Episode 0068

Picture 	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon greets the viewer while getting the mail. He has Big Bird guess who was just here. Hint: it's someone they see every day. Big Bird guesses Santa Claus, then Fred Rogers because it's someone he sees everyday. Gordon reveals it was the mailman, then has him guess who might have taken away today's garbage (the garbageman), and who cut his hair. Big Bird's guess is Ernie, since Ernie is now a barber …
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 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #4"
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 	Film 	Four Song (Song of Four)
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 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon says that Bob has a game for us to play. We could walk our way over there, or even run — but Gordon says we can eat our way over. Gordon waits as …
 	Transition 	The screen is eaten away from Gordon to Bob.
 	SCENE 3 	The second munching reveals Bob, who has a pile of props. He suggests that we divide all these things into ways of getting places, i.e. transportation, vs. non-transportation. He further divides the transportation props into items that travel in the sky or on land, and then by vehicles that a kid can drive.
 	Film 	Audio of John Glenn from the Friendship 7 flight plays over what appears to be a journey through outer space, but it's actually closeup shots from a bowl of fruit.Music: 2nd movement from Dvořák's Symphony No. 9
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1 (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to present a lecture about the letter B, but Cookie Monster eats the bottom of the B and turns it into an R. Kermit talks about the R, but then Cookie Monster snacks some more, and makes it a P. Kermit tries to go on, but the monster keeps eating, making it into an F, and then an I, and then nothing at all. Kermit chides Cookie Monster for ruining his lesson. Cookie Monster gives Kermit a kiss, then exits.
 	Film 	Kids paint pictures of things that start with B.Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about making the B sound, with much detail. When Beautiful Day Monster walks by, Kermit goes over the lesson again. The monster does the noise perfectly, but his "BAH!" scares Kermit away, and fogs up the screen.
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon wants to introduce us to Roosevelt Franklin. Where is he?
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin and his mother sing "Roosevelt Franklin Counts".
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #5
 	SCENE 5 	Susan introduces Jackie Robinson.
 	Celebrity 	Jackie Robinson says the alphabet.
 	SCENE 6 	Susan overhears loud music coming from Oscar's can. Oscar is tuned in to his favorite grouch radio station, which plays hits such as "I Wanna Hold Your Claw" and "A Grump Named Sue". Susan tells him to turn the radio down so we can talk about the alphabet, but he doesn't want to, because he doesn't care about the alphabet. He soon hears that there is a grouch radio contest, the prize of which is two dozen liverwurst donuts. Oscar receives the call, and to win the prize, he has to recite the alphabet. He's out of luck, since he can't remember the last letter, and Susan won't help him. When he doesn't get the prize, he politely asks for Susan's help with the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
 	Cast 	Buddy and Jim try to fly a paper airplane.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #4: Third dot wants to be red
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	Film 	Five Song (Song of Five)
 	Muppets 	A monster demonstrates the difference between "near" and "far" by running away from the camera and back, eventually fainting from exhaustion.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #5: All the dots turn red
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 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket falls over.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket shoots water.
 	SCENE 7 	Oscar reads a book to Gordon: Go Away, Dog by Joan L. Nodset, about a boy who hates dogs but eventually grows to love the one he's given.
 	SCENE 7cont'd	Oscar despises the happy ending, and Gordon leaves Oscar by tricking him into saying goodbye (or is it hello?) as Bob announces the sponsors and today's book.
center250px|center	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds up the Sesame Street sign, and a group of Muppet hippies (including a bearded hippie) hold up the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Notes==
* Bob McGrath plays the DJ heard on Oscar's radio.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1