Episode 0025

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon welcomes the viewer, letting us know that Bob is about to read a story with a lot of D words. Oscar the Grouch would rather everyone leave him alone to watch Superman, but Gordon points him to some D films …
 	Cartoon 	"The D Commercial:" Two boys notice a D, saying it looks fat. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter D. This leads to a jazzy story about a dog who digs for dice, wins a duck, and buys a dinosaur with a dime. Moral: "If you dig a dinosaur, drop your duck for a dime."Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert
 	Cartoon 	A small man and his assistant, Dudley, attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D.
 	Cartoon 	D for Dog: the roles between dog and master are reversed.
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Oscar still doesn't care for the letter D, and would rather watch Superman. Gordon points him to Bob…
 	Muppets 	Bob reads the story of "The Diamond D and the Dangerous Dragon" acted out by the Anything Muppets.
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon and Oscar give opposing views on the story, leading to …
 	Cartoon 	Superman, carrying a door-like shield, charges towards a giant ape and uses it to block the ape's heat-vision. He punches the ape, knocking it to the ground, and rescues Lois from the ape's hand. The camera then cuts to Superman exclaiming "D!"
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	Upon seeing this, a distraught Oscar feels as if there's no escape from the dumb letter D. Gordon shows a card with three D's - one big, one bigger, and one biggest.
 	Film 	"Big, Bigger, Biggest"A junior car dealer displays cars of different sizes to people of different sizes.
 	SCENE 3 	Bob reads a book to two girls: Maybe a Monster by Martha Alexander.
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket shoots water.
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)"
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The spectators take off.
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash.
 	SCENE 4 	As Susan cleans the windows in her kitchen, she draws a girl's face with her finger. Gordon guesses what it is and introduces a film about funny faces.
 	Song 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face."
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 5 	Susan plays four rounds of "One of These Things": three games with abstract shapes and one with the letters G and Z.
 	Cartoon 	Z for zipper
 	Animation 	Clay animation insert by Jim Henson -- Z words.
 	SCENE 6 	Susan and the kids (including Jay) look up and see Alphabet Bates skywrite the letter G. She introduces Alice…
 	Cartoon / Muppets	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes is standing next to a bathtub full of water. She is dry. A monster appears and throws the water at her, causing her to be wet, and then kisses her. "Bleah!" she says.
 	Muppets 	Gordon puts some features on some Anything Muppets, forming them into a family. They all sing "Consider Yourself".
 	Film 	Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work.
 	SCENE 7 	In the kitchen, Bob draws up the plans for Susan's shelves. Gordon talks to Jay about walls, leading to a film about them.
 	Film 	A funky soundtrack plays over a film about a kid interacting with walls of all kinds: tall walls, brick walls, fences, stone walls, and walls you never thought of like the side of a fishbowl.
 	SCENE 7cont'd 	Bob recalls Buddy and Jim having trouble with their wall.
 	Cast 	Buddy and Jim struggle with round and square window frames.
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (repeat)
 	SCENE 8 	Bob and Susan sing "Happiness Is" as the camera pans over an illustration of various happy things that people love. They join Gordon and they all say goodbye. Bob announces today's sponsors and book, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Gordon and Susan hold up the Sesame Street sign while Mr. Hooper and Bob hold up the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Notes==
* The opening notes of the music that plays as Bob reads his story would later punctuate the entrance of Lefty the Salesman in most of his appearances.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1