Episode 1144

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	David demonstrates ventriloquism to Gordon, Olivia, Maria, and the kids with Victor the dummy, an act he used to do in high school. Oscar gets inspired to do the same after finding out that dummies can say anything the ventriloquist makes them say, especially when "Victor" tells him to scram.
 	Cartoon 	A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one.
 	Film 	The Steam Shovel
 	Cartoon 	I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing)Artist: Cliff Roberts
center 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Don't You Know You're Beautiful?" over footage of a girl figure skating.
 	Cartoon 	I am dry, he is wet (circus elephant)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Big Bird announces that Grover will demonstrate the number 2 by doing two chin-ups. He does it, but then Big Bird asks him to do two more sets, to make sure the audience gets it. When Big Bird thinks they've got it, he announces that Grover will now demonstrate the number 18! Grover faints.
 	Cartoon 	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP.
 	Celebrity 	A montage of kids at various ages are shown practicing tennis, who eventually turn out to be Arthur Ashe. Footage from one of his matches is shown.
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it.
 	Cartoon 	The word BUS
 	Film 	Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack)
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar opens a package from the Grouch Novelty Co. containing a Grouch ventriloquist dummy named “Crummy,” which looks just like him. ("He is so ugly!" Oscar remarks.) He reads from the instruction booklet how to make Crummy work, and strikes up an insult-filled conversation with him.
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: U for Umbrella
 	Muppets 	
 	Cast 	Bob, dressed as a clown, sounds out the word ENTER by grouping two doors together.
 	Song 	"Here Come the Beans"
 	SCENE 3 	Olivia and the others aren't fooled by Oscar's dummy act, knowing Oscar's using it as an excuse to be rude. Gordon wonders if all Crummy will do is be mean to them, but Oscar has other plans: "I'm not gonna spend $1.98 for something like this and only insult people!" Oscar gives them a preview of the act he’s going to perform with Crummy at the Grouch Club Smoker, telling Grouch versions of old jokes. The others don't care for it, but Oscar finds it more fun to argue with Crummy and sticks with that instead, driving the others away.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A dog learns about U.Artist: John Paratore
center 	Muppets 	"Sing After Me" by Grover and Madeline Kahn
 	Cartoon 	Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool.
 	Muppets 	Outside his castle, The Count asks The Countess Natasha to marry him. He counts her replies, all of which are "no."
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar and Crummy play "breakable words" in which they sound out “AT” words onscreen, then watch them fall down and break apart.
 	Cartoon 	An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way.Voices: Hal Smith
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie, when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks the cookie in half and shares the cookie with the girl. He eats his half of the cookie. When the girl eats her half, she eats it just like Cookie Monster.
 	Cartoon 	Jughead Jones's J story
 	Film 	A garfish swims around.
 	Cartoon 	The letter JArtists: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Sand J/j
 	SCENE 5 	At night, Oscar and Crummy argue with each other, keeping the neighbors awake. David announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9