Episode 3460

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar is sitting at his newsstand when Luis, Maria, Gabi, and Rosita pass by on their way to the park. He tries to sell them a newspaper with fish in it or a magazine with chewed gum in it, but they aren't interested. Rosita notices that Oscar looks sad, and Oscar says he's depressed because if he doesn’t get more customers, he'll have to close his newsstand. Even Grouches don't seem to be interested when one passes by just to smell the fish and not buy anything. Rosita decides to forego the park to help Oscar, and everyone else decides to join her. Oscar is worried that soon they’ll have everybody on Sesame Street helping him, which he doesn’t want. The thought makes him even more depressed, so he decides to enjoy the feeling while it lasts.
 	Animation 	Musicians in a painting learn to cooperate to play music.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta leads “Scratch My Back,” a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other’s backs.
 	Cartoon 	A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	“Fixin' My Hair”
 	Cartoon 	Is snow cold? Yes! (new music and sound effects added)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird receives a visit from Marisa Tomei, and is reminded that he is supposed to say the alphabet with her today. Some drama ensues between them, but they say the alphabet anyway, and part on good terms. (new music added)
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter."
 	Cartoon 	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. (new sound effects added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 2 	To advertise Oscar’s newsstand, Rosita and the Grouchketeers hold up signs, Maria brings buttons, and Luis brings t-shirts. All of the promotional merchandise has a picture of Oscar smiling, which was Rosita’s idea to entice customers, but Oscar reminds her that Grouches don't like to smile. "I don't have a smiley face! Haven't you people ever heard of truth in advertising?!" he complains when two happy customers (Jerry Nelson and Louise Gold) arrive and comment on Oscar’s smiling face. Even though they do buy some newspapers, Oscar tells Rosita to get lost and take her smiley faces with her, but she and the others won’t rest until his smiling face is all over Sesame Street.
 	Cartoon 	V for Van (live-action/animation hybrid)Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: V, violinArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Cartoon 	Violet climbs a vine with V words.
 	Muppets 	Rosita and Elmo sing "I Feel So Happy."
 	Cartoon 	A girl fantasizes what she could do without leaving her room if her nose, ears, legs, and arms got bigger.
 	Cast 	Gordon, Big Bird, Celina, Carlo, Gina and Ruthie sing “Goodbye Fly.”
 	Film 	A blind class goes on a field trip to the park, using their other senses to experience their surroundings. The teacher sings "If You're Happy and You Know It."
 	Cartoon 	Rubber Stamp #16
 	Muppets 	The Martians discover a sparkly number 16.
 	Cartoon 	Growing Numbers #16
 	Muppets 	“Here Is Your Life”: A loaf of bread is profiled.
 	Film 	Wegman's Dogs: Little Jack Horner
 	SCENE 3 	Rosita comes back with Bob, who has written a jingle to advertise Oscar’s newsstand. Oscar worries it'll be a song about his smiling face, but Bob has really tried to capture the grouchiness of the newsstand in the lyrics. Bob sings it for him, and though Oscar thinks it’s the yuckiest song he’s ever heard, Grouch customers singing the jingle flock in to buy newspapers with fish in them and candy wrappers. Oscar tells Bob and Rosita to get lost, but to keep customers coming they keep singing instead.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie reads about pirates.
 	Cartoon 	Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V.
 	Animation 	Ornate Vs spin around as a song about them plays.
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem.
 	Muppets 	Mr. Johnson enters a framing shop to have a painting framed, only to find that Grover works there too. Grover assumes the painting is of his great-great-grandmonther, but Mr. Johnson exclaims that it’s his wife. After coming out from the back room with a circle and triangle frame, Grover finally frames it with a square, but destroys the original painting by splitting it over the bald man’s head.
 	Cartoon 	The parts of a man’s face move around as they are drawn.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Monster in the dark (finding a light switch)
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts.
 	SCENE 4 	Business is booming due to the buttons and t-shirts, Bob’s jingle, and the frowny-face buttons that Maria, Luis, Gabi, and Rosita have brought for the Grouches (and non-Grouches). Yet Oscar is still sad because business is good as it makes him happy, and Grouches hate to be happy! As Oscar tries to drive away all the customers (including Grundgetta), Maria shouts the sponsors out over the commotion. The credits follow.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: On a hiking trip, Telly realizes he's forgotten to pack a lunch.
==Notes==
*Grouch performers include Peter Linz, Jerry Nelson, Louise Gold, and Alice Dinnean.
*A copy of True Grouch Magazine from the previous episode can be seen at Oscar's stand.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27