Episode 0282

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Tom greets the viewer, when he hears the sound of a fire engine...
 	Song 	"Fireman Ready to Go"
 	SCENE 2 	Inspired by the sight of the firemen that came roaring down the street, Big Bird has decided to become one too.
 	Transition 	Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird hasn't found any fires to put out so far, but catches a whiff of smoke coming from Hooper's Store. The smell is coming from the grill, which Tom is using to cook hamburgers. Big Bird goes off to find some fire he can fight.
 	Transition 	Bridge #4 - 4 Corner Bridge B
 	Muppets 	Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning", "middle", and "end", and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture.
 	Transition 	Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird still has found any fires yet. He decides to go back to his nest and finish preparing the cake he was baking earlier. He realizes he never took it out of the oven and sees smoke coming from behind his doors. The ever-brave firebird begins calling for help.
 	Transition 	Bridge #6 - 4 Corner Bridge D
 	SCENE 5 	Tom puts out Big Bird's burning stove with the store's fire extinguisher. Big Bird admits he'll never be a fireman, or a baker.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cast 	Gordon notices two groups of potato sacks with the wrong numbers matted above them: the group of two has the number 3, and the group of 3 has the number 2. He and Bob cooperate to carry one sack from one group to the other.
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon introduces the IG sound, as in the word BIG. He unfolds a giant sheet of paper to reveal a large print version of the word.
 	Muppets 	"The IG Family Song"
 	Cartoon 	A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten.
 	Muppets 	Some AM kids get ready to play baseball. A Fat Blue (Jerry Nelson) brings a bat, Prairie Dawn (Fran Brill) brings a glove, and a Lavender (Caroll Spinney) brings a catcher's mask. A Hot Pink (Frank Oz) brings a hockey stick, and a tennis racket, before producing a box... which holds the baseball.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: K - Key
 	SCENE 7 	Gordon asks the viewer if they've ever seen a fish that swims around on its tail and has a horse's head.
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Seahorse
 	Cartoon 	K is for kiss.Animation: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin shows that he knows the "Days of the Week".
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight"
 	SCENE 8 	A Muppet boy (Jerry Nelson) enters Hooper's and asks for a letter he can put on his sweater; all his friends have letters that start their names. Since his name is Kenneth Klans Kirk Kevin Kelly, he receives a letter K.
 	Cartoon 	"K" - Kangaroo - A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one.
 	SCENE 9 	A Muppet girl (Caroll Spinney) enters the store and asks for a letter too. Tom assumes she's a relation to Kenneth and would like a K too. Instead, she says her name is Zoe Zelda Zelinka Zabriskie, earning her a letter Z.
 	Cartoon 	Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
 	Cartoon 	Z for zebra and zoo
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit counts four eggs. A chick hatches out of one egg, so he counts the three eggs -- then two, then one. Then he counts the four chicks.
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end.
 	Muppets 	Two boys notice that the number 8 looks the same right side up and upside down.
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight" (repeat)
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets sing "Octopus' Garden."
 	Film 	"Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge."Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers
 	Cartoon 	The Pink Panther - K For Karate
 	Cast 	Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger.
 	SCENE 10 	Rafael has pictures showing the different seasons, but there's an element missing from each one - a tree. He and the kids figure out which seasonal tree belongs in each picture.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: K - Key (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #1)
 	SCENE 11 	Oscar has a box by his can containing a new animal companion of his. Tom and Rafael try to guess what it may be based on Oscar's clues. It's not a hamster or a mouse; it turns out to be a spider named Twitchy.
 	Celebrity 	The stars of Bonanza appear: Hoss and Mr. Cartwright take turns saying letters of the alphabet; Little Joe rides up in time for Z.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (repeat)
 	SCENE 12 	Tom and Rafael say goodbye to Twitchy, who returns to his box as Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Firefighters
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 3