Episode 0288

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Things move in fast motion on Sesame Street: Mr. Hooper sweeps in front of his store, Gordon takes out the trash, and Susan waters her flowers. Some kids observe this in voiceover, and ask for everything to slow down; everybody now starts moving in slow motion. When things return to regular speed, Susan introduces...
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates fast and slow by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair.
 	Muppets 	A Muppet inchworm and a bug sing "The Inch Worm" in a field of flowers.
 	Film 	A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey.
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	SCENE 2 	Mr. Hooper counts three feet. Susan counts three flowers (one of which sprouts from the bottom of her pot). Oscar pops up from his can twice, then pops out from the side the third time.
 	Film 	Kids comment on a film of the process of peanuts being made into peanut butter.
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar recites a poem about how much he doesn't like the letter I.
 	Animation 	Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths.
 	Cast 	In split screen, Susan prepares cake, while Mr. Hooper prepares juice. They both feel they could use something else to go with their treat and decide to share.
 	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.
 	SCENE 4 	Mr. Hooper sets out some recycling bins outside the store. He and Gordon discuss how important it is to keep the street clean as the kids bring over their empty bottles and cans. They are surprised when Oscar puts himself in charge so he can admire the findings.
 	Celebrity 	Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together.
 	Transition	Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty
 	Muppets 	Marty uses a chain to make shapes.
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon, Big Bird and the kids talk about fear.
 	Muppets 	Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is.
 	Cartoon 	The letter JArtists: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat.
 	Cast 	Mr. Hooper adds 3 chairs as a sportscaster narrates.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters O and P, mentioning that they're the OP family. When he adds an M for "mop", he has Grover fetch a mop. When he adds a DR for "drop", he has Grover drop a heavy rock. When he adds an H for "hop", he has Grover hop repeatedly until he faints. Herbert then adds a FL for "flop" and a ST for "stop".
 	Cartoon 	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I."
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #3"
 	SCENE 6 	On the stoop, Susan plays two games of "Three of These Things" with some kids, first using pictures of toys grouped in threes, and another using pictures of fruit grouped in pairs.
 	Muppets 	Howie, a rabbit, gets Cookie Monster to recite a poem about cookies.
 	Cartoon 	Jughead Jones's J story
 	Cartoon 	A little man misplaces his J under his hat.
 	SCENE 7 	Gordon, Big Bird and the kids play a rhythmic rhyming game in the yard.
 	Film 	A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (repeat)
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (repeat)
 	Film 	Voiceovers count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	While watching her goldfish, a girl wonders what the world is like from her goldfish's perspective.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit" over a film about tomatoes growing in a field.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (repeat)
 	Film 	George the Farmer shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape.
 	Cartoon 	A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite".
 	SCENE 8 	Goodbye
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 3