Episode 0022

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon invites the viewer to Jay's tenth birthday party. He asks how many that is, and counts to 10 on his fingers.
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)"
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon quietly shows the viewer where everyone is hiding in his apartment, where the party is going to be. He points out the hiding places of several people and kids, including Leslie, Carlos, Ronald, Brynne, Renee, and Mr. Hooper. Big Bird thinks he's hidden if he just covers his face, but Gordon disagrees and tells him to duck down. Susan enters with the birthday boy, and everyone gets up and shouts "Surprise!" and sings "Happy Birthday to You." They proceed to the table, where Jay blows out the candles, and everyone counts as the ten candles are removed.
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The spectators take off.
 	SCENE 3 	Jay receives several different presents, and tries to see if Big Bird can figure out what they belong to. He makes incorrect guesses as he sees some railroad cars, tracks, and an engine; Big Bird thinks they might come from an "engine reservation," but they are actually parts of something that begins with T. (Big Bird: "Orange Pekoe!")
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: T for train
 	SCENE 4 	All of the parts have been put together, and Big Bird thinks it's some kind of electric snake. It's a train, and everyone imitates train whistle sounds (including Mr. Hooper's hooting - a Night Train) as they watch it go through a tunnel.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through.
 	SCENE 5 	Jay and the party guests all leave through the door. Gordon and Susan have to again show Big Bird what through means when he walks right into the door.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash.
 	Cartoon 	"All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?"
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket shoots water.
 	SCENE 6 	Bob and Susan sing "What Is This For?" while sorting pictures of things that produce water. The umbrella doesn't belong with the shower head, the faucet, and the hose - but Buddy and Jim wouldn't know that.
 	Cast 	Buddy and Jim: Jim tries to explain to Buddy what umbrellas are for, but they are both clueless what to do after opening them.
 	SCENE 7 	Mr. Hooper reads Gail and Mauricio a book, ABC of Cars and Trucks by Anne Alexander.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over.
 	SCENE 8 	Bob brings over a caged mynah bird for Mr. Hooper and the kids to see; they try to get it to whistle and say things.
 	Cartoon 	H for hello (voice of Gary Owens)
 	SCENE 9 	Mr. Hooper displays a letter H, the first letter in Hooper.
 	Cartoon 	Poverty H
 	Cartoon 	H is for horseshoe.
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets sing "A Spoonful of Sugar".
 	SCENE 10 	To thank him for helping out with Jay's party, Susan gives Mr. Hooper a handkerchief with an H on it. Mr. Hooper thinks it looks like an I at first, from the way she holds it.
 	Cartoon 	Poverty H (repeat)
 	SCENE 11 	Gordon says that H begins the word "hand," leading to the next film…
 	Film 	There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise.
 	SCENE 12 	Gordon stops Jay and Renee running in their tracks, simply by holding up his hand. He points out to them how many expressions can be made with the hands, including those used in a baseball game. Susan comes over to discuss how hands can even talk happily, and sings "Happy Talk."
 	SCENE 12cont'd	Oscar is bothered by the happy song; it makes him miserable. Bob suggests singing a sadder song to see if it lightens his mood: "Puff the Magic Dragon." It ends up making him laugh, and Bob introduces the next segment.
 	Muppets 	Kermit teaches "some," "more," and "most" with different sized jars of jellybeans, the most of which are eaten by a monster.
 	Cartoon 	"All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Kermit has now filled the jars with marbles. When the monster tries to eat the marbles, he hurts his jaw and becomes most unhappy.
 	SCENE 13 	Gordon, Leslie, and Brynne observe Judy, a nine-month-old monkey.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	SCENE 14 	Big Bird encounters Gordon looking closely at a manhole cover.
 	Film 	The “unsung beauty of manhole covers” is explored.
 	SCENE 15 	Big Bird finds the film interesting, and Gordon reminds the viewers of today's letter sponsors.
 	Cartoon 	Poverty H (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Cartoon 	Poverty T
 	SCENE 15cont'd	Gordon points out that the three aforementioned letters spell the word HAT. He and Big Bird count Gordon's fingers again to announce the number 10, and says goodbye with Big Bird. Susan finishes by announcing today's book.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Bob holds up the Sesame Street sign while Susan and Gordon hold up the CTW sign.
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1