Episode 1540

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Insert 	Bert sings "I'm Square," an ode to the things he loves that others find dull.
 	Cartoon 	Two men work at a manhole; one is tired of the same day-in-day-out routine of it. The other says the boss has planned a surprise for them. A jack-in-the-box pops from the manhole.
 	Film 	Elephants in the zoo.
 	Cartoon 	Olga y la letra O
 	Muppets 	A young girl bangs her stick across 7 fenceposts, which turn out to be the teeth of a large monster.
 	Cartoon 	Seven rabbitsArtist: Owe Gustafson
center 	Muppets 	"Near Far Monsters"
 	Cartoon 	Kids count dinosaurs, octopuses, and paper dolls.
 	SCENE 1 	Telly Monster explains that Linda has invited him over to her apartment for a visit. When he rings the doorbell, he remembers that Linda is deaf, and that she's not going to hear it. While he goes on, Linda opens the door and watches him in puzzlement. Telly finally turns around to see her, and does his best to convey the question of how she knew he rang her doorbell. Linda leads him in and points to a light above her door. Telly understands, and explains that the light turns on when someone rings the doorbell.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Feet (One Foot, Two Foot)."
 	Cartoon 	A mysterious little box on a tightrope entraps a bird, a train, and a cat, which can still be heard. A large frog eats the box, and makes all of the sounds inside.
 	SCENE 2 	Back in Linda's apartment, the telephone rings and Telly wonders how Linda can use the phone. He misses seeing that the phone also has a light to indicate to deaf people that someone is calling. Linda then demonstrates that her phone has a text readout, and it says that Bob is on his way to pick up her laundry. Telly is fascinated that there are things that help a deaf person find out about sounds they can't hear. When his stomach grumbles, he gestures that he's hungry.
 	Cartoon 	J family jamboree
 	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 	Jazz #7
 	Film 	Kenneth sees how his dad's shirts is pressed at Mr. Cooper's dry cleaners..
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #7 (Spanish version)
 	Insert 	Professor Grover teaches Luis, Mr. Hooper, and some children how to breathe.
 	Cartoon 	A song about a rolling OAnimation by John and Faith Hubley
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates on top of.
 	Cartoon 	A spring bounces under and over animals.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings a song about his cookie obsession.
 	Film 	A man and children observe the life along the river.
 	Cast 	David and Maria demonstrate "on" and "under" in the yard. David goes to get some sandwiches, leaving Maria floating in the air.
 	Film 	A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street pageants: Prairie Dawn directs the cast in a pageant about the face. Ernie talks about eyes, Cookie Monster talks about the mouth, Bert and Grover talk about ears, and Herry Monster talks about the nose. At the end of the pageant, they assemble a picture of a face.
 	Film 	A film of camels eating.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond.
 	SCENE 3 	Outside Linda's apartment, Telly demonstrates for Big Bird and Deena how her doorbell works. Linda answers, and Telly points them to the lights when the bell is rung. When she closes the door, Big Bird wants to see if it will work for him and rings the bell, which summons an annoyed Linda who asks them to stop playing around and closes the door again. Deena excitedly announces that it's her turn, rings the bell, and is greeted by an angry Linda who tells them to stop, causing them to cower in the corner of the hall. Bob arrives with Linda's laundry, but the gang warns him not to ring the doorbell. He does anyway, and the others run in fear; Linda opens the door fuming mad, signing something furiously and slams the door in Bob's face (to his confusion).
 	Cartoon 	A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler.
 	Animation 	A dune buggy is assembled.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Cab Calloway sings "Hi De Ho Man."
 	Cartoon 	A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat.
 	Film 	A scuba diver shows up and down.
 	SCENE 4 	Linda is doing a crossword puzzle in her apartment when she sees the doorbell light go on. At first she ignores it, but when the light persists she finally answers it. Bob explains that Telly told him what had happened, and Big Bird, Telly, and Deena all apologize, with Big Bird handing her a gift of flowers. She thanks them all and welcomes them in as Gordon announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	David holds the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 12