Episode 2197

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird and Elmo surprise Snuffy with an “abierto” sign on the door to Big Bird's nest. They sing “Abierto to You” to Snuffy, who informs them it’s not his birthday. Elmo explains that “abierto” is Spanish for “open,” and Big Bird says his door is always open for his best friend. Snuffy tries to get through the door, but gets stuck. Big Bird goes to fetch Maria to translate what "stuck" and "unstuck" are in Spanish while Elmo hops on Snuffy, trying to cheer him up by singing "Unstuck to you, unstuck to you!"
 	Cartoon 	Abierto: Ali Baba arrives a bit late and gets run over by the 40 thieves leaving.
 	Muppets 	The Count's main jumping-over-the-bed flock of sheep quits on him, so he calls the "24 Hour Emergency Counting Service". A reluctant deliveryman in sheep's clothing laments, "It's not an easy way to make a livin' ..."
 	Cartoon 	Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K.
 	Film 	A man and children observe the life along the river.
 	Animation	Where does the square fit?
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird, Justin, Betsy, and Carese play with blocks on the work table outside the Fix-it Shop, when Maria needs to use the table. They put the blocks back in the boxes that have a matching shape. Big Bird thinks the matching game was fun, but Maria keeps him from dumping the blocks out to play it again. ("Gee, I wonder why grown-up have to always be so smart.")
 	Cartoon 	K-kick
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster does a taste test to compare square shaped cookies, triangle shaped cookies, and circle shaped cookies.
 	Film 	Workers in a watch factory work on watches.
 	Cartoon 	The Pink Panther Karate-Chops the Letter 'K'.
 	Muppets 	Olivia reads "Katie and the King."
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Little Plant."
 	Cartoon 	Six turtles plus one man equals seven.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Cast 	In a spoof of a famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player "Big Murray" (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has one on it.
 	Film 	A man shows a boy how to make a wheelbarrow.
 	Cartoon 	Subtracting three mules
 	Film 	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
 	Celebrity	Ray Barretto and his fellow drummers play together.
 	Animation	Can you find the hidden objects in the picture?
 	Film 	Apes play at the zoo. (edited)
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet sings a "Pretty Little Song" with a canary, but neither of them can figure out when it ends.
 	Cartoon 	B for butterfly
 	Film 	Kids comment as they see how corn grows in a field.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A large bird munches on rectangle edges, forming the word "BIRD."
 	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 	K for keyhole, ketchup, kitten
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo encounters Gordon playing the flute in the yard, thinking it's a game. Gordon explains that a flute is a musical instrument, and Elmo repeats the melodies Gordon plays. Gordon needs to practice some more while Elmo wants to continue playing with him, but when Gordon plays a more elaborate pattern, Elmo suddenly realizes he needs to go and count his blocks.
 	Animation	Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat.
 	Cartoon 	A man circles the number 1, draws a line to the number 2, follows the arrows to the number 3 (and crosses it out), underlines the number 4, draws a door, and goes through it.
 	Cartoon 	Bridge #1 - Zipper
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar and Bruno join Elmo in listening to Gordon play the flute. Gordon says they have time for one more song, and Elmo and Oscar argue over “Swamp Mushy Muddy” and “Rubber Duckie.” Gordon plays the Sesame Street Theme to Elmo's disappointment (since it means it's time to say goodbye) as Oscar announces the sponsors, with Bruno carrying him away.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 17