Episode 1261

Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	COLD OPEN 	10th Season Intro Still
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird is grooving to his "Rubber Duckie" disco record when Snuffy asks what disco is. Big Bird explains that a disco is a fun place filled with music and dancing. He also says that discos are for grown-ups and take place only at night, so they aren't able to see it firsthand... but they can imagine it!
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	In their imaginations, Big Bird's nest area has become a discotheque. After a couple (Donna Jonas and Joseph Catalano) dances on the lighted floor, Snuffy and Big Bird get their chance to show their stuff.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Back in reality, Snuffy has learned a lot about disco and Big Bird compliments his big imagination.
 	Cartoon 	I for Iron
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "I Stand Up Straight and Tall" while using some fast cutting camera trickery.
 	Film 	To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #11Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	The Hands count to 11.
 	Cast 	Big Bird and Bob walk around Chinatown, where Big Bird expresses his fear the many dragons they have around. Bob explains the dragons are just puppets they use for celebrations. Just then, a dragon puppet pops out from a staircase, startling Bob. Big Bird comforts him, telling him it's only a puppet.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: I for Ink
 	Film 	Kids count ten buses as they drive by.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite".
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A vaudeville act of two SAME people (voiced by Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast) ends when one of them falls off the stage.
 	Film 	Luis announces "And now, the octopus!"Music: "Pomp and Circumstance"
 	SCENE 2 	Herry Monster enters Hooper's Store and asks what for lunch. Mr. Hooper points him toward the Lunch Special board on the wall, but Herry can't read it. Mr. Hooper moves very close to him until Herry can read it clearly. Olivia thinks he should get his eyes checked by a doctor. Although he is hesitant to see a doctor (fearing it will hurt), he goes with Olivia anyway.
 	Cartoon 	It's a circle!
 	Film 	Kids use shapes to make a train.
 	Insert 	David (in voice-over) spots shapes in and around the Fix-It Shop.
 	Cartoon 	Capital I, he's quite a guy
 	Film 	Things you can carryMusic: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 3 	At the office, Dr. Melvin Schrier asks Herry about his eye issues and then performs some tests for him. He prescribes a pair of glasses for him. Herry is glad the procedure didn't hurt.
 	Cartoon 	Things that are the same or different are displayed like a slot machine. (version #1)
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Cookie Monster note that they're the same in a lot of ways, and then become paranoid that they can't tell each other apart. An Anything Muppet tells them how they are different, which relieves them of their stress.
 	Cartoon 	"I in the Sky"
 	Cast 	Linda shows Damion how to sign "WET PAINT".
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive looks for the missing batch of strawberry shortcakes.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues."
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
 	SCENE 4 	Herry returns to Hooper's Store and tells Mr. Hooper about his visit, but is reluctant to wear his new glasses, thinking he'll look silly in them. Mr. Hooper convinces him to wear them so he can read better rather than thinking of his image. Herry tries them on and is able to read the sign on the wall, but he's also able to see how bald Mr. Hooper is getting.
 	Cartoon 	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Celebrity 	Edith Ann talks about the time she made a sandwich.
 	Cartoon 	G is for Goat
 	SCENE 5 	Herry tells Olivia that he's thinking of becoming an eye doctor when he grows up and practices on his doll, Elizabeth. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
‎ 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Baby Breeze, Prairie Dawn, and Betty Lou hold the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.
==Notes==
*This episode was broadcast following National "Save Your Vision Week" (March 4-10), designed to alleviate fears of young audiences to eye examinations and promote the benefits of wearing glasses by those who need them.Hanover Evening Sun March 6, 1979
*During the first scene, Big Bird plays "Rubber Duckie" as heard on the Sesame Street Fever album, and in Big Bird and Snuffy's imaginary disco, the musical selections include Sister Sledge's "He's the Greatest Dancer" and an instrumental of "Sesame Street Fever."
==Gallery==
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==Sources==
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 10