Episode 0209

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon walks down the steps of the carriage house carrying something behind his back. He makes his way over to the front of Big Bird's nest where he greets Little Bird and produces the object, displayed backwards. Little Bird identifies it as the letter G. Gordon asks how he figured it out if it was facing the wrong way; he's met with the response, "I'm a smart little bird."
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the capital and small G, while Grover celebrates how the letter starts his name (though he prefers it displayed with a capital G).
 	Cartoon 	G for Gorilla (in man suit)
 	Muppets 	Bob meets Samuel Snively, a circle salesman who can't tell the difference between a circle, square, and triangle.
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job.
 	Cartoon 	A goat discusses the letter "G." A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way.
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 	SCENE 2 	At Hooper's Store, Tom orders some peanuts, Bob orders more, and Gordon asks for the most (though Mr. Hooper pours him "too much most").
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 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #3"
 	Muppets 	Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot count to twenty.
 	SCENE 3 	Tom needs the box for his puzzle and asks Big Bird to retrieve it from the playground. Big Bird fears he might screw up the mission like he usually does, though. He goes to the playground and sees a single box, but constantly runs back and forth describing it to Tom to make sure it's the one he needs. Tom finally follows Big Bird and points out that the box he needs is the only one there. Big Bird replies, "Why didn't you say so in the first place?"
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 	Film 	Traffic light.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy meets Alphabet O'Malley, whose full name consists of twenty-six first names, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
 	SCENE 4 	Bob asks if you've ever thought about the things that make you happy and the things that make you sad. Eating a hot dog from Willy's food cart makes him happy.
 	SCENE 4, cont'd	Nothing makes Bert happier than sitting alone in his apartment to watch TV. He settles in to watch a rerun of "The Wonderful World of Pigeons," but the TV announcer (Jerry Nelson) discloses that it won't be seen today. This makes Bert sad.The script was originally written to have Bert reading the newspaper in peace, ruined by Herry Monster.
 	SCENE 4, cont'd	Gordon plays catcher for a stickball game in the yard. Playing with his friends makes him happy.
 	Muppets 	Kermit teaches "some," "more," and "most" with different sized jars of jellybeans, the most of which are eaten by a monster.
 	SCENE 5 	Tom points out that having a broken doll makes you sad. He proceeds to fix the arm on Kim's doll.
 	SCENE 5, cont'd	Bob slams the back door of Hooper's Store, startling Mr. Hooper. The owner says it make him happy when customers come to his store.
 	SCENE 5, cont'd	Oscar the Grouch gets caught in a loop explaining that he's only happy when he's sad, and vice versa.
 	Muppets 	Kermit has now filled the jars with marbles. When the monster tries to eat the marbles, he hurts his jaw and becomes most unhappy.
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #3" (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Fireman and Postman.
 	SCENE 6 	Tom and two kids count threes.
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #3" (repeat)
 	Cast 	Larry and Phyllis cooperate when wrapping a present.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster hangs his head down in sadness. Ernie gives a lengthy speech on how looking up is the key to happiness. While his head's in the clouds, Cookie looks up toward Ernie's cookie box and empties it, making him happier.
 	Cast 	Bob and Gordon cooperate to clean up a mess.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover talk about "AN" words. Herbert demonstrates the words themselves, while Grover provides visual aids. The first word they talk about is RAN. While Herbert talks about how to make the word, Grover keeps running around the scene until he tires himself out.
 	Cartoon 	G for Gorilla (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over.
 	Cartoon 	A goat discusses the letter "G." A man comes by to also talk about G, but rather than point out that "goat" is a G word, he observes the grass. Disgusted, the goat butts the man out of the way. (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away.
 	SCENE 7 	A large balloon with a painted face is attached to Oscar's trash can. He tells Bob and the kids that he's been somewhere today and assumes they can't guess where. He leaves to answer a phone call, and while he's gone they deduce from the tickets he has, the balloon and a nearby circus poster that he's been to the circus. Oscar is upset when he returns since they've figured it out on the first try, spoiling his game.
 	Film 	Apes play at the zoo.
 	SCENE 8 	The stickball game continues in the yard as Oscar and Big Bird announce the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Oscar holds the Sesame Street sign, while Sherlock Hemlock holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 2