Episode 1417

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria has been hired to help with this year's census by collecting the information of Sesame Street. She explains the process to Big Bird, who joins her on her trip to Mr. Hooper's apartment. But first, Big Bird practices his counting by counting all the street residents he can think of.
 	Cartoon 	O for orangeArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Counting 20 boxesMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	O limerick
 	Film 	A girl gets a pair of earrings, intercut with shots of other people's earrings.
 	SCENE 2 	Luis, Linda, Gordon, and Mr. Hooper hold up their hands, and ask the kids which one is different. They point out the difference Luis is demonstrating and Linda explains that while three of them were signing "I love you," Luis was signing "I really love you." The kids practice signing the phrases themselves.
 	Cartoon 	Bolt and Nut show how they work together.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird and Maria reach Mr. Hooper's apartment. He recalls filling out the census sheets he was sent, but forgot to mail them. Big Bird "helps" Maria with her questions and makes sure he is counted before they leave.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #2
 	Film 	Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	Marching band cymbal crash #2
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Hats
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental)
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon recites poems that give clues about animals the kids must guess. He then shows them a picture of each animal and Linda shows them the sign. Big Bird helps by reciting a poem about birds, then finishes the game with one about Mr. Snuffleupagus.
 	Animation 	An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the opera, Carmen loses her "face" and can't resume singing until the wig returns.
 	Muppets 	Alphabet Chat: OMr. Chatterly tries to deliver a lecture about the letter O, but is distracted by several things that don't begin with O, like a rabbit walking with a cow. The Anything Muppet producers decide to cancel the show and take down the set.
 	Cartoon 	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet man sings about the word "Salida"...and refuses to stop.
 	Cartoon 	SALIDA (train)
 	Film 	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant.music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett
 	Muppets 	A group of Muppets (including Herry Monster) split into two separate teams for a game based on whether they have letters or numbers printed on their shirts. However, one of the small ones points out that they've split into one team of big players and one team of small players. They eventually agree to play Tiddly-Winks.
 	Insert 	Stevie Wonder teaches Grover how to sing short and long.
 	Cartoon 	Four firetrucks, telephones, ships and men file into a large contraption that produces 4s.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet man arrives at a gas station, hoping to be filled in a short time. Instead, his car takes a long time to fill while the attendant fills other cars in a short time.
 	Film 	A couple makes some bread in stop-motion.
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuarterArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Animals fight.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Q -- that funny looking thing.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert sing "Imagination." (ending edited)
 	Cartoon 	Five stripes make a circle.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty Q": A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 5 	Maria finishes taking a census poll from Luis, the last one needed for Sesame Street. Big Bird makes sure he is counted in Spanish. Big Bird is then upset to learn that he won't be counted in the census because it's for people, not birds. He feels he is worthless, when Gordon gets an idea to cheer Big Bird up...
 	Cartoon 	A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday.
 	Celebrity 	Victor Borge plays a short note, followed by a very long note (that even puts himself to sleep).
 	Cartoon 	A man discovers the letter O has fallen off a HOTEL sign.
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon brings over Mrs. Forbes (Frances Sternhagen) from the National Audubon Society, who does her own special poll on Big Bird, who enthusiastically answers her questions. As Gordon announces the sponsors, Big Bird has a question for her, much to her bewilderment: does she count Snuffleupaguses?
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while Kermit and a kid hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 11