Episode 2831

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Insert 	Gilbert and Sullivan and the cast sing to Oscar about "Before and After."
 	Cartoon 	The Magnificent Splasho demonstrates before & after.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry.
 	Cartoon 	Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts.
 	Muppets 	Grover the Salesman: When Grover comes to Kermit's home dressed in salesman attire, Kermit quickly tells Grover that he doesn't want whatever it is that Grover is selling, since Grover always tries to sell him things that he has no use for. However, Grover tells Kermit that he has come to give him something: a hairpiece. Once it is on Kermit's head, Kermit decides that it doesn't look very good. Grover agrees, and offers to sell him a comb, a hair brush, some shampoo, and hair tonic.
 	Cartoon 	Two caterpillars plus three caterpillars equal five
 	SCENE 1 	The Count asks Susan if he can accompany her on her errands today. She soon realizes he'll be counting every step she takes and tells him she'll be driven crazy. The Count is thrilled and adds her to the total of people he's driven crazy so far (six) before he starts to follow Lillian.
 	Cartoon 	Birds appear around the numerals one through twenty as jazz music plays.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	A boy draws a picture of his friend, Katie.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep."
 	Cartoon 	Three turtles present the letter T.
 	Film 	A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station.
 	Cartoon 	P for Pack
 	Muppets 	Big Bird writes a story about a frog, who was changed from a prince years ago. He visits the castle of a witch, who offers some P-word alternates. She finally finds her prince potion and returns him to normal, only now he's a much older prince (he said "a long time ago" he was a prince). The witch finds him appealing nonetheless and the two become engaged.
 	Film 	A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment.
 	Cartoon 	A sleepy man counts 8 sheep.
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through."
 	Cartoon 	A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success.
 	SCENE 2 	Preston Rabbit gifts Elmo with an Alphabet Thinking Cap, a curled cap with letters printed all over it. Elmo puts it on and follows Preston's instructions before he leaves on how to use it - think of a letter and watch what happens. Elmo thinks of the letter T, and from thin air appears a toy train and a tambourine. However, when Susan appears with her telephone and Linda with her toothbrush, Lillian tries to remove Elmo's hat and finds it's adhered to Elmo's head. Lillian goes to find Preston while Elmo accidentally summons Telly with his tuba.
 	Animation 	T for toothbrush and toothpaste
 	Muppets 	The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!"
 	Cartoon 	Worms form the number 8.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the river below, prompting him to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds it and makes the bridge go back up.
 	SCENE 3 	Telly is unable to get the cap off Elmo's head either when Lillian returns with Preston, who produces the instructions. In order to remove it, they must all sing "The Alphabet Song." The cap pops off and Preston promises to return the hat, but claims he'll return with a new one.
 	Cartoon 	P for Planet
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sound out the word "bed."
 	Muppets / Celebrity	
 	Cartoon 	"Up and Down with Captain Brown"
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story" over film footage which shows the insides of ordinary household items.
 	Cartoon 	An orange creature shows things that measure.
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog has been instructed to discuss surprises. He wonders what kind of surprise he's in store for, such as a scare from a monster or being hit with a pie. The surprise instead comes from a young girl, who gives him some flowers.
 	SCENE 4 	Preston now gives Elmo a number cap, which works similarly to the alphabet one. Elmo thinks of the number 10, and 10 colorful animated balls appear around them. The Count encourages him to think of a higher number, and Elmo then conjures 75 balls. When the Count suggests he think of the number one hundred million billion trillion, Lillian swiftly removes the cap from Elmo's head, handing it to Preston who takes it away.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #8
 	Film 	Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown.
 	Animation 	Slide puzzle: Ernie
 	Cartoon 	Gordon's Voiceover 'T/t': Two caterpillars form T and t.
 	SCENE 5 	Preston gives Elmo an ordinary baseball cap. Lillian is relieved and puts it on Elmo, but the hat proves it has power too as she suddenly finds herself in a baseball uniform. She angrily chases Preston off as Elmo announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22