Episode 2296

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Biff tells the viewer that they're going to play a fun game today. Elmo wants to play, so Biff plays a guessing game with Elmo regarding the game they'll be playing. He gives Elmo some clues as to what they'll be using - something long, and thin on one end, and something round one can hold in their hand. Elmo fetches a carrot and tomato, guessing it might be a salad-making game. He then sees Maria with a stickball, bat, and other items and correctly guesses they're going to play stickball. Elmo instead feels like making a salad.
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
 	Muppets 	Clementine hears water running, which reminds Forgetful Jones that he was about to do something. Using the clues at hand (a bar of soap, a backbrush, and a towel), Forgetful remembers that it's bath time. Buster's bath, that is...
 	Cartoon 	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP.
 	Film 	Human and animal babies learn to walk.
 	Cartoon 	A dog learns about U.Artist: John Paratore
 	SCENE 2 	At the Fix-it Shop, Maria and Joey (Peter Smith) invite Luis to play ball, but he passes because he’s too busy. Maria confesses that she thinks he doesn't think he's good at it, but Joey insists on getting him in the game.
center 	Cartoon 	A cowboy adds two different herds of cows.
 	Muppets 	Ernie doesn't want to play with Bert, who sings "I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me".
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: U for UP
 	Film 	A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city.
 	SCENE 3 	Luis has agreed to practice playing ball, but doesn't get the hang of it. He states he's never been into playing stickball, even as a little kid. Joey understands, but Luis is still willing to try just for today.
 	Cartoon 	Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover).
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover prepares a table for a family who's celebrating their grandmother's birthday, but Grover doesn't know her name, so when each family member refers to her as a different relative each time, Grover thinks there's more than one party going on, so he ends up bringing out seven cakes.
 	Cartoon 	A polar bear learns what "EXIT" means.Animation: John and Faith Hubley
 	Cast / Muppets 	Olivia sings about her "One Two Blues" with two Anything Muppets.
 	Transition 	Bridge #16 - Hourglass Slow/Empty Bridge
 	Insert 	The Count counts five children as they rearrange their positions.
 	Cartoon 	An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests.
 	SCENE 4 	The Count loves stickball because there are so many things to count. To Maria's chagrin he counts the only ball and walks off with it.
 	Film 	Kids count 5 racehorses.
 	Animation 	"¡Él juega beisbol!"
 	SCENE 4 cont'd 	The Count returns the ball after his little joke, and tells Maria that he used to play baseball in his native Transylvania. He even has a collection of bats: his pet bats, whom he's named after famous baseball players.
 	Animation 	Five ghosts carry the number 5 into a haunted house.Artist: Ishu Patel
 	Film 	Two boys working at the family Mexican restaurant show how they prepare for the day, and how tacos and enchiladas are made.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Little Plant."
 	Cartoon 	Z for zipper
 	Muppets 	A Japanese storyteller tells "The Mystery of the Four Dragons". An aged emperor offers the throne to his son if he can find four hidden dragons in the room.
 	Cartoon 	"Mad Goat Song"Artist: Derek Lamb
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Ron Darling of the New York Mets shows Big Bird how he'd pitch a fastball.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #5
 	Cast 	Maria as Charlie Chaplin tries to leave through the door marked EXIT, but the sign keeps moving, and a brick wall appears behind each opened door. Finally, she makes her own exit through a hole in the wall.
 	Film 	A trip to the doctor's office.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	The Beetles are "Thinking of U."
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: A widow bird flies from one tree to another.
center 	Muppets 	Ernie wants Bert to pretend to be mad, but Bert says that he can't, because he has nothing to feel angry about. Ernie asks Bert to pretend that he borrowed Bert's paper clip collection, and lost his favorite paper clip. The thought makes Bert really mad. Bert gets tired out, and tells Ernie that he can't get mad anymore. Ernie makes a confession -- he really did lose Bert's favorite paper clip.
 	Cartoon 	Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version)
 	SCENE 5 	Luis is first up to bat in the game. He hits the ball, and the team rejoices. The Count announces the sponsors.
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