Episode 1615

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria, David, Big Bird, and the kids are waiting for the bus to take them to Grandma Grace's farm for the day. They invite Oscar along for the trip, but he has no interest in watching little kids have fun all day. Just as everyone boards the bus, he realizes the Grouchy potential a trip to the farm has (such as seeing pig stys and broken farm equipment). He misses the bus, so he makes the trip on foot (while in his can).
 	Cartoon 	A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it.
 	Film 	A flower opens and closes.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	José Carreras sings "He Lost His Duckie" as Ernie acts out the opera.
 	Cartoon 	C is for Cowboy
 	SCENE 2 	Grace does some sweeping outside the farmhouse when her dog begins to howl. She finds that he's signaling the arrival of the gang from Sesame Street who have come via a tractor driven by David. She sends most of the group inside for some fresh cider while Big Bird goes to dine with his country cousins in the chicken coop, having brought them some special treats form home. Oscar, having run the entire trip, has also just arrived and Grace leads him to the barn where there's a nice, big mess.
 	Muppets 	Kermit, Farmer Grover and a horse show how a horse-and-cart works.
 	Cartoon 	How many legs does a horse have?
 	Film 	Kids put together a scarecrow.
 	Muppets 	Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4.
 	Cartoon 	Four construction workers build a number 4.
 	SCENE 3 	Maria rests in the hay, assuming the farm life is one of perpetual relaxation. She starts to sing about it ("On the Farm"), while David interjects with his own verses about the many chores one does on the farm.
 	Cartoon 	S for SnailArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Cast 	"Theater Without Words" presents Linda enacting the story of "The Farmer and the Seed" with some voice-over by Bob.
 	Song 	"Here Come the Beans"
 	Muppets 	The City Mouse and the Country MousePart 1 of 2The Country Mouse lives peacefully on the farm when his cousin, the City Mouse, comes to visit. The City Mouse is appalled that his cousin lives in a haystack, eats acorns, and listens to birdsong. He invites his cousin to come visit him in the city.
 	Cartoon 	A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 4 	Maria observes Grace and the kids as they milk her pet goat April. Maria is hesitant to give it a try but gets the hang of it with some help. Grace reminds her to save some milk for Lizzie, April's kid.
 	Cartoon 	S for sing
 	Muppets 	The City Mouse and the Country MousePart 2 of 2The Country Mouse visits the City Mouse's apartment, and finds that his cousin eats pizza, doesn't mind traffic sounds, and listens to groovy music on his stereo. The Country Mouse is startled when he hears a cat. The City Mouse sighs, "Oh, that's just the cat. That means he's hungry, and he wants to catch us and eat us for dinner." Horrified, the Country Mouse goes back to the country, where he's safe. The City Mouse offers the cat a bite of pizza.
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	Film 	Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is.
 	Muppets 	Kermit and Brian talk about loud and soft.
 	Celebrity 	The Deadly Nightshade plays "Shuffle Intro" using kazoos and a variety of other instruments.
 	Cartoon 	Big, bigger, biggest (balloons and blackbirds).
 	Film 	Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Three chickens eat grain, and become full, fuller and fullest.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	Kids identify a piece of cabbage in close-up.
 	SCENE 5 	David and the kids look for Oscar in the barn. They find his trash can, where he says (from inside) that he's hanging with a new friend. He describes her, and reveals that his friend is a chicken who happens to be sitting on his head. The grouchy-looking chicken flies out when they open the lid and find it's laid an egg on Oscar's head, which Oscar intends to eat.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
 	Cartoon 	Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth.
 	Muppets 	"City-Country Song"
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: C for carrot
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet.
 	SCENE 6 	Grandma provides the gang with plenty of produce as they begin their pilgrimage back to Sesame Street. Oscar, following behind the tractor in his trash can, announces the sponsors. The credits roll over the gang's trip, accompanied by a country version of the theme (previously used in the New Mexico episodes from season 7).
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Farm
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13