Episode 2316

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly is hesitant to open a letter he's received, as he doesn't know who sent it to him. He thinks it might contain such bad news as Elmo telling him he broke his toy fire engine or Mr. Macintosh saying he's all out of broccoli. Maria opens it and reads it for him; it turns out to be a party invitation from Miss Trump. Telly now starts worrying if he'll even be able to attend, suggesting some crazy things might keep him from getting there.
 	Cartoon 	A girl and elephant show heavy and light.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Me."
 	Insert 	Gordon reads the kids the story of "Numberella". In the story, Numberella does not have a number to wear to the Prince's party, as numbers 1 through 20 have already been taken. The Count shows up as Numberella's Fairy Countfather and gives her the number 21, which amazes everybody at the party, particularly the Prince, as they have never seen such a number before.
 	Cartoon 	A moving truck takes the number 8.
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo ropes Telly into playing pretend mailman. Maria helps bring out the letters Elmo wants to send - specifically all 26 letters of the alphabet. Telly doesn't think he can deliver them to so many places, but Elmo says they're only going to one place - his house; he loves getting letters.
 	Film 	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky.
 	Cast 	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a triangle.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: I for Island.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	T is for Trash and TicketArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	Cast / Celebrity	Olivia and George Benson sing "A Friend for All Seasons."
 	Cartoon 	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	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.
 	Cartoon 	A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	Film 	Kids climb in and out of a tire.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A lion and mouse help each other.
 	Muppets 	Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece.
 	Cartoon 	T for topArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
 	Muppets 	"It is I, Captain Vegetable!"
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
 	SCENE 3 	Bob starts a game of "Clues on the Clothesline," where he and the kids will guess who's in Bob's apartment by the picture clues strung on the line. The clues (depicting a trash can, some stripes, and a worm) all point to one individual - Slimey, who rides along the line in a little basket. Bob wonders who is moving the line and sees Fluffy's trunk peering from the window. He panics and dashes upstairs to ensure nothing (or at least, not much else) gets broken.
 	Cartoon 	I - ice cream.
 	Film 	An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I."
 	Cartoon 	What's missing? (a baby)
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes."
 	Cartoon 	A cube tries to fit through wall holes of different shapes.
 	SCENE 4 	Ask OscarLinda substitutes for Oscar, pretending to be a Grouch. Telly reads aloud the viewer mail, then passes it on to Linda, who gives her answer in gestures which Telly explains.
 	Cartoon 	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, and Shola discuss the difference between heavy and light.
 	Film 	What do birds eat?
 	SCENE 5 	Telly reads another letter, asking what Grouches like doing more than saying "get lost." Linda responds by signing "goodbye" and going into the can. Telly announces the sponsors, hoping that Linda won't be a Grouch forever; she comes back out and gives Telly an air kiss on the head. "That's more like it," Telly says.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18