Episode 1960

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria welcomes the viewer, then overhears Big Bird pretending to be happy. He explains that he's practicing his feelings in case he needs to express them. He then pretends to be sad in case he loses a toy. Maria goes to answer the phone, and Big Bird reacts in anger, but then reveals he’s just practicing.
 	Cartoon 	"Ten Turtles"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #10
 	Cast 	Gordon, Maria, Luis and Bob explain how they cooperated to catch a fish for eat (a la "This is House That Jack Built").
 	Cartoon 	Triangles are found in various things such as a see-saw, ice cream cone, etc.
 	Film 	A bulldozer moves dirt up a construction site.
 	Cartoon 	A boy talks about his various moods.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird gets Snuffy unstuck from the garage door, and points out that they should both get their exercise. First they stretch their legs, but Snuffy causes earthquakes when he does his stretches, so instead he touches his toes. Big Bird shows him how to do knee bends, but Snuffy has trouble getting up after the first one. Big Bird helps him up, then invites him over to their nest for a post-workout meal of cabbage-and-spaghetti sandwiches, proposing they do their exercise routine once a month.
 	Cartoon 	An N-terview with an N
 	Muppets 	Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp."
 	Animation 	Sand N/n
 	Film 	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect.
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose.
 	Celebrity 	Charles Daellenbach of the Canadian Brass shows the kids how a tuba works. Oscar, attracted to the noise, sits in with his trombone.
 	Cartoon 	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet.
 	Muppets 	The Martians discover a radio. They tune into three different styles of music, none of which they like. Then they tune into some static, which they start joyfully dancing to.
 	Film 	A lobster and a crab.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler.
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar tells Susan that Slimey is preparing for a worm basketball game. Slimey comes up, wearing a top hat to make himself taller – “He’s not exactly Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, you know,” says Oscar. He has Susan put the ball on top of Slimey’s hat, and Slimey attempts a shot, but misses.
 	Cartoon 	"Measuring, Measuring"Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	An old colonel explorer meets Simon Soundman and describes his world trip to him, dozing off several times in the process due to his lack of sleep. As the colonel talks about the bad weather, Simon provides the appropriate sounds.
 	Cartoon 	Kids count from 1 to 10, then 10 to 1, as the numbers are displayed over colored lights.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar has fastened a roller skate to Slimey’s bottom, thinking it will help him play, but he has an accident. Oscar thinks Slimey should give up basketball, but Susan encourages him to keep trying.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: I - Ice Cream
 	Muppets 	Kermit has Grover help him demonstrate up and down by having Grover climb UP a sky-high flight of stairs -- while Kermit takes the elevator to the top. Exhausted, Grover faints and rolls DOWN the staircase.
 	Cartoon 	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar watches Slimey play basketball inside his trash can, remarking that practicing is more important than one’s height. Slimey makes a shot and misses, and Jenny retrieves the ball for him. Slimey finally makes a shot into the basket, and everyone cheers. Slimey then continues to practice, throwing multiple balls all over the place.
 	Film 	Dr. J helps a little girl to slam dunk a basketball.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
 	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.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run."
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar announces to Slimey that hockey season is here, and Slimey faints. Maria announces the sponsors and the credits roll.
==Notes==
* Big Bird had previously disparaged the idea of practicing emotions when Snuffy did the same thing in Episode 0729.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15