Episode 0678

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	The Count is bored, having counted nearly everything on Sesame Street . As an example, he states the number of steps in 123 Sesame Street and the number of bricks making up the garage from memory. The only thing left is Oscar's trash collection, so he tries getting permission from him. Oscar naturally refuses, so the Count instead counts the times Oscar says "no" and makes nasty remarks.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings a rock song about his cookie obsession.
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	Cartoon 	Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee.
 	Film 	A talking tree tells a boy about the difference between here and there. (edited)
 	Muppets 	OPEN the Door: Part 1: Harvey Kneeslapper hangs an "OPEN" sign on a closet and has filled it with so many toys that when somebody opens it, all of the toys in the closet will fall on that person. A girl opens the closet, but none of the toys fall out. When Harvey opens it after she leaves, they fall all over him.
 	Cartoon 	What if I looked like George Washington...
 	Muppets 	OPEN the Door: Part 2: Harvey has refilled the closet. A boy tries to open it, but the door is stuck. When the boy has left, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys land on him again.
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Muppets 	OPEN the Door: Part 3: Harvey has refilled the closet again. The boy and girl come by again and open the door. Instead of toys falling, the closet leads to another place. After the two of them have gone through and closed the door behind them, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys fall on him.
 	Song 	"Three Is My Favorite Number"
 	Animation 	Apples fall from a tree, which bothers the hill beneath it, as Irish music underscores the segment.Artist: Etienne Delessert
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 	Cartoon 	The Villain in the Panama Hat (V)
 	SCENE 2 	Sam the Robot encounters Big Bird, and tells him he's been practicing his sound imitations. Sam demonstrates the sound of a thunderstorm, which makes Susan get up to go get her umbrella, but then he makes the sound of birds singing, further confusing Susan. He continues with an alarm clock, a window breaking, water running, a baby crying, and a fire engine, all of which drive Susan crazy as she runs around trying to find the sources.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. Grover has trouble figuring out what his customer wants.
 	Film 	A film of things that make sounds, including birds and farm animals. Is silence a sound? (edited)
 	Cartoon 	"Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!"
 	Cartoon 	A man weighs himself to demonstrate how a scale works.
 	Film 	A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 3 	Sam demonstrates more of his sounds for Big Bird as they travel down the street. This time, Luis hears the sounds while working in the Fix-it Shop and is pulled in different directions as Sam plays the sounds of a marching band, an electric drill, an ice cream truck, a tea kettle, a barking dog, and an old radio. He meets up with Susan outside, who reflects on the odd day they're having.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again".
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Julius demonstrates "here" and "there", then ends up being "in pain."Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata.
 	Cartoon 	C - Cake
 	SCENE 4 	Sam continues showing off his sound imitations for Big Bird. Only now, David (studying inside Hooper's Store) is the one who gets flummoxed as Sam plays the sounds of a windstorm, a phone ringing, rain falling, shelves collapsing, and a cash register. He gets some fresh air and joins Susan and Luis outside, all of whom get confused when they suddenly hear the sound of an elephant stampede.
center 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: C - Cap
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
 	Film 	PeacockMusic: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 5 	Sam demonstrates his airplane sounds, which the grown-ups confuse for Alphabet Bates flying overhead. Big Bird explains that all of the noise they heard before had come from Sam. They're all relieved, but ask him to stop making the airplane engine sound. It turns out to really be Bates, who skywrites the letter V , but Susan, David, and Luis dismiss it as a trick Big Bird and Sam are pulling.
 	Animation 	Sand V/v
 	Cast 	The Alphabet Dancers form the letter V.
center 	Muppets 	Billy wants to know about here and there, so Herry and Grover demonstrate by spreading apart, each calling the monster over to their side. However, whenever the monster gets to "there," he always finds himself "here".
 	Film 	Where the buffalo roam ...
 	Muppets 	The Count asks Ingrid to teach him how to count to 20 in Spanish.
 	Insert 	Piano Bridge #4 - A pianist plays a short, jazzy waltz.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures - Kermit watches some live bears do exercises.
 	SCENE 6 	For a change of pace, Sam decides to make some comforting sounds for the group: a combination of a soft breeze, birds singing, and ocean waves gently crashing soothes everyone. He tops it off with a mechanical lullaby he heard from a cement mixer, interpreting the meaning of it to Big Bird in English. As the grown-ups fall asleep, Sam quietly announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 6