Episode 3289

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly has been assigned to talk about the letter X, only he hasn't been able to find anything that starts with X. A fox in a tux playing the sax helps him come up with some words ending in X instead.
 	Film 	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	Film 	"We have a nice school"... with ducks.
 	Song 	"Exploring in Your Closet"
 	SCENE 2 	Snuffy returns to the Fix-It Shop to pick up Alice, who was left in Maria's care. Maria reports she was able to teach Alice to count, which surprises Snuffy as he's never been able to do that, believing she's too young. Maria demonstrates as she and Alice count to 10: "Uno, dos, tres, etc." Snuffy is still not convinced and thinks that Alice is just pretending to count, but Maria explains that they were counting in Spanish. Snuffy is so impressed that he also wants to learn.
 	Animation 	Ten masked dancers are counted in Spanish.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets 	"Forty Blocks From My Home"
 	Cartoon 	A lizard, a girl and a dog dance.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Muppets / Cast	Ruthie reads to some kids the story of Star White (Snow White's cousin), who had a mirror that couldn't answer her question of who's the best looking. The mirror looked at a number of kids, and soon had an answer for Star White: everyone in the world is good-looking in their own way. (new sound effects added)
 	Cartoon 	A girl describes why she likes the color black.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	Grover and Carrington show how they look when they're cold.
 	Cartoon 	Is snow cold? Yes! (new music and sound effects added)
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me."
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird finishes painting a chair, while Slimey watches. He has a "WET PAINT" sign handy so nobody ruins the paint. However, he can't find a place to put it; if it goes on the chair, it could ruin the paint. Slimey has an idea and fetches his airplane, circling the area while waving a "WET PAINT" flag behind him.
 	Muppets 	How Now Brown and the Moo Wave performs "Wet Paint."
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: SCHOOLAfter a bunch of kids come running by, a girl goes before the man and says it's Saturday. That leaves him to say: "No school." (new sound effects added)
 	Song 	"Off to School"
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray.
 	Insert 	Oscar and Grundgetta seem to be arguing again, now over the letter X and a train. They tell Gordon they're actually preparing for a song about the "X Train," a favorite method for Grouch vacations. They're backed up by a pair of Grouch conductors.
 	Cartoon 	In the "Land of No Shoelaces", people find it difficult to play basketball, swing, and run, until Edna Lovelace comes along.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Flamingos walk around to classical music. (new child voiceovers added)
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Pencil box G / g
 	SCENE 4 	Telly plans to talk about the other of today's letters - G, and is caught by surprise when the actual letter appears. The gabby G (Fran Brill) starts talking about herself, not letting Telly get in a single word.
 	Cartoon 	G For Giggle (new sound effects added)
 	Film 	A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place.
 	Muppets 	"Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking, and homework.
 	Cartoon 	A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (audible dialogue)Artist: Joanna Priestley
 	SCENE 5 	Telly now drags in a giant number 7 to help talk about it, but accidentally drops it onto the ground, shattering it. Telly relays his woes to Gordon, who points out that the broken 7 can still help - it's now in 7 different pieces.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Telly gives a heartfelt speech about how much time and effort went into making that number 7, while the fox provides some melancholy back-up violin music. Gordon reveals he's now fixed the 7, with the fox's help (he happened to have some glue with him). Telly, feeling much better now, requests some happy music from the fox.
 	Cartoon 	The Alligator KingArtist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	The Count's Storybook TheatreThe Count reads the story of "The Magnificent 7" who would save a village from becoming lonely. A mediocre 7 and a magnificent 5 show up first, to the behest of the villagers. Next time on The Count's Storybook Theatre: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
 	Cartoon 	"Island of Emotion"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 6 	While the fox plays the closing theme on saxophone, Maria, Telly, and Big Bird announce the sponsors (with Slimey flying by with his "WET PAINT" banner). Telly then tips over from the weight of the 7, smashing it once more.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26