Episode 1187

Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	COLD OPEN 	10th Season Intro Still
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird brings Barkley up to Bob's apartment for a surprise visit. Bob is naturally opposed to the idea since Barkley isn't used to being there; he's proven right as Barkley leaps onto his couch with his dirty paws. Bob tries to teach Barkley how to stay off the couch, but the dog continues to leap back on when Bob and Big Bird aren't paying attention.
 	Cartoon 	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
 	Muppets 	"There's a Hole in the Bucket"
 	Cartoon 	A wizard turns into R things.
 	Film 	An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo).
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #3Animation by Jeff Hale
 	Song 	"Three Is My Favorite Number"
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper tells the mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R.
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros.Animation by Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird gets help from Scotty and John to see if Barkley can tell the difference between the letter R and P. Gordon is surprised that Barkley can identify the letter R without trouble - until he learns it's been coated with his favorite dog food.
 	Animation 	Sand R/r
 	Cast 	Maria assembles an R, which is broken in several parts.
 	Muppets 	Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in.
 	Cartoon 	Two groups of mountain goats try to pass each other on a mountain road.
 	Film 	A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
 	Cartoon 	A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign.
 	Film 	Stop! (kids dancing)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards
 	Celebrity 	Paul Simon plays "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard."
 	Film 	A voiceover lists many R words.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny.
 	Film 	A STOP sign spins around.
 	Cartoon 	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
 	Film 	A girl catches a lobster.
 	Cartoon 	Thelma Thumb — A friend of Marcia's is in danger: he's riding his bike at night without lights. Thelma asks the fireflies for help.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 3 	Bob, Gordon, and Susan show the kids how a musical round works by singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" together.
 	Muppets 	Toothy Takes a Partner - Toothy, a set of teeth, has his agent look for the perfect new partner to help regain his shine.
 	Cartoon 	A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D.
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	Muppets 	Grover talks about front and back, but whenever Grover wants to talk about front, the camera suddenly cuts to a shot of his back, and whenever he wants to talk about back, the camera cuts to a shot of his front.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird recites a poem he's written about his front, using his mirror to help out.
 	Cartoon 	The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd	Big Bird recites another poem, this time about his back.
 	Cartoon 	A bird displays the front and back of a turtle.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A 3 looks for its house.
 	Animation 	Lollipop and feathers - what goes where?
 	Cartoon 	A bear counts bees.
 	Film 	A boy talks about feeding sheep in the winter.Music: Robert Dennis
 	Cartoon 	It's a circle!
 	SCENE 5 	Susan and the kids talk about imagining; the kids mention they like to imagine they're a tree, a strawberry shortcake, a pirate, and an ice pop. As they close their eyes and imagine more things, Oscar reveals what he'd like to imagine: that after he announces the sponsors, the viewer and everybody in the world will leave him alone.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. (Oscar: "Now imagine turning off your television set. Heh-heh!")
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 10