Sesame Street
Season 10
TV-Y
The setting is in a small street in a city where children and furry puppet monsters learn about numbers, the alphabet and other pre-school subjects taught in commercial spots, songs and games.
Where to Watch Sesame Street • Season 10
130 Episodes
- Episode 1187
E2Episode 1187Big 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". - Episode 1189
E4Episode 1189Old 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. - Episode 1190
E5Episode 1190Herry 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. - Episode 1204
E19Episode 1204The 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. - Episode 1205
E20Episode 1205On 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 slick. He ignores his own signs and slips. His arm is now in pain and Gordon recommends they visit the hospital right away, though Mr. Hooper is a little afraid. Big Bird offers to tag along as well. - Episode 1206
E21Episode 1206Big 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. - Episode 1208
E23Episode 1208Ernie 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. - Episode 1209
E24Episode 1209Luis 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 trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey. - Episode 1210
E25Episode 1210Ernie 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. - Episode 1211
E26Episode 1211Big 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 biggest man there, he gives him a hat: "This ol' hat here don't fit me. I thought maybe you could use it, huh? I'll see you, fellers." Sinister Sam leaves the baffled customers behind. "Now, that's a nice gesture," one says. "He's a little weird, but he's okay after all, isn't he?" - Episode 1212
E27Episode 1212Maria 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. - Episode 1213
E28Episode 1213Luis 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 finds out. Ernie sadly throws away his Rs, and Bert asks to have the box for his J collection. - Episode 1214
E29Episode 1214Business 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. - Episode 1215
E30Episode 1215Oscar 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. - Episode 1216
E31Episode 1216Buffy 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. - Episode 1217
E32Episode 1217Oscar 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. - Episode 1218
E33Episode 1218Oscar 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. - Episode 1219
E34Episode 1219Marshal 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 stays turned around, he'll be able to see where he's going. Grover tries it, and he's proud to know the difference between front and back. Unfortunately, now his head is resting on the saddle, with his feet in the air. - Episode 1220
E35Episode 1220Big 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. - Episode 1221
E36Episode 1221Oscar 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 framed Ernie. Bert doesn't believe Ernie's lie. But when Bert leaves the room, Beautiful Day Monster comes in and does exactly what Ernie told Bert happened to the first piece. Ernie tries to explain, but Bert says, "I don't want to talk about it." - Episode 1222
E37Episode 1222Maria 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. - Episode 1223
E38Episode 1223The 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. - Episode 1224
E39Episode 1224Big 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. - Episode 1225
E40Episode 1225Herry 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. - Episode 1226
E41Episode 1226Oscar 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. - Episode 1227
E42Episode 1227On 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. - Episode 1228
E43Episode 1228Buffy 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. - Episode 1229
E44Episode 1229Mr. 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. - Episode 1230
E45Episode 1230Ernie 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. - Episode 1231
E46Episode 1231The 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. - Episode 1232
E47Episode 1232Maria 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. - Episode 1233
E48Episode 1233Olivia 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. - Episode 1235
E50Episode 1235After 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. - Episode 1236
E51Episode 1236Bob 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?" - Episode 1237
E52Episode 1237A 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. - Episode 1238
E53Episode 1238Grover 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. - Episode 1239
E54Episode 1239At 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. - Episode 1240
E55Episode 1240Big 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?" - Episode 1241
E56Episode 1241Susan 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 playing hide-and-seek with a monster. - Episode 1242
E57Episode 1242Maria 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 arrangement of the "Sesame Street Theme." - Episode 1243
E58Episode 1243It'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 pops up and declares he's been robbed. Luis and Mr. Hooper rush over and find his claims silly, until they discover the water they left out has disappeared as well. - Episode 1244
E59Episode 1244Oscar 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. - Episode 1245
E60Episode 1245The 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. - Episode 1246
E61Episode 1246Big 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. - Episode 1247
E62Episode 1247It'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. - Episode 1248
E63Episode 1248Big 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 share with Bert. He divides the licorice in half with a pair of scissors, but then discovers that Bert's half is longer than his. He cuts off a little bit of Bert's half, and eats it. Then he discovers that his own half is longer than Bert's, and that's not fair, so he cuts a bit off of his own, and eats it. Ernie goes back and forth, shaving off more and more, until the licorice whip is gone. - Episode 1249
E64Episode 1249Bob, 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. - Episode 1250
E65Episode 1250Maria 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. - Episode 1251
E66Episode 1251Oscar 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) - Episode 1252
E67Episode 1252Oscar 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 body -- like Beautiful Day Monster, who emerges brushing himself and singing "A pretty girl is like a melody ..." -- then you're a monster. - Episode 1253
E68Episode 1253Gordon 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 taking a bath, and he'll be so angry at Ernie for interrupting him that he'll tell everyone to never loan Ernie anything ever again. - Episode 1254
E69Episode 1254Oscar 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 of clay for the nose, so he pulls Bert's nose off and puts it on the statue. - Episode 1255
E70Episode 1255David 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 the issue. She suggests they take Big Bird to the hospital and have the tonsils removed. Big Bird is unsure of the idea at first, but wishes to feel better and understands this is the best way to do so. He's even allowed to bring Radar with him. - Episode 1256
E71Episode 1256Oscar 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 armor leads the dragon away. - Episode 1258
E73Episode 1258Mr. 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. - Episode 1259
E74Episode 1259Gordon 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 that Grover can get it all by himself. When the other end of the ladder passes by, Grover is holding that end too. - Episode 1260
E75Episode 1260Big 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 Ernie; Ernie tells Bert not to be so loud. - Episode 1261
E76Episode 1261Big Bird and Snuffy hit the dance floor and groove to a disco version of "Rubber Ducky". Guy Smiley and Cookie Monster appear in the classic "Beat the Time" skit. Grover sings about the letter "I". Bob and Big Bird encounter a dragon in New York's Chinatown. Ernie's opera singing wakes the neighbors. Harry Monster visits the eye doctor and an animated version of "We All Live in a Capital I". - Episode 1263
E78Episode 1263David 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. - Episode 1264
E79Episode 1264Ernie 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. - Episode 1265
E80Episode 1265Oscar 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 throws the watermelon, Cookie Monster catches it in his mouth and thanks Ernie. - Episode 1266
E81Episode 1266Gordon, 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. - Episode 1267
E82Episode 1267Big 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 Count for moving Ernie's blocks, so the Count counts the blocks again, taking the pyramid apart. - Episode 1268
E83Episode 1268Big 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.") - Episode 1269
E84Episode 1269At 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. - Episode 1270
E85Episode 1270Mr. 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. - Episode 1271
E86Episode 1271Grover 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. - Episode 1272
E87Episode 1272Two 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." - Episode 1273
E88Episode 1273Maria, 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. - Episode 1274
E89Episode 1274Luis 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. - Episode 1275
E90Episode 1275Big 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 adjust his clothing, while Susan offers to type up his speech. A voiceover talks about three nice fruits - the peach, watermelon, and banana. Artist: Bruce Cayard. - Episode 1276
E91Episode 1276Luis 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. - Episode 1277
E92Episode 1277The 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 frozen frog scrapes at the window. - Episode 1296
E111Episode 1296Gordon 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 redecorated the place, too," he sighs. Grover orders a glass of milk, and the bartender asks if he wants the big glass, the bigger glass or the biggest glass. Fred tells the bartender that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference, so the bartender shows off all three sizes. - Episode 1297
E112Episode 1297The 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." - Episode 1299
E114Episode 1299Oscar 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. - Episode 1300
E115Episode 1300David 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. - Episode 1301
E116Episode 1301A 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. - Episode 1302
E117Episode 1302Cookie 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 finally getting a round one, which they eat their lunches off of. - Episode 1303
E118Episode 1303Big 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 when the fire truck leaves the station. Artist: Paul Fierlinger. - Episode 1304
E119Episode 1304David, 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). - Episode 1305
E120Episode 1305Big 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!" - Episode 1306
E121Episode 1306Linda 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. - Episode 1307
E122Episode 1307Fred 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. - Episode 1308
E123Episode 1308Maria 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 that the monsters were whispering about the Letter C. - Episode 1309
E124Episode 1309Luis 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 without the barking. He jokes about Barkley counting 2,247 times and sure enough, Barkley begins barking that value. Maria and the kids escort the dog to the park to keep the noise away from the store. - Episode 1310
E125Episode 1310Gladys 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. - Episode 1311
E126Episode 1311An 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. - Episode 1312
E127Episode 1312Maria 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? - Episode 1313
E128Episode 1313Olivia 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. - Episode 1314
E129Episode 1314A 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. - Episode 1315
E130Episode 1315Ernie 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, which is just how Oscar intends it - he wants everyone to WALK away from his can.
