Episode 2287

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria and Oscar are sitting by the stoop, observing Slimey and his little toothbrush. Maria finds it cute until she realizes that Slimey doesn't have any teeth, and asks Oscar why he has a toothbrush and a cup of water- to which Oscar explains that Slimey is going to brush his teeth. Maria almost rebuts that Oscar doesn't have any teeth either, but Oscar leaves and pops back up with a set of false teeth.
 	Cartoon 	Toothpaste MarchArtist: Ray Favata
 	Film 	A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station.
 	Muppets 	"Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco"
 	Cartoon 	L for Lion (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Insert 	The Alphabet Dancers form a letter L.
 	Cartoon 	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes.
 	Film 	A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster displays eleven purple pooches.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Insert 	Frankie assists the Amazing Mumford in his latest show, where he identifies the shapes that Mumford pulls from his hat.
 	Cartoon 	A man takes advantage of his television appearance to display his giant ME sign.
 	Muppets 	Grover sees the word "me" and shouts the word.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #11
 	Cartoon 	A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La."
 	Animation 	L Lake- A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer". The object is a tire.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: B - Butterfly
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird is setting up a sign outside his nest reading "CAFE BIRD." Maria strolls by and Big Bird offers her to dine at his make-believe restaurant, complete with a table and fancy silverware. Maria initially declines, having to run some delivery errands for the Fix-It Shop, but is talked into taking a tour of the restaurant- offering seating indoors (at his nest) and outdoors (on the street.) Maria finally sits down and asks Big Bird about the food- to which Big Bird completely forgot about (noting they haven't really opened yet and the cook must be late) and sends Maria back on her way.
 	Animation 	Stop-motion: a bunny tries to make a bench with blocks, but needs a chick's help.
 	Song 	"Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure.
 	Cartoon 	Which footprint doesn't belong?
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street News Flash: The First Day of School
 	Cartoon 	Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs.
 	SCENE 3 	Maria returns to Cafe Bird, which is finally open for business. She sits down and is handed a menu- which only lists a tuna fish sandwich. He hands her the meal, and hears David calling him outside. He says he'd like to play along with this restaurant game and sits down to eat. He orders the tuna fish sandwich (naturally), and Big Bird hesitantly takes Maria's plate and gives it to him. Maria asks about her sandwich, to which he goes back and takes the sandwich from David and gives it back to Maria- but right before he sets it down on the table he takes it back to David upon his call. Maria decides this is enough and asks Big Bird what is going on, to which he confesses he only had one tuna fish. Maria and David decide to share it, but just when all seems well, Luis comes along and orders a tuna fish sandwich.
 	Cartoon 	L es para luz
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle."
 	Muppets 	Monsterpiece Theater: Grover is sitting on a hill, which moves to the sound of music.
 	Cartoon 	Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2)
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down.
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a swan.
 	Animation 	The inhabitants of a farm feel like celebrating when it rains during a hot, dry summer.Artists: Brothers Quay
 	Muppets 	Clementine, Gladys the Cow and some cows sing "I Love Moo."
 	Cartoon 	"¡Ella juega ténis!""Did you say she's playing tennis?""¡Sí, ella juega ténis!"
 	Song 	"Sharing Swing with Kids Song (Share in Your Fun with Another Someone)"
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird introduces Yo-Yo Ma, who plays cello with two Honkers and a Dinger.
 	Cartoon 	Do you know what it's like to be scared?
center 	Muppets 	Ernie brings an umbrella, a flashlight, and Bert's bowling ball to the bathtub, just in case the electricity goes out, the roof leaks, and somebody shows up asking to borrow a bowling ball. Bert thinks that Ernie is being ridiculous -- but everything happens, just as Ernie predicted.
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble"
 	SCENE 4 	Maria is reading a newspaper on the stoop when Oscar comes back with his false teeth. She tells him he looks ridiculous with them and should take them off, but he disagrees, so Maria then goes on about how beautiful his teeth are, which convinces him to remove them. Hoots announces the sponsors.
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