Episode 2218

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Insert 	After witnessing Herry Monster lifting a large barbell, Telly wishes he could do the same, though doesn't believe he can do it. Bob sings "Don't Be Afraid to Try," encouraging him to give it a try and keep trying until he's able to do. With newfound confidence, Telly is able to lift the barbell.
 	Cartoon 	Shooting stars form the letter I/i.
 	Film 	A girl meets a blind woman who has a seeing-eye dog.
 	Animation 	El Numero Cuatro (Luis voice-over)
 	Muppets 	Leo the Party Monster hosts "The Party Line", a call-in show where he and the callers have a discussion about parties. However, he learns what a discussion really means when one caller dislikes parties.
 	Cartoon 	A man connects the dots to form a house to escape from the rain.Artist: Bill Davis
 	Muppets / Cast	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with a dentist and a bus driver. (remake)
 	Cartoon 	In Spanish, a man makes everything in the room cerrada, and considers making the basket abierto if only for the guitar band inside.
 	SCENE 1 	The Grouchketeers assemble as the audience for The Grouch News, anchored by Oscar the Grouch. He checks in with English correspondent Dwight (Martin P. Robinson), who complains how lovely the London weather and locals have been. A similar report is delivered from Connie (Kevin Clash) in Hong Kong. Oscar is not too thrilled at the pleasant results his news show has brought.
 	Cartoon 	Four construction workers build a number 4.
 	Song 	Spanish Food Market Song
 	Cartoon 	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i.Artist: Fred Garbers
center 	Muppets 	Sesame Street News FlashOld MacDonald says a spaceship has landed on his farm. A dog emerges with a frisbee in its mouth, and MacDonald mistakes the frisbee for the spaceship. But before long, a real spaceship lands on the farm, and out of it come the Martians. The scene ends in chaos.
 	Cartoon 	A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 2 	Telly comes into the Fix-It Shop with a problem - he's forgotten the name of a new friend he's made, and frets about their next encounter, worried it might cause some animosity. Luis comforts him saying it's common to forget things sometimes and the name will come to him eventually. He recommends doing something else to get his mind off the topic, such as helping him fix a tricycle. As Telly fetches a wrench, he manages to remember the name of his new friend - Alexander Cheesefloss Hollingsworth Cantaloupe IV. He goes off to find his new friend, forgetting to give Luis the wrench back.
 	Cartoon 	"Young MacDonald Went to Town"
 	Cast 	Maria pushes through a piece of seamless background paper. Via narration, she explains that she's at the top. She pushes through lower on the paper, and explains the difference between top and bottom.
 	Cartoon 	Lightbulbs subtract from 5 to 0.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things."
 	Muppets 	A Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet cowboy shouts across a canyon to hear the echo. "Yippee ki-yi-yo!" is repeated back to him perfectly. When he shouts "One!", the echo repeats back, "¡Uno!" The cowboy is startled. "Two!" he shouts, and the echo repeats, "¡Dos!" "You s'pose that's Mexico over there?" he asks. He continues to count to ten, with the echo repeating the numbers back in Spanish. Frustrated, he shouts, "How are you?" "¡Muy bien, gracias!" is the reply. "Oh, this is ridiculous," the cowboy says, and throws his cowboy hat into the canyon. A sombrero is thrown back in return.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #4
 	Muppets 	Kermit talks about "top" and "bottom" using a stack of boxes Grover carries.
 	Cartoon 	J family jamboree
 	Celebrity 	Carly Simon sings "Be With Me" with Telly and some kids.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: TAXI
 	Muppets 	Clementine plays a game with the viewer to see if they can guess what Forgetful Jones is riding on.
 	Film 	Two apples balance on a block seesaw.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Little Plant."
 	Animation 	David spots a rectangle in space.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar
 	SCENE 3 	Luis finds Big Bird watering a plant, which is merely a drawing of a plant stuck in a pot. Big Bird knows it's not alive, taking some umbrage to Luis' examination, and is merely playing a game of pretend. He's further nonplussed when Luis asks why he's using real water when it's only pretend ("It's more fun," says Big Bird).
 	Cartoon 	A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him.
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog performs "Disco Frog."
 	Cartoon 	A little man misplaces his J under his hat.
 	Film 	David narrates some films showing the homes of animals.
 	Muppets 	Little Bird's CASA is drawn.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster spells the word TAP, then tap-dances away.
 	Animation 	It's a monkeyArtist: Ishu Patel
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo wants to show Gordon a new game called "Boink." First, Gordon must tie a string around their balloon. Then, he and Elmo "boink" it back and forth between themselves as Luis announces the sponsors.
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