Episode 1490

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Linda greets the viewer, saying, "Hi, welcome to Sesame Street," in sign language. Bob joins her and the two show how to do the signs, with Bob explaining how Linda isn't able to hear the words he's saying.
 	Muppets 	Kermit tests two blindfolded monsters and asks them which number they're feeling. Herry Monster minus his blindfold describes how he knew the number was a five and in the process breaks the five into pieces. Cookie Monster attempts to feel the number and Kermit tells him that he can't since its broken. Cookie Monster devours the pieces and tells Kermit it tastes like a five.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster #5: Five fantastic floating fools fall from the big blue blimp.
 	Film 	EXIT
 	Cartoon 	Five SwansArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	Clementine finds Forgetful Jones once again in a situation where he has no memory. She has him assess the clues to remember - he's sitting in a great chair for reading, has a lamp for reading and a book. Forgetful finally remembers - Buster was reading him a book.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five."
 	Cartoon 	A kid tries to push his toy house through the front door without the door closing.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece.
 	Cartoon 	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
 	Muppets 	
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Judy Collins sings "The Fisherman Song" with several Anything Muppets.
 	Cartoon 	A boy talks about his various moods.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	SCENE 2 	Bob plays the electronic piano as he finishes a music lesson with Adam on his clarinet. Deena zips in with her own clarinet, and she and Adam proceed to play a Mozart duet. Afterward, Deena now wants to play with Bob - play tag, that is.
 	Muppets 	Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS.
 	Cartoon 	Only one of the two footprints can belong.
 	Film 	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: R for Rope
 	Film 	A kid marching band forms a triangle.
 	Cartoon 	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
 	Film 	A voiceover lists many R words.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Katie find the many similarities between each other.
 	Film 	Two box-beings make each other look same and different by piling different objects on each other.
 	SCENE 3 	Maria observes Oscar pitching five of various pungent ingredients into his trash can, preparing "Five Grouch Goulash." Maria assumes it's named so because it contains five of each ingredient, but Oscar corrects her: it's called such because it feeds five Grouches. He calls out and the four remaining Grouches gallop over to dine. Maria takes a whiff and gives five rotten opinions of it, which Oscar takes as compliments.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press.
 	Cast 	Luis and the kids put together a fractured letter "n."
 	Cartoon 	The CarrotArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 4 	In the yard, Telly Monster overhears Bob speaking to Aya in Japanese. He becomes worried and thinks that Bob will no longer be able to speak English, thus ending their friendship. Maria calms him down and points out that many people can speak two languages, including herself. Telly is relieved and tells Bob the good news: they can still be friends! Bob is befuddled by this statement.
 	Song 	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures.
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
 	Cartoon 	A white furball catches a train going through a door marked EXIT.
 	Film 	Wild geese (to madrigal music)
 	Insert 	Susan and Gordon sing "There's More Than One Way for a Family to Be."
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster discovers Cousin Monster doesn't want cookies and would rather eat Ernie's healthy food.
 	Cartoon 	Four people cooperate building a table.
 	SCENE 5 	The kids play ball in the yard as Telly announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Bob and Linda hold the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. (Telly: "Sayonara!")
==Notes==
* Grouch performers include Michael Earl (purple and light green) and Brian Muehl (red).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 12