Episode 0259

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Susan has a triangle, a square, and a circle. She asks the viewer if they can think of any item that can become all these shapes, then introduces the following...
 	Muppets 	Marty uses a chain to make shapes.
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job.
 	Cartoon 	G is for Goat
 	Muppets 	Grover talks about the letter G, as it slowly grows.
 	Cartoon 	A man asks a purple fellow what G word is behind a circus curtain. It's a gorilla.Artist: Film Fair
 	SCENE 2 	Mr. Hooper can't leave the store, so he tasks Big Bird with delivering an ice cream stick to Mr. McCalmon across the street. He stresses that Big Bird go quickly or the ice cream will melt. Big Bird thinks he can afford a few moments watching Tom and the kids play basketball.
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight"
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird wraps up his viewing and sees that the ice cream has indeed melted away. He boasts to Mr. Hooper that not everything melted - the stick is as it was.
 	Song 	“Song of Eight”
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 4 	Susan plays an activity with the kids about words in the AN family. She uses a magnetic board to tell a story about a man named Dan, and the kids figure out what AN words fit into it as Susan adds the appropriate letter.
 	Muppets 	Kermit demonstrates his "What Happens Next" machine, which is designed to turn on his radio. None of the parts of the machine work properly.
 	SCENE 5 	Mr. Hooper and Tom both run into each other while carrying boxes in different directions on the steps of the garage. They squabble a bit deciding who can proceed, but Tom lets Mr. Hooper go when he learns his box is full of heavy bricks.
 	Insert 	On a kitchen table, the Hands attempt to match crackers, milk, and soup to their serving dishes.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Elephant (instrumental).
 	Muppets 	Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird.
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar watches in disgust as Susan and the kids play with a kitten. Oscar would rather watch animals like these...
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 7 	Oscar asks Susan to hold a bucket as he digs some dirt into it. He explains that he's digging a tunnel to a second trash can to avoid anyone dumping trash on him. In the midst of his digging, Susan gives the bucket to Tom instead, who remains in the dark about the project. Oscar finally breaks through to another can and asks Tom to dump the dirt somewhere else. Tom, not knowing what's going on, inadvertently dumps it into the new can Oscar is in.
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight" (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s.
 	SCENE 8 	Mr. Hooper and the kids watch Alphabet Bates make a G in the sky .
 	Muppets 	Part 1: Guy Smiley hosts "The Mr. and Mrs. Game", a quiz show for newlywed monsters.
 	Cartoon 	G is for Goat (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Part 2: Mr. and Mrs. Monster win the game, and Guy offers the choice of three prizes: a new house, a trip to Hawaii, or a cookie. Mr. Monster ravenously devours the cookie.
 	SCENE 9 	Susan often enjoys sitting next to the window of her apartment. Big Bird likes standing next to the fruit cart, as Mr. Macintosh will give him a free apple.
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (repeat)
 	SCENE 10 	Mr. Hooper stands next to the store phone, awaiting an important call. Oscar rings up the store instead to say how much he doesn't like being next to anyone or anything.
 	Cartoon 	Filmfair G: A man asks a purple fellow what G word is behind a circus curtain. It's a gorilla. (repeat)
 	Muppets / Cast	A Muppet boy (Frank Oz) drives a homemade bus, but can't figure out why nobody has boarded. Once Gordon points out that his vehicle reads "UBS" instead of "BUS", he picks up Prairie Dawn and another passenger.
 	SCENE 11 	Everyone gets some apples from the fruit cart as Tom signs off.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 2