Episode 1887

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria asks a Honker about how they can express different feelings, since she's never quite sure how to interpret their honks. She paints a hypothetical situation that makes the Honker sad. The Honker makes itself happy again by honking some more, which always makes them happy.
 	Cartoon 	A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity 	Edith Ann talks about being happy and sad.
 	Film / Animation	Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Cast 	David sings "Mary Had a Little Lamb" while Linda signs it.
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon and Susan are heading out, when Gordon chides Susan for not being able to find the car keys. Susan thinks back to earlier and remembers that Gordon has the keys now, which he sheepishly confirms... except now he doesn't remember where he put them.
 	Cartoon 	"The Story of Princess Twelvia".Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Insert 	A few blocks away from Sesame Street, Luis, David and Olivia want to present subtraction, but then a rainstorm arrives. Oscar pulls up in his Sloppy Jalopy and the adults reluctantly get inside. Oscar eagerly takes up their idea to show subtraction and has them leave the car one by one to illustrate it. Oscar then declares he's off the clock and drives off, leaving them stuck in the rain.
 	Cartoon 	"Pinball Number Count" (#12)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird finds Gordon and teenager Donna outside his doors, where Donna is practicing for her school basketball tryouts. Big Bird wants to help, but Gordon confesses that he might just get in the way. Big Bird huffs about how this always happens and decides to just read a book on his own. Donna and Gordon observe that they need someone else around to simulate an opposing team member. They ask Big Bird if he can now get in her way, but he's too busy reading his book at the moment.
 	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.
 	Cartoon 	A mad scientist (voiced by Daws Butler) teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot", and "Friday."
 	Insert 	The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F.
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive and Susie Sunset help Wrong Way Willie find four landmarks for a school assignment.
 	Film 	Kids dancing.
 	Cartoon 	A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head.
center 	Muppets 	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams which he has memorized. After singing a series of wrong telegrams, he sings (and dances) another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from.
 	Cartoon 	F: A frog and a fly. (voiceover: Casey Kasem)
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar wants to make use of the basketball hoop so he can practice for his own tryouts for the Grouch No Stars team. He tosses his deflated ball into the hoop and makes a perfect shot, only in Grouch basketball, one is supposed to miss. He keeps trying, even managing to send the ball bouncing all over before landing in the basket once more. Donna recommends closing his eyes, which ensures he misses the shot.
 	Film 	A woman holds a painting of five chickens.
 	Film 	Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER!
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Alphonso discuss DANGER.
 	Film 	A variety of cat-shaped objects walk in front of the screen.
 	Cartoon 	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic.
 	Film 	Kids learn how to use a computer at a public school.
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: F for Fly
 	Film 	Lemurs rest on tree branches.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon and Donna return from the tryouts, where Donna has made the team. They hear the sounds of activity coming from Oscar's can as a basketball flies out. Oscar emerges to collect it and tells them he's also made the team, which is now in the middle of a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gordon and Donna don't believe this, until Julius "Dr. J" Erving comes out of the can to reclaim another stray ball.
 	Cartoon 	C is for Canary
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood."
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests.
 	Cartoon 	The Alphabet Song (country, gospel, Mexican)Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 6 	Maria and Susan find Gordon and Donna cheering into the can as the basketball game continues. The two can barely believe it until they get a look for themselves. Big Bird announces the sponsors.
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 1887
Category:Sports
 1887
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15