Episode 2551

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gina and Telly watch "Magic Mike" playing imaginary basketball. While Gina heads back to work, Mike teaches Telly how to imagine his own game. Telly imagines himself as "Telly the Tall," who beats his imaginary opponents (Elmo and Big Bird).
 	Cartoon 	"The Adventures of Clever Bill!" The main character solves conflicts between two giants fighting over who was going to take the first bite of an apple, and two girls fighting over who would first bounce a big red rubber ball. However, the conflict between two ogres arguing over who would get into a sleeping bag full of mashed bananas is too gross for Clever Bill to resolve, due to the second ogre saying that the other one got his part of the bargain by swimming in cabbage juice; but in the end, he says "Two out of three isn't bad."
 	Muppets 	Grover climbs a tree and finds a bird's nest with some eggs in it. The eggs hatch, and the baby birds think Grover is their mommy. When the real mother bird arrives, she mistakes Grover for one of her babies. She gives them all a flying lesson, but Grover promptly falls to the ground.
 	Song 	"Starfish" by Joe Raposo (re-filmed version)
 	Cartoon 	K is for Karate
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster finds a newspaper.
 	Cartoon 	These Are Your Parts: The host interviews a hand.
 	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."
 	Cartoon 	Light and heavy (bird falls on man)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe."Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc.
 	Film 	David (in voice-over) finds rectangles.
 	Cast 	On a desert island, a parched Luis finds a coconut, which has a letter C inside.
 	Cartoon 	C is for Canary
 	SCENE 2 	At Hooper's Store, Telly overhears a phone conversation between Gina and Mike about an upcoming Jerry and the Monotones concert. Telly observes how happy and sad Gina becomes during each part of the story. Ultimately, Mike tells her he'll be letting her use his tickets (as he'll be at work), making her day. Telly goes through a similar situation when he's invited to the concert, wondering if he'll even be able to go.
 	Cartoon 	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K.
 	Film / Animation 	Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them.
 	Cartoon 	A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a huge bubble, and flies away.
 	Insert 	Gordon reads the kids Home Run on the Range starring Forgetful Jones.
 	Cartoon 	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India.
 	Muppets 	
center 	Cartoon 	C for Cap (oversized cap)
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps."Edit: The shot of a man nodding off and falling out of a chair is replaced with a shot of astronauts sleeping on a space shuttle; the audio is also patched up in that area.
 	Muppets 	Two Anything Muppet beatniks say the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details.Artist: Marv Newland
 	Insert 	Mr. Snuffleupagus wants to play football with Slimey, but Oscar the Grouch thinks the size difference will make the game unfair to Slimey. He suggests Hide and Seek. Snuffy looks everywhere and can't find Slimey. Oscar shows Snuffy that Slimey is hiding in his fur, and says the joke is on him. Instead of getting angry, Snuffy thinks it's funny and leaves to tell Big Bird that the joke was--literally--on him.
 	Cartoon 	K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten
center 	Muppets 	Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here."
 	Film 	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
 	Cartoon 	A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets / Celebrity	On a rainy night, the Count brings Susan Sarandon to a locked castle. He knocks on the door just for the sake of counting the knocks, until it's revealed that the castle is his own. He then proceeds to unlock the numerous locks.
 	Cartoon 	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages.
 	SCENE 3 	Before they go to the concert, Telly shows Gina how well he's planned for it: he has an extra Monotones necktie in case his other one gets stained, pillows if they need to adjust their seats, and apples for a snack. Mike gives them the one thing they've forgotten - the tickets! Gina and Telly head off to catch their bus, while Snuffy announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20