Episode 1996

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird welcomes the viewer, eager to play ball with Luis. He arrives at the Fix-It Shop, where Luis is doing some work in the back room. Big Bird yells for him to hurry so they can play baseball. Luis then has an accident and emerges from the back, feeling he may have broken his arm. He orders Big Bird to get David, as Gordon arrives as well. They all pack into Gordon's car to go to the emergency room, but Gordon tells Big Bird to stay on the street. Big Bird begins to fear that this was all his fault.
 	Cartoon 	E ImaginationArtists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	Body parts song sung in Spanish.
 	Cartoon 	A man goes to the grocery store to buy apples, but he can't decide how many to get. This frustrates the grocer, who has to keep adding and subtracting the amount of apples on his scale.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster.
 	Film 	Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Two circles demonstrate next to and away from.
 	SCENE 2 	Susan looks for Big Bird, having been told about what happened over the phone with Gordon. She finds him sobbing in the yard and quells his concerns that this was somehow his fault by asking Luis to rush his work. She explains further that everyone was in such a rush to take care of the situation, they didn't have time to properly explain things to Big Bird. He starts to feel better and wonders how Luis is, so Susan tells Big Bird what's going on at the hospital right now...
 	SCENE 2cont'd	At that very moment, Luis checks in and after answering some questions, gets his temperature taken.
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Back on the street, Big Bird asks if they can get something to eat while Luis is in the waiting room.
 	Cartoon 	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
 	Muppets 	Grover goes to the doctor for a check-up, and describes to the viewer what the doctor is doing. Grover gets scared when it's time for a booster shot, but is so scared that he doesn't notice when he gets it.
 	Cartoon 	A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window.
 	Film 	Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	Kids count ten buses as they drive by.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Pinball #10Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	The Martians discover a radio. They tune into three different styles of music, none of which they like. Then they tune into some static, which they start joyfully dancing to.
 	Video 	Triangle in space (David voiceover)
 	SCENE 3 	As they lunch, Big Bird wonders if he can break his wing or leg just like Luis broke his arm. Susan assures him he'll be fine, then describes how Luis will receive an x-ray of his arm to find the break...
 	SCENE 3cont'd	As Susan narrates what's happening in the hospital, Big Bird worries that the x-ray will hurt Luis, but a young girl named Jan reassures Luis it will be okay. The doctor (Ron Foster) finds a small break in Luis' arm, but it will take six weeks to fully heal. This worries Luis, as he wonders how he'll manage in the Fix-It-Shop...
 	SCENE 3cont'd	Big Bird believes he can help Luis in the shop, even if the only thing he's ever fixed is lunch, he claims.
 	Cartoon 	Millie and Molly build a bookshelf.
 	Film 	A woman and her daughter sing about the different ways they can move across the city.
 	Cartoon 	Once there were two men. Each had his own idea. One man told his thought to the other man, then the other man told his idea to the first man. Now both men knew twice as much.
 	Celebrity 	Richard Pryor uses his hat to participate in playing cars with kids.
 	Cartoon 	A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	"Garbageman's Blues Song"
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—DogArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster drives a car, but puts on the seat belt first.
 	Animation 	A set of blocks reveal a square, a triangle, and a circle.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird now wonders something - how can Luis keep his arm still for six weeks while it heals? Susan goes on to describe how Luis will have to get a cast on his arm, and the process is shown with Dr. Foster and Luis. In the waiting room, Luis bonds with Jan over their shared predicament.
 	Song 	“Everything is Little”
 	Cartoon 	E for Erase
 	Cast 	Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in.
 	Film 	Future careers: footage of a kid acting out a certain job, followed by an adult doing "the real thing." Includes a girl singing the "Sesame Street Theme" and another watching a sketch with Cookie Monster and Kermit the Frog.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: E-Ear
 	SCENE 5 	Luis and Jan write their names on each other's casts, then shake their hands, finding it difficult using their non-dominant writing hand.
 	Film 	PeacockMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird.
 	Cartoon 	A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house, and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!"
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #10
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep."
 	Cartoon 	David reminds a boy to wash his face and brush his teeth before going to bed.
 	SCENE 6 	Luis returns from the hospital as everyone greets him. Big Bird presents him with Radar, whom he's given a cast as well. He begins to tell Luis how Radar got his "broken arm" (which sounds suspiciously similar to how Luis got his) as Susan announces the sponsors.
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 1996
 1996
Category:Medical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 16