would be if everything he touched turned into cookies. He imagines a scenario where he holds this power, but he panics when he turns Susan and Bob into a pile of cookies. Big Bird and David rouse him back to reality where he begins to realize his imagination had run away with him - until Susan presents him with a plate of cookies where Big Bird had been standing.

Bob and the others build the fire as he describes his actions to Big Bird. Unfortunately, nobody remembered to bring any matches with them. Gordon proposes they try rubbing two sticks together, to which Bob responds, "That's too Boy Scouts, I think." Mr. Hooper then tries using his glasses to reflect some sunlight onto the kindling. Big Bird observes, "Aren't grown-ups terrific, folks?"

A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist). Film- A boy makes fruit salad. A man (voice of Bob Arbogast) talks about his favorite letter, C, which is for cat. He opens a door to reveal a lion. Harvey Kneeslapper looks inside a paper bag and laughs and asks his next victim, "Wanna see?" The man says yes, so Harvey puts a letter C on him.

Grover asks The Amazing Mumford if he could make his carrot disappear, provided that some smoke appears. Mumford performs the trick and Grover is impressed by the puff of smoke, however he fails to notice Mumford chomping on his carrot. When Grover asks Mumford to make the carrot reappear, he replies that he can't because he ate it ("You didn't say anything about magic!"). Cartoon- Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale.

At night, a group of mice are scared of a monster in the woods. They describe its features until the feared monster looks like an elephant - who is more scared of the mice. Ernie and Bert - Ernie wakes up and tells Bert it's time to get up, but notices that Bert isn't in his bed. He slowly ponders what happened to his best friend, coming to the conclusion that maybe some Martians took him away in their spaceship. As it turns out, Bert just got up early to fix some oatmeal. Ernie is relieved - until a real spaceship lands and the Martians enter the room.

Big Bird calls to Mr. Snuffleupagus off-screen to encourage him to do something really great. After some coercing, Snuffy enters the frame riding a Snuffleupagus-sized skateboard. Big Bird says he knew he could do it, and Snuffy agrees that it's a lot of fun. Once he leaves the frame, a loud crash is heard, and Big Bird concludes that it worked out just like his try at ice skating. Cartoon- "Have you seen my NO?"

Susan greets Big Bird walking down Sesame Street in a slump because he wanted to talk to Luis's grandmother on the phone in New Mexico, but he couldn't think of anything to say. He's told that he was just shy, and she sings to him "Everyone Feels a Little Shy Sometimes". Cartoon- A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz. Jeffery tells Olivia a monster is chasing him, which she interprets as fear. Olivia tells him a story about a brave little girl who found out how nice monsters are, even when everyone else was afraid of them. As it turns out, Jeffery is ...

Maria and David wait for Big Bird on a subway platform, having already missed two trains because of his tardiness. Big Bird finally arrives, unable to find much of his beach accoutrements for their trip. David doesn't see why he'd need such things - they're only going to the Bronx. Maria tells David he'll see when they get there and assures Big Bird that her friend has the things he'll need. Their uptown train arrives and they all board. In lieu of the normal opening theme sequence, we instead see footage of the train heading uptown scored by a funky, transit-inspired...

It's twilight on Sesame Street. Luis fills a large bucket with water to rinse it out, while Mr. Hooper brings out a bowl of water to wipe down a table. They both clear the area, when Mr. Snuffleupagus wanders by. He's getting ready for bedtime, but his mommy forgot to get him a glass of water. He intends on visiting Big Bird for a drink, when he spots the containers of water left behind in the yard. He slurps up the bowl of water, but needs more, so he drinks all the water n the bucket. Still thirsty, he takes the most water from the pool in Oscar's trash can. Oscar ...

Oscar heckles Gordon and Susan's plans to make a garden on the street. When they challenge his knowledge of plants, he shows off a plant he's growing - a crabapple tree, though it droopy from having been in his fridge the entire time. They tell him to give it proper sunshine and advise him eating one of its fruits will make him sick (which is exactly what he wants). Cartoon- Pinball Number Count #7 Artist: Jeff Hale.

The Count has gotten up very early to count people as they start their day on the street. He finds he's gotten up a little too early and nobody is awake. The waiting causes him to doze off, just when the street begins to buzz with activity. Cartoon- Big / bigger / biggest (bikes). Muppets- Muppet lettuce, bread, cheese, butter, and ham argue on who an Anything Muppet girl should have for a snack. They all cooperate to make a sandwich.

Big Bird tries to get Mr. Hooper, David and Susan to play with him, but they're all too busy. Big Bird mopes and tells Olivia he feels like a nobody. She sings "Wonderful to Be You" to show him he's worthwhile. Cartoon - A mad scientist (voiced by Daws Butler) teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot", and "Friday." The Alphabet Dancers form the letter F. Ernie and Bert - Ernie imagines what life would be like if he and Bert had their characteristics switched around.

It's a chilly morning on Sesame Street and Maria freezes as she waits for David. Oscar, looking to start an argument, acts like it's hot. Maria catches wise and convinces David to agree with Oscar. He sees that if he disagrees with David, he'll be agreeing with Maria (and vice verse). He decides to take a middle route and say it's perfect outside. David and Maria are amazed at him using such terminology and Oscar sheepishly slinks into his can. Cartoon- Goldilocks' bath is first too HOT, then too COLD, then just right.

Big Bird stands at the bus stop holding several packages and some flowers. He tells Luis that he's going to the post office, then visiting a sick friend in the hospital. As the bus stops at the sign, Big Bird remembers various other items he needs - his dirty laundry for the laundromat, a book to go back to the library and his unicycle in need of a new tire. Luis darts back and forth from the nest to get them, making the bus driver very impatient. Big Bird remembers one more thing he's forgotten - bus fare. Ernie and Bert - Ernie has a licorice whip that he offers to ...

Bob, Maria, Olivia, Mr. Hooper and the kids wait for Linda and her friend from the Little Theatre of the Deaf to arrive back from a trip to Andy's (Linda's father) farm. As they head toward the bus stop, they witness Alphabet Bates making a letter "U" overhead. Linda and the crew (including Andy, played by Andy Vasnick) arrive and Bob greets them while reacting to the skywriting: "U...you!" Cartoon- "Poverty U" -- A figure gives a salute to the letter U, and presents the letter with a bouquet of flowers. Artist: Cliff Roberts.

Maria and the kids call out letters of the alphabet, which Barkley points to on a large board. Unimpressed, Oscar asks Barkley to point to all the letters. Barkley points with both paw, knocks the board over and walks all over it. Cartoon- Kids narrate a Letter 'Z' Drawing. Piano Bridge #2 - a pianist plays a short tune. Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball. He introduces Kermit to his "daddy," a basketball. Cartoon- Z In Space.

Oscar the Grouch thinks that if he can get Barkley to bark loud enough, it'll annoy all the neighbors currently sleeping. Somebody tosses an old shoe to keep him quiet, which Oscar considers a reward, not something bad. He barks some more, attracting Maria, still in her bathrobe. She thinks Barkley is acting up because of the cold and invites him inside. Oscar is frustrated with how his plan backfired and heads back to bed. Animation- Drawing a chicken (child V/O in English and Spanish)

Oscar the Grouch pulls up on the block in his new taxi, which is a ratty-looking cab. Gordon points out that nobody in their right mind would want a ride in his taxi, which is already falling apart. Oscar drives off, leaving Gordon in a cloud of exhaust. Cartoon- I've Got a Mind: Bird. Artist: Cliff Roberts. Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hair. According to Kermit, "Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." He points out that some people have hair on their heads, while others have it on their faces. But if you have hair all over your ...

Gordon heads over to Hooper's Store for breakfast, feeling tired of making his own. Nobody appears to be around, until hears a voice from behind the counter. Lefty, the new short order cook, introduces himself and takes Gordon's order. However, he's so short that he can't reach the stove, toaster or anything else, thus Gordon essentially prepares the whole meal. Cartoon- Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts. Ernie wants to borrow Herbert Birdsfoot's vacuum cleaner, but he worries about how Herbert will respond. Maybe Herbert's ...

Oscar asks why everyone is wearing funny clothing. The cast explains they're wearing jogging outfits to go for a jog through the park. Oscar wants no part in something that makes one feel good, until he hears there's plenty of trash baskets to see - Cast The song "Jogging" plays over scenes of the adults and kids jogging through Central Park and the city, with Oscar jogging in his can. Cartoon- Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover). The Alphabet Dancers form the letter T. Song- "Beet Beet, Sugar Beet." Ernie makes a clay bust of Bert, but runs out...

David and the kids find Oscar watching the skies with his spyglass. He's hired Alphabet Bates to write one of his favorite letters in the sky - U, for such words as unhappy, uncouth, unfair. Cartoon A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." Film -A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal. Olivia escorts her friend, Dr. Ramos, out of 123 Sesame Street after checking up on Gordon. They find Big Bird under the covers in his nest, feeling under the weather. Dr. Ramos inspects Big Bird and sees his tonsils are the source of ...

Oscar can't stand everyone's cheerful attitudes today and wishes everyone could be as grouchy as him. He envisions the street is now "Grouch Street," covered with litter and everyone wares tattered clothing, argues constantly and has a yucky breakfast of lumpy oatmeal. Back in reality, David brings Oscar some breakfast, which happens to be the same meal he imagined. "I guess I have some imagination, don't I," remarks Oscar. Muppets "Sammy the Snake". Cartoon- A hand draws a castle with a growling dragon inside, which scares the princess until her knight in shining ...

Today, someone new comes to Sesame Street: Telly Monster, a furry, pink creature with swirly eyes and an antennae coming out of his head. He is always glued to television and can never seem to think of anything but.

Mr. Ortiz pays a visit to the street, having just bought some paint from a nearby store. He mentions that he's painting his apartment today and everyone jumps at the chance to help out. The affair quickly turns into a "painting party." Big Bird is eager to participate, and Mr. Ortiz jokes that he can paint the ceilings. Cartoon- "Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts. Z for zipper. Music: Joe Raposo.

Gordon and Susan see the new trashman Bruno carrying Oscar's trash can down the block. Bruno jogs up toward them, panting. Oscar emerges and claims they've already circled the block thrice. Oscar commands Bruno to start another lap. Muppets - Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word. Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit demonstrate "long" and "short" by picking up a short ladder. Then Kermit says he'll help Grover bring in a long ladder, but Grover says he'll get it alone. He carries the long ladder past Kermit, who's amazed ...

Big Bird sits with Linda in the yard. While she reads, he puts on the radio, knowing it won't disturb her because she's deaf. He turns up even louder to illustrate this and Linda asks him to turn it down. She points out the two ways she can tell it's too loud - she can feel the vibrations on the table and points to the pained expressions of Maria and Luis nearby. Ernie and Bert - Bert says that he's going to demonstrate quiet by talking quietly to Ernie. But when he tries, Ernie claims that he can't hear what Bert is saying. Finally, Bert gets frustrated and shouts at...

Today, Herry Monster experiences difficulty reading signs that aren't directly in front of him, so Olivia takes him to see the eye doctor.

Famed director Richard Altman uses Mr. Hooper's Store as the setting for a movie he's shooting starring Nick Redfield. And the residents of the street get to be extras.

David waits at the bus stop for his Grandma Grace's bus. She doesn't step off the incoming bus and he wonders what happened to her. He and the others hear her voice coming from Oscar's trash can and sure enough find her climbing out. She caught an earlier bus and knew David would be sleeping, but Oscar the Grouch was awake and the two had breakfast together. Cartoon- Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.

Ernie and Bert - Bert is preparing to give his nephew Brad a bath, but Ernie chastises him for not providing any bath toys. He brings so many toys that Bert feels there is no longer room for Brad. So as not to waste the water, Ernie hops into the tub. Cartoon- R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake - Artist: Fred Calvert. Linda points to the letter R, then signs an R word - run. R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale. Muppets Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store. Cartoon- A man sets up a bus stop sign so that a giant can eat the buses that come.

Oscar the Grouch plays a Spanish record for Luis. The track, "Cielito Lindo," features the singers going "Ay, yi, yi!" which sets Barkley into a loud howl. Cartoon Violet climbs a vine with V words. Cast The Alphabet Dancers form the letter V. Cartoon- "Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes. Artist: Jeff Hale. Ernie talks about what happens next when he throws a rubber ball, a glass and a watermelon over the wall. When he throws the ball, it bounces. When he throws the glass, it breaks. When he ...

Gordon, Big Bird and the kids play Blind Man's Bluff, with Gordon being blindfolded. Mr. Snuffleupagus stops by on his way to his Granny's house and joins the game. Gordon finds Snuffy and feels him, noting how he doesn't feel like anyone else playing. He assumes it's Big Bird wearing a rug, but Big Bird calls out from the other side of the yard. Snuffy scatters, leaving Gordon bewildered. Cartoon- B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath. Film Fish swim around. Music: Joe Raposo.

Big Bird recites a poem about his age, "I Am Six." Cartoon A little girl imagines what would happen if she dropped her bag of ping pong balls. Film- (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - Kids wait in line at a movie theater. A cat tries to teach the alley cats to play music in harmony. Film- Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed. Music: Joe Raposo. Ernie asks Bert to keep an eye on his pyramid of blocks. The Count walks by, and counts the blocks, moving them out of the pyramid shape. Then he counts them again, putting them back into the pyramid. Bert yells at the...

Big Bird is about to address the viewer on a subject, but he can't remember what it is. With some help from Gordon, he realizes he was supposed to talk about remembering: "Not only is it important, but it's also very easy to do..." Cartoon- Madrigal Alphabet. Artist: Jeff Hale. Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit interviews Prince Charming, who is looking for Cinderella. The prince tries to see whose foot matches the glass slipper. However, the shoe fits someone unexpected. (Kermit: "Boy, these fairy tales are starting to get me down.")

At Hooper's Store, Timi, David, Maria and Linda have lunch. Timi asks for the salt, pepper and sugar, which are on Linda's side of the counter. Those in-between the two learn the signs for each so Linda can pass them down. When Linda is served her lunch, she starts the process all over again, so everyone hands her the items at once, plus some ketchup. Observing all the signing, Mr. Hooper notes, "You learn a lot in the candy store business!" Cartoon- A little man misplaces his J under his hat.

Mr. Snuffleupagus comes across Big Bird and the kids dancing. He imagines himself as the finest dancer in the world, as he sings and dances to the "Snuffleupagus Waltz." Cartoon- A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom. Muppets- Ernie and Bert - Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead. Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead.

Grover asks The Amazing Mumford if he could make his carrot disappear, provided that some smoke appears. Mumford performs the trick and Grover is impressed by the puff of smoke, however he fails to notice Mumford chomping on his carrot. When Grover asks Mumford to make the carrot reappear, he replies that he can't because he ate it ("You didn't say anything about magic!"). Cartoon- A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it.

Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. Muppets: Ernie and Bert, with Ernie playing doctor and makes Bert be the patient for his check-up. He checks Bert's heart, mouth and more. At the end, Bert wonders how he is feeling, but Ernie can't tell him that until he's a real doctor, twenty-three years from now. Bert faints after Ernie's answer and Ernie wonders if there's a doctor in the house. Song: Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play."

Maria, Luis, and Olivia follow a strange noise to Oscar's trash can, where inside, Oscar and his Grouch pals are chopping up his piano to use as firewood. Mr. Hooper comes by to drop off marshmallows. When they see smoke arising from the can, Maria rushes to douse the fire with a bucket of water. Oscar is angry at first, but realizes how much better it is having a soggy campfire. He and the Grouches start singing a campfire song to themselves. Animation- "The King of Eight". Muppets- Anything Muppet kids and upside-down 8.

Luis finds Oscar using an old CB radio, which Oscar has repurposed as a GB radio (GB for Grouch Band). Using the nickname "Bum Steer," he communicates with fellow Grouch "Rotten Egg" about trading some trash. "Rotten Egg" turns out to be radioing him from right behind his can. Cartoon- A duckling dresses itself, naming all the parts of its coat. Artist: Cathryn Aison. Muppets- Ernie asks Bert, "Do You Like Me?" An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard.

Big Bird, Bob, Gordon, Susan and some kids find that Hooper's Store is closed. Inside, they spot Mr. Hooper in an oversized gown and mortarboard practicing a speech. They deduce that he's completed his G.E.D. program and will be speaking at the graduation ceremony. They alert him of their presence and he sheepishly hides the outfit and speech. Mr. Hooper admits that his graduation ceremony is tonight and that he was first in his class. He pulls his speech from the wet rag he hid it under, making it illegible. Everyone agrees to help him out - Gordon and Bob will ...

Luis plays "Giant Steps" with the kids in the park. Oscar can't tolerate hearing them say "May I?" over and over and starts up his own game of "Grouch Steps." Luis and the kids take several steps backwards away from Oscar's can, giving him enough space to be left alone. Cartoon Olga y la letra O. Film- Hippos. Music: Joe Raposo. A small man tries to use a seesaw, but can't get his associate (a very large man) to go up. Big Bird comes to collect four kids of equal size to help make something - Cast Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square.

The Lovers of Five (David, Luis, Gordon and Bob) sing "Gimme Five." Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. Kermit at Home: Grover is outside in the snow, freezing. He keeps knocking on Kermit's door, asking how to get warm, and Kermit keeps telling him to come inside. Grover, missing the point, tries ideas of his own to get warm, but they don't work. Finally, Kermit tells Grover that if he wants to get warm, he should come inside. Excited, Grover pulls Kermit aside and slams the door, locking Kermit outside. Grover goes to sleep in Kermit's armchair while the...

Buffy and her family have arrived from Hawaii for a visit. She and Cody sneak into Big Bird's nest where he's sleeping. They wake him up and surprise him. He thinks it's a dream at first, but Buffy assures him they're really there. She tells him they'll meet for breakfast at Hooper's Store after he gets ready. As Big Bird heads out, he runs into Mr. Hooper and tells him about Buffy's visit. Mr. Hooper thinks Big Bird was merely dreaming and the bird heads back to bed. Muppets Sesame Street News Flash. Kermit witnesses as Don Music tries to rewrite "Twinkle, Twinkle, ...

Kermit stands by a grandfather clock waiting for a mouse to run up it, acting out "Hickory Dickory Dock". Gladys the Cow and a duck show up instead. Finally, a horse comes in and explains that the mouse can't make it. The horse runs through the clock, breaking it. Cartoon- Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal). Celebrity- Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. Oscar call out for his neighbors to see "the creepiest, crawliest show on Earth." David, Olivia and Mr. Hooper gather as Slimey the Great makes his entrance. Oscar introduces three tricks Slimey will do - a...

Big Bird bumps into his doorframe again as he exits his nest. He attributes this to his height and starts wondering what it would be like to be as small as the viewer. He crouches down and the view shifts to his first person point of view as he travels down the block. He encounters a giant Barkley and Maria. He wishes he could meet someone his height and bumps into Cody. He's glad to find a friend his size, but finds his back hurts from all this crouching. Cartoon- What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around? Artist: Cliff Roberts.

After doing some cleaning in the basement of 123 Sesame Street, Gordon goes over to the garage to clean there as well. Mr. Hooper, Bob and Olivia follow, having also stored some items inside. They're all shocked when they see the giant mess inside and argue over how it got to be this way. Big Bird calms them down and suggests they all cooperate in cleaning and picking out their individual items. An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the ...

Gordon and Susan draw outlines of the kids on the wall. Luis comes by and tries identifying whose outline belongs to who. He feigns ignorance in guessing whose outline is eight feet tall. Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale. Two men, Big and Little, travel around playing the tuba and violin. Even though they're different (Big has dark skin, and Little has light skin), together they make beautiful music. Muppets- Kermit is a casting director, holding auditions for a performance of "The Three Little Pigs". The pigs who initially try out get the part of the three ...

Charles Daellenbach of the Canadian Brass shows the kids how a tuba works. Oscar, attracted to the noise, sits in with his trombone. Muppets- Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie tells the viewer to watch and listen for Cookie Monster, so he won't take the cookie which Ernie just got from Hooper's Store. Ernie encounters a machine that reads "Your Fortune Told. Insert One Cookie." Not realizing that Cookie Monster is inside the machine, he inserts the cookie. Some munching noises are heard, and a card comes out that says, "You will soon be kissed by a grateful Cookie ...

Lefty tries to sell a letter U, which he claims to have had in his family for years. The U is actually a string tied to two poles. However, Ernie already has a U, but when he says that yesterday he could have used a V, Lefty stretches out the U's bottom to turn it into a V. Film- Flamingos. Music: Joe Raposo. Gordon tries to get through using the other door, but finds it's also locked just as it begins to rain. Muppets Ernie and Bert - Ernie makes a mess of the apartment in order to find a note he wrote to Bert. The adults start yelling out the people on the street ...

While exercising on the roof, Buffy, David, Gordon, and Luis find the door to the building locked. Worse yet, it has begun to rain. So they're trapped on the roof getting wetter by the minute, trying to get someone to come open the door.

The Count pulls up on Sesame Street in his Countmobile and notices Luis working on an iron at the Fix-It Shop. This inspires the Count to count jobs people have. He notices Susan in her nurses uniform on her way to work, making two kinds of jobs. Luis points the Count toward another job he might want to count. The Count counts a meter maid, who hands him a ticket for parking next to the fire hydrant. Cartoon- "The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer.

A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist). Muppets Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. Cartoon- A boy talks about his pet letter Y, named Yetta.

Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus pretend to play "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," with Big Bird as the bear family and Snuffy as Goldilocks (wearing a Shirley Temple wig). As Big Bird goes out, Snuffy-locks tries out all three different-sized chairs, which all break under his weight. Big Bird returns and sees the game won't work very well - all the chairs are too small for him. Looking at the wreckage, he asks, "Wanna play pick-up sticks?" Muppets Super Grover: Judy Finstermacher has broken her bag of groceries, and Super Grover tries to find a way for her to get the ...

Susan strolls over to Hooper's Store, where Olivia, Buffy and family are cooperating to make breakfast. Susan cooperates by helping it (and being assigned to wash the dishes after). Cartoon- On a musical theater stage, teeth dance as they're flossed and brushed. Ernie and Bert - Ernie asks Bert to go play in the park with him. When Bert says no, Ernie wonders if he isn't feeling well and starts to examine him. This is a big letter V poem Film A young girl mashes away at the keys of a piano. As the years go by, she practices more and more until she's an adult playing ...

A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. Film George the Farmer demonstrates over and under. An old woman goads a man into guessing who she met today. Through the clues she gives, he soon finds out she's referring to him. Artist: Bruce Cayard. Big Bird is bored with the unexciting life of a bird and wishes to be some other kind of animal. He bumps into Gladys the Cow and decides he'll be like her. He changes his mind when he learns of their dietary ...

"Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts. Muppets: Ernie and Bert - Ernie can't decide which of the two different shelves he should place a large vase on, so Bert tells him to use his imagination. Ernie imagines the vase falling off the little shelf and Bert kicking him out of the apartment. Then, Ernie imagines putting the vase on the big shelf, and Bert rewarding him with a big surprise party. Animation- Sand Z/z.

Maria and the kids play with a ball, which gets stuck on top of the trellis outside Hooper's Store. Before Maria can go get a ladder, Super Grover lands on the scene (or in the trash basket, rather). "Somebody put a trellis under your ball," he observes and tries moving it. When that fails, he begins scaling the trellis. Maria instead fetches a ladder and recovers the ball with ease. She also carries Super Grover back down when he discovers he too is stuck. Animation- Sand E/e. Sesame Street News Flash: The Pied Piper has trouble luring mice with his music, but Kermit...

In the twilight of the morning, Big Bird gets up early to show the viewers about before and after. He accomplishes this by feeding Barkley his breakfast, putting on his scarf, and listening for the sound of Oscar the Grouch's noisy alarm clock. He struggles staying awake so he can show what the street looks like after the sun starts to rise - Cartoon- Before and after: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears. Big Bird keeps dozing off, uncertain that he'll see the sunrise. He asks a favor of Mr. Hooper - when the sun rises, he needs to yell,...

Grandma Grace is visiting the street again, having dinner at Gordon and Susan's apartment with David, Linda and Big Bird. Meanwhile, Biff does some jackhammering out on the block. Suddenly, the power goes out. This prevents the gang from cooking the dinner, listening to music and stops Biff's jackhammer. Grace isn't deterred, as she recalls her visits to her grandmother's, who didn't have electricity at all. Cartoon- "The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. Ostriches walk and run. (...

As Maria and Buffy sit down for a healthy snack, Luis brings Barkley over to them to show off the new trick he's taught him - subtraction. He places three dog biscuits down and commands Barkley to not only subtract one at a time, but count (in barks) how many are left. After the trick, Barkley tries subtracting Maria and Buffy's snacks now. Cartoon- "Jazz #2". Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest.

Gordon comes outside, and runs into Biff and Sully, who have just founded the B and S Building Company. Gordon tells them to look at the blueprint for the office they just built, which they notice is missing the company sign. When Gordon hangs the sign, the house falls apart. Cartoon- Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit). Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse are hot and thirsty, so they stop in at the Short Branch Café for a nice cold glass of milk. The bartender is distressed to see Grover riding his horse right inside, knocking over tables. "I just ...

The cast plays baseball with the kids out in the park. Maria invites Oscar to join them, but he claims he has a Grouch game scheduled and heads for the outfield. Bob hits a long-fly ball that lands in Oscar's trash can, which Oscar will return after he and his Grouch pals finish their game inside. Cartoon- Four motorcycle-riding chickens hatch out of an egg. Muppets Ernie and Cookie Monster name the things they eat at "Breakfast Time."

Oscar feels today is a good day for an argument and tries roping Bob, Olivia, David and Maria into arguing with him. They all turn him down, however. Oscar finds someone to argue with - the viewer. Muppets- Muppet and Kid Moment -: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally." Cartoon- S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys.

Oscar feels today is a good day for an argument and tries roping Bob, Olivia, David and Maria into arguing with him. They all turn him down, however. Oscar finds someone to argue with - the viewer. Muppets- Muppet and Kid Moment -: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally." Cartoon- S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys.

David guesses from the clues that Big Bird is opening a lemonade stand. He offers to be Big Bird's first customer, but there's one problem - Big Bird doesn't know how to make lemonade. Cartoon- Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales. Artist: Bud Luckey. Three monsters (Billy, Fenwick, and Pamela) demonstrate big, bigger, and biggest. Film- Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like.

A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen. Artists: The Hubleys. Muppets- Sesame Street News Flash: Aladdin is distressed that his lamp won't work until Kermit informs hims that he needs to add a light bulb, plug in the cord, and flip the switch. All the while, the Genie wisecracks about his job and trying to get some sleep inside a lamp. Cartoon- M for mouse, mud, and mother. A gymnast demonstrates beginning and end. Cartoon- Snacks on Parade: Peanut Butter.

Cookie Monster experiences various emotions as he receives a box of cookies from Mr. Hooper - happy, sad, surprise, anger and scared. He's reminded of one last emotion - proud, which he feels when he shares the cookies with his friends. "Me proud of me," the monster beams, "but let's not do this too often." He, She and It: The IT educates the two on how mirrors work. A king (David) and his knights (Luis, Bob and Maria) assemble for their meeting at the round table, but discover their table is actually a square. They fetch a triangle, then rectangle table before ...

Big Bird sings "If I Could Fly." Muppets- Ernie plays a game of "Touch Your Face" with the viewer. Cartoon The man is only afraid of one thing: FEAR."Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey. Muppets- Grover demonstrates how a phone booth is used, but it becomes crowded when he receives a call asking for "Monderporg." Two boys peek into a fire house, and write HAT, HOSE, and HOOK on the window using their breath. Two dogs come by and wonder what a HAT HOSE HOOK is, but their question is answered ...

David, Maria and Oscar the Grouch imagine how Gordon would look with various different hairstyles. In response, Gordon imagines them all shaved like him. Cartoon The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd Song- "Summer Song" - A singer describes what happens in the summertime. Ernie and Bert - Ernie is tall, Bert taller, and Big Bird is the tallest (and he also breaks the ceiling).

Big Bird finishes painting Maria's kitchen chair. He realizes someone might try and sit on it while it's drying, so he makes a WET PAINT sign for it. He then sees that the paint on the WET PAINT sign is also wet, so he makes another sign for that - Film- A wall painter on a high-rise spells and paints the word "WET PAINT" in red, but accidentally puts his hand on one of the painted letters and looks at his hand, all painted red, and shouts, "WET PAINT!"

Linda compliments Bob's V-neck sweater. She, Bob and the kids think of different ways they can make the letter V using their bodies. Big Bird can make a V using his beak. Muppets- Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit interviews Christopher Columbus before he begins his voyage to discover America. Kermit tries to tell him that the third ship is tied to the dock, but it's too late -- the dock breaks free, and takes Kermit along with the ship. Cartoon- Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B.

Fred the Wonder Horse has received a baby cactus as a birthday gift from his friends back at the OK Corral. He and Lance begin to feel homesick for their lives back in the West and forlornly sing "Home on the Range." They perk up when they remember how much more there is to do in the city versus the desert and head off to the movie theater (to catch a Trigger flick). Cartoon- "I've Got a Mind" -- bouncing a ball.

Maria watches after a Muppet canary for a friend of hers. Big Bird hears her speaking Spanish to it, since her friend also speaks Spanish and Maria feels it would make the bird more comfortable. As she goes into the store, the canary talks to Big Bird in Spanish. Big Bird is able to learn the words for canary (canario), cage (jaula), birdseed (semillas), water (agua) and sing (canta). Maria returns and doubts Big Bird's story, until she hears him repeat the words back. Cartoon- Speech Balloon: C for carrot. Monsters pass on the message, "See." The wide shot reveals ...

Luis and the kids imagine crawling through a tunnel, crossing a bride and leaping over a stream. Barkley follows them through each step and when he reaches the stream, he leaps right onto Luis. Muppets Grover gets under his blanket, pretending that he is on the moon. Cartoon-Millie and Molly take a walk, and have different perspectives of their surroundings. Mr. Hooper comes across Maria and the kids, who have taught Barkley to count in Spanish. They count to 5 in Spanish, as Barkley responds by barking each number of times. Mr. Hooper is impressed, but could do ...

Gladys the Cow livens up Luis' dull lecture about milk with a glitzy musical number about it. Film -Kids take swimming lessons in a pool. Ernie answers the telephone. Bert overhears the conversation, which involves a baseball game, a rainy day, and a gorilla stealing a bologna sandwich. When Bert asks who just called, Ernie says it was a wrong number. Cartoon- A girl draws her version of a (stick-figure) man. A boy draws his version of a woman - the Mona Lisa.

An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I." Mr. Hooper blends the word PET and Barkley jumps on him. Maria assumes a safe spot away from Oscar's trash can to blend the word WET. Oscar appears from behind his can and squirts her with a water gun.

Maria and Olivia visit the bandshell at Lincoln Center, where Olivia admits she likes to imagine being a singer on that very stage. She envisions herself as a famous performer, singing "Filling the Air with Love." Muppets Ernie and Bert - Ernie is thirsty, and imagines that he's drinking nice cold water. Irritated, Bert tells him to go get a real glass of water. Ernie does, but then he annoys Bert by saying that now he's hungry. Cartoon- Would you mind closing our OPEN?

Olivia introduces everyone to her friends, Maurice and Gregory Hines. Maurice claims to have taught his younger brother everything he knows. Gregory shows off some dance steps he's learned on his own, while Maurice counters with more impressive steps. Maurice eventually concedes that Gregory is good, but only because he had a great teacher. Film - Counting 6 pieces of laundry on the line. Cartoon- Pinball Number Count #8.

A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale. Susan meets Gloria, a young Muppet girl who is moving to the neighborhood. She claims she will be "a great" when she grows up, but hasn't figured out what exactly she'll be great at. Susan introduces her to Gordon before the two go into Hooper's Store. They confer with David and think they should help Gloria meet some of the kids in the area. Outside, they see Gloria has already begun to acquaint herself with the neighborhood kids with the help of her pet turtle, Martha.

Ernie and Bert - Ernie keeps taking glasses of water outside the apartment. Bert thinks of possible uses Ernie could have for this water. As it turns out, the kitchen faucet is broken, and Ernie's trying to get rid of the water before the apartment floods. Film Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are. Cartoon- Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK. Maria and the kids notice a crosswalk sign positioned by Oscar's trash can. She teaches the kids to read the "WALK" sign, then waits for it to change to "DON'T WALK." Nothing appears to happen, ...