Episode 1683

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 man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	A film of butterfliesMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A red PELI and an explosive GRO form the word PELIGRO.
 	Celebrity 	Richie Havens sings "Wonder Child."
 	Cartoon 	A mad scientist (voiced by Daws Butler) teaches his monster how to say the words "Fred," "foot", and "Friday."
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F.
 	Cartoon 	A boy leads his sister up and down a staircase.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	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 	"I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic.
 	Song 	Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: F for Fly
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	What would happen if I popped this balloon?
 	Insert 	Bob sings "I'm Going Somewhere."
 	Film 	Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett
 	Cast 	David charms a 1 and a 2 out of their baskets to form a 12.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches.
 	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 int he 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.
center 	Muppets 	Baby Rocky performs "Cry" from his crib.
 	Cartoon 	Thelma Thumb: Thelma saves a little girl's kitten that has wandered onto a long, high beam at a construction site.
 	Song 	"Fireman Ready to Go"
 	Cartoon 	Three little men climb up the three flower stems.
 	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.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man (voice of Bob Arbogast) talks about his favorite letter, C, which is for cat. He opens a door to reveal a lion.
 	Song 	"Me and You," over footage of rhinos in love
 	Cartoon 	C - Cake
 	Muppets 	Visual Thinking: A hipster and a square imagine shapes.
 	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.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster gets MAD when it sees the word.
 	Film 	A crane is shown, with a shovel and a wrecking ball.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	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.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while the Two-Headed Monster holds the CTW sign.
==Notes==
* Additional performers include Brian Muehl, heard voicing a vendor during Oscar's basketball game.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13