Episode 2719

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon delivers a letter for Slimey that went in his mailbox by mistake. It turns out not to be just a letter, but a number - 9. As Oscar explains, this is Slimey's number for his big cross-country race later today. "You picked a great day to come to Sesame Street," Gordon tells the viewer as Oscar helps Slimey put on his number.
 	Cartoon 	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Lemurs rest on tree branches.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
 	Film 	A boy describes how his father's farm makes milk.
 	Cartoon 	A playground is destroyed by bad weather, and a teacher has her class rebuild it from memory.
 	Cast 	Luis sings "Baa Baa Bamba."
 	Cartoon 	O for orangeArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	A group of Anything Muppet children wander into a classroom and wonder where they are. They lift up their desks and find the letters forming "SCHOOL" on them.
 	Cartoon 	Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details.Artist: Marv Newland
 	Film 	A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the river below, prompting him to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds it and makes the bridge go back up.
 	Muppets 	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city.
 	Cartoon 	David reminds a boy to wash his face and brush his teeth before going to bed.
 	SCENE 2 	Maria comes across Parker, who is engrossed in reading "The Very Big Word Book." The words themselves are rather small (such as "mop," "gap," and "tall"), but they are printed in a very large font. Parker enjoys reading the book, but enjoys having Maria read it to him even more.
 	Animation	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	Cast 	Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob accompanies him on glasses of water.
 	Cartoon 	Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / patVoice: Daws Butler
 	Film 	A film shows parts of a flower.Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo
 	Celebrity	Tony Danza jumps rope with the kids.
 	Cartoon 	The 'J' TrainVoice: Daws Butler
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation	A frog is formed out of seeds.
 	SCENE 3 	After Slimey does some training exercises, the Grouchketeers provided him with the elements he needs for a breakfast of worm champions: a bowl of Whammies cereal with milk, bananas, and rotten apple. Slimey slurps the concoction down, feeling the immediate energy it gives him.
 	Cartoon 	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
 	Song 	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (dog)
 	Cartoon 	Nine Striped CatsOwe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food."
 	Cartoon 	The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges.
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon gets confused when Oscar says that Slimey will be starting the race in San Francisco. Oscar tells him to head to the yard, where the cross-country race is physically being held - Slimey and competitor Slinky are racing across a map of the United States of America. The race ends in a tie when both get to Boston, which means neither worm gets the trophy. Slimey and Slinky now seem to bond romantically, prompting Gordon to suggest they share the trophy.
 	Cartoon 	"Dinner for Nine"Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Shopping for soup ingredients.
 	Cartoon 	Joe's Lap (limerick)
 	Muppets 	"Listen to the Bells"
 	Cartoon 	A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	SCENE 5 	Slimey and Slinky share a mud milkshake from their trophy, indicating that they've fallen in love (to Oscar's horror). Count von Count announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*Magnets are used to operate the worms through the map as they race, rather than the usual rods.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21