Episode 0560

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird, hosting a Tonight Show-esque production, gathers everyone around to tell them the "shortest story ever told" -- "Once upon a time there was a little girl, and she lived happily ever after." Everyone encourages him to tell a longer story, so Big Bird decides to take a "short intermission."
 	Cartoon 	The great Alphonso and his trained X's
 	Muppets 	Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird comes back out with the "longest story ever told" -- "Once upon a time there was a little girl, and the little girl decided to go out and take a walk. So, she went out and walked and walked and..." Gordon unsuccessfully tries to leave.
 	Cartoon 	Elephants have 4 legs.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird's story continues with the girl walking, but comes to an exciting moment when she meets a rhinoceros. The rhino also wants to take a walk, so they walked and walked and...
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird: "And they walked and walked and ..." By now, everyone has fallen asleep.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd counts four lions.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird: "... and walked and walked and walked and finally, they came to an end of their long walk." Upon hearing this, the audience (now covered in cobwebs) wakes up and cheers excitedly as Big Bird concludes his story. Susan then suggests a glass of milk. However, a tired Big Bird wants to go for a walk himself...
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "The Trading Game" with contestants Oscar the Grouch and Sally Screamer.
center 	Cartoon 	V in space
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps."
 	Cartoon 	Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
 	Cast 	Wally and Ralph: Wally needs to borrow a pencil from Ralph, but he writes with the wrong end of it.
 	Cartoon 	I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy
 	Muppets 	
 	Celebrity 	Stevie Wonder sings "123 Sesame Street."
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	Film 	Four Song (Song of Four)
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: X for X-ray
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
 	Cartoon 	A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet.
 	Film 	Traffic lightMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar hurriedly has David write BUS STOP on a sign for his trash can. To David's surprise, it turns out the bus is running from inside his trash can, which Oscar misses. Oscar responds, “You wouldn’t expect I’m gonna have to walk all the way from my bedroom to my living room, do ya?” Another one then passes, which Oscar misses again... this time, headed to his kitchen.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about the letter X.
 	Film 	Women put dolls together and package them at a doll factory.
 	Muppets 	Three Anything Muppets (including Farley) wait for a bus at a bus stop. To their surprise, the bus is very small, and two small Muppets get off of it.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: V for ViolinA musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Loren count to twenty.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd counts four lions. (repeat)Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot!
 	Transition 	Bridge #10 - Bricks Bridge A
 	Muppets 	Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!"
 	Transition 	Bridge #11 - Bricks Bridge B
 	Insert 	Stevie Wonder teaches Grover how to sing loud and soft.
 	Video 	Counting train carsMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Commander 0 assembles numbers 1-20.
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall.
 	Muppets 	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!
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
 	SCENE 3 	As Gordon, Susan, and Maria play ball with the kids, Big Bird arrives to tell them that he had skipped two chapters in the middle of his long story, much to everyone's displeasure. He continues his story ("And they walked and walked and...") as everyone splits. David announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	David and Maria hold the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5