Episode 1161

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Following a new version of the "Sesame Street Theme," the truck arrives at the ranch in New Mexico where Spanish-speaking people are waiting. Luis greets his relatives with hugs, and introduces them to his friends.
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Big Bird is introduced to Luis' relatives. He attempts to greet them in Spanish, but they understand each other in spite of the language barrier.
 	Cartoon 	A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.
center 	Muppets 	The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: WALK TALL
 	SCENE 2 	Roberta shows Gordon how to make bread in the horno (oven). The stone dome can hold a lot of heat, and the bread is ready in 20 minutes.
 	Cartoon 	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds."
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit).
 	Celebrity 	Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars.
 	Muppets 	John-John and Herry Monster count to twenty.
 	SCENE 3 	Luis, Gordon, Maria, and Bob sing "It's a Wonderful Place," happy to be visiting New Mexico. Oscar has a different take on the atmosphere ("It's a yucky old place!").
 	Cartoon 	Brush your teeth, up and down, side to side, round and round.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again."
 	Cartoon 	He, She and It show how a faucet works.
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
 	SCENE 4 	Luis talks to the viewer about the adobe house he and his friends are going to help his grandfather build. Besides adobe, the house is also made of wood and cement. Oscar perks up when he hears that the adobe bricks are made of mud, but becomes frustrated when he learns the bricks are used to build the house.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #6
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Sand G/g
 	Film 	Things that begin with G
 	SCENE 5 	Bob encounters Big Bird looking very lonely. He wants to "go over there and make friends with them," but feels shy. Bob sings an uplifting song, "Don't Be Afraid to Make Friends," which boosts Big Bird's confidence. He musters up the courage to introduce himself to the ... chickens.
 	Cartoon 	G is for GlueArtists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
 	SCENE 6 	Mr. Hooper identifies some friends Big Bird is introducing to him over the telephone. The friends are farm animals, and a few people. At the same time, The Count counts all of Big Bird's friends.
 	Cartoon 	The word SALIDA exits through a white square.
 	Song 	Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala.
 	Muppets / Cast	Olivia sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with a babysitter and photographer.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #2: The last dot is late and travels through the others.
 	Cartoon 	SALIDA (train)
 	Film 	Marching band forms a square
 	SCENE 7 	Luis herds a flock of sheep into the corral.
 	Cartoon 	"K" - Kangaroo - A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: K - Key
center 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks.
 	SCENE 9 	At twilight, everyone talks about their great day inside the house. Maria announces the sponsors.The story of the New Mexico trip continues in Episode 1162.
center 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Ernie and Bert hold the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9