Episode 1259

Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	COLD OPEN 	10th Season Intro Still
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon and Susan see the new trashman Bruno carrying Oscar's trash can down the block. Bruno jogs up toward them, panting. Oscar emerges and claims they've already circled the block thrice. Oscar commands Bruno to start another lap.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—DogArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	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. (alternate take)
 	Film 	Otters in the zoo
 	Cast 	Bob and Maria visit a letter "D" museum, and observe pictures of a dark "D", a dazzling "D", and a delightful "D". Big Bird notices a dusty "D" statue, but ends up destroying the delicate "D" despite Bob and Maria's warnings.
 	Animation 	Sand D/d
 	Muppets 	Grover and Heather talk about rhyming.
 	Animation 	A roof finds its way to the top of a house.
 	Muppets 	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city.
 	Film 	George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries.
 	Cartoon 	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird has bought some curtains to hang outside the kitchen window of Gordon and Susan's apartment in an effort to keep some privacy between them. Big Bird notices one side is longer than the other, so he grabs some scissors and cuts them. He does this more and more until he finally shows the results to Susan and Gordon - two small sections that don't cover the window at all (and are still uneven).
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines multiple uses for his broom.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Look at This" over footage of something ... can you guess what it is?
 	Cartoon 	Z for Zebu Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	A girl puts on her coat all by herself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Celebrity 	Judy Collins sings "A Song Without a Reason" with the Anything Muppets.
 	Film 	Photographic collage demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME and NONE of an apple.Artist: Frank and Caroline Mouris
 	Cartoon 	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
 	Film 	Stop! (kids dancing)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A dog pulls its master, who keeps begging "STOP!" until they reach the word STOP.
 	Film 	Footage of a leopard in the plain.
 	Cartoon 	D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed.
 	Muppets 	John-John and Herry Monster count to twenty.
 	Cartoon 	Today's Secret Drawing is a policeman.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon comes by Oscar's can, where Oscar is in the midst of a football game - Groucher College vs. Notre Dame. Oscar tosses the deflated ball out of the can and Gordon catches it, inadvertently winning Oscar's team the game (to his dismay).
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #9Animation by Jeff Hale
 	Film 	A marching band counts from 1 to 20.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #9
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Wrong Way Willie, treasurer of his club, has lost the club's funds. Billy Jo Jive and Susie look for where it may be and discover Willie's had it in his hat the entire time.
 	Film 	Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	What if I had big feet?
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird recounts his trip to the circus to Barkley (who doesn't pay much attention). Big Bird was especially enamored by the lion tamer and imagines himself in such a role, with Barkley as his trained animal. Back in reality, Big Bird tries getting Barkley to do some tricks, but he just lays on the ground instead.
 	Muppets 	The Count croons "Count Up to Nine."
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #4: The third dot wants to be red.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird declares that he's finally taught Barkley a circus trick - commanding him to lay down (which he's already doing). Mr. Macintosh announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob and Linda hold the CTW sign.
==Notes==
*The episode was originally scripted to have a full storyline in which Oscar and Bruno get acquainted as Oscar decides where to relocate his can. The episode was to also have an original song, "Cans, Cans, Cans."Documents provided by trusted source
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 10