Episode 1553

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Muppets 	Big Bird sings “Admiral Bird”.
 	Film 	Kids at school help make cornbread.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster presents 9 elephants.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	Muppets / Cast	Jeffery tells Olivia a monster is chasing him, which she interprets as fear. Olivia tells him a story about a brave little girl who found out how nice monsters are, even when everyone else was afraid of them. As it turns out, Jeffery is playing hide-and-seek with a monster.
 	Film 	Prairie dogMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Jason look in a mirror.
 	Film 	In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon.
 	Cartoon 	"All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?"
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, aroundMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A man lifts a rock and finds the word UNDER.
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G.
 	Cartoon 	G is for Goat
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar isn't enjoying his night, as Buffy and Cody are singing and having fun while staying over in his can. Mr. Hooper locks up the store for the night, then realizes he's left his house keys inside; Luis won't be around to help open the store until tomorrow. David wraps up some painting in the garage and claims his keys are in his other pants... which are also in the store. This means he can't go home either, nor can Barkley, who was going to spend the night with David while the paint dries. The two think of who else they could stay with - Maria's cousin Mercedes is occupying her spare bedroom and Bob is out of town playing a concert. Olivia invites them to stay at Gordon and Susan's apartment, but a broken water pipe has everything inside soaked.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Oscar sees how sour their attitudes have gotten and senses having them as guests might be good. He applies a "Grouchaway Inn" sign to his can and invites them to stay over. They all agree his can is the last place they'd want to be, but quickly change their minds when a thunder clap bangs overhead and start piling in.
 	Film 	A dented car door is repaired and repainted at an auto body shop.
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 1Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink.
 	Cartoon 	Rocks aren't alive, so it must be a turtle.
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 2The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again.
 	Film 	HipposMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to play his violin by practicing.
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 3The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away.
 	Film 	A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar, outside of the can, listens with glee as the adults complain about their living arrangements, as well as about each other. Oscar goes to get Grundgetta so she can witness it for herself. While he's gone, Buffy emerges with her guitar and tries to lift everyone's mood with a rendition of "Home in the Can," which eventually cheers everybody up. Oscar returns with Grundgetta, who complains about being dragged from her mud bath to hear the happy sounds of singing and laughter.
 	Cartoon 	A boy acts out his feelings as animals. ("There's a zoo in me!")
 	Cast 	On a desert island, a parched Luis finds a coconut, which has a letter C inside.
 	Cartoon 	Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Grover tells Mr. Johnson the menu, which has the items numbered. Number 9 is the special of the day. It turns out to be a real number nine, but Mr. Johnson doesn't want it. (It's medium rare, and he likes his nines well-done.)
 	Film 	A baby monkeyMusic: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar dons his formal wear as Bruno the Trashman arrives to chauffeur him to the Grouch Cha-Cha Palace for some boogying. The adults wish to be left behind, but Oscar explains the dance hall is holding a BYOC (Bring Your Own Can) night for their annual "Trashcan of the Year" contest, where the grand prize is a trip to the National Dump in Washington, D.C. Everyone complains as Bruno carries the can off.
 	Cartoon 	A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas.
 	Celebrity 	Edith Ann describes what happens to you when you become angry.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: C-cat
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar and Bruno arrive at the Grouch Cha-Cha-Palace, where admission is $1 per person. Oscar tells the Grouch box office worker (Michael Earl) that he only needs tickets for himself and Bruno, while the adults protest in the can over Oscar's lies. Oscar tries to dupe the worker into thinking the voices are himself or his stereo, but the others drag him into the can. They pop up one by one to count off how many there actually are. Oscar doesn't have $8 to get them all inside, so the adults suggest they go back to Sesame Street and sleep instead.This scene, as well as behind the scenes footage of the taping, was released on 40 Years of Sunny Days (with a new music button added at the end).
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job.
 	Film 	A group of kids enter a door marked ENTRADA.
 	Cartoon 	Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A girl builds a sand castle at the beach, but the ocean keeps washing it away, so she builds one away from the waves. Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	A girl gets on, in, and under a blanket in a park.
 	Cartoon 	G is for GlueArtists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar moans that he's missing the Grouch event of the year and especially can't take hearing everyone pleasantly wish each other goodnight. Big Bird announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Susan holds both the Sesame Street sign and the CTW sign.
==Gallery==
1553-BYOC1.jpg|Behind the scenes of BYOC Night at the Cha-Cha Palace.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 12