Episode 0992

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob sings "It's Easy If You Pretend" to the kids. The song is then handed over to Big Bird and company (Maria, David, Gordon, Biff, and a Muppet monster), who come up with even more outlandish things to pretend.
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a castle with a growling dragon inside, which scares the princess until her knight in shining armor leads the dragon away.
 	Film 	A film shows parts of a flower.Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo
 	Cartoon 	Two men compete to be in front.
 	Muppets 	"The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 1)"A boy loves jellybeans and comes across a girl who's sad because she lost hers. The boy shares his bag of jellybeans with the girl, but now he has none. Will he get his jellybeans back? Stay tuned...
 	Cartoon 	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying.
 	Muppets 	"The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 2)"The boy who gave his jellybeans away finds the girl again. This time she's afraid of a monster, but the boy assures her that if the monster comes around, he'll be there to help out. Rewarding his kindness, she gives the boy back his jellybeans. All is well until the monster shows up and the girl reveals the reason the monster was bothering her was because he wanted the jellybeans. Now the boy has them, so she's no longer afraid. The monster eats the entire bag of jellybeans and gives the boy a kiss. Our hero is no longer afraid, but he still doesn't have jellybeans. Stay tuned....
 	Cartoon 	Fred, a singer, fails to figure out the words that rhyme with his name in the song he sings.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	"The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 3)"The boy is mad because he has an empty bag and no jellybeans, and the girl is mad because she found her jellybeans, but she doesn't have anything to put them in. They decide to share, and the girl puts her jellybeans in the boy's bag. A happy ending with jellybeans for all!
 	Animation 	Kids narrate a letter 'Z' drawing
 	SCENE 2 	The camera starts in tight on the faces of the cast, who are wearing different outfits associated with a sound effect they cue. Gordon dresses as a firefighter, David as a police officer, Bob as a farmer, and Maria as an astronaut.
 	Cartoon 	What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? What do you think would happen?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #2Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids comment over footage of an eagle's view of different kinds of roads.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	An owl flies, carrying a sign that says "PELIGRO."
 	Celebrity 	Edith Ann talks about being happy and sad.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: Z for zipper
 	Muppets 	Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two)
 	Cartoon 	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version).
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar calls the Grouch Market for rhyming trash that would rhyme with ocks. A delivery man comes and gives him what little items they had in stock - two rocks, socks, clocks, and one box. Oscar complains how few items there are and demands more. The delivery man bothers him by giving his can plenty of knocks.
 	Cartoon 	"Count Up Elevator" -- An elevator operator stops at ten floors to pick up passengers, including a witch, a fireman, and a kangaroo. The tenth passenger, a mouse, causes the elevator to overload and explode.
 	Film 	A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back. (Voices: Rick Cimino)
 	Muppets 	Marshal Grover asks Fred the Wonder Horse why he's walking backwards -- he can only see where he's been, and not where he's going. He also wants to know what happened to Fred's head. Fred explains that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference between front and back. "That is a terrible, mean, cruel thing to say to me, Fred!" Marshal Grover exclaims. "It is true, but..." Fred tells Grover that he's facing backward, and if he turns around, he'll see Fred's head. Grover turns around, and cries: "Oh, Fred! I've missed you! Oh, it's good to see you!" Fred says that if he stays turned around, he'll be able to see where he's going. Grover tries it, and he's proud to know the difference between front and back. Unfortunately, now his head is resting on the saddle, with his feet in the air.
 	Animation 	Counting six red balls
 	Cast 	Susan, Bob, and Maria give a lesson on addition and subtraction.
 	Cartoon 	Sand Z/z
 	Film 	"Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train and others.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: Z for Zoo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a telephone booth.
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon has hidden some balloons in the chest in the yard. Remi and Rebecca, later joined by Dennis and Jenny, are then sent to find it and he tells them whether they are near or far to them.
 	Cartoon 	"Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..."
 	Animation 	Kids narrate a letter 'Z' drawing (repeat)
 	Film 	Marching band cymbal crash #2
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
 	Muppets 	Kermit sings "A Song from Kermit."
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon hands out balloons to everyone as Maria announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8