Episode 1874

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Muppets / Cast 	In a grid, Big Bird, Herry Monster, David, Olivia, Gladys the Cow, The Count and two kids rhyme the word "Hi."
 	Cartoon 	Hats
 	Muppets 	Grover wants to sell Kermit the Frog a pair of sunglasses, but Kermit doesn't have a nose or ears to hold the sunglasses up with, so Grover gives Kermit a pair of sunglasses with attached ears, nose, and mustache (which Grover adds is optional).
 	Cartoon 	Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	What would happen if I popped this balloon?
 	SCENE 1 	At the Fix-it Shop, Luis writes an intergalactic action story on a typewriter, but repeatedly removes and crumples the paper he uses, then notices that Oscar has been watching him. Oscar has brought in a non-working flashlight for Luis to fix. Luis takes the batteries out of his own flashlight and puts them into Oscar’s, making it work. Luis agrees to let Oscar keep the batteries until tomorrow, as long as Oscar doesn’t play any tricks on him for one whole day. Oscar reluctantly agrees to these terms.
 	Film 	Apes play at the zoo. (edited)
 	Cartoon 	The Sesame Street Vaudeville Theater presents "Near and Far," two performers, one of which is always near and the other is far. When the two switch places so "Far" can be more recognized, the act becomes "Wet and Dry" and "Far" gets doused with water.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Malcolm imagines a walk in the woods based on the music James Galway plays on his flute. His imaginary walk tuckers him out, so James plays him a lullaby.
 	Cartoon 	Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
 	SCENE 2 	Luis continues writing his story, not noticing that Telly has been watching him. Telly has brought in a basketball for Luis to fix, because when Telly played basketball earlier, the ball wouldn’t go through the hoop when he threw it. Luis explains that basketball takes practice ("Even Dr. J misses sometimes, but he just tries harder."), and that Telly should keep trying. Telly equates it with Luis’ attempts at story writing, and Luis gets motivated to keep writing.
 	Cartoon 	O for orangeArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Wet & Dry (Falls in pool; kid VO's)
 	Cartoon 	A song about a rolling OArtists: The Hubleys
 	Celebrity 	The Pointer Sisters sing the "Swingin' Alphabet."
 	Cartoon 	Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane.Artist: John Korty
 	Cast 	Susan, Bob, and Maria give a lesson on addition and subtraction.
 	Cartoon 	P is for Painting
 	Film 	Footage of a Chinese noodle factory.
 	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.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird witnesses Gordon and Luis argue over whether to get Chinese or Japanese food for lunch. Big Bird suggests a way for them to compromise, and they both agree on Chinese this week, and Japanese next week. They invite Big Bird to try the egg foo yung, which Big Bird refuses.
 	Cartoon 	A girl puts imaginary things in a jar, which makes her laugh.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	"I Love a March"
 	Cartoon 	Super 2 solves problems by doubling things.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster looks at different shapes.
 	Cartoon 	Two giraffes Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	SCENE 4 	Returning from lunch, Gordon comes across Oscar in the guise of a “worm-charmer,” who charges him ten cents to watch as he plays a kazoo while Slimey dances. Oscar states that Slimey will twist himself into the shape of the number 2, but Gordon worries that Slimey could hurt himself by stretching and calls the trick off. Oscar says he’ll resume his work in five minutes and Gordon demands his money back, since he didn’t see any trick. Oscar reveals that the real trick was in getting Gordon’s dime!
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me."
 	Muppets 	A woman (Jim Henson) volunteers to assist The Amazing Mumford in his surprise magic trick. Mumford makes her disappear – but when he tries to make her reappear, Herry Monster pops up, saying "SURPRISE!"
 	Cartoon 	A boy says he has a big surprise in his hand.
 	Animation 	Sand O/o
 	Film 	Letter O hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	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.
 	SCENE 5 	Luis gets back at Oscar for what he did to Gordon earlier: he’ll pay Oscar first, then guess Slimey’s trick in advance so Slimey will have to do it. Instead, Oscar has Slimey curl into the letter O, meaning he didn't rip off Luis. Oscar explains that he’s sticking by the terms he agreed to with Luis earlier, which don’t exempt Gordon from said tricks. Luis berates Gordon for having him try to trick Oscar, while Oscar announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15