Episode 1153

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon sings "When I Was a Kid" while watching a child playing on the tire swing.
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there.
 	Cartoon 	Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Kermit and Tracy count to 10.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #10
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	Insert 	Bob and Andy talk about his drawing of his happy face.
 	Film 	Fireworks Alphabet
 	Cartoon 	He, She and It: The IT clears up the kids' knowledge on how a scale works.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called"
 	Cartoon 	At night, a man's toothy smile is shown as he hears the sounds of tools being used ... to demolish his house.Artist: Bill Davis
 	Cartoon 	Today's Secret Drawing: A camel.
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon plays “This Little Piggy” with the kids near 123 Sesame Street. Big Bird wants to try it himself, but only has three toes on each foot. He is about to quit when Gordon tells him that not everybody is built the same; some people even have only one leg or one arm. He solves the problem by counting the toes on both feet; since there's an extra toe left over, they create a new “piggy” just for Big Bird. Gordon calls the extra piggy the one who "had a friend called Mr. Snuffleupagus," delighting Big Bird who tells a confused Olivia about his six piggies.
 	Animation 	Arthur and Annie look for the letter A, while a shadowy figure observes all the A words they say.Features the voice of Jim Thurman
 	Muppets 	Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk"The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel."
 	Insert 	Bob has Jason read the word OPEN. They open the card with the word, revealing Grover, who rewards Jason's efforts with a hug and kiss.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
 	Celebrity 	The Pointer Sisters sing the "Swingin' Alphabet."
 	Cartoon 	The life of a Yellow Yahoo
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: "It's an Otter!"Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The weary traveler seeks advice from the Wise Man on the difference between heavy and light.
 	SCENE 3 	At the Fix-it Shop, Luis finds a delivery of three boxes of different sizes, though he only recalls ordering two things. He notices the smallest box is heavy and opens it up: it's a typewriter for Mrs. Gonzales. The middle box is heavier, and contains a sewing machine for Mr. Geiss. Luis assumes that the biggest box must be the heaviest, so he uses all his might to lift it. To his surprise the box isn't heavy at all, and thousands of feathers pour out onto him as he hoists the box into the air. He grimaces at Big Bird when he comes along, wondering if his shipment of feathers for his nest has come in yet.
 	Cartoon 	A man's wagon is heavy with a large dog riding in it. He gives the animal the boot, making the wagon light.
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates heavy and light. First, he picks up a heavy barbell. Then he tries to pick up a light feather, but he can't move it. It turns out that the feather is attached to the top of Big Bird's head.
 	Cartoon 	Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale.
 	Film 	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (re-recorded music)
 	Cast 	Linda teaches a child to sign "Bus Stop."
 	Animation 	Sand Y/y
 	Muppets 	Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
 	SCENE 4 	Olivia, Oscar, and the kids play a “Three of These Things” game with some of Oscar's belongings: two cracked cups, one small complete cup, and a cracked flowerpot. The kids guess the flowerpot doesn’t belong, and one kid points out how one of the items isn't chipped. Oscar explains why he uses all of them: he uses the cracked cups and flowerpot to drink his mud throughout the day, but he uses the small cup for his bedtime treat of olive oil and ketchup, admitting, "You just can't have too much of a good thing!"
 	Cartoon 	A boy talks about his pet letter Y, named Yetta.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 5 	The kids play in the yard as Olivia announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9