Episode 2024

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Today is the first day of Oscar's Grouchketeer School, where Grouchketeers can learn to become better Grouchketeers. He describes it to Susan (blowing a dusty old book in her face) and the first lesson begins - the alphabet. The students approach the board and write the letters with chalk, producing a loud, horrid squeak that sends Susan running.
 	Cartoon 	W For Wilbur
 	Muppets 	Professor Grover teaches his students what "school" is, but he instead gets the lesson.
 	Cartoon 	W - wallpaper
 	Song 	"Look Around, Look Around", a song about seasons.
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a farm backdrop for the animals.
 	Muppets / Cast	In a grid, Big Bird, Herry Monster, David, Olivia, Gladys the Cow, The Count and two kids rhyme the word "Hi."
 	Cartoon 	A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat.
 	Cartoon 	Two men go birdwatching, while one of them tries to alert the other about the closed bridge.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar shows the Grouchketeers his Grouchometer, which will detect how loudly they can say the word "no." When nobody is able to do it, Oscar comes to the horrible conclusion that they'll have to cooperate. They do so and ring the machine's bell.
 	Cartoon 	A man chases a runaway "no."
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball turns into a cherry which is devoured by a girl.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Celebrity 	Menudo performs "Gotta Get on Movin'."
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird wants to join the Grouchketeer School, but Oscar tells him he's much too nice and declines. Big Bird gets frustrated, but Gordon tells him he should be proud of being a bird instead of a Grouch. Big Bird becomes inspired and decides to form his own school - The Birdketeer School! He starts planning for what he'll require: "All I'm gonna need is some beaks, some feathers, and a curriculum..."
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring.
 	Muppets 	Kermit, Shola, and Fanny count legs and heads.
 	Cartoon 	Various alien creatures perform in an otherworldly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature.
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon sees Big Bird's Birdketeer school is going very well, as the students (dressed in yellow feathers) all practice their wing-flapping. At Gordon's suggestion, Big Bird invites Oscar to join, and tosses a set of feathers into his can. Oscar emerges, covered in plumage and unamused.
 	Cartoon 	"Have you seen my NO?"
 	Film 	Finding round things in a supermarket (David voiceover)
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Mystery Guest," where the blindfolded panel of Cookie Monster, Don Music, and Sherlock Hemlock must guess the identity of a special guest - the letter X.
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run."
 	Cartoon 	A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.
 	Cast 	David, Luis and Linda count in different languages.
 	Cartoon 	Little Red Riding Hood is prepared for her trip to Grandma's.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird plays "house" with a bunch of X figures. He introduces each of the "family members" to Susan, except for the baby, who she easily identifies. After being reminded that Susan is a nurse, Big Bird has her try to guess what's wrong with the baby X, which Susan finds impossible... until the baby X sneezes, much to her surprise.
 	Cartoon 	Kids see animals in their alphabet soup.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Film 	"I Can Do It By Myself"
 	Cartoon 	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other.
 	Muppets 	Pageant: Ernie plays the role of Bart, a farm boy who plants a flower. Herry Monster plays the sun, and a nervous Cookie Monster plays a cloud. Bert reluctantly plays the flower. When it is said that Bert made the leaves for his costume out of lettuce leaves, Cookie and Herry proceed to eat the leaves and rip the costume apart.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray.
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird plays "Mama Duck and the Ducklings" with the Birdkeeters following him around the yard as Susan announces the sponsors.
==Note==
* The original script for this episode featured David instead of Gordon during scene 3.
* Martin P. Robinson performs the baby letter X.
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 2024
 2024
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 16