Episode 2585

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly is reluctant to say "hello" to the viewer, because the sooner he says "hello," the sooner it means he'll have to say "goodbye." Bob doesn't see this as that big a deal, so Telly begins practicing "hellos" and "goodbyes" to become just as indifferent to it as Bob is.
 	Cartoon 	H is for horseshoe.
 	Film 	Wheelchair races at the Special Olympics
 	Cartoon 	A shepherd plays hide-and-seek with his sheep.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	The Magic Painting Lady shows off her magic painting of a doorway which will help show "through". Three Anything Muppets in the painting come through the doorway. When it comes time for Grover's turn, he ends up breaking through the painting.
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop must take Mrs. Stein's bags to floor 16.
 	Insert 	Big Bird goes through his old toy chest with some kids, and encounters a banner with the alphabet on it. He remembers the time he learned what it was, which fades to a flashback of him singing "ABC-DEF-GHI."
 	Film 	Cat block structure.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Two kids want to use their empty box as a pretend submarine or airplane. They agree to imagine it's a rocketship.Artist: Cordell Barker
 	Muppets 	Clementine and some cowboys sing "I'm a Real Cowboy" to Forgetful Jones to remind him of what he is.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	SCENE 2 	Telly and Hiroshi work on their own pieces of art, but Telly is discouraged because he's worn his favorite red crayon down to a nub. Hiroshi praises his artwork of red flowers, and says he should be happy to love a color so much. He provides him with a new crayon, but before he uses it Telly takes some time to say goodbye to his old one.
 	Film 	Stop! (kids dancing)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0: Instead of a parachute, she has a helicopter propeller.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	On a rainy night, the Count brings Susan Sarandon to a locked castle. He knocks on the door just for the sake of counting the knocks, until it's revealed that the castle is his own. He then proceeds to unlock the numerous locks, counting them in the process.
 	Cartoon 	A snake displays shapes, which are identified in Spanish.
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under.
 	SCENE 3 	Hiroshi shows Oscar some of the pieces he's made for his "old tin can series," which are all drawings of four tin cans (arranged in different ways). Oscar admires the work and wishes to help such a fine creator of Grouch art in any way he can, except when Hiroshi proposes making a picture of flowers.
 	Cartoon 	A pattern of daisies and tulips - can you tell what comes next?
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster shares a bathtub and help each other get clean. They are discouraged when they are finished and drain the tub, but find joy in drying.
 	Film 	Children dance to different rhythms from around the world.
 	Cartoon 	A runner leaps over letter H hurdles.
 	SCENE 4 	Ask OscarWhile Oscar claims to "get ready" inside his can, Telly reads today's letter from Ms. Dustiola Wormican of Yucchiola Springs, Florida, who wonders when it's appropriate for Grouches to cooperate. Telly tries to answer the question, when Oscar pops out and asserts there's never a good time. Telly points out that Oscar's just cooperated with him after all.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: DIRTY
 	Muppets 	Kermit sings "A Song from Kermit."
 	Cartoon 	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
 	Film 	Kids learn how to use a computer at a public school.
 	SCENE 5 	Hiroshi has made drawings of insects from Japan and sings a traditional Japanese song about them to the kids.
 	Film 	Letter H hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	H for hello (voice of Gary Owens)
 	Muppets 	Game Show: "Say the Word"
 	Cartoon 	A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist).
 	SCENE 6 	Hiroshi demonstrates some bird sounds from Japan and China for the kids, and even what Japanese Grouches sound like for Oscar (which isn't much different than in America). Telly announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20