Episode 2663

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Meryl Sheep recruits Gina and the kids to help practice for her latest play. She has them pretend being the audience, asking the group to build their applause into a wild ovation (though Gina draws the line at handsprings) so she can practice taking her bows at the end of a show.
 	Cartoon 	A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Grover brings Mr. Johnson a bowl of alphabet soup. Mr. Johnson complains that some of the letters are missing, and makes Grover run back and forth to the kitchen to bring the missing letters. When all the letters are there, Johnson complains that the soup is cold, and makes Grover take it back.
 	Film 	Alone Song
 	Cartoon 	S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
 	SCENE 2 	Mr. Handford walks in as Big Bird gives Meryl (donned in blue plumage and a beak) some lessons in singing like a bird for her next play, The Sweet Bird of Youth. She has trouble remembering the last "tweet," baaing instead. Mr. Handford has them write it down to help her remember. She perfects her singing and asks Big Bird for tips in laying eggs.
 	Cartoon 	Do you know what it's like to be scared?
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a swan.
 	Cartoon 	Two flies land on a man's nose and take a bite.Artist: Cordell Barker
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand.
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
 	Film 	Footage of a baby learning to walk.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Two Farm AnimalsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	Grundgetta shows Oscar a postcard they just got, and they wish they could visit Swamp Mushy Muddy. Instead, they imagine themselves there, floating on a swamp in a barrel. Oscar serenades Grundgetta by singing "Alone in a Swamp."
 	Cartoon 	A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Game Show: The How Many Game??Guy Smiley tells The Two-Headed Monster to find two things in 30 seconds. They bring one bowling ball, four sheep and three cows, all of which don't count. Suddenly, they realize they have two heads, which means they win! Little Bo Peep appears looking for her sheep, a train appears out of nowhere, and the scene ends in chaos.
 	Song 	"Mom and Me"
 	Cartoon 	How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!"Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	Muppets 	Tony tends to an Anything Muppet shopping for a fur coat who ends up wearing a monster (Cookie Monster, to be exact).
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: TAXI
 	SCENE 3 	Luis sets out a bell and a sign reading "Ring Bell" in the Fix-It Shop. He tells Big Bird that he has work to do in the back and if anyone needs him, they'll ring the bell. Big Bird and Elmo drive him bananas ringing the bell on their own until they choose to leave. A Muppet customer (Jim Martin) comes in with his broken toaster and rings the bell. Luis, assuming it's the other two, angrily yells for them to stop and the customer storms out to take his business elsewhere.
 	Cartoon 	Geometry of Circles #2 "Seven Circles with Designs"
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Billy Dee Williams and Mr. Honker count backwards from 10 to 1. Homer has to blow his nose before he can honk the last number.
 	Cartoon 	A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely.
 	Film 	Lizard!Music: Joe Raposo (same as "birds")
 	Cartoon 	Train #2
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Mi casa es su casa."
 	SCENE 4 	A Dinger enters the shop and sees the "Ring Bell" sign. He starts dinging his own bell, bringing Luis out from the back. Luis explains that the sign refers to the bell on the table, which the Dinger enjoys playing with. Luis points out the bell is for customers only, when the Dinger shows he's brought a broken clock, making him a customer.
 	Cartoon 	The 'J' TrainVoice: Daws Butler
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Katie find the many similarities between each other.
 	Song 	"Five Onstage Dancers"
 	Cartoon 	A flea sets up camp on a dog.Artist: Bruce Cayard
center 	Muppets 	"Big Kids Cry"
 	Cartoon 	"Name That Food" game show hosted by Don CarrotArtist: Len Glasser
 	SCENE 5 	The Dinger continues playing with the bell until it is unable to ring anymore. He's sad, but Luis has no time to repair it. The Dinger offers a substitute and produces a sign reading "Ring Dinger," assigning himself to be Luis' new bell. Luis doesn't think it'll work out... until a Honker arrives with a broken Walkman. The two start playing a rhythm game with their respective sounds as Luis announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21