Episode 0962

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Luis catches David on his way to the mailbox on the corner, and adds some items to David’s already big load since he has to stay at the Fix-it Shop. Susan meets up with David on his trip down the street with her own armful of packages. They both meet a jolly postman (Jerry Nelson) who is new to the job on Sesame Street. He is absolutely thrilled when receiving more of David and Susan's mail, which he adds to his already-bulging mailbag. When he opens the mailbox to empty it, the mailman is met with a torrent of letters and packages which completely engulfs him. David asks if he's all right; the postman couldn't be better - this is the most mail he's ever collected!
 	Film 	"I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. (re-edited with a new song track)
 	Animation 	Kids narrate a letter 'Z' drawing
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Don't You Know You're Beautiful?" over footage of a girl figure skating.
 	Muppets 	Hard Head Henry Harris plays "Headball" at Roosevelt Franklin Stadium, where he must answer this question: where is bread made?
 	Cartoon 	Sand Z/z
 	Cartoon 	The profile of a man's face morphs into different faces to the sounds of a Moog synthesizer.Artist: Etienne Delessert
 	SCENE 2 	Simon Soundman reads Susan and the kids a letter he received from his cousin Sigmund. ("He's a card; he oughta be dealt with," Simon describes him.) Sigmund tells about his latest job on the farm, and the kids try to decipher what Simon says when he produces the appropriate sounds instead of words.
 	Film 	Finding round things in a supermarket (David voiceover)
 	Cartoon 	A lost number 5 looks for his brother.
 	Film 	Hamburger bun factory
 	Muppets 	Stuie Monster and the Aristocrats sing "Fur".
 	Cartoon 	Before and after: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: Z for zipper
 	Muppets 	Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two)
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: Z for Zoo
 	Muppets / Cast	"The People in Your Neighborhood": A butcher and a zookeeper.
 	Film 	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him.
 	Cartoon 	A triangle wants to play catch with a group of circles, who reject the shape. When their plaything gets trapped under a ridge, the triangle is the only one able to reach it and is permitted to join the game.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Antes y despues: Several kids are sad, but become happy when a fruit vendor appears. (Spanish version)
center 	Cartoon 	"One to Five Counting Animals Song"
 	Film 	Five dancers disappear one by one, until there are none left.
 	Celebrity 	The Pointer Sisters sing "Hush Little Baby."
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #5
 	SCENE 3 	Mr. Snuffleupagus shows Big Bird some oversized postage stamps (depicting George Washington) on the stoop, which they use to play a game of "One of These Things." After showing that one stamp is (relatively) smaller than the others, Big Bird helps him put one of the stamps onto a mail-order card for a Little Orphan Annie ring.
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines multiple uses for his broom.
 	Insert 	Musical Bridge #2: close-ups of guitars, an organ, and drums.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play".
 	Cartoon 	A girl runs home to her CASA.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Genelle say the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: N - Nail
 	Film 	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky.
 	Cartoon 	"Magic Pig"Artist: Vince Collins
 	SCENE 4 	David tries to help Herry Monster figure out how to get a rock to his cousin Berry for his rock collection in Ypsilanti. Herry tries calling out for anyone going there, then considers rolling it to Berry using his super-strength. David has a much simpler solution: since the rock is already wrapped and addressed, David adds some stamps and Herry drops it into the mailbox. Herry doesn't want the postman to go through all the trouble, and prefers to take it to the post office instead. Since it's already in the mailbox, Herry simply uproots the mailbox to take it to the post office!
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand)
 	Cartoon 	Five snakes come out of a basket when a snake charmer plays the flute.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit counts four eggs. A chick hatches out of one egg, so he counts the three eggs -- then two, then one. Then he counts the four chicks.
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Swimming and flying pelicans.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A poem about changing seasons.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	An N-terview with an NArtist: John Paratore
 	SCENE 5 	The jubilant mailman continues being in his element, even as he slowly fills his bag one piece of mail at a time from the giant pile. Big Bird announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	David holds the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Mail
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8