Episode 2376

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria, Elmo, and the kids find Shelley the Turtle sitting next to Oscar's trash can. They all try to think of ways to get him to poke his head out, such as pleading, jumping, or screaming, but nothing happens. Oscar sees the commotion and is left with the task after everyone decides to leave.
 	Cartoon 	Three turtles present the letter T.
 	Muppets 	Grover watches Mumford practice a trick, making a rabbit come out of his hat. Mumford has trouble getting a rabbit to come out of the hat, and both are oblivious to the fact that Grover is turning into a rabbit.
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand.
 	Cartoon 	T for typewriter and toeArtist: John Korty
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar is still trying to lead the turtle out of its shell, but has no luck when Maria comes by to check on his progress. Maria giggles when she finds out why: Shelley pops his head out to show Oscar he was talking to the wrong end of the turtle the entire time!
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it.
 	Muppets 	Kermit sings "On My Pond."
 	Cartoon 	A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it.
 	Film 	Kids talk about the various writing methods they use.In future airings, the portion at the end where one of the kids reads her story is removed.
 	Cartoon 	7 StarfishArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Cast 	In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player Big Murray (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has a 7 on it.
 	Animation 	The inhabitants of a farm feel like celebrating when it rains during a hot, dry summer.
 	Celebrity 	Dizzy Gillespie plays a jazz piece on his trumpet for Bob, Susan, Olivia, David, and the kids.
 	Animation 	An opened egg is put back together.
 	Muppets 	Mr. Johnson has been served a bowl of soup, but flags down his waiter to make a complaint. He asks Grover to inspect the fly that's in his soup, but Grover looks under, next to, and on the soup before he agrees to bring out a new bowl. The kitchen is all out of what Mr. Johnson ordered, so he brings him Cream of Mosquito.
 	Cartoon 	"Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky pianoArtist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Film 	The Flashettes track team trains for an upcoming race.
 	Cartoon 	B for boot
 	Insert 	Big Bird goes through his old toy chest with some kids, and encounters a banner with the alphabet on it. He remembers the time he learned what it was, which fades to a flashback of him singing "ABC-DEF-GHI."
 	Film 	Kids narrate footage of whales.
 	Cartoon 	Small letter b (ball/bat)
 	Muppets / Cast	
 	Film 	A circle finds its place on a game board.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sound out the word "bed."
 	Film 	Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, aroundMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Jason count to 10 in English and Spanish.
 	Cartoon 	A caterpillar dances in ten socks.
 	Muppets 	Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backwards from four and yell "action", but she counts forwards instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!", which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene.
 	Cartoon 	Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth.
 	SCENE 3 	Maria and the kids sit by Oscar's can to watch Slimey's new "underground" movie. Following an MGM-style intro (with Slimey replacing the lion) "The Gardening Film" begins, featuring a view of various plants growing underground. Oscar suggests for his next movie he could crawl around in Maria's hair, but is stumped upon her rejection.
 	Song 	"Beet Beet, Sugar Beet."
 	Cartoon 	A boy tries dealing with various leaks in a dike. When plugging and buckets don't work, he fetches an adult who patches up the holes with cement.
 	Muppets 	Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint. (closing line cut)
 	Film 	Kids paint pictures of things that start with B. (edited)Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises
 	Cartoon 	A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar bestows Slimey with the "Wormie Award." Oscar asks Maria, who chuckles at the name, if she has something better to call it; she suggests the "Oscar" award. Oscar responds, "Great name. Wish I'd thought of it." They part ways, and Maria plays with the kids in the yard as Elmo announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 19