Episode 1239

Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	COLD OPEN 	10th Season Intro Still
 	SCENE 1 	Susan 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 mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday.
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?"
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	Muppets 	Grover and John-John count a penny.
 	Cartoon 	A girl draws an A, for apple.
 	Cast 	On 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.
 	Cartoon 	A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond.
 	Muppets 	Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them.
 	Cartoon 	Willie Wimple: Tree DestructionArtist: Abe Levitow
 	Film / Animation	Part 1: A boy declares he wants to build a building. He and an adult voiceover describe how the building will be made, intercut with stop-motion animation and live-action footage. The two then wait for the foundational cement to dry...
 	Muppets 	Grover and Loren demonstrate loud and soft.
 	Film 	Part two: With the cement dried, the boy's building is brought to completion.
 	SCENE 2 	In the yard, Olivia, Renee, and Petra play a game of "Three of These Things" using pictures of a suitcase, a shopping bag, a knapsack, and a book.
 	Cartoon 	"The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer.
 	Muppets 	The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes.
 	Film 	Mad Painter #7
 	SCENE 3 	When Bob passes Oscar's trash can, he's met with a spattering of joyful observations from Oscar the Grouch. Bob is dumbfounded as Oscar explains that he, like other Grouches, is having a "nice day" today (the equivalent of a person having a "bad day"). Oscar feels miserable, so Bob comes up with the idea of treating him nicely, hoping that will spoil his sweet mood. He gets the help of Gordon and Susan, who proceed to talk about how beautiful of a day it is today. Oscar regrets to inform them that their niceness hasn't changed his mood, and returns their gesture with some compliments. Oscar retreats into his can and lets out a cry of desperation.
 	Cartoon 	A for Acrobats
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Cracks"A girl lying in bed imagines seeing cracks in the wall turning into animals and a monster.
 	Film 	A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar is still in a nice mood. Since Bob tries to be near nice people to cheer him up when he's in a bad mood, Oscar suggests that everyone tries being grouchy to him instead. The group, now joined by Olivia, takes turns insulting him and bark at him to leave them alone. Oscar darts quickly back into his can, and the others hope this did the trick. Instead, the Grouch emerges with a tray of fresh milk and cookies to share with everyone!
 	Film 	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	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
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder Snake.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl reads the word "hug" with Herry.
 	Animation 	Rorschach ink blob association with a funky jazz soundtrack.
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar sings the "Sesame Street Theme" to himself before the grown-ups gather around with some trashy items in another attempt to "sadden" him up from his good mood. Oscar remarks how nice it is that they're giving him an old fish head, a broken radio, and a falling ivy plant, but Bob explains that they're not giving it to him; they're saving it for a true Grouch. Oscar is exasperated and eventually turns grouchy again, yelling "Gimme-gimme-gimme!" at the others, though they still refuse to hand the junk over.
 	Cartoon 	A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks.Artist: John and Faith Hubley
center 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Baby animals nurse.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about imagination.
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar is still begging for the trash, so his neighbors finally give it to him. He slams his trash lid down and Bob asks if he's going to thank them. Oscar replies, "Are you kidding? Hit the road, Jack!" Susan announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 10