Episode 0246

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird has some disguise elements (including a noseless pair of Groucho glasses). He intends to fool Tom into thinking he's his own father, but first, he tells Tom that he's going on a nice long walk to quell any suspicions - "If you see anybody who looks like me, it won't be me."
 	Cartoon 	A song about a rolling OAnimation by John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	A group of Muppets (including Taminella Grinderfall and Sour Bird) repeat saying "Oh!" when they see a letter O.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird returns disguised in a cape, bowtie, and the glasses, and carrying a cane. He claims to be his father "Verybig Bird," and boasts to Tom about how well he raised his son, teaching him how to count (forgetting how to count himself). He accidentally loses his glasses after knocking into a tricycle. He admits it was all a ruse, but it was fun.
 	Cartoon 	O limerick
 	Celebrity	Peggy Fleming skates the letter O.
 	Cartoon 	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O.Artist: John Paratore
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters O and P, mentioning that they're the OP family. When he adds an M for "mop", he has Grover fetch a mop. When he adds a DR for "drop", he has Grover drop a heavy rock. When he adds an H for "hop", he has Grover hop repeatedly until he faints. Herbert then adds a FL for "flop" and a ST for "stop".
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #6
 	SCENE 3 	Bob counts six kids on the stoop, who remain six kids whether he counts them going up or coming down... or even when they hear the ice cream truck and run off.
 	Film 	"Six Song (Song of Six)."
 	Muppets 	Granny Fanny Nesselrode reads a letter from a viewer asking how to tell the difference between two kittens. Granny herself can't tell the difference, despite the fact that the two cats are different colors.
 	Animation	The Queen of Six explores her garden.
 	SCENE 4 	A fuse has blown in Gordon and Susan's apartment, but Susan is a little too afraid to climb the ladder to fix it. Gordon climbs up for her, but can't find which fuse is out. Susan follows him up, surprised to find she isn't afraid after all.
center 	Muppets 	Grover, lost in a scary forest, sings "I Whistle a Happy Tune" to keep his spirits up. He bumps into a monster -- but it's Cookie Monster, who happily joins in the song. Then they run into a little boy, and they run away, panicked.
 	Film 	Some kids at the playground talk about different animal homes and imagine themselves living in them.
 	Muppets 	Farley explains things one can do with their mind - he plans on going to the door, he imagines who's knocking at it, he remembers it's not his mother and he hopes there's not a scary monster at the door. Herry Monster surprises him by bursting through the door, frightening Farley away. Herry's sorry Farley ran away; he wanted to play.
 	Film 	The kids at the playground continue talking about animal homes.
 	SCENE 5 	Susan sees two girls about to play hopscotch, but she observes one child drawing the path will take too long. She breaks the chalk into three pieces so they can cooperate and make it faster.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot recite the alphabet together.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: O for Open
 	Cast 	Gordon and Bob put together the letter O.
 	Cartoon 	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (repeat)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket shoots water.
 	SCENE 6 	Bob helps Oscar prepare a Grouch dish - sauerkraut between two pickles, topped with various, disgusting condiments such as mustard and anchovies.
 	Film 	"Six Song (Song of Six)." (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit demonstrates between by using a ping-pong ball, a doughnut, and a Beatles record sitting on a table, with the donut between the record and the ball. Beautiful Day Monster comes along and proceeds to eat everything. Kermit fears he will also get eaten, but the monster thanks him with a kiss.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #6 (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash.
 	SCENE 7 	Tom and the kids use their imaginations to pretend they row a boat on a lake, then go fishing. Gordon comes in and Tom "rescues" him from the water.
 	Film 	"Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge."Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers
 	Cartoon 	What if a dog looked like a bird?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 8 	Tom "swims" out of the boat to get close to the viewer and sign off; he quickly gets back into the boat after being in the freezing water.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 2