Sesame Street - Season 8 (1976)

In the early hours of the morning, Mr. Hooper groggily and crankily opens Hooper's Store for the day. Bob and Count von Count follow in, also in rotten moods. They all didn't get much sleep last night, which leaves them tired and irritable. Big Bird bounds into the store in a jolly mood to order some birdseed. He earns some nasty stares from everyone and thinks they're mad at him. Mr. Hooper explains why they're not feeling their best and Big Bird leaves them alone for now. As he heads back to his nest, he sees Gordon coming by. He makes sure Gordon slept well so he ...

Oscar's TV is busted, only showing picture and no sound. He frets missing his favorite programs on Grouch TV, until he remembers that Linda can read lips and help transcribe the shows for him. She shows him signs for different types of weather so he'll know them when she signs them. "The Grouch Weather" with Dr. Frank Freeze comes on, but Dr. Freeze's large, bushy mustache hides his mouth, thus preventing Linda from being able to read his lips. "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a ...

The cast sings "Surprise." A man saws a letter E through the wall. Alien Alphabet. What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? Paper-cut triangles fade into live-action shots of triangle-shaped things. "Seven Song (Song of Seven)"

Mr. Hooper entrusts Big Bird to watch a bucket of water while he goes inside the store to get a sponge and squeegee. While he's gone, a man with a camel stops by and asks Big Bird if he can get some water. The camel drinks up all the water and they leave the bucket empty. Just then, it rains into the bucket long enough to make it full. Needless to say, Mr. Hooper doesn't believe Big Bird's story about what just happened. Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey. Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty has fallen ...

Mr. Hooper is having trouble with a geometry problem for his night school homework. Bob offers a solution he thinks will work. Gordon comes in and demonstrates the way he thinks will work instead. Mr. Hooper resolves to solve the problem both ways, then compare with the answer in the back of the book. A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten.

Susan wants Gordon and the kids to guess the item that she's bought; it turns out to be a camera. She gathers them for a group photo. Find the camouflaged parrot. Voice: Paul Dooley. Lefty the Salesman wants to sell Ernie a painting of a tree, which he says is a picture of four elephants. Ernie doesn't see the four elephants, so Lefty offers to show him the elephants if Ernie will buy the picture for a nickel. Lefty points out the elephants, which are actually spaces in the tree's branches. Ernie shells out for the picture. Ernie wants to pull the same trick on Bert, ...

At Hooper's Store, David and Maria talk about a movie they recently saw, The Ketchup Men from Mars. David loved it, but Maria hated it. They ask Mr. Hooper for his opinion on it, but Mr. Hooper would rather not take sides, pointing out that their opinions are both valid. EXIT. Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. Muppet and Kid Moment - Bert tells John-John that he's lost his paper clips, and he feels sad. He asks John-John to show how he looks when he feels sad. Then Bert feels angry about losing his paper ...

Buffy sings "My Jim Dog" with a Muppet dog. D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D. Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck. Bert then pretends to be a train, and does it so well that a train conductor and passengers come through the apartment. Song: Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." Maria and David look for each other in the park, but have trouble finding one another. The concepts of above and below are demonstrated. Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, ...

Mr. Snuffleupagus encounters Big Bird practicing his baton twirling for the bird and animal parade next week. Big Bird teaches him how to march, and they march past the arbor, but Snuffy goes off in the wrong direction, so the adults don't see him with Big Bird. Sand M/m. Over (silent film). 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.

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 ...

Luis describes the sounds of tools and appliances in the Fix-It Shop. Big Bird comes in with a broken radio that makes more funny sounds. The Typewriter: K is for Key. Luis describes the sounds of tools and appliances in the Fix-It Shop. Big Bird comes in with a broken radio that makes more funny sounds. The Typewriter: K is for Key. Russian nesting dolls 10-1. Four firetrucks, telephones, ships and men file into a large contraption that produces 4s.

Big Bird tries to surprise Maria, David and Bob, but it doesn't work. Two red curtains are dropped to reveal a number 5 covered in colorful dots that vibrate and disperse. Bob, Maria and David muse about Big Bird's attempts to surprise them, and they all decide to surprise him themselves. Joe Raposo sings "Look at This" over footage of something - can you guess what it is? Things that begin with G.

In the early hours of the morning, Luis strolls over to the Fix-It Shop and discovers the door is already unlocked, then hears a crash from within. He suspects a robber is in the store and calls the police. Two officers show up to catch the culprit, which turns out to be Maria, who also got in early to do some work. C is for clipper - and captain, crew, cargo, cookies, cantaloupe, cabbage, candy, cake, and corks that the crew eats (some by mistake).

Oscar is unenthusiastic by the way Winnie Wiggins has been keeping 123 Sesame Street in tip-top shape. Thus, he has a bouquet of old, smelly flowers he intends to give her, thinking such a kind act will persuade her to grant him a favor - namely, to stop fixing things and let the building fall into disrepair. She accepts the flowers, but angrily refuses to do anything Oscar requests of her. She forces the flowers back on him, but he insists she keep them for yelling at him the way she did.

Following the events of the previous episode, Big Bird attempts to replace the fallen tree on the street. He knows that trees grow from acorns and has placed one on the ground, commanding it to grow. Maria and David break it to him that not only does it need to be planted, but trees take years to grow; this directly impedes Big Bird's plans for a picnic under the tree tomorrow. He goes off to sulk, while David wonders what they can do to remedy this.

Big Bird watches as Susan starts to replace her car's flat tire. She realizes her spare tire needs more air, so she goes to fetch a tire inflator. While she's gone, Mr. Snuffleupagus shows up and fills the tire himself, with his snuffle. Big Bird shows him that the spare is supposed to be the same size as the other tires, so he makes two more tries inflating it. A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him.

Luis sings "I'd Like to Know You Better." They'd play with me if I had - Ernie and Bert - 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. "Ten Turtles". Artist: Bud Luckey.

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 accouterments 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...

Oscar the Grouch sings "A Beautiful Day", about the cold and nasty winter weather on Sesame Street. Grover the Salesman: Grover wants to sell Kermit the Frog some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears, so Grover gives Kermit some big human ears.

Cookie Monster tells Maria he's just been hired as a baker's assistant, but he's wearing a baker's hat over his eyes. He waits for the baker, when someone comes by with a white coat, who says he helps people feel better (a doctor). Another person comes by, holding a tire, which Cookie Monster assumes is a giant cookie, but this person is a gas station attendant. A third person comes by, saying that he mixes flour, sugar and milk into dough, then puts it in an oven. Cookie Monster thinks that sounds boring, but this person turns out to be the baker.

Finally, Gordon and the woman pass each other on the street and do a double take. It's been so long since they've seen each other, that they didn't recognize one another. Gordon introduces his sister Olivia to his neighbors. An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. Muppets 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 ...

Gordon greets Mr. Hooper in front of Hooper's Store and says he's looking for his little sister Olivia who's coming to visit him and Susan on Sesame Street today. Mr. Hooper gets Gordon's description of her and says he'll keep an eye out. Inside the Fix-It Shop, a woman asks Luis if he's seen a black man with a beard and a big afro, but Luis doesn't know anyone by that description.

Linda is in a rotten mood today. Maria invites her to do some activities to cheer her up, such as getting coffee or seeing a movie. Instead, she joins Oscar for a performance of "I Don't Wanna." Linda shuts down Oscar when he invites her to the dump and he sighs, "I think I'm in love!" Ernie and Bert - As Bert takes a nap, Ernie tells the viewer how he knows that Bert is asleep - thus waking Bert up, just to tell him it's time for his nap.

Big Bird sings "Wonderful Me." Two cavemen argue, each chanting "Me!" A large monolith bearing the word ME puts fear in both of them. A man writes the word ME in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo. Sand G/g. Muppets Game Show: The Remembering Game - Guy Smiley hosts Cookie Monster and Bill Smith who have to match two pictures.

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. A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that "Q" starts the word "quarter."

At the Fix-it Shop, Maria has a headache while studying. The Count gives her a few helpful tips, counting each one as he lists them off. Maria believes the Count is only doing this so he has something to count and doesn't care about her issue at all. She tells him to leave, stating it might make her feel better. Q for Quiet. Artist: John Korty.

At the Fix-it Shop, Maria has a headache while studying. The Count gives her a few helpful tips, counting each one as he lists them off. Maria believes the Count is only doing this so he has something to count and doesn't care about her issue at all. She tells him to leave, stating it might make her feel better.

Big Bird learns from a Jiffy construction worker that a 20-story apartment building is scheduled to be built in ten days. He excitedly tells Gordon, Susan and Linda, then realizes where it's going to be built: his nest area. P is for Puppy.

Oscar the Grouch spots Gordon, Susan, and Olivia walking down Sesame Street and tells the viewer it's about time Olivia's visit with her brother comes to an end because, although they haven't met yet, he's heard about how nice she is. Susan and Gordon retire for the night, but Olivia says she's going to stay up a bit longer, when Oscar greets her and begins to introduce himself. Olivia has heard about him and his reputation, so she cuts off his welcome saying she's not going to fall for whatever trick she assumes this grouch has up his sleeve, and really lays into him...

Cookie Monster sees Mr. Macintosh peddling his produce cart around, but Cookie reminds the viewer that he prefers cookies. He imagines himself in Mr. Macintosh's place, now running a cookie cart. However, "Mr. Monster-Intosh" doesn't like that customers actually take the cookies away, leaving none for him to eat. Mr. Mac snaps Cookie back to reality. Cookie, now feeling hungry, settles for eating some fruits and vegetables and starts devouring the contents of the produce cart. A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case ...

During the "Sesame Street Theme" (mixed with a whistling march), the cast (Bob, Gordon, Susan, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, Denise, and Anthony, carrying Oscar's trash can) appears hiking through the woods. The gang finally arrives at a clearing, which Bob cites as the perfect campsite; Oscar's response to his new surroundings is a sarcastic "Whoop-dee-do." The grown-ups feel ready for dinner, but Big Bird doesn't see a stove anywhere; he's told they're going to build a fire. Big Bird tells Susan how dangerous fires can be, but she explains how useful it can be for cooking ...

Judy Collins stops by Hooper's Store for some lunch. David notices that her voice sounds a tad hoarse. She agrees and claims that she still has to practice for a concert she's performing tonight. Bob suggests some hot tea with lemon will soothe her throat, while Maria insists she needs hot milk and honey. David gives her both, which each seem to work a little. David thinks she could use some ice cream instead and serves her a bowl. Soon after, Judy's voice is back in its normal condition, only now she's no longer in need of lunch. Things that begin with N: nail, nest,...

Luis catches David on his way to the mailbox in front of 123, and adds some items to David's already big load. They give the mail to a jolly postman, who opens the mailbox and is overjoyed at how much mail he gets to collect and sort. Film "I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. (re-edited with a new song track)

Oscar reads to Bob from the Grouch Book of the number 6 is shown in a variety of ways. Joe Raposoiddles. The punchline of each joke is the same, irritating Bob further and further. The Queen of Six explores her garden. Children and animals numbered 1-12 race in a marathon. The #9 runner wins. 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 body -- like ...

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". Ernie and Bert - It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains - which it does.

Mr. Hooper struggles to fill orders in Hooper's Store. He explains to Maria that David called out sick, so he's hired someone from a temp agency to help out for the day. He continues to rush around when a woman comes in and tries to get his attention. He asks her to wait her turn as he continues; the woman patiently continuing to intercede. Finally he slows down long enough for her to introduce herself: her name is Mrs. Sharp and she was sent by the temp agency in response to Mr. Hooper's request for help.

Mr. Hooper struggles to fill orders in Hooper's Store. He explains to Maria that David called out sick, so he's hired someone from a temp agency to help out for the day. He continues to rush around when a woman comes in and tries to get his attention. He asks her to wait her turn as he continues; the woman patiently continuing to intercede. Finally he slows down long enough for her to introduce herself: her name is Mrs. Sharp and she was sent by the temp agency in response to Mr. Hooper's request for help. Bert tells Ernie that if he can clean the messy apartment in ...

Bob wakes up early, opens his window, and invites the viewer to identify the sounds of the city in the morning. 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.

At Hooper's Store, David fills a jar with dry beans for a contest: whoever guesses the number correctly wins a free lunch. Maria guesses 2,000. Just then, Big Bird arrives to watch the store while David studies, but can't find anything to serve the customers. He notices the jar of dry beans, and gets inspired. A man saws a letter E through the wall.

Bob invites Oscar to play a "freeze" game with him and the kids, where all of them pretend to be animals until he says "freeze". 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 framed Ernie. Bert doesn't believe Ernie's lie. But when Bert leaves the room, Beautiful ...

A film shows parts of a flower. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo. Arthur Ashe: keep practicing and working hard in tennis. A ship captain orders the numbers 1-20 into a boat - which promptly sinks. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman.

During the "Sesame Street Theme" (mixed with a whistling march), the cast (Bob, Gordon, Susan, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, Denise, and Anthony, carrying Oscar's trash can) appears hiking through the woods. The gang finally arrives at a clearing, which Bob cites as the perfect campsite; Oscar's response to his new surroundings is a sarcastic "Whoop-dee-do." The grown-ups feel ready for dinner, but Big Bird doesn't see a stove anywhere; he's told they're going to build a fire. Big Bird tells Susan how dangerous fires can be, but she explains how useful it can be for cooking ...

Herry Monster feels a big sneeze coming on, so Mr. Hooper gives him ten tissues. A tough guy named Tough Eddie accidentally knocks over Bert's sand castle while he's sleeping. Ernie points that out to Eddie, and Eddie tells Ernie, in a threatening tone of voice, that he's "got something" for Bert. It turns out to be an ice cream cone.

Big Bird has a special welcome prepared for David's grandmother Harriet, who is coming to visit today - a banner reading "Welcome Grandma," some balloons and a trumpet fanfare. However, David, Luis and Susan are all too busy getting their own things ready for Harriet's visit. Harriet finally arrives and helps Big Bird set up the banner. She even shows him how to properly play a fanfare on the trumpet. This alerts David, who rushes out to meet his grandmother. He asks who helped Big Bird after all and the bird cunningly remarks, "Oh, just a friend who happened to be ...

Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty has fallen off a wall, and Kermit interviews one of the king's horses. He is put together again, but then Kermit gives him a congratulatory pat on the back, and he falls off the wall again. C for Cake. Everybody loves cake.

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. S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh.

Bob sings a country/western song called "Boy from Indiana". I've got a mind: squares make a box. Artist: Cliff Roberts. A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High." Music: Joe Raposo. "Poverty U". Lefty sells Ernie an invisible ice cream cone; Ernie pays for it with an invisible nickel.

Big Bird is reading his "Western Tales" book and thinks it might be fun to have lived life as a cowboy. He begins to imagine what it would be like living in the Old West - In Big Bird's imagination, Sesame Street is rendered as an old west town named "Sesame Gulch." Big Bird makes himself into a bad hombre named "Bad Bird," fastest wing in the West. Two miners (played by Willy and writer Joseph A. Bailey) flee in terror as he moseys over to "Hooper's Canteena."

Big Bird tries to learn the parts of the body in Spanish from Maria. A young girl's favorite toy is a stick, which she uses for many things, including a magic wand, conductor's baton, and a baseball bat. Alone Song. Ernie has heard that somebody in the neighborhood is sick. He looks in a medical book to find out how to tell if someone is sick - not realizing that Bert is the one with a cold.

Luis gives Big Bird a box to put things away, but Big Bird realizes he needs more boxes. David gives him one, then another one. He quizzes Big Bird on what 1 + 1 equals, but Big Bird keeps saying 3, driving David crazy, until Big Bird tells him that he already got a box from Luis. Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs. Maria reads the story of "Ike and the Ilk." Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift.

Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work. A cartoon man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) is irritated to find that he has a succession of animal noses.

At Hooper's Store, David tells Luis and Maria that he wants to hear Spanish spoken all day today so he can learn the language. He gets confused when they disagree about the Spanish words for blanket and orange, since they both come from different Spanish-speaking regions. Ernie is painting a portrait of Bert, but paints Bert with curly hair, glasses and a beard. When Bert gets angry about this, Ernie takes him behind the easel and puts curly hair, glasses and a beard on Bert.

Luis visits Big Bird while he tries to teach the baby bird to talk, which isn't easy because Big Bird says "chirp" and the baby says "cheep". He then tries to feed it some birdseed, but the baby bird only winds up making a mess. Big Bird is losing his patience, but Luis suggests he try to lull the baby bird to sleep. Just when they think it's asleep, the baby bird wakes up and makes more noise. Animation: "The King of Eight"

Oscar is expecting a group of Grouches from Cincinnati, and finds himself in desperate need of trash for games. His situation worsens when David and Maria refuse to give him cans and bottles that they're taking to the recycling center. Bob, however, has plenty of trash for Oscar.

Big Bird finds Bad Barney up to no good again, seeing he's just tipped over a garbage can. Barney prods the bird, thinking he's never done anything bad before. Big Bird counters that he's been bad before and reluctantly agrees to prove he's not just a goody-two-shoes. The two find Mr. Macintosh's produce cart has been left unattended and Barney wants Big Bird to steal something. Big Bird isn't sure, but constantly being referred to as "a chicken" provokes him into taking a sole zucchini. Barney is impressed, while Big Bird retreats to his nest to hide the stolen ...

Big Bird is feeding some cabbages to Mr. Snuffleupagus. He runs out, but Snuffy is still hungry, so Big Bird offers to get some more from his friends around the street. Big Bird finds Gordon and Susan, and asks them for cabbage. They learn it's for the Snuffleupagus and immediately turn him down, saying they can't waste real cabbages on an imaginary friend. The two make it clear to Big Bird that Snuffy isn't real like them; he's imaginary. Big Bird takes their words to heart and goes back to his nest to break the news to Snuffy.

A girl demonstrates that she is scary-looking to a sleeping monster. Artist: Bruce Cayard. Film T is for toes. Cartoon: The Typewriter has an electric train. Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing "Up and Down". A police officer follows clues that lead to a bathtub stolen by a gorilla.

Luis plays a game of "Musical Chairs" with some disabled kids. Grover gives each one of them a hug whenever they drop out of the game. Cartoon: A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign. Ernie and Bert - Ernie makes a mess of the apartment in order to find a note he wrote to Bert.

"Head To Toe Puzzle": Two kids put together a life size jigsaw puzzle of a human body. An N-terview with an N. Luis and the kids put together a fractured letter N. Ernie promises Cookie Monster that he's not going to be tricked out of his plate of cookies this time. Cookie Monster asks Ernie if he's going to eat his cookies fast or slow and demonstrates by eating the plate of cookies, and in the process finishes the entire plate.

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.

"The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 2)" The boy who gave his jellybeans away finds the girl again. This time she's afraid of a monster, but the boy assures her that if the monster comes around, he'll be there to help out. Rewarding his kindness, she gives the boy back his jellybeans. All is well until the monster shows up and the girl reveals the reason the monster was bothering her was because he wanted the jellybeans. Now the boy has them, so she's no longer afraid. The monster eats the entire bag of jellybeans and gives the boy a kiss. Our ...

Big Bird shows Grover the contents of his "Big Book of Birds," though most the simple information is foreign to Grover. He is especially baffled by the image of an egg, as Big Bird tries to explain where they come from and what's inside. Grover doesn't grasp the concept (asking where the door and windows are), so Big Bird shows him a film - A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo)

A hand draws a castle with a growling dragon inside, which scares the princess until her knight in shining armor leads the dragon away. A film shows parts of a flower. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo. Two men compete to be in front.

Biff directs Sully while he's driving, causing him to back into the mailbox in front of 123 Sesame Street. The crash prompts Maria to come out and see what happened, but Biff is too busy overcomplicating the mess to explain himself to the "little lady". While Biff admits defeat, deciding he needs an extra crew to come in to clean up, Maria has uprighted the mailbox and tells Sully to clear the vehicle away. Biff is left dumbfounded - and without a ride.

Madame Schwartzhead sings about reading words while her stage manager causes accidents. A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor. Music: Joe Raposo. In Big Bird's nest area, Mr. Snuffleupagus looks in a mirror and practices getting angry. Big Bird says that's something people don't need to practice, which irritates Snuffy to a point when he's angry. "Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge."

Big Bird shows Luis the bird house he made for his cousin Herman Bird to stay in during his visit, but it falls apart because he didn't use anything to hold it together. Pinball Number Count #4. Big Bird returns with some nails, but finds that he can't get them into the wood with his bare hands. Luis sends him away to get a hammer.

Oscar the Grouch plays his tape of self-recorded animal sounds for Maria. She, Bob and Mr. Hooper react negatively to the loud noise, and Oscar secretly records them yelling at him. "I'm six years old today!" Artist: Jim Simon. Celebrity: Lucky Peterson sings "One, Two, Three." A puzzle of a wheel is put together. "Six Song (Song of Six)." "Mad Goat Song" Artist: Derek Lamb.

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). A boy counts 10 stairs as he climbs them with his sack of toys.

Kermit asks the viewers to play a weather imagination game. First, Kermit imagines it's a warm, sunny day. Then he imagines that it's raining hard. Then he imagines that it's a snowy, windy day. Animation: "The King of Eight". Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. Various renderings of the word DANGER. Artists: The Hubleys.

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. Five Anything Muppets sing the "Numerical Correspondence Song." A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale.

On his way home for a nap, Big Bird catches up with his pal Baxter Bird, residing in the tree outside 123 Sesame Street. Baxter feels his nest is too small and the two get the idea to swap nests. Big Bird attempts to settle into Baxter's nest, but he's so large, he can only manage to rest his beak on it. He is further disturbed by the wind's affect on the tree and the many leaves falling on his head. Meanwhile, Baxter finds it hard to settle down in such a spacious nest. He too gets bothered by the kids passing through and Big Bird's noisy, ringing telephone. Big Bird...

Ernie and Bert - At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. "Ladybugs' Picnic". An Anything Muppet teaches another to count by singing "Beep."

Here is Your Life: A loaf of bread is profiled. The Mad Painter #2. 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. Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck. Bert then pretends to be a train, and does it so well that a train conductor and passengers come through the apartment.

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.

Big Bird tries to demonstrate the uses of a telephone, but he keeps asking David for assistance: first, he needs the number of Hooper's Store. Then, he tells David to keep the line free in case he gets an important call. Finally, he calls David and asks him what the time is. David doesn't know, because he doesn't have his watch on him today. To solve this, Big Bird gives him an alarm clock.

Susan, Gordon, and Bob listen in to a phone call Mr. Hooper is on. He reveals he's been offered a new job managing the supermarket down the street. Everyone feels this job might be too much for him, especially at his age. Mr. Hooper takes offense to their concern and phones the Super Duper Supermarket, accepting their offer on a trial basis. "That's About the Size of It" Artist: Bud Luckey.

Mr. Hooper sweeps up the leaves, but then finds them scattered again, because The Count has been counting them. Cartoon: 1-10, 10-1 count with stripes. Muppet and Kid Moment - Kermit and Tracy count to 10. A bird subtracts two balloons from a group of three. Artist: Cliff Roberts.

Maria invites the viewer to pretend they're on the fire escape and join her in looking at Sesame Street from her window. She sees Mr. Hooper sweeping, and waves at David and Bob. 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. He then proceeds to eat an imaginary peanut butter and banana sandwich.

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". Poem about T words Voice: Bob Arbogast.

Big Bird finishes painting one of his barrels, and Susan reminds him to let everyone know that the paint is wet. He informs David when he passes by, but David tells him that he can make a "wet paint" sign. Cartoon I've Got a Mind: Fish. Artist: Cliff Roberts,

Little Jerry and the Monotones perform "Mad." Grover wants to show the viewer what it's like when someone is angry by getting angry himself, but has a hard time conjuring up such an emotion. He asks Big Bird to get him mad, but Big Bird can't bring himself to do it. This frustrates Grover enough to make him mad, which then makes him happy. A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry.

Big Bird surprises Gordon with a gift, and wants him to guess what it is. He gives Gordon some clues: it's used on a part of the body, is black, and has teeth. It turns out to be a comb, which Gordon can't use because he's bald. A girl wonders what it would be like if elephants were as easily frightened as bugs. A boy compares the growth of the sunflowers to his own height. Music: Joe Raposo.

Ernie and Bert - Ernie tries to put a pot on Bert's head. Bert asks Ernie why he's doing that, and Ernie says that he broke a cookie jar. Ernie has to put the cookies somewhere, so he put them in the sugar bowl - and put the sugar in the flowerpot, which meant that he had to put the flower in a milk bottle. He put the milk in the soda bottle, and the soda into the fishbowl, and the fish in Bert's cowboy hat. Bert asks, "Now what am I gonna wear when I wanna play cowboy?" Ernie puts the pot on Bert's head and says, "Ride 'em, cowboy, Bert!"

Kermit's Lectures: Kermit and Grover demonstrate short and long -- Kermit sings and hops for short periods, while Grover does them for long periods. Finally Grover asks if he can do the short thing and Kermit do the long thing. To Grover's detriment, it turns out to be tickling.

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.

Linda excitedly reads a letter and rapidly tells Bob about it before he asks her to slow down. Linda explains that her old friend from acting school, Timi, got a part in a new show nearby and she's coming to visit. Timi arrives and the two have a nice reunion. A baby rescues a ball from on top of a column. Artist: John and Faith Hubley.

Hooper's Store now has a "Se Habla Español" sign in their window, as Mr. Hooper has been taking Spanish language lessons at night school. Big Bird wants to try this new policy out and constantly runs back and forth between the store and Maria to have a Spanish conversation with David. "La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song).

Guy Smiley hosts the "The Anything-in-the-World Prize Game" and asks questions to random people on the street. The winner gets to choose the prize. His guest is Oscar the Grouch, who doesn't want to be bothered by Guy Smiley and accidentally gets every answer right. Since Oscar gets to have whatever he wants for a prize, he asks Guy to get lost. A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian.

Big Bird and the kids are about to take a nap, but the street is too noisy. Herry Monster solves this problem by shushing all the noises with just his loud voice. Herry joins them in taking a nap, but his loud snoring wakes up the others. A scuba diver shows up and down. Kermit has Grover help him demonstrate up and down by having Grover climb UP a sky-high flight of stairs -- while Kermit takes the elevator to the top. Exhausted, Grover faints and rolls DOWN the staircase.

Know what this is about? Be the first one to add a plot.

Maria receives a letter from Buffy, with pictures of her newborn baby, Dakota Starblanket Wolfchild. She shows it to Luis, Bob and Big Bird, who observes that Buffy's chest really sticks out when comparing photos of her pre- and post-pregnancy. They remind Big Bird what it means to be pregnant and he muses about becoming a parent himself one day. He even has a name picked out - Dakota Starblanket Birdchild.

Susan and Oscar the Grouch show some kids that the letters "b" and "d" are very much alike. Oscar's b is battered, broken and beat-up, whereas his d is dusty, dirty and disgusting. Cartoon: "Daddy Dear". Muppets Stuie Monster and the Aristocrats sing "Fur".

Mr. Snuffleupagus encounters Big Bird typing on a typewriter; Big Bird says he wants to be a secretary when he grows up. Snuffy starts thinking about what he'll be when he grows up, doubting that he could fix things like Maria, take pictures like Olivia, or teach music like Bob. Big Bird knows what Snuffy will be when they grow up: his best friend.

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 night school 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 dishwater it fell in, making it illegible. Everyone agrees to help him out - Gordon and Bob will adjust his ...

Mr. Hooper hears the sounds of bowling going on in Oscar's trash can. He knocks on the can and Oscar confirms this, though he doesn't enjoy being bothered like this. Olivia does the same thing, so Oscar resolves to stay up outside so nobody will bang on his can anymore. When Maria comes by, she thinks he's merely hanging out, even as he insists he's bowling.

Big Bird is very excited because Buffy is coming back to Sesame Street today. To the mark the occasion, he's donned his best necktie and obtained a nice flower to give her. He darts down the street, making sure everyone is aware of Buffy's impending arrival.

Count von Count and the kids practice brushing their teeth. Passengers on a crowded subway illustrate between. Grover the Salesman: Grover wants to sell Kermit some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears, so Grover gives Kermit some big human ears.

In Big Bird's nest area, a kid finishes reading "Cinderella" to an audience of kids, including Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus. Snuffy wonders why the prince didn't go looking for Cinderella herself, and Big Bird reminds him that everyone at the ball was wearing a mask. Snuffy gets inspired, and runs off - A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep. Artist: Bruce Cayard.

A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep. Artist: Bruce Cayard. 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. Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo.

In Susan's kitchen, Big Bird and Buffy prepare some fry bread. Big Bird commemorates their cooperation by singing "Whenever We Work Together." He then begins to all the plans he has for himself and Buffy, but she informs him that her husband Sheldon soon will be visiting with their new baby, and she'll be very busy as a result. She promises she'll still try to make time to do activities together. "Octopus One-Man Band".

Women put dolls together and package them at a doll factory. Big Bird is in a helping mood today, but everybody he's asked doesn't need his help. The only soul he's yet to confer with is Oscar the Grouch. He opens his trash can lid and peers inside, asking Oscar if there's anything he can do for him. Inside the can, Oscar tells him what he can do - close the lid and leave him alone. Big Bird is happy to oblige knowing he's finally helped someone.

Susan sings "How Do You Walk" with the kids, Mr. Macintosh, and Bob, demonstrating how people's feelings affect how they walk. Animation: Sand R/r. Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo. Maria assembles an R, which is broken in several parts. A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over. Artist: Cathryn Aison.

At the movie theater, Olivia, Gordon, Susan and Mr. Hooper don't see Mr. Snuffleupagus, but they hear the noises he makes when he sits down behind them. Big Bird tries to point them to him, but they refuse to turn around. Snuffy eats Gordon's popcorn, but Gordon blames Big Bird and makes him go buy more popcorn for them. Snuffy then trembles at a scary part of the movie, and the auditorium trembles as a result. The movie ends, and the patrons mistake Snuffy's snuffle for a discarded scarf. They all leave, still managing not to notice Snuffy, who stays behind with Big ...

Big Bird wakes up very early in the morning, excited about the arrival of Buffy's new baby, Cody. He visits Buffy and wakes her up, and pretty soon, they're both unable to go back to sleep. They go back to his nest, and Buffy reads Big Bird his favorite story. A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys.

Big Bird feels very chipper this morning, that is until Poco Loco appears and drives him crazy by repeating everything he says. The same happens with Gordon and Susan. Linda happens by and is able to put the bird in his place by signing him a message, which he is unable to verbally repeat.

On the steps of 123 Sesame Street, Buffy, Sheldon and the kids talk about Buffy's new baby, Cody, and his body parts. A boy names his own body parts. Ernie eats the ice cream that Bert was saving for later, so he tries to pass off a smashed up banana with ice and gravy as a substitute. Bert expresses his disgust just as Oscar the Grouch comes in with two ice cream cones. He intends to give only one of them away, but swaps the other in exchange for the smashed banana with cold gravy.

Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit witnesses as Old King Cole calls for his pipe and bowl (both of which he rejects), followed by his fiddlers three (along with a drummer, a saxophone player, and a bass player). Jasper and Julius: Apple. On a very slow day of counting, The Count plays some funky music that is irresistible to dance to. He then counts 6 dancing children that come by.

Luis, Maria, Jay and Oscar watch as The Amazing Mumford makes things go up and down without touching them: first a book, then a basketball, then Oscar's can. Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup.

Buffy leaves Cody in the corner of the arbor to take his nap in the shade and sits down with Big Bird to see if there's anything they'd like to do together like they used to before she had a baby. Big Bird makes a few suggestions that aren't appropriate to do while a baby naps, each time making jealous remarks to himself in his head. Buffy says she can sing him a song, but she has to do so quietly. She plays "I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl" on her guitar, but Big Bird joins in very loudly, prompting Buffy to suggest he's being grouchy on purpose. In his head again, Big ...

Buffy and Fred the Wonder Horse sing "Cripple Creek." (introduction cut). The Pink Panther Karate-Chops the Letter 'K'. Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #4). Children in a movie theater tell a man on the screen not to open a door that says "DANGER" on it. He opens it, and there's an explosion. Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Danger." Film Penguins take a bath. Music by Joe Raposo.

Big Bird knocks on Oscar's trash can and tells him to open up and let him in. Oscar refuses, saying he doesn't want anyone pleasant trying to cheer him up. Big Bird hits him with a cranky attitude, and tells him he's not the only grouch around here. Oscar pops up, realizes Big Bird means what he says, and invites him inside.

Today Buffy plays the mouth bow and sings "Cripple Creek", with Fred the Wonder Horse joining in. Then Big Bird watches her breastfeeding baby Cody. Today's show is sponsored by the letters K and Z and the number 7.

Ernie and Bert have difficulty scratching their backs, so both help each other scratch their back. While Ernie's itch takes a little too long to scratch, he introduces a film called "Everybody Scratch." After the film, Ernie notices that Bert has stopped scratching his back; Beautiful Day Monster is.

Scanimate kids intro. Muppets Herry Monster asks the kids at home to do simple exercises with him like moving eyebrows, touching toes with fingers, and running in place. Kermit the Frog cameos during the running in place exercise. Film People of all ages ride bicycles. Music: Joe Raposo. Things that are same and different.

Mr. Hooper alerts everyone that the President of the United States is going to be detouring through Sesame Street today. While everyone cleans up the messy street, Big Bird decides to write a poem for the President. Song: "Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him.

The Count hosts his own radio show.

The entire cast calls out a word for each letter of the alphabet. Oscar has a zoo inside his trash can. Ernie and Bert - Bert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie, who tells Bert that if the cookie was his, he wouldn't mind sharing. Ernie takes the cookie, and asks Bert to ask him if he would share it. A boy imagines multiple uses for his broom.

Ernie and Bert plan to go to the zoo tomorrow, but Ernie can't make up his mind. What would happen if Ernie bought a balloon, but then lost it when he gets frightened by a buffalo? Then he remembers that the zoo is closed on Wednesdays. An apple, an orange and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling.

Bert sits in Hooper's Store forlornly reading a postcard and orders a luncheon meat sandwich (not too spicy and hold everything). Mr. Hooper complies and finishes setting out some saucers when Susan comes in and asks Bert about his postcard. Bert explains that it's from Ernie; he's staying with his aunt and uncle who have a cabin on Lake Winnewonga. With Bert's permission, Mr. Hooper reads the postcard out loud which is filled with all the activities Ernie's been doing with his "old buddy", Tom. Susan notices how depressingly Bert is staring at his sandwich, and ...

Sesame Street News Flash: The Pied Piper has trouble luring mice with his music, but Kermit the Frog lures them by whistling. S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. Big Bird conducts a choir of Susan, Mr. Hooper, Gordon and Mr. Macintosh, who say the "S" sound in "SONG." S - Serpiente. Film: A giant panda walks around. S for sing.

David, Maria and Luis wait in anticipation for David's grandmother Harriet to arrive. She arrives on a bus, with presents for everyone: homemade bread for David, a scarf for Maria, a can of melon rinds for Luis - and a rock for Oscar, which he likes. Speech Balloon: V for Violin. A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.

Big Bird suggests that Judy Collins sing a duet with Mr. Snuffleupagus one day. He touts Snuffy's singing skills and envisions the two singing an operatic version of "The Alphabet Song." Big Bird then realizes there'd be one problem - Snuffy's too shy to sing in public. The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd.

Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit is interviewing Cinderella and Prince Charming, who are dancing at the ball. After Cinderella leaves, she leaves one glass slipper behind. The prince wants to find Cinderella...so he can have the other glass slipper. Baby turtles swim around. Music: Joe Raposo.

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.

Bob and Linda wait for her father Andy to arrive for a visit. Bob is eager to show off how much sign language he's learned since his last visit. Andy (Andy Vasnick) finally arrives and Bob tries to sign how he's been learning sign language. Linda and Andy crack up for some reason. Linda corrects him on how the sign for "signing" and Andy reveals Bob was saying "I am learning spaghetti." They'd play with me if I had.

Gordon and Olivia can't believe Oscar's yarn about his pet fly, Freddie, entering the job world. Oscar describes the jobs he's had (and been left) all this week - a baker, a drugstore clerk ("They said he was a fly in the ointment") and finally an airline pilot. He's now secured a job as a bus driver and they see his tiny bus collect various insects on the sidewalk below. A boy pretends a wagon is a bus. His friend tells him it's not a bus, and explains what her father, a real bus driver, does.