Episode 2749

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	In the early morning, a nervous young man named Dan (Steven Schub) walks down Sesame Street and sits outside Hooper's Store, waiting to begin his part-time employment there. He meets a curious Honker, who wants to know what's in the small box he's carrying. Dan shows him it's a clarinet, and invites the Honker to play a song with him. Even though the Honker can't read music they both have fun, and Dan remarks to the viewer, "I have a feeling this isn't your ordinary street."
 	Cartoon 	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square."Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel
 	Film 	Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table.
 	Cartoon 	Snacks on Parade: The RaisinArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues".
 	Cartoon 	Z In Space
 	Song 	"Take Care of That Smile"
 	Cartoon 	Number creatures 15
 	SCENE 2 	Dan finishes cleaning a window at Hooper's and asks a very busy Gina what to do next. She tells him to read Baby Natasha a story while she makes sandwiches... but he doesn't feel like reading a book, magazine, or newspaper. Big Bird and Gina realize that Dan doesn't know how to read, a fact that surprises Big Bird considering Dan is a grown-up. Dan gets defensive and acts like it's no big deal before rushing out, but they can tell he's feeling embarrassed.
 	Cartoon 	Shooting stars form the letter I/i.
 	Song 	Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig."
 	Cartoon 	Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep."
 	Cartoon 	Z For Zebra & Zoo
 	Film 	A boy who lives in the Congo (in Africa) narrates a film of the kinds of games he and his friends play.
 	Muppets 	After sounding out the word "cheese," the Two-Headed Monster poses for many pictures.
 	Cartoon 	Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
 	Film 	Flamingos walk around to classical music.
 	SCENE 3 	Gina is impressed with Dan's clarinet playing, and he reveals that he never went to school much because he was busy traveling in a band with his dad. Big Bird laughs at the thought of a grown-up going to school to learn how to read, but Gina informs him that adult illiteracy is a serious problem which can be solved. She offers to help Dan get started learning how to read (having been a volunteer for such adult classes), and in exchange Dan offers to show her how to read music; they both like the idea.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #15
 	Film 	A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the river below, prompting the man to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds the remote and makes the bridge go back up.
 	Cartoon 	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: I for Island
 	Celebrity 	Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive.
 	Cartoon 	A baby and father illustrate up and down.
 	Muppets 	"Forty Blocks From My Home"
 	Animation 	Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	SCENE 4 	Gina tests Dan with flash cards reading "met" and "let," when one of the Shagri-Las pops up to sing a rocking version of "Sound it Out." Dan is confused that a random fuzzy creature just did a rock song about reading, but Gina assures him it's a normal occurrence.
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
 	Film 	Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on.
 	Cartoon 	Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets / Cast	"Sing Your Synonyms"
 	Animation 	A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way.
 	SCENE 5 	Dan joins Big Bird, Natasha, and the Birdketeers as they demonstrate near and far. As Dan and the Birdketeers go far away, Big Bird realizes he has to take Natasha home, and leaves a sign on the construction doors for Dan to read. Dan becomes worried when he finds the note - will he be able read it?
 	Cartoon 	ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley takes his 39-member studio audience to a restaurant, but there is no place for him to sit.
 	Song 	Kevin Clash sings "Skin."
 	Cartoon 	How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Which legs belong on the man?
 	SCENE 6 	Dan remembers how Gina and the "floppy-haired girl" taught him to read, and he succeeds in reading the sign: "Back in a minute." Big Bird comes back, and he and Gina are impressed with Dan's progress. Elmo announces the sponsors and congratulates Dan.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22