Episode 1143

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria, Gordon, and others impatiently wait for the mailman to arrive, as he is bringing their goodbye present for Buffy and family, who are about to head back to Hawaii today. The Muppet postman finally arrives and hands Gordon the package; Gordon immediately slaps a bow on it and gives it to the Wolfchilds. The gift is a photo album, which Buffy loves. She wishes to have photos of her friends to put in it, and the postman whips out a bunch of photos of himself he can contribute.
center 	Muppets 	Baby Rocky performs "Cry" from his crib.
 	Cartoon 	Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross.
 	Film 	A gymnast demonstrates on and off.
 	Cartoon 	"The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug."Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert
 	Cast 	Jasper Johnson (David) performs his famous "J" Walk for a roaring crowd.
 	Cartoon 	J - Jam
 	Muppets 	The Hands count to 11.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #11Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	Insert 	Bob and the kids play a simplified version of hopscotch.
 	Film 	A male voice instructs three kids in stretching exercises.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Various demonstrations of DOWN and UP
 	Muppets 	Kermit has Grover help him demonstrate up and down by having Grover climb UP a sky-high flight of stairs -- while Kermit takes the elevator to the top. Exhausted, Grover faints and rolls DOWN the staircase.
 	SCENE 2 	When Herry Monster observes Buffy and Sheldon placing photos in the album, she asks him if he has any photos of himself; Herry replies that he has one hanging on his wall. Herry leaves, then returns with the photo... still attached to the wall.
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is.
 	Cartoon 	Words that rhyme with BALL (voices of Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast)
 	Film 	A bumble beeMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball.
 	Cartoon 	"I in the Sky"
 	SCENE 3 	Buffy sings "Watching You Grow."
 	Cartoon 	A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it.
 	Film 	A screwdriver slowly drives a screw into the ground.
 	Cartoon 	At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions.
 	Animation 	A wrench turns a nut on a bolt.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: I for Island.
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates up/down with two ladders.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird has packed his bags and is ready to join Buffy's family in Hawaii, which is news to them. As he goes to get his yo-yo, Buffy and Sheldon discuss how to break it to him that he can't come with them. When Big Bird returns, he reports that he can't go with them after all - he and Mr. Snuffleupagus are going to the spaghetti factory tomorrow and he can't abandon his best friend.
 	Cartoon 	A girl runs home to her CASA.
 	Film 	A farmer takes care of baby calves.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug." (repeat)
 	Celebrity 	Richie Havens counts 1-20.
 	Cartoon 	A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird.
 	Film 	Time-lapse of seeds growing.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates up and down.Artist: Al Jarnow
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon's car is loaded up to take Buffy and family to the airport. Before parting, Buffy tells Maria that Cody has left a special "thank you" up in her apartment. Maria goes inside to find the room covered with his crayon drawings. Buffy announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Kermit and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Notes==
* The script for scene 2 features material cut from the final aired version, including a scene where Herry offers a big picture to Buffy at first, only to bring in a bigger photo album and an even bigger suitcase to store everything.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9