Episode 1171

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird has a pretend tea party at his nest with his dolls, Emily and Dulcy. He wishes Mr. Snuffleupagus were present as well so it would be more fun, but he can't make it due to his tap dancing practice. In lieu of his absence Big Bird pretends Snuffy is seated nearby when Maria comes in. Big Bird introduces her to his "guests" including Snuffy in the empty chair, and Maria is proud and relieved that Big Bird is finally admitting that Snuffy is just imaginary.
 	Cartoon 	L for Lion
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl sings "I Want a Monster to Be My Friend."
 	Cartoon 	Snacks on Parade - The RaisinArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High."
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #6
 	SCENE 2 	As Maria continues to praise Big Bird for telling the truth, Luis comes by. He tells her that Mr. Mancini called about his television set, angry that it hasn't been fixed yet. Maria tells Luis to say that, if asked, he was unable to find her. Before leaving, she tells Big Bird to remember to tell the truth. Witnessing this double-standard, Big Bird remarks, "I'll never understand grown-ups."
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: L for Light
 	Film 	Counting 1-20 (planes taking off)
 	Cartoon 	L es para luz
 	Film 	Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm?
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: BINGO
 	Muppets 	Herry Monster and two kids share a bag of apples.
 	Cartoon 	Thelma Thumb — A friend of Marcia's is in danger: he's riding his bike at night without lights. Thelma asks the fireflies for help.
 	Muppets 	Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them.
 	Cartoon 	He, She and It: The IT clears up the kids' knowledge on how a scale works.
 	Film 	A scuba diver swims away from.
 	Animation 	Sand L/l
 	Film 	There Once Was a Hand series: the right hand plays with a ping-pong ball and tricks the left hand into thinking an egg is one.
 	Cast 	Linda shows Damion how to sign "WET PAINT".
 	Cartoon 	An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!"
 	Muppets 	A Muppet father and son switch roles in the forest. The father climbs trees and asks questions, while the son explains things.
 	Film 	In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it.
 	Cartoon 	"Mi casa es su casa."
 	Song 	"Beet Beet, Sugar Beet"
 	Insert 	Gordon and Olivia sing "Quiet Is."
 	Cartoon 	A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian.
 	Insert 	Guy Smiley hosts "The Anything-in-the-World Prize Game" and asks questions to random people on the street. The winner gets to choose the prize. His guest is Oscar the Grouch, who doesn't want to be bothered by Guy Smiley and accidentally gets every answer right. Since Oscar gets to have whatever he wants for a prize, he asks Guy to get lost.
 	Film 	A panda tries to scratch an itch.
 	Cartoon 	L for Lion (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!"
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar tells Bob about the Grouch foods he loves to eat, including stale toast in pickle brine and molasses for breakfast and roast pickles for lunch (dipped in honey and garlic). Bob questions the way Oscar lives, wondering how he can stand doing things like pouring motor oil on his piano and enjoying loud noises. Oscar counters that since he doesn't tell Bob how to live (pointing out how Bob enjoys hamburgers, flowers, and fresh air), he shouldn't do the same to him. "Who says you're right and I'm wrong?" he asks before going back into his can. A humbled Bob concedes that Oscar makes a good point.
 	Muppets 	Grover climbs a mountain and counts from one to ten with his own echo.
 	Cartoon 	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Feet (One Foot, Two Foot)."
 	Celebrity 	Accompanied by a drum beat, Richard Pryor asks the viewer to point to parts of their head.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty K" - Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. Featuring the sped-up voice of Gene Moss.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Swimming and flying pelicans.
 	Cartoon 	"I'm six years old today!"
 	SCENE 4 	As the kids play in the yard, one attempts to ride his tricycle around; he gets pelted by a hula hoop and the tire swing as a result. He attempts another lap as Bob announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9