Episode 2787

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Cast 	Gina plays and sings "Follow the Leader" with the kids.
 	Cartoon 	Joe's Lap (limerick)
 	Film 	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Grover the Elevator Operator: Only five people are allowed on the elevator at one time, so Grover counts out five passengers. But then he's not allowed on the elevator himself; he would make six.
 	Animation 	Geometry of Circles #3 "Six Colored Circles"
 	Cast 	Bob reads "The King's Apples," in which King Gerry the Generous has trouble sharing his three apples with his daughter and the royal doctor, each of whom want two apples. An apple tree shows up to solve his problem by adding three apples to the three he currently has, making six.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: V for ViolinA musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon has a really bad headache, so Susan puts his slippers by the bed, unplugs the phone, and goes to get Miles from day care so Gordon can relax. Right after she leaves, Telly comes in to make sure Gordon's okay. He understands that Gordon needs rest, peace, and quiet, so he makes sure everything stays that way. He hears such sounds as a barking dog, a honking car, and an airplane, and yells at them to be quiet. Soon, they hear the birds sing, which Gordon doesn't mind... until he hears Big Bird singing loudly!
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #10This episode omits the zoom-in on the 10 flag at the beginning and the numbers filling the screen with black at the end.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background.
 	Film 	Kids paint various things that begin with the letter B on a window (edited version) Full edit--
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon can't find his slippers and thinks they're under the bed. Elmo comes in, hoping to make Gordon's headache go away. Gordon tells him to look for his slippers under the bed, and Elmo looks on the bed, under the blankets, and finally under the bed, where he sees "two fuzzy blue monsters" that tickle him. He shows up on the other side of the bed, surprising Gordon enough to fall out.
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Kadeem Hardison says the alphabet with Natasha.
 	Film 	Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird and Snuffy enter Gordon's apartment to help him with his headache by reading him a story, "The Lion and The Mouse." They react in fear towards the lion in the story, but Gordon finishes reading it for them only to suffer through Snuffy's ground-shaking jumps for joy.
 	Cartoon 	B for boot
 	Song 	"Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents.
 	Cartoon 	Letters stranded on a desert island spell PLEH, LEPH, and finally HELP.
 	Film 	A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Insert 	Scanimate Films #10
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon has yet another visitor - Count von Count, who has a Transylvanian home remedy for headaches: counting backwards from ten to zero. Gordon rushes through it and is met with a loud boom of thunder. The Count explains that he's counting too fast, and must do it slowly. Gordon does so and finds this method surprisingly effective as he counts slowly and closes his eyes while the Count hums, reducing the thunder to small soothing rumbles.
 	Animation 	Lillian recalls the time she joined her parents and baby sister on a hike up the hill. Lillian hiked to the top herself, and is proud of the fact.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Muppets 	Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low.
 	Cartoon 	Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V.
 	Muppets 	Grover instructs Caroline to read the word you, and acts crazy when she keeps telling him to read it.
 	Song 	"Hot in the City"
 	SCENE 5 	After several minutes of counting backwards from ten to zero, Gordon's headache is finally gone. Oscar arrives, hoping to see Gordon suffer through his headache. Gordon finds this act heinous, but Oscar explains that Grouches don't like to see people in pain - they enjoy hearing them complain about it. However, Oscar becomes upset when he learns he's too late.
 	SCENE 5cont'd 	Susan and Miles come home and greet Gordon, and all the happiness in the room irritates Oscar into his own headache. The Count tries to introduce his home remedy to Oscar, which only makes him want to escape, with the Count pursuing him. The two then announce the sponsors in voiceover.
==Notes==
*This is one of the rare Sesame Street episodes that aired only once. In its place for the summer rerun, a different episode from season 20 was selected and edited with a different group of inserts, including previously unaired segments. For the summer airing, see Episode 2787/rerun.
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Category:Medical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22