Episode 2244

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Muppets 	On the vaudeville stage, Big Bird and Snuffy identify S words and tell gum-wrapper jokes.
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	Film 	A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts.
 	Cartoon 	The alphabet is presented in a chain reaction of events.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A hand draws a ditch, and some kids try to figure out a way to get across it.
 	Insert 	The Professor explains to Big Bird how he invented the alphabet.
 	Film 	Topi antelopes nod "yes."Music by Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A man shows the viewers his "YES" machine.
 	Muppets 	The Count's main jumping-over-the-bed flock of sheep quits on him, so he calls the "24 Hour Emergency Counting Service". A reluctant deliveryman in sheep's clothing laments, "It's not an easy way to make a livin' ..."
 	Cartoon 	Joe's Lap (limerick)
 	SCENE 1 	While reading "How to Be a Great Detective," Telly learns about employing disguises. He dons a dark beard and attempts to listen in on Olivia and Maria's conversation about the weather, but he's instantly recognized.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Telly thinks he can fool Gordon, but he also recognizes him, pointing out he's the only guy on the block with his kind of hair, eyes, and fur. Telly realizes the beard isn't enough and goes to get more disguises.
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
 	Muppets / Cast	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with a dentist and a bus driver. (remake)
 	Film 	A Stool For Me
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd counts four lions.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Marching Band #4
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive and Smart Suzie Sunset help Wrong Way Willie find his missing house keys.
 	SCENE 2 	Telly has added a wig, tie, and pipe to his disguise, confident that no one will know it's him. The kids pick up on it the second they see him, despite him insisting he's "Inspector O'Reilly of the School Crossing Guard." Maria finds him feeling sad and he explains how his plans to be a detective have failed so far. Maria then approaches Gordon and Olivia, who realize why Telly was wearing the beard earlier. Maria convinces them to pretend to be fooled by Telly's next disguise to cheer him up.
 	Cartoon 	A lost man in the desert asks a stranger for directions to the city. He builds a pretend city out of sand to show what it looks like. As it turns out, the stranger is an alien.
 	Muppets 	Kermit tries to talk about subtraction with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, but they keep disappearing one by one, which makes it hard for him ... or does it?
 	Cartoon 	Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards
 	Film 	A boy and his dad go on a hike.
 	Cartoon 	A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 3 	Telly's added a hat, cape, and sunglasses to his disguise, and even changing his voice when he passes by the adults, who act as if he's a different person. They go so far as to believe he's a stranger disguised as Telly, despite his desperate claims he's not when he believes the disguise has worked too well. As the others head off, Telly isn't sure he wants to be a detective anymore, thinking his disguises would better help him as an actor.
 	Cartoon 	Es un gato
 	Muppets 	Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office.
 	Cartoon 	E for Eel
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones asks Daniela if she will tell him the word on a sign, which says "Yes". But every time she tells him the word, he thinks she is saying yes to telling him the word.
 	Film 	Wendy makes cookies with her grandmother. They later visit Wendy's great-grandmother at the nursing home, and give her some of the cookies.
 	Animation 	Four genies carry the number 4 into a castle.Artist: Ishu Patel
 	Muppets 	Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4.
 	Cartoon 	Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, and a boy sneezing.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Film 	Kids count 5 racehorses.
 	SCENE 4 	The kids put on the disguises and Telly is amazed by them ("I'm among strangers!"). Maria announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18