Sesame Street - Season 20 (1988)

Big Bird hosts a little something called the Big Bird show. Today's sponsors are the letters G and R and the number 9.

Gordon has a splitting headache. He hopes to get some rest and feel better, but his friends keep visiting him to offer their condolences, and sometimes to attempt to cure him.

Having recently moved in together, Maria and Luis are removing some things from the apartment to make more room. Luis had planned to get rid of his old chair, but the memories come flooding back, and he suddenly has second thoughts.

Maria and Luis are looking through photos from their wedding and fondly remembering the day. They are visited by a few friends who affect their ability to be alone together. Today's sponsors: the letters F and L and the number 4.

It's Telly's birthday today, and his friends are planning to throw him a surprise party. Telly, however, accidentally overhears them and realizes it now won't be a surprise. So he tries everything to forget what he heard.

Luis is off from work, so Maria has the Fix-It Shop to herself, until a Fat Blue Anything Muppet man keeps showing up in different guises, giving her more and more work to do.

The Count has recruited Gladys the Cow to star in a rewriting of "Sleeping Beauty", but since it simply involves him counting her snores, she loses interest. All the same, she is envious when she learns that Meryl Sheep has taken her place.

Olivia is performing at Birdland this evening, and she spends rehearsal time inspiring Hoots the Owl's granddaughter, Athena, who hopes to be a performer herself someday. Sesame Street is sponsored by the letters E and H and the number 6.

Forgetful Jones invites Luis to lunch for Take a Cowboy/Cowgirl to Lunch Day. After the meal, they read the story of how the event originally got started by Forgetful's great-great grandfather.

Elmo meets Bob's deaf friend, T.J., and they become friends almost instantly, Elmo learning about what it means to be deaf. Then Oscar gets Bob and Gordon to sing with his "Out of Tuners" Band, and Barkley joins in.

Placido Flamingo recruits Olivia to participate in his new opera, "La Villa Sesamia", in which the two of them go around the street, singing to their fellow residents. The sponsors are the letters R and Z and the number 5.

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It's a rainy day on Sesame Street, and Elmo is hoping to see a rainbow.

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David tries to sell some peanut butter. Meanwhile, Gladys the Cow hangs with Meryl Sheep.

David and Gina are making plans to renovate Hooper's, but their friends have a special fondness for the items they're planning to replace. Today's sponsor: the letters S and G and the number 5.

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It's one crazy day for David. First, Sonny Friendly makes him a contestant on "Find Your Prize", making him think he has a chance to win a house, but no such luck. Then, he learns about Magic Magazine, which honors whoever it chooses.

Big Bird spends the day hanging out with the kids. Today's show is sponsored by the letters H and X and by the number 3.

Sesame Street is paid a visit from the legendary fowl director Birdnardo Birdaluchi, who recruits Gina to help him with his new film, "The Last Egg". Alice, Big Bird, and Snuffy play roles.

Oscar goes on a vacation trip to Candy-Cane Lane. Segments included: *Cartoon: Q for Quiet! *Muppets: Gangsters do the alphabet *Muppets: Sesame Street News - Kermit the Frog on the princess and the cookie. *Muppets: Ernie and Bert do the rhyming game *Cartoon: The Adventures of Letterman - In a Pickle *Muppets: Game Show - Squeal of Fortune *Cartoon: Poverty T. *Cartoon: An ant carries a Q at the top of the hill. *Muppets: The Amazing Mumford tries to make Gladys disappear. *Cartoon: Jazzy Spies 4.

Today, Bob is starring in one of Placido Flamingo's operas, this one being a whole new variation on the classic nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". The catch is, he has to wear a very silly spider costume.

It's raining and Elmo wants to spend the day outside. He even wants to eat outside in the rain, unaware that his food might get wet. Later, Oscar gets frustrated when Luis and Gina claim his puppy, Preposterous, is playing with them.

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It's a grandmother kind of day on Sesame Street. Those of David and Miles have paid visits. Mumford shrinks David so he can sit in his grandma's lap, and the Count comes by to count all the grandmothers.

It's about to rain on the street, but Ruby doesn't care. She's going to stay outside and do an experiment. What she wants to know is: will she get all the wetter the longer she stands in the rain?

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Maria senses that she's going to give birth soon and it's time to go to the hospital. But their car has been towed away and they can't get a cab. So Oscar takes them in his Sloppy Jalopy.

Today's the big day: Maria is expected to deliver. Oscar leaves the hospital prematurely, so the others go to find out the news themselves. The baby turns out to be a girl, whom Maria and Luis have named Gabriela.