Episode 0544

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	David gets his newspaper delivery for Hooper's Store, and has the viewer count the 10 newspapers with him. He opens up the tenth newspaper, which reveals a large number 10 written inside.
 	Cartoon 	"Ten Turtles"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman sings a song about finding a (MEOW!) stuck in a tree.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #10
 	SCENE 2 	Susan and Gordon encounter Oscar, planning a Grouch picnic on a day when it looks like it's about to rain. As Gordon reads the list, Oscar and Susan set the nearby crate being used as a table with the appropriate items: a dingy tablecloth, dirty plates, old cups recycled from tuna cans, a grill for mudburgers, and a pickle fork. The clouds part and the sun comes out, ruining Oscar's plans, but Oscar doesn't mind as he hates picnics anyway.
 	Cartoon 	I Thought a Thought ... about small things. A man thinks about small things, and lists them. A sea monster thinks it is small, especially when compared to its father!Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: The Count and Cookie Monster see a plate of cookies. The Count wants to count them, and Cookie Monster wants to eat them. After arguing over whether the cookies are for counting or eating, they decide to share them -- the Count will count the cookies, and then Cookie Monster will eat them.
 	Cartoon 	S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh.
 	Muppets 	"Sammy the Snake"
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	SCENE 3 	Letter S quickies:
*Maria, dressed as a magician, shows a surprise when she pulls a smelly skunk out of her hat.
*David displays his Dagwood-style sandwich.
*Susan speaks softly, while Oscar lets out a scream.
 	Cartoon 	A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw.Artist: Tee Collins
 	Muppets 	Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN."
 	Cartoon 	Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever.
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath and a kid demonstrate "big Joe" and "little Joey".
 	Cartoon 	A girl explains (in poetry) how she failed trying to make a snowman without using snow.
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version)
 	Muppets 	Kermit and Tracy count to 10.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #10
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, and Shola demonstrate "big," "small," "smaller, and "smallest" with four balls.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.
 	Cartoon 	O limerick
 	SCENE 4 	Maria plays "Here Are Some Things" with Audrey and Monty using groups of buttons.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man uses drinking glasses on his eyes and pours water over his seeing glasses.
 	Cartoon 	A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #10 (Spanish)
 	SCENE 5 	David sings “My Name” at Hooper's Store with Nicki, Audrey, and Joey.
 	Cartoon 	Willie Wimple: Tree DestructionArtist: Abe Levitow
 	Muppets 	A boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller.
 	Cartoon 	A boy does an addition problem in his head: 3 + 1 = 4.
 	Cartoon 	S - Serpiente
 	Muppets 	: Grover and his friend Debo notice the letter "S" sitting on a brick wall. He exclaims that the letter is an old friend, and shouts, "Hey, S, babyyyy!" and slaps it off the wall. He remarks, "I hope he did not take that personally."
 	Cartoon 	Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
 	Celebrity 	Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together.
 	Cartoon 	Would you mind closing our OPEN?
 	Film 	Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker!
 	Cartoon 	A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	This is the desert.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar recites a poem about his favorite desert animal - the lizard, introducing the next film.
 	Film 	"La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song)
 	Cartoon 	Triangles are found in various things such as a see-saw, ice cream cone, etc.
 	Cartoon 	A girl runs home to her CASA.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird tells Shola that he's been having some trouble figuring out big and little. Shola says that she's little and Big Bird is big. Big Bird says, "Oh! That must be why they call me Big Bird." Shola answers, "Yeah! You're Big Bird. I'm Shola."
 	Cartoon 	"Ten Turtles" (repeat)
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath counts down from 10 to 1.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #10 (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (repeat)
 	SCENE 7 	David and Maria recite the alphabet as they turn the jumprope for one of the kids. Susan announces the sponsors when it becomes Joey's turn.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria and David hold the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon and Susan hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Notes==
* Caroll Spinney voices the offscreen delivery person in scene 1.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5