Episode 1916

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria and David try to catch the bus so that David can make a surprise visit to his grandma Grace on her birthday. David explains to Telly what a surprise is, and Oscar voices his displeasure of the situation. To everyone's surprise, Grace arrives on the bus herself! Telly thinks David's surprise was ruined, but David is glad to see her. Everyone then wishes Grace a happy birthday - including a reluctant Oscar, who is met with a kiss.
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!"
 	Film 	A warthog runs around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A for apricot, alligator, acrobat, accordion, artist, airplane.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
 	Cartoon 	A for Acorn
 	Animation 	Circle In Space
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
 	SCENE 2 	Telly gives Grace a big present, agonizing over how she may not like it since it's a handmade gift. He sets it next to three smaller presents, and Olivia and the others play a “One of These Things” game with them. The kids point out that Telly's box is big and the others are small, but Telly explains that the big box was the only thing he could find to put his small gift in. His present turns out to be a small tissue paper chrysanthemum, which Grace and everybody admires.
 	Cartoon 	Which legs belong on the man?
 	Muppets 	Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example.
 	Cartoon 	The big green balls and one little orange ball ride over the top of the hills. The little one can't make it over the big hill, but conquers the small hill.
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
 	Cartoon 	A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	SCENE 3 	Outside Hooper's Store, Mr. MacIntosh invites Grace to go dancing with him later on. She has to leave at the end of the day, so they use their imagination as he leads her in a pretend dancing date. Big Bird sees the two dancing in the yard to imaginary music, and even starts to dance along.
 	Cartoon 	"Dinner for Nine"Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Cast 	Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob plays glasses of water.
 	Cartoon 	"Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away.
 	SCENE 4 	Olivia watches Grandma Grace teaching David how to dance, prompting her to remember times with her own grandmother as she sings "Grandma's Way."
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset solve the case of the midnight voices.Artist: Ray Favata
 	Cast / Muppets 	Luis, Maria, Bob, Telly Monster, Georgie and three kids make rhymes for "dash." Oscar chimes in with one last rhyme - "trash."
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	Film 	Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!"
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Tanya to explain what "exit" means.
 	Song 	"What Do People Do All Day?"
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird encounters Forgetful Jones writing in a notebook so he'll remember things. Just then, Snuffy arrives and finds out it's Grace's birthday. Big Bird goes into Hooper's to fetch her, but as he's gone Snuffy decides to make Grace a card and runs off. Forgetful meanwhile transcribes everything everyone says, until Snuffy says “be right back.”
 	SCENE 5cont'd 	Big Bird tries to get David and Grace outside, and Grace agrees to meet Snuffy whether he's imaginary or not; as usual, there is no sign of Snuffy. Since Forgetful has written down every word during their chat, Big Bird asks him to read back what he wrote earlier... but Forgetful can't remember where he put his notebook.
 	Film 	A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish.
 	Cartoon 	Jughead Jones's J story
center 	Muppets 	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams. After reading a series of wrong telegrams, he reads another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from.
 	Cartoon 	'j' minuscula
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Harry Belafonte sings about the "Coconut Counting Man," who is actually The Count.
 	Film 	Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud.
 	SCENE 6 	Forgetful finds his notebook and brings it into Hooper’s. He doesn’t remember seeing Snuffy but he remembers writing down what Snuffy said, though this does little to make David believe anything.
 	SCENE 6cont'd 	Meanwhile, Snuffy leaves his birthday card for Grace out near 123 Sesame Street. He looks it over only to realize he misspelled "Snuffleupagus," but has left a footprint on it as another signature. He leaves the card and shuffles off.
 	SCENE 6cont'd 	Back in the store, Forgetful reads the part about Snuffy wanting to make a card; sure enough, everyone (except Forgetful) comes outside and finds the giant card. Maria believes this is proof of the existence of a Snuffleupagus, but Olivia and David beg to differ. The group gets into a heated discussion as Snuffy announces the sponsors.
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 1916
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15