Episode 1407

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Marcia the Measure Maid alerts Luis, Kathy, and Lateef that it's time to measure who lives on Sesame Street. After measuring the kids, Marcia asks if there's anybody else she can measure, and Luis suggests Big Bird and Barkley. Marcia assumes that both the bird and the dog are very short and gets close to the ground to await the arrival of the two. When they get there Marcia gets back up and faints, overwhelmed at the sight of the pair.
 	Cartoon 	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler.
 	Animation 	Three balls try to match three holes.
 	Cartoon 	A man (Jim Thurman) tries to get his dog to speak, but it makes other animal noises instead.Artist: Tom Gabbay
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog performs "Disco Frog."
 	Film 	Kids narrate footage of whales.
 	Cartoon 	Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler.
 	Film 	A man (Barry Simpson) puts on snowshoes to bring his trash out.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee.
 	SCENE 2 	Bob, Luis, David, and the kids point out "Bob's Big Blue Balloon." Oscar the Grouch pops the balloon with a pin and dubs it "Bob's Big Blue Busted Balloon"; the others boo him back into his trash can.
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble"
 	Muppets 	Caveman Days: Caveman King Ernie wants something to drink, so he calls on the Royal Smart Person for help. The royal cow has quit, so there's no milk available. Ernie also shows that there is no liquid inside a rock or a stick. Then the Royal Smart Person suggests that Ernie should try squeezing a round orange thing (an orange), which turns out to have juice inside.
 	Cartoon 	A man sets up a bus stop sign so that a giant can eat the buses that come.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up.
 	Film 	Spinning Bus Stop sign
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird goes to the bus stop on the corner and promises not to let an Anything Muppet girl named Julie (Michael Earl) miss the bus. While explaining this to Luis, the bus arrives and takes off again. Luis says all of their talking made Julie miss the bus, but she says it's not true: she saw it come and go, and didn't miss it at all. Julie and Big Bird resolve not to miss the other buses as Luis considers taking a nap after witnessing the strange ordeal.
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 1Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink.
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 2The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 3The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster introduces seven swimming seals.Artist: Jeff Hale
center 	Muppets 	The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: B for Bug
 	Muppets 	Herry Monster demonstrates "back" and "front" with three kids. First, he points out that the viewer can see the children's fronts, then (after scaring the kids) they see their backs as they run away.
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates front and back using his sneakers.
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets tell Grover in song how to plan making various objects (such as a sandwich or a birdhouse); unfortunately, all Grover wanted to make up was his mind - regarding which of two ice cream cones to eat first! By the time said song is finished, both cones have completely melted.
 	Cartoon 	A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird has lost Barkley when it's the dog's feeding time, and calls out for him when Bob comes along. Big Bird tells him of the situation and Bob suggests he go over everything he did today in order to help him remember. Bob says Big Bird can imagine his activities to remember where he left Barkley, but Big Bird insists on acting each one out as it's more fun. He plops down in his nest to pretend to sleep, then gets up to wash his face and have a leisurely (second) breakfast.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental)
 	Cartoon 	An old woman goads a man into guessing who she met today. Through the clues she gives, he soon finds out she's referring to him.Artist: Bruce Cayard
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird finishes his second breakfast of birdseed and proceeds to brush his beak as he continues to go through the motions of his day in order to find Barkley. He tells Bob that before he made his way over to Hooper's Store, he did his exercises. He starts to do them again, but decides to speed up the process by having Bob do his push-ups while he takes care of the wing flaps.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: B for Ball
 	Song 	Luis sings "Three of These Kids" -- three kids are playing basketball, and one is playing baseball.
 	Cartoon 	A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers.
 	SCENE 6 	The sky has become darker as Big Bird continues going over all the things he did today before he made his way over to Hooper's Store, which has included going to the library and the post office. When Bob is convinced he hasn't left anything else out, Big Bird tells him that he asked David to feed Barkley for him at the store, and wonders if that's where he is still. They come to the store and find Barkley, who happily greets Big Bird; Bob is less than amused.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #7
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to present a lecture about the letter B, but Cookie Monster eats the bottom of the B and turns it into an R. Kermit talks about the R, but then Cookie Monster snacks some more, and makes it a P. Kermit tries to go on, but the monster keeps eating, making it into an F, and then an I, and then nothing at all. Kermit chides Cookie Monster for ruining his lesson. Cookie Monster gives Kermit a kiss, then exits.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: GROW
 	Celebrity 	Flip Wilson counts from 1 to 20.
 	Cartoon 	Willie Wimple: Tree Destruction
 	SCENE 7 	David asks why Bob is slumped over the Hooper's Store window, so Big Bird tells him he must be tired from helping him remember things. David is curious and asks to see his method, but Bob warns him that he really shouldn't. David insists, so Big Bird begins to go over his routine again. He skips some of the first activities and gets to the good part: the exercises. Bob chuckles at David's misfortune before going to bed, and David continues doing some push-ups as Luis announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 11