Episode 1538

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	SCENE 1 	David, Maria, and the kids notice a large arrow on the floor of Hooper's Store, with a message telling them to follow it to a big surprise. The arrow points to another and another, leading them across Sesame Street and finally ending at Big Bird's nest. There, Big Bird greets them with a basket of fruit and offers them a fresh treat.
 	Cartoon 	Small letter b (ball/bat)
 	Muppets 	A barbershop quartet sings a song about the letter B.
 	Cartoon 	B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath.
 	Film 	A mandrill carries her young.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets / Celebrity	.
 	Cartoon 	As night falls, five house lights are counted as they turn on and off.
 	Muppets 	In the kitchen, Ernie bakes some cookies of different shapes, which he lets Cookie Monster eat after he finishes displaying each one to the viewer.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird and Jason work on an art easel in his nest area. The surface is illustrated with pictures of a snake, a fish, a monkey, and the letters S, F, and M. Big Bird asks Jason to identify the letters on the board and to draw a line from the letter the picture that begins with that letter. Big Bird wishes there were a B because Big Bird starts with B.
 	Cartoon 	Thelma Thumb: A boy’s toy airplane’s controls break. Thelma comes to the rescue by steering the plane.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	Kermit and Tracy count to five.
 	Cartoon 	Two men debate whether or not a ladder has 5 steps.
 	Cast 	The Lovers of Five (David, Luis, Gordon and Bob) sing "Gimme Five."
 	Cartoon 	Five SwansArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: It has four legs and a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep.
 	SCENE 3 	In Hooper's Store, Maria tells David she got Biff and Sully to help her carry her old sofa down from her apartment so that she can finally dispose of it. As she describes it and why she's getting rid of it, Big Bird is listening in nearby, and because it matches his description — it's big, yellow, and sometimes loses feathers — he thinks they're talking about him. As David and Maria make their way out to the yard to carry it the rest of the way to the trash pick-up, Big Bird confronts them angrily. He says he's not lumpy, as described, and if they don't like yellow, he'll paint himself orange or purple. Maria explains she was talking about her old sofa, that she loves Big Bird, and continues to complain about the furniture. Understanding now, Big Bird scolds Maria over talking about her sofa that way; she may hurt its feelings.
 	Cartoon 	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it.Artists: The Hubleys
center 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit comes across the word "Telephone", spells it, and then teaches the word to the viewer. When an Anything Muppet boy who stands too far away says that he can't hear Kermit, Kermit dials the T, and the boy answers with the last E.
 	Animation 	A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone.
 	Song 	"Brothers Song"
 	Cartoon 	A caveman finds a rock on the ground, and visualizes the invention of the wheel and the car, ultimately deciding to toss the rock away: "Who needs it?"
 	Muppets 	Grover hides under his blanket, pretending he's on the moon.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird and Jason take turns reciting the alphabet. Jason then blurts out the letters "S" and two "Bs," saying they stand for Mr. Snuffleupagus and Big Bird.
 	Cartoon 	A photographer shows off his first picture of cows, his next picture of ducks, and his last picture of a pig.
 	Film 	A kid enters a tunnel made of snow to demonstrate "head first" and "feet first."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble"
 	Cartoon 	At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity 	Suzanne Farrell does a Bournonville ballet dance.
 	Film 	"Presenting...the electric drill!"
 	Song 	"Winter Song"
 	Insert 	The street is decked out for a big street fair. Outside the Fix-It Shop, Victor Brady plays Beethoven's "Für Elise" on the steel drums with Bob, Maria, David, Mercy, Sheldon, Big Bird, Olivia, Willy, Buffy, and the Kids.
 	Cartoon 	Frances Fairy displays several F words.
 	Muppets 	
 	Transition 	Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty
 	Film 	Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor.Singer: "¡Linda paloma!"
 	Cartoon 	Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF
 	Song 	"Five Onstage Dancers"
 	Insert 	The Count counts five children as they rearrange their positions.
 	Animation 	Apples fall from a tree, which bothers the hill beneath it, as Irish music underscores the segment.Artist: Etienne Delessert
 	SCENE 5 	Some of the kids (including Jason) play on Maria's old sofa while Big Bird pushes another kid on the tire swing. David announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Olivia and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 12