Episode 2334

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	The Count and the kids get ready for the big counting marathon, where they count to 40 together.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Telly is worried about getting distracted while counting, but Gordon reassures him it'll be okay, recalling the first time he ran a marathon and had friends cheering him on. Luckily, The Count has gathered some of his bats to do the cheering.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Gordon waves the starting flag, and the count-a-thon begins. Telly makes it all the way to 40, and feels proud.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster #5: Five fantastic floating fools fall from the big blue blimp.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel."
 	Animation 	It's a crocodileArtist: Ishu Patel
 	Muppets 	At night, Ernie can't sleep because he's thirsty. Bert is out of town visiting his brother, so Ernie calls Bert on the phone to tell Bert he's thirsty. He follows Bert's advice to get a glass of water, but calls Bert again to thank him, and say he can't sleep. Bert suggests that he count sheep ... except Ernie doesn't hang up the phone.
 	Cartoon 	A man thinks of H words while sitting on a horse.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon rests a bit after carrying a big toy box home. The bats cheer him on as he and Luis carry it up the stairs.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: H is for hole
 	Film 	A girl visits the stamp factory to see how stamps are made.
 	Cartoon 	Three scribbles exercise.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
 	Cartoon 	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages.
 	Film 	A figure skater illustrates forward and backward.
 	Cartoon 	A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies.
 	Celebrity 	Yosh Shmenge (John Candy) performs the "Alphabet Polka" with Big Bird and Slimey's worm polka band.
 	Cartoon 	What if I looked like George Washington...
 	Film 	Sheep dog
 	Cartoon 	A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit tries to tell the story of the Three Little Pigs, but five pigs show up. He realizes he's encountered the wrong group of pigs -- one of these pigs went to market, one stayed home, and so on (alluding to the game of "This Little Piggy"). Just as he gets things straight, the Big Bad Wolf shows up and, determined not to have his fun spoiled, huffs and puffs Kermit away.
 	Cartoon 	After the big game, a bird skeleton and an elephant skeleton get their skins mixed up in the locker room. The coach helps them out.
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon guesses why Elmo has a table set up with two spoons, two napkins, two bowls of soup, two glasses of milk, and two flowers in a vase. Elmo is having dinner for two – the number, that is.
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	"Winter Song"
 	Cartoon 	When a bird pops a balloon, the balls represent Sad and Happy.
 	Muppets 	Clementine works at the Double Bar "R" Ranch; Gladys the Cow applies for a job there.
 	Cartoon 	What would happen if I popped this balloon?
center 	Insert 	Three of These Kids are wearing winter gear in the cold, but one is not.
 	Film 	Letter R hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: R for Rope
 	SCENE 4 	Luis sees Slimey with an “Hola” sign. Grundgetta says the sign is for Gus, la gusano – Slimey’s worm friend, who drops in with a parachute.
 	Cartoon 	A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler.
 	Muppets 	"Body Rhythms" by Little Jerry and the Monotones.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five."
 	Muppets 	Grover tries to ignore three monsters who look big and scary to him. When they notice him carrying a flute, they grab his attention and ask -- in what appears to be a threatening way -- if Grover wants to play. The three monsters pull out a clarinet, an oboe and a bassoon and begin to play, urging Grover to join in.
 	Cartoon 	Five butterfliesArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	It's cold outside, so Bert tries to ask Ernie to play a game with him. Ernie keeps bringing winter equipment into the room, thinking Bert wants to play outside. It turns out he just wants to play a game of checkers.
 	Cartoon 	Madrigal AlphabetArtist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 5 	Grundgetta watches Slimey and Gus combine an M with an UD to form the word MUD, then rewards them with a tin of mud to wriggle in. Luis announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*Voices for the cheerleading bats include David Rudman, Pam Arciero, Kevin Clash, and Jerry Nelson.
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