Episode 2293

Picture	Segment	Description
 	Insert 	Big Bird and Snuffy pretend to explore Sesame Street. They encounter some native Sesame Streetians speaking Sesamese and attempt to communicate with them and learn their customs.
 	Cartoon	Z For Zebra & Zoo
 	Film 	Fireworks Alphabet
 	Cartoon	In the forest, a small tree feels insignificant, until a mother bird gives him a pep talk.
 	Muppets	Three Honkers teach a newly-hatched baby Honker to honk.
 	Cartoon	The Ringmaster showcases eight skating penguins.
 	Muppets	Pageant: The Food We EatPrairie Dawn plays the piano for a pageant about food. Elmo plays an asparagus. Herry Monster is stuck in a fish costume that's too tight. Leo the Party Monster portrays a potato, which as a bag of chips makes a typical party food. Telly, in the role of milk, carries a full glass of milk on his head and is concerned about spilling it. When he proudly announces that he managed to say his lines without making a mess, Herry tells him to take a bow...
 	Cartoon	A man chases a runaway "no."
 	Muppets	Forgetful Jones asks Daniela to read his NO sign, which she does.
 	Cartoon	The Typewriter: W, Wall
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Families."
 	Cartoon	Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets	An octopus sings "Octopus Blues."
 	Film 	Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two).Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 1	Maria stops by Hooper's Store to get a newspaper from teenage helper Jason (Alexis Cruz), running into Barkley along the way. At the Fix-it Shop, the Amazing Mumford reveals he will attempt a trick he's never tried before: he will make Barkley quack like a duck, and make a Muppet duck bark like a dog. After waving his wand and saying the magic words - "A la peanut butter sandwiches on quackers" - there's no change in Barkley's voice. However, Mumford accidentally makes Maria quack like crazy and the duck speak in Maria's voice! Mumford rushes to the library to come up with a remedy while the Maria-voiced duck leaves for a swim, leaving Maria deserted in her predicament.
 	Cartoon	Z In Space
 	Cast 	Luis and Gordon play roommates. On a chilly night, Luis wants to keep the window CLOSED, but Gordon prefers having it OPEN. Gordon finally agrees to keep it shut, then smashes up the surrounding walls.
 	Film 	A gym instructor helps children perform a variety of stretching and bending exercises.
 	Cartoon	6 Apples Minus 3 = 3
 	SCENE 2	Bob stops by the Fix-it Shop having heard of what's happened, and sees how upset Maria is now that she speaks like a duck. He offers to help, but can't understand her at all. Luckily, Big Bird understands duck fluently and is able to translate when someone calls the shop on the phone. "Maria, welcome to the bird family!" he consolingly tells Maria, who collapses in frustration.
 	Film 	Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon	Jazz #8
 	Muppets	
 	Film 	Difficult Ways to Travel on the Bridge (with a car, a robot, and a duck)Artist: Al Jarnow
 	SCENE 3	Things seem to be going well with Big Bird being able to translate Maria's quacks as Gina brings in a hair dryer. A customer who only speaks Spanish calls the shop, but Big Bird finds he is unable to communicate with the individual. He gets Jason (who speaks Spanish) from Hooper's to fill in for him. Between him, Jason, and Maria, Big Bird believes that now they can take on any customer no matter how they talk... until a Dinger shows up.
 	Cartoon	W For Wilbur
 	Muppets	Kermit and the word "taxi."
 	Film 	Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press.
 	Cartoon	Hands Play Along With Each Other
 	SCENE 4	Mumford returns from the library with the only book he could find for the time being - Interesting Discussions to Have with a Duck. He leaves to keep searching while Big Bird consults the book, coming across a chapter about rhyming. The book suggests finding rhymes for the word "back," and naturally Maria can only come up with one word: quack!
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #8
 	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: PAT
 	Cartoon	"Have you seen my NO?"
 	Muppets	Kermit and Lena Horne sing "Bein' Green"
 	Cartoon	Name That Food ("Will you eat it?")
 	SCENE 5	Mumford has found the right book and learns he should say his magic words backwards to reverse the spell. He does so, and Maria finally speaks normally. Unfortunately, now Mumford and the duck find that their voices have switched! Bob announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*In later episodes, when Maria encounters Mumford, she tries to keep her distance from him, often citing his duck trick as the key reason for her not trusting him. One such example occurs in Episode 2341.
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Category:Magic
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18