Episode 1156

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird and Olivia wait in a long line at Hooper's Store. Big Bird imagines different ways to get served first: he could force his way in, or he could trick the others into going home, or throw a tantrum … but he’s just not that kind of bird. When Big Bird finally gets to the front of the line, Mr. Hooper asks what he wants … but he forgets.
 	Cartoon 	What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Flying."
 	Muppets 	Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon".
 	Cartoon 	A hand makes an ocean landscape, then turns it into a bustling city, which surprises a scuba diver.
 	Insert 	Maria and Maria (a wheelchair-bound kid) encounter Herry, who is frustrated because he is struggling to put his new barbells together. They help him by pointing to the barbell he has that’s already assembled. Herry thanks them, then assumes neither of them are strong enough to lift them, but they prove him wrong when they take one away.
 	Cartoon 	A worm declares that the word "worm" is the only important word that begins with "W". A walrus retaliates by dumping a bucket of water on it.
 	Film / Song 	"At the Animal Doctor": Two boys take their dog to the vet
 	Cartoon 	An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: W for water
 	SCENE 2 	Bob and Gordon sit in the yard together, each reading books. Bob sees Big Bird reading from afar, and strikes up a conversation with Gordon on how good it is to see him trying new things at his age. Gordon agrees, but in Gordon's mind he thinks Bob is referring to Mr. Hooper, who sits nearby knitting something.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: W, Wall
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Man: BINGO
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 1Counting to 2 is not very exciting.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 2Nobody's favorite number is 2.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me."
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates the number 2: Part 3The huge visual aid falls on Grover.
 	Animation 	Marco had a flower. When it wilted, he called his grandpa and told him exactly what the flower looked like. Grandpa told him to water the flower, and it grew again.
 	SCENE 3 	Olivia shows the kids what a pineapple looks like; Oscar says it looks more like a Grouch basketball. He prefers the rough outside and is disgusted by the sweet fruit on the inside when Olivia shares some pineapple slices with the group. When they're not looking, Oscar takes the whole pineapple and bites into it, finding it more fun than eating a cactus.
 	Cartoon 	More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	Film 	Stop! (kids dancing)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to stop.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	A STOP sign spins around.
 	Cartoon 	The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	Muppets 	
 	Celebrity 	Paul Simon and the kids make up a song together and then sing a portion of "Get Back" by the Beatles.
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuietArtist: John Korty
 	Muppets / Cast	Luis has four things lined up in a row - a harmonica, a whistle, a trumpet, and a banana. He tells Kermit that one of these doesn't belong, and Kermit chooses the banana because you can make music with the instruments, but you eat the banana... or so he thinks. Luis blows into the banana and appears to be playing a horn until he reveals he was honking a horn behind his back the whole time. Amused by the trick, they decide to play the same joke on Cookie Monster, but Cookie has a different idea--you eat the harmonica, whistle, and trumpet, and make beautiful music with the banana.
 	Cartoon 	Q-quiet! (tree chopping)
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's chest.
 	SCENE 4 	Susan plans to wash her car, both inside and outside. She sets out all the necessary supplies and begins work when Gordon comes by and offers to help. Susan prefers to do the project herself, and a little while later she tells Bob the same thing when he passes by. Oscar spies her later in the day from his trash can, hearing Susan tell Gordon that she's having a good time cleaning and waxing the car. Oscar wants to join in on the fun and gets an idea...
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
 	Film 	Building a log cabin
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar shows up to help out with Susan's car, despite her not wanting or needing it. She finds his helpfulness very out of character and discovers that Oscar has splattered mud on the side of her newly-waxed car. Since Susan likes cleaning and Oscar likes messing things up, he figures now both of them can have fun! Susan breaks down and calls for help from the others who lock horns with Oscar as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9