Episode 2562

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	David wants to get some new things for Hooper's Store, such as new chairs, a new counter, new register, and a new milkshake maker (as insisted upon by Gina). He shows Elmo the catalogue from a store downtown they intend to buy these things from. Elmo wonders about the fate of the current milkshake makers, which he's taken to name Minnie, Mickey, and Molly (identified by the different-pitched noises they make). David relents and decides to keep the old milkshake machines after all.
 	Cartoon 	Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful."
 	Film 	At school, a boy wants to be friends with a classmate, so he writes her a letter.
 	Cartoon 	A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV.
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates near and far.
 	Cartoon 	S for SnailArtist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 2 	Gina is unable to put anything into the store's napkin holder and wishes they could get rid of it too. Oscar appears and conducts a "trash test" to make sure it's truly considered trash. It passes muster and Oscar takes it as his own, leaving the store nothing to keep its napkins in.
 	Cartoon 	Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
 	Film 	
 	Cartoon 	Hortense sees 5 waltzing brooms in her room.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Film 	The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing.
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	SCENE 3 	Count von Count has caught word of the possible changes to Hooper's and is especially distraught over the loss of the old counter. He recalls in song ("I Counted on You") all the things he's counted on that very counter through the ages. Midway through his song, David stops Count after a line recalling how he counted elephants on the counter. Count admits it never happened but is upset that it never will, and David is guilted into keeping the old counter, too.
 	Cartoon 	Different ways to use a stringArtist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Animation 	Teeny Little Super Guy: Robert W. Shipshape gets a hat for his birthday, and it blows into the street. R.W. remembers not to cross the street without an adult; Teeny Little Superguy helps him across.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Animation 	¿Que es esto? (una vaca)
center 	Celebrity 	Billy Joel sings the alphabet with Anything Muppets and kids.
 	Animation 	G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover)
 	Film 	"Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A montage of boys, all of whom are named Joe, saying what their favorite sports are. The last one turns out to be a girl named Joanne.Artist: John Korty
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird wonders if the changes to Hooper's include the sign. He and David imagine it looking like some of the selections in the catalogue and don't feel they are suitable. Big Bird believes if the sign works fine, it shouldn't be replaced. He also likes it because it reminds him of Mr. Hooper, which convinces David to keep it.
 	Cartoon 	Five butterfliesArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	In Alaska, a sculptor makes carvings of cold climate animals.Music: David Snell
 	Muppets 	Kermit sings "The Frogs in the Glen."
 	Cartoon 	A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	Film 	Kids count 18 backflips.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
 	SCENE 5 	David and Gina are ready to go shopping. They consult their list and cross out all the items they've decided to keep. A Dinger pops up to have fun with the ringing cash register, meaning they have to keep that as well. The only thing left on the list is the napkin holder.
 	Cartoon 	What if I looked like George Washington...
 	Muppets 	The Three Little Pigs look for the Big Bad Wolf in a police line-up.
 	Transition	"All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?"
 	Film 	Footage of a baby learning to walk.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man.
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird comes back to Hooper's to see the new changes but doesn't think the store is any different, until they point out the new napkin holder. Big Bird likes it and claims it makes the store feel different and the same. Gina announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20