Episode 0853

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria is in a hurry to get to an exam and asks Big Bird to do two favors for her: give David the dollar bill she owes him, and place her letter in the mailbox for her mother in Puerto Rico. Big Bird beams with pride that he's helping out Maria, but begins to get his instructions mixed up…
 	Cartoon 	"I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #8
 	SCENE 2 	An Anything Muppet mailman (Jerry Nelson) collects the mail, finding a dollar bill. He and Big Bird wonder how it got in there, and Big Bird provides several possible scenarios including someone with too much money or a chase involving big and little monsters. David comes along and asks Big Bird why he gave him a letter that’s addressed to Maria’s mother; again Big Bird struggles to come up with an answer. Maria passes through and casually switches the items as Big Bird gives an embarrassed laugh.
 	Cartoon 	An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way.Voices: Hal Smith
 	Cast 	Bob and Mr. Hooper have a dispute over using a sole coat hanger for their coats. They eventually cooperate and put both their coats on the one hanger.
 	Film 	Kids count ten buses as they drive by.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	"Four Seasons"
 	Film 	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	Slide puzzle - boy
 	Insert 	Three of These Kids (upside-down girl)
 	Cartoon 	An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter W. Cookie Monster eats the W.
 	Film 	Gibbons make screeching noises.
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, Greg, and Laura play a game of volleyball with a balloon.
 	Film 	Lions (instrumental, with occasional lion growls)Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 3 	At Hooper's Store, David gets off the phone with someone who just canceled their sandwich order. The Count eyes the half-made sandwich, and David gets so cheered up with the unwasted food that he offers to add more ingredients to make it even more delicious for him. Once the sandwich is complete, the Count... counts the one sandwich and promptly leaves.
 	Cartoon 	W for Wash
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to start his W lecture again, but the W comes to life and attacks him.
 	Cast 	The Sesame Street Roughnecks (Maria, Gordon, Luis and Mr. Hooper) face off against Regular Kid in the Subtraction Bowl. Both competitors are poised to figure out how many four crates minus one crate equals. As the Roughnecks attempt to physically remove the crates, Regular Kid solves the math problem on the chalkboard.
 	Cartoon 	Find the camouflaged parrot.Voice: Paul Dooley
 	Cast 	In Round 2 of the Subtraction Bowl, the teams must now figure out how much three crates take away one equals. Maria and Gordon discard Regular Kid's chalkboard, but she's still able to figure out the math using her fingers.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things."
 	Cast 	In the third and final round of the Subtraction Bowl, the teams must now figure out how much two crates take away one equals. The Roughnecks put boxing gloves on Regular Kid's hands to prevent her from counting with fingers, but, using visual thinking, she gets the correct final answer, and wins the trophy.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes.
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand.
 	Muppets 	Grover the elevator operator gives a demonstration of in and out which annoys the passengers.
 	Cartoon 	A colorful, rhythmic demonstration of the word IN
 	Film 	Kids climb in and out of a tire.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Celebrity 	Tennis star Arthur Ashe says the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	Film 	Apples grow on a tree.
 	Film 	D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
 	SCENE 4 	Sam the Robot plays an internal game of pinball (indicated by the noises he makes and his "TILT" sign). He encounters Maria and David on their way to the movies, and asks to join them since he's never been to one. They agree to take him as long as he promises not to flash any lights or make any noise. Sam agrees, though he makes a lot of chatter on the way there.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer". The object is a tire.
 	Cartoon 	Batman and Robin catch the Penguin's gang who has dirty windows, teaching the opposite pairings of clean and dirty.
 	SCENE 5 	During the movie, Sam asks out loud how a movie projector works, disrupting Maria, David, and the other patrons. Just as he gets quiet, the projector breaks. David tells him that the movie won't continue until they fix the machine. Excited to hear that the projector is a fellow machine, Sam thinks he can help out and leaves. The movie starts up again and Maria and David snuggle up close to enjoy it... discovering that Sam is serving as the projector's replacement, playing the movie from his front hatch!
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Families."
 	Cartoon 	"Candy Man"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Cast 	Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room.
 	Cartoon 	SALIDA (train)
 	Film 	Stop-motion: in a park, a garbage man puts litter in a trash can. (Part 1)
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 	Film 	Stop-motion: in a park, a man reads a newspaper, then shamelessly drops it on the ground. A little girl finds this disgusting, and puts the newspaper in the trash bin. (Part 2)
 	Cartoon 	"Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants.Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
 	SCENE 6 	David and Maria complain how bad the film was, but compliment Sam for his work. The couple continues to discuss the film as Sam stops to announce the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Oscar and the Count hold the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 7