Episode 2353

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At the Library, Micki gathers Telly, Maria, Luis, Bob, and the kids for story time, hosted by Linda and her friend Ed. Micki interprets as Linda and Ed tell the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" in sign language, cueing the kids to guess some of the characters' signs and pretending to be said characters.
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee."
 	Cartoon 	An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A white shell is uncovered in the sand.
 	Cartoon 	A kid removes a manhole cover, out of which comes the word ABIERTO.
 	Celebrity 	Tony Danza jumps rope with the kids.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster presents 9 elephants.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Slide puzzle - boy
 	Cartoon 	J family jamboree
 	Muppets 	Snuffy shows Big Bird the cloud costume he's going to wear in his Snufflegarden class's upcoming pageant about the sky, and even sings the song that accompanies it, while Big Bird imagines him as a cloud.
 	Cartoon 	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from.
 	Muppets 	Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backwards from four and yell "action," but she counts forwards instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!", which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene.
 	Cartoon 	Nine Striped CatsOwe Gustafson
 	Film 	A rhino and her baby
 	Muppets 	Dicky Tick hosts "Lifestyles of the Big and Little."
 	Cartoon 	Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever.
 	SCENE 2 	Micki narrates as Linda and Ed act out a story where they demonstrate big and little with different-sized barbells and dogs (including Barkley as the big dog). Finally, Linda gets a little sandwich, and Ed shares a big sandwich with the audience.
 	Cartoon 	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets / Cast	"Singing in the Shower" - Olivia, Ernie, Oscar, and Big Bird sing about how they like to sing in their various modes of cleaning (shower, bathtub, mudbath, and birdbath respectively.)
 	Film 	An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I."
 	Cartoon 	A girl draws in her entire body.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters.Music: "Portrait d'un robot," composed by Janko Nilovic
 	SCENE 3 	Linda and Ed lead the audience in singing and signing "Rock-a-bye Baby" as Luis plays guitar.
 	Cartoon 	A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city.
 	Cartoon 	A curious cat chases after a ball of string and explores various places in its home.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	Biff sings "This Is My J."
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
 	SCENE 4 	Linda and Ed do a pantomime skit, “Combination People,” where Ed substitutes his arms for Linda’s as the audience guesses what he’s doing (waking up and brushing teeth). The kids join in: Zoraida puts makeup on with Linda’s hands, and Jason shaves with Ed’s hands.
 	SCENE 4cont'd 	In the audience, Luis substitutes his hands for Telly’s and plays the guitar. Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Library
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18