Episode 1698

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	An unseen Howard Cosell-type announcer gives the play-by-play as Barkley tries to find shelter from a downpour. The Fix-It Shop is closed, a racket of pots and pans falling in Hooper's Store (caused by himself) frightens him away, and Oscar refuses to let him into his can. He finally finds shelter at Big Bird's nest, where Big Bird invites him under his large umbrella.
 	Cartoon 	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles.Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street Game Shows: The Count is a contestant on Beat the Time, where today's wacky stunt is to bring back two things that come from the sky before the time runs out. The Count has too much fun counting the seconds, but ends up bringing his thunder and lightning.
 	Cartoon 	M for mouse, mud, and mother
 	Film 	The Flashettes track team trains for an upcoming race.
 	Celebrity 	Charles Daellenbach of the Canadian Brass shows the kids how a tuba works. Oscar, attracted to the noise, sits in with his trombone.
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: M for magic
 	Cast / Muppets	Maria reads the story of "Ike and the Ilk."
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive and Sunset help out Wrong Way Willie, a kid who gets many things wrong (such as wearing a football outfit on the way to play basketball).
 	Cast 	Linda helps a boy sign "DON'T WALK."
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #3Animation by Jeff Hale
 	Cast / Muppets	Olivia sings about her "One Two Blues" with two Anything Muppets.
 	Film 	Mad Painter #3
 	Cartoon 	Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee.
 	Film 	Apples slowly grow on an apple tree.
 	SCENE 2 	Telly pretends to be an elephant, a goat, and a lion.
 	Film 	Kids count ten buses as they drive by.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Abierto: Ali Baba arrives a bit late and gets run over by the 40 thieves leaving.
 	Muppets 	"Long Time, No See"
 	Cartoon 	A painter paints a Number Nine, then hangs it.
 	Film 	A construction worker yells "Timber" and a tree falls to the ground, but then bounces back up!
 	Cartoon 	An N-terview with an N
 	Film 	A construction worker yells "Timber" and a match slowly falls to the ground.
 	SCENE 3 	A few blocks away from Sesame Street, Luis, David, and Olivia want to present subtraction, but then another rainstorm arrives. Oscar pulls up in his Sloppy Jalopy, and the adults reluctantly get inside. Oscar eagerly takes up their idea to show subtraction and has them leave the car one by one to illustrate it. Oscar then declares he's off the clock and drives off, leaving them stuck in the rain.
 	Cartoon 	A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Jennifer talk about the ways in which they are same and different.
 	Cartoon 	Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #2)
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Weaver Bird."
 	SCENE 4 	Mr. Hooper locks up the store while he runs home for a moment, and Bob and Luis joke how he always loses his key. Mr. Hooper reminds the two of the time they got lost on the subway, which shuts the younger men up before they head out. Once alone, Mr. Hooper confers with the viewer that he does lose his key sometimes, so he plans to set his keys somewhere and the viewer must help remember. He decides to hang them above the store's doorbell, with the mnemonic hint that the bell rings and the keys are on a ring.
 	Cartoon 	A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it.
 	Song 	"What Do We Do Before We Eat?" We wash our hands, not our feet.Animation: Paul Fierlinger
 	Cartoon 	M is for Marvelous Martha
 	SCENE 5 	Bob and Luis need to get back into Hooper's quickly. Mr. Hooper tries to remember where the keys are and recalls the trick he rehearsed with the viewer earlier. When Mr. Hooper asks why they need the door unlocked so urgently, Bob sheepishly admits he forgot his jacket inside, containing his own keys. As he lets them inside, Olivia announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	David holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13