Episode 0183

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob explains why we need the letter J: without it, there'd be no jumping (like he and the kids do), jellybeans (like Mr. Hooper has), jobs (like Susan has), or junk (which Oscar wallows in).
 	Cartoon 	"The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug."Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert
 	Celebrity 	Flip Wilson shows how his teacher, Miss Johnson, taught the ABCs.
 	Muppets 	
 	Celebrity 	Jim Nabors counts from one to twenty, demonstrating soft and loud.
 	SCENE 2 	As another kid counts in voiceover, Benjamin uses his fingers to count to 11 (with a little help from a friend).
 	Cast 	Bob and Gordon erect an 11.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down.
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover talk about "AN" words. Herbert demonstrates the words themselves, while Grover provides visual aids. The first word they talk about is RAN. While Herbert talks about how to make the word, Grover keeps running around the scene until he tires himself out.
 	Film 	African children play in a village, and in a modern playground.
 	Muppets 	Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Muppets 	Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	SCENE 3 	Susan plays two rounds of "Here Are Some Things" with the kids, first using balls and then with dolls.
 	Film 	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be.
 	Cartoon 	The letter JArtists: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets sing "Up, Up and Away."
 	Film 	Sea HorseMusic: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird finds Gordon and the kids arm wrestling on the stoop. He proudly displays the "picture poems" he drew, which contain multiple things that rhyme. One is a cat in a hat (something he picked up from "somebody named Seuss") holding a bat, and another is a bear combing his hair and eating a pear. The last one is a shirt that Gordon puts on Benjamin: a sweater with a letter! The letter J, to be precise...
 	Cartoon 	"The J Commercial" (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Grover is going to teach the audience about "surprise" by sneaking up on Ernie. He sees Ernie sitting in his chair -- and he knows that it's Ernie, because he can see Ernie's shirt and Ernie's hair. Grover sneaks up to surprise Ernie -- but then it turns out to be Herry Monster, disguised as Ernie.
 	Film 	A group of kids play follow the leader and go over, around and through various obstacles, but one of them takes a while to catch on.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: J - Jam
 	Cartoon 	A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him.
 	SCENE 5 	Bob and the kids look around for wheels. They're found on Cedric's tricycle and Norma's roller skates. A miniature dump truck drives by honking its horn, confusing Bob.
 	Film 	Different kinds of wheels are shown and what they’re used for. (edited, with new music track)
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes uses a brick wall to demonstrate around, under (by digging under it), and over (by jumping over it, and landing in the gaping mouth of a monster).
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.Artist: John Paratore
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through.
 	Muppets 	
 	Celebrity 	The New York Knicks demonstrate over, around and through.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through. (repeat)
 	Film 	James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico.
 	SCENE 6 	Bob and Gordon are in the mood for some ice cream sodas, but the doorway to Hooper's Store is blocked by a large package. The two cooperate to move the box with Mr. Hooper. To reward them, Mr. Hooper serves their sodas with an extra scoop of ice cream. With that, Gordon asks if there are any other boxes that need moving.
 	Song 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face."
 	SCENE 7 	Bob, Gordon, and Mr. Hooper announce the sponsors using Hooper's soda straws.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Mr. Hooper, Oscar, and Bob hold up the Sesame Street sign as Gordon and Susan hold up the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 2