Episode 3479

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	An exhausted letter carrier delivers six bags of mail from Australia to the Count at Hooper's Store. He explains to Mr. Handford that they all come from one of his oldest and dearest friends, Mathilda. Each piece of mail tells him she'll be visiting today and to meet her at the bus stop at 10 o'clock - and the amount is of course for him to count.
 	Cartoon 	Ball-dribbling characters count the feet on a wall ruler. Artist: Bill Davis
 	Film 	A girl writes a letter to her grandmother about going to summer camp.
 	Cartoon 	Two girls sing a reggae rendition of the alphabet.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Egyptian #2
 	Film 	The McDouble twins display pairs of things.
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop is told that there are two kids, Betty and Bobby Blobby, who are lost in the lobby, and he must help them find their parents.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird wonders why the Count is waiting at the bus stop, and he's filled in on Mathilda's impending arrival. The Count counts the passing buses until one stops and an elderly woman steps off. She's not Mathilda but Miriam, and she has a message: Mathilda will call the Hooper's Store payphone at 11 o'clock. It turns out that Mathilda was never going to be on the bus, and had wanted the Count to wait at the bus stop just so he could count the passing buses.
 	Animation 	The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking the bus home with her dad. They play a game where she points to things and identifies them.
 	Cartoon 	CGI sheep graze out I and i.
 	Animation 	Ornate I's swing through the air to a song.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I."
 	Muppets 	The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush."
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Nancy Einstein learns about ice cubes. Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 3 	The Count waits at the phone when a construction worker needs to use it (hoping to tell her sister about the crossword puzzle she just did). She agrees to wait, but he starts counting the rings instead of answering. The two almost get into a physical conflict (Count: "Oh please, do not use fisticuffs!") until the construction worker gives up and Mr. Handford angrily hands the Count the phone. It's Mathilda, telling him she will be there in twenty minutes. The Count then grabs Mr. Handford's wrist, using his watch to count the seconds until her arrival.
 	Cartoon 	Figures dance around a telephone as it rings.Artist: Keith Haring
 	Song 	"Jump" (soul)
 	Cartoon 	A detective decides to exercise on a slow day, as a crook attempts to get rid of him.
 	Animation 	Before / after: Designs of a rainforest are painted on a chair.
 	Cartoon 	A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets / Celebrity	"That's the Letter O"
 	Animation 	Fans reveal the letter O.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird shows that the letter O looks the same upside-down.
 	Cartoon 	A map of Australia morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 4 	Mathilda finally arrives at Hooper's and the two friends share a "Hello," before saying goodbye immediately after. The Count explains to a confused Big Bird and Mr. Handford that he and Mathilda were the best of friends, but as kids she and her family moved to Melbourne. Since then, they've gotten back together 103 times, counting each "hello" as a precious moment. They know that the sooner they say "goodbye," the sooner they can say "hello" again. They begin counting the different ways to say goodbye.
 	Song 	"Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
 	Animation 	I / i Gregorian Chant
 	Cast 	Gordon hosts "The Crossing Zone," in which a boy named Jonathan has to find a way to cross the street. Susan helps him across.
 	Cartoon 	Don't cross the street alone.
 	Cast 	Big Bird and the Birdketeers pretend to fly, as Big Bird sings "We're Flying."
 	Cartoon 	A determined little boy makes several attempts to fly, and eventually gets his dad to take him on an airplane.
 	Song 	"My New Computer"
 	Animation 	Shake / lake / bake / take / make
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
 	Animation 	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	Muppets 	Herry, Telly, and Ruby star in a Pageant about an island.
 	Song 	A piece of land with water all around it is an "Island."Artist: Jane Aaron
 	SCENE 5 	The Count finishes writing a letter for the letter carrier to bring to Mathilda via special delivery. She's relieved it's only a single letter, but faints when the Count shows her six more bags. The Count begins listing things he can count while he waits for the mail to reach Mathilda, who announces the sponsors in voiceover.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Oscar and others sing "Happy Birthday to You" to Slimey and Worm-O the Happy Clown.
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Category:Friendship
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27