Episode 0537

Picture 	Segment 	Description
center 	SCENE 1 	Bob provides the kids (including John-John, Jay, and Shola) with clues to guess the part of the body he's thinking of: the knee.
 	Muppets 	When Maurice, a hapless Casanova, puts an Anything Muppet woman's head together, he tells her that he loves her, but it turns out she doesn't love him. He then proceeds to take her head apart, bit by bit, as he sings "I Want to Hold Your Ear" (as well as eyes, nose, tooth, and hair). After she walks off in a huff, he notices to his shock that the parts he set aside have attached themselves to the tablecloth, who thinks he's kinda cute.
 	Cast 	David and Luis prepare to hang clothes on a high clothesline using a ladder. However, they each climb it to hang one article at a time. A voiceover instructs them to cooperate, so David climbs the ladder as Luis hands him clothes to hang up.
 	Cartoon 	W for Wash
 	Film 	What do birds eat?
 	Cartoon 	W for Wilhelmina
center250px|center	SCENE 2 	Luis is about to explain what "next to" means when Sam the Robot offers to do it for him, citing that machines are better at explaining such concepts. Sam has Luis stand next to him and parts of the Fix-It Shop before making his way down Sesame Street, pointing out everything that is next to each other. Luis is growing weary of the extensive lesson when Big Bird comes along asking someone to explain the concept of "away from" to him. Sam obliges, moving further and further away; Luis thanks Big Bird for the reprieve.
 	Cartoon 	Four people cooperate building a table.
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt has Baby Breeze teach the class about traffic. Smart Tina thinks all one has to do is look at the traffic lights, but Baby Breeze tells her one should also look out for cars.
 	Song 	"Three Is My Favorite Number"
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #3"
 	Muppets 	Old West: Bad Bart is looking for Marshal Earp to give her a big surprise. The terrified townspeople try to warn Marshal Earp -- but Bad Bart explains that a surprise is something that someone doesn't expect. He orders them not to say a word. It turns out the big surprise is a cake for Marshal Earp's birthday.
 	Insert 	Five signs are counted forward and backward as they appear on the stoop, followed by five kids holding the signs.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Insert 	Five kids appear on the stoop, rising up one step each time a new kid is added. They are then counted backwards.
center 	SCENE 3 	Bob talks about how he's using his imagination to pretend he's in a desert. He mentions that a horse is important to have in riding around the arid environment, and has the viewer find three horses hidden in a desert landscape.
 	Cartoon 	A girl uses her paint-by-the-numbers set to find an elephant in her picture.
 	Muppets 	
 	Insert 	A pianist plays "The Blue Danube" with Oscar the Grouch accompanying on horns.
 	Cartoon 	Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee.
 	Song 	"Here Come the Beans"
center 	SCENE 4 	Luis approaches Oscar the Grouch asking for a favor. Oscar scoffs, but agrees so long as Luis does him one, too. Luis asks Oscar if he can have some dirty, oily rags. Oscar provides them (ripped from his bed), and in return he wants Luis to make 20 silly faces as Oscar counts, and not to speak until he's done. Luis complies, and halfway through counting, Bob and Gordon approach. They ask what's going on, but Oscar reminds Luis he's not supposed to talk until he's done counting. Bob and Gordon call Luis weird and give up as Oscar finishes. Luis rants at Oscar for making him do something so ridiculous and angrily returns the dirty rags. "Well, give me those faces back, then!" demands Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: W - Water
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The alphabet appears in a little box.
center 	Cast 	Wally and Ralph figure out how to properly use the see-saw.
 	Cartoon 	SALIDA (train)
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: D -- Dog (role reversal between man and dog)
 	Cartoon 	Two boys notice a D, saying it looks fat. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter D. This leads to a jazzy story about a dog who digs for dice, wins a duck, and buys a dinosaur with a dime. Moral: "If you dig a dinosaur, drop your duck for a dime."
 	Insert 	Three of These Kids (upside-down girl)
 	Cartoon 	A boy demonstrates why his dog's name is Happy.
 	Cartoon 	W for Wash (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	"Presenting -- the pencil!"
 	Muppets 	Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them.
 	Film 	A scuba diver swims away from.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, and Shola talk about taking a nap.
 	Cartoon 	A boy passes by various signs before reaching the SALIDA.
 	Film 	Potterymusic: Joe Raposo
center 	SCENE 5 	Gordon plays "Here Are Some Things" with the letters W and V.
 	Cartoon 	What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	Cartoon 	"Presenting -- the bumper jack!"
center 	SCENE 6 	Bob, Luis, Sam, and the kids play baseball in the yard; Bob argues with umpire Sam over him getting a strike. Gordon announces the sponsors.
center250px|center	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5