Episode 1897

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Insert 	David shows the kids a letter from his grandmother's farm and leads them in a musical game - "What Do You Do on a Farm?" - as they act out the different chores.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock")
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 	Film 	Letter R hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Cast 	Luis and Gordon have a hard time picking apples by themselves, but all it takes is cooperation.
 	Cartoon 	Several circles try to get past a large square.
 	SCENE 1 	Forgetful Jones visits the Fix-It Shop so Maria can fix his coat. Maria finds that not only is the coat not broken, but Forgetful can remember how to put one on; he's just mixed up the order he's supposed to do what. Maria demonstrates the first, next, and last steps in putting on a coat.
 	Cartoon 	A face is drawn, but the mouth complains when it is drawn last.
 	Film 	A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!"
 	Muppets 	Grover and Erik surprise each other.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: R for Rope
 	Muppets 	The Twiddlebugs don't understand why they are getting all wet, while Mommy Twiddlebug isn't. They soon learn it's because she's inside the house. After they all huddle inside, Ernie finishes watering his plants.
 	Cartoon 	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
 	Insert 	Luis and a street band perform "Alegria."
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film about water in hoses, fountains, puddles, streams, bathtubs, rivers, oceans, and other places.
 	Muppets 	Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #10 (Spanish)
 	Film 	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version)
 	Animation	Pentagon in space
 	SCENE 2 	As Olivia does a photo shoot with Grundgetta, Herry Monster interrupts with an important message regarding teeth and the weather. He brings in a chart showing a sink connected to a lake and explains that because there hasn't been much rain lately, one must be careful when brushing their teeth to not waste much water. Olivia is already privy to this information, putting Herry in another ecological conundrum - he's wasted paper on his lesson!
 	Cartoon 	Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	Pageant: Ernie plays the role of Bart, a farm boy who plants a flower. Herry Monster plays the sun, and a nervous Cookie Monster plays a cloud. Bert reluctantly plays the flower. When it is said that Bert made the leaves for his costume out of lettuce leaves, Cookie and Herry proceed to eat the leaves and rip the costume apart.
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar enjoys having the Two-Headed Monster as a customer in his taxi, as the monster argues over whether to go to the opera or the disco. Bob comes by and suggests they draw straws to make a fair choice. Oscar instead recommends the two flip a coin and they start arguing again over which method to use.
 	Animation	A man plays a memory game using cards.
 	Celebrity	The Pointer Sisters sing "Hush Little Baby."
 	Cartoon 	Mr. Hand is instructed to draw a circle around an apple.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 4 	Maria calls Herry into the Fix-It Shop to help with a problem - she's too busy to leave the store and needs to mail a letter. Instead of going to the mailbox down the block, Herry brings the mailbox into the Fix-It Shop.
 	Film 	A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby.
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call," and then demonstrates some calls of his own — including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: T for train
 	Cast 	Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob plays glasses of water.
 	Film 	T is for toes.
 	SCENE 5 	Outside the shop, Maria makes Herry promise not to remove the mailbox from its original place. He darts inside to answer her phone and she worries he'll rip it right from the wall. Herry instead leaves the phone intact...until he hangs up. Maria consoles a remorseful Herry as Forgetful announces the sponsors.
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 1897
 1897
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15